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UNITED STATES National Office 2814 Virginia St. Houston, Texas 77098 (713) 524-1264 • 1-800-594-5756 Fax: (713) 524-7165 2010 ANNUAL Western Region 662 N. Van Ness Ave. #203 REPORT Los Angeles, CA 90004 (323) 769-2520 • Fax: (323) 769-2521 Eastern Region Two Hartford Square West 146 Wyllys Street, Ste. 2-305 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 904-5493 • Fax: (860) 904-5268 CANADA 1680 Lakeshore Road West, Ste. 5 Mississauga, ON L5J 1J5 (904) 403-8652 e-mail: [email protected] www.sunshinekids.org A Message from our Board Chairperson Dear Sunshine Kids Family, 2010 has been such a wonderful year for the Sunshine Kids Foundation! We are always grateful for the generosity of our donors and volunteers. Without your continued support, we could not have weathered the challenging economic times. The Sunshine Kids Foundation has been touching the lives of children with cancer since 1982. This past year, our family of dedicated staff and volunteers continued to do just that. They planned and implemented 10 national trips, hundreds of regional activities and in-hospital events. Our Kids participated in activities as varied as riding in a Mardi Gras Parade, visiting the set of the TV show “Vampire Diaries”, attending the NBA All-Star game, experiencing the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even meeting the Jonas Brothers. What a positive and exciting year it has been! Mission: The Sunshine Kids Foundation adds quality of It is truly an honor to serve as the newly elected Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Sunshine Kids Foundation. life to children with cancer by providing them More than 20 years ago, as a little girl struggling to fight leukemia, I skied down the slopes in Aspen, Colorado during the Sunshine Kids Winter Games trip. I often tell people that “it was the trip of a lifetime”. It was during that experience with exciting, positive group activities, so they Dr. Akara Forsythe with Sunshine I learned that bald could be beautiful. It was also when my hope was renewed. Kid Alexis Chavez from Denver, CO may once again do what Kids are supposed to do . have fun and celebrate life! On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for supporting the Sunshine Kids Foundation. Your generosity and passion continues to help us spread Goal: “sunshine”, laughter, and joy into the lives of children with cancer everywhere. We look forward to the day when The Sunshine Kids Foundation will no longer need to exist. Sincerely, Until that time, the entire Sunshine Kids family is dedicated to providing the most exciting activities, trips and events for as many young Akara Forsythe, MD Board Chairperson cancer patients as possible. Akara at the 1990 Sunshine Kids Winter Games in Aspen, CO “I’m so glad that the Sunshine Kids can provide cancer patients like myself “Being around everyone, I got a different with such a wonderful experience. You’ve put smiles on so many struggling perspective towards life. I feel very happy now.” faces and I cannot begin to explain how thankful I am.” --Sunshine Kid --Sunshine Kid 2 A Message from our Board Chairperson Dear Sunshine Kids Family, 2010 has been such a wonderful year for the Sunshine Kids Foundation! We are always grateful for the generosity of our donors and volunteers. Without your continued support, we could not have weathered the challenging economic times. The Sunshine Kids Foundation has been touching the lives of children with cancer since 1982. This past year, our family of dedicated staff and volunteers continued to do just that. They planned and implemented 10 national trips, hundreds of regional activities and in-hospital events. Our Kids participated in activities as varied as riding in a Mardi Gras Parade, visiting the set of the TV show “Vampire Diaries”, attending the NBA All-Star game, experiencing the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even meeting the Jonas Brothers. What a positive and exciting year it has been! Mission: The Sunshine Kids Foundation adds quality of It is truly an honor to serve as the newly elected Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Sunshine Kids Foundation. life to children with cancer by providing them More than 20 years ago, as a little girl struggling to fight leukemia, I skied down the slopes in Aspen, Colorado during the Sunshine Kids Winter Games trip. I often tell people that “it was the trip of a lifetime”. It was during that experience with exciting, positive group activities, so they Dr. Akara Forsythe with Sunshine I learned that bald could be beautiful. It was also when my hope was renewed. Kid Alexis Chavez from Denver, CO may once again do what Kids are supposed to do . have fun and celebrate life! On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for supporting the Sunshine Kids Foundation. Your generosity and passion continues to help us spread Goal: “sunshine”, laughter, and joy into the lives of children with cancer everywhere. We look forward to the day when The Sunshine Kids Foundation will no longer need to exist. Sincerely, Until that time, the entire Sunshine Kids family is dedicated to providing the