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Jumpin Jeepers New York Fundraiser Raises Over $800.00
April 23, 2011 by PHF
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Jennifer & Jaime Mingst with their son Thomas.
The Tuesday, April 19th fundraising event at Jumpin’ Jeepers play center in Mahopac, New York, to benefit the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation was a smashing success, raising over $850.00!
Jennifer Mingst, the PHF’s New York State Chapter’s Event Coordinator, was thrilled with the results; “The management team at Jumpin’ Jeepers did a great job in organizing this event for the PHF, and thanks to their generosity and support, the results were incredible. We are excited that this will now be a yearly event!”
With 15 State Chapters and dozens of events planned in 2011, the PHF has something for everyone to participate in!
About JUMPIN’ JEEPERS: Is a 3,000 square feet indoor play center for children ages 1 – 9 and includes an open play space, an imaