LATEST NEWS
The Jonus Group – We’re all in this together!
The Jonus Group’s motto is “Let us Bring You Together”! Thank you for partnering with Ryan’s Case for Smiles to bring your commitment to serving our community “together” with the children and families we serve. #gratefulforyou
Philadelphia Insurance Companies – Dedicated to making a difference!
Philadelphia Insurance Group created 49 Coping Boxes for siblings last week just in time for a large delivery to CHOP! Big smiles, bigger impact! Thank you for your dedication to helping children and families in our community! #gratefulforyou
BAYADA- Love what you do!
Partnering with you is “easy as 123…as simple as do, re, me” ! Cris Toscano’s team from BAYADA lives the company motto LOVE WHAT YOU DO to the fullest! We had a great afternoon sewing pillowcases and creating sibling Coping Boxes with this special group! Take a moment to enjoy the highlights:https://bit.ly/4fxage9
Baker Tilly 2024 Stewardship Week!
Time flies when you are having fun! Celebrated our 5th year of service with the team from Baker Tilly! Together we are doing great things! This philanthropic group sewed 150 pillowcases and ironed and packed 450 more! Link to video with highlights from this special 2 day event: Baker Tilly 2024 Stewardship Week
The BAYADA Way – Compassion, Excellence, Reliability
BAYADA’s Culture & Communications Team in Pennsauken, New Jersey invited Ryan’s Case for Smiles to be a part of their quarterly meeting. Can’t think of a better way to spend an afternoon! Our partnership with BAYADA has broadened our reach and extended our coping resources to families as they navigate their child’s life-changing illness or injury. Thank you for exemplifying the core tenets of The BAYADA Way, compassion, excellence and reliability through your dedication to helping to the children and families served by our work.
GBLI – Summer Service Project
A wonderful day was had by all at GBLI’s service event including their summer interns❗ We love knowing we can count on the team from GBLI (queue the music) like one, two, three and they’ll be there to help our friends in need ❣️#gratefulforyou
AFFILIATED DISTRIBUTORS – Giving Back Event
We were so honored to be invited to be Affiliated Distributors charity of choice for their Giving Back Event last week. AD’s incredible team replenished our supply of Coping Boxes from 3-6 years olds to teens and we couldn’t be more grateful! Not to mention they sewed pillowcases and raised money to help fund the project too! Thank you to Megan Quigley for organizing the perfect day and for making it “FUN” for all!
RED SHOE GALA
Our Red Shoe Gala was one for the record books Thanks to the dedication and determination of our incredible honorees, Kevin Mahoney, Ray Nudy and Dr. Robert Priem, we surpassed our fundraising goal and had a lot of fun in the process Credit: @bphillyphotography
INSPERITY – National Volunteer Month!
The two Philadelphia offices of Insperity along with the local service team partnered with us to sew pillowcases and build sibling Coping Boxes. This special groups’ energy and enthusiasm embody the spirit of National Volunteer Month! It doesn’t get any better than this! #gratefulforyou
Metro OKC Chapter Delivers BIG
Congratulations to our Metro OKC Chapter on achieving a major milestone. Since their first gathering in 2008, they have worked tirelessly to sew and deliver 60,000 pillowcases to children admitted for care to OU Children’s Hospital where every child receives a “smile” upon admission.
Recently, this dedicated group was joined by Mike Glover, of KWTV News 9 in Oklahoma City, who featured the chapter in their Something Good segment. This committed group celebrated with cake and special t-shirts. You can view the broadcasted feature by clicking here. Congratulations on a job well done Metro OKC. We are grateful for all that you do to comfort children and their families.
PRESS RELEASES & NEWSLETTERS
FEATURED PRESS
- MLTV – Mainline Network: Executive Director Missy Lusk Featured on 30 Minutes With Mark Anthony? (May 2020)
- The Philadelphia Inquirer: Is this my last Christmas? (December 2017)
- Today Show: A mom helps sick kids, one pillowcase at a time (November 2015)
- PR Newswire: Ryan’s Case for Smiles Named a Mutual of America 2015 Community Partnership Award Winner (November 2015)
- The Philadelphia Inquirer: On Coping with Pediatric Illness (October 2015)
- PhillyVoice: Power of the pillowcase: How one local org is sewing for smiles and PTSD awareness (September 2015)
- One Millionth Pillowcase Celebration (September 2015)
- Sew News: Operation ConKerr Cancer (August 2014)
- CHOP Annual Report: A Case for Comfort (2012)
- Family Circle: Comfort & Joy (June 2011)