most exciting activities, trips and events for as many young Akara Forsythe, MD Board Chairperson cancer patients as possible. Akara at the 1990 Sunshine Kids Winter Games in Aspen, CO “I’m so glad that the Sunshine Kids can provide cancer patients like myself “Being around everyone, I got a different with such a wonderful experience. You’ve put smiles on so many struggling perspective towards life. I feel very happy now.” faces and I cannot begin to explain how thankful I am.” --Sunshine Kid --Sunshine Kid 2 2010 Regional and National Activities 2010 Regional and National Activities JANUARY Girl Scouts Retreat, Conroe, TX JULY OCTOBER UNO’s Hockey Suite Event, Omaha, NE Arts & Crafts Party at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Summer Broadway Break, New York City, NY Haunted Halloween Getaway, New Orleans, LA Creighton Basketball Suite Event, Omaha, NE Kids Visit Team FAZZT at Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach, CA Teen Lake Escape, Lake Travis, TX Houston Astros Baseball Games, Houston, TX Dinner at Sunshine Kids House and Rice Basketball Game, Houston, TX Visit to “Vampire Diaries” Set, Atlanta, GA Houston Astros Baseball Games, Houston, TX Art Workshop Series, Los Angeles, CA Houston Marathon Slumber Party, Houston, TX Art Party at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Teen Lake Escape 20th Reunion Dinner, Lake Travis, TX Party at Dell Children’s Hospital, Austin, TX Celebrity Soccer Match at Home Depot Center, Carson City, CA Arts & Crafts Party at Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center, Long Beach, CA Beach Party Extravaganza, Torrance, CA Party at Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, FL Los Angeles Kings Hockey Game, Practice, Lunch and Autographs, Los Angeles, CA VIP Visit to set of “Glee” with Cast Meet & Greet, Los Angeles, CA Arts & Crafts Party at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Build-A-Bear Party at Baptist Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL Breakfast at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX Houston Astros Baseball Game and Meet & Greet, Houston, TX Arts & Crafts Party at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Taping of TV show “Wizards of Waverly Place”, Los Angeles, CA Breakfast at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Art Workshop Conference, Albuquerque, NM Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Los Angeles, CA Picture Frame Party at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT Music Video Red Carpet Premiere at Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles, CA Jack Johnson’s Kokua Festival, Haleiwa, HI Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Houston, TX Teen Haunted House Tour with Freebirds, Houston, TX Celebrity Caribbean Cruise, Caribbean Islands Breakfast at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX ASCS Sprint Car Summer Shootout, Baytown, TX Surfin’ USA!, San Diego, CA Spring Party at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX Arts & Crafts Party at Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center, Long Beach, CA Houston Rockets Basketball Games, Houston, TX FEBRUARY Texas Drag Car Racing, Baytown, TX Houston Texans Football Games, Houston, TX Mardi Gras Fun-Time Fantasy, New Orleans, LA MAY Monster Ball Tour featuring Lady Gaga, Houston, TX Picture Frame Party at Yale Pediatric Hematology Oncology Association, Hartford, CT Breakfast Birthday Party at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Washington D.C. Adventure, Washington, D.C. Sunshine Kids Day at Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Arts & Crafts Party at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Creighton Basketball Suite Event, Omaha, NE “Little House on the Prairie” Theater Performance, Houston, TX X Games Kids Day, Carson, CA Arts & Crafts Party at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA UNO’s Hockey Suite Event, Omaha, NE Houston Astros Baseball Games, Houston, TX 2010 Cox Classic Golf Tournament, Omaha, NE Los Angeles Kings Hockey Game at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Valentine’s Day Party at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX Arts & Crafts Party at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Houston Astros Baseball Game and Meet & Greet, Houston, TX Paint-a-Pumpkin at Sunshine Kids House, Houston, TX Los Angeles Defenders Basketball Game & Autograph Session, El Segundo, CA Paint Workshop at Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles, CA Chivas USA Soccer Game, Carson, CA Breakfast at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Valentine’s Day Party at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX “Iron Man 2” Advanced Screening, Humble, TX Arts & Crafts Party at Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center, Long Beach, CA Art Party at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Photography Workshop at Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles, CA AUGUST Arts & Crafts Party at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Houston Aeros Hockey Game, Houston, TX Schlitterbahn Splash Weekend, New Braunfels, TX Los Angeles Dodgers vs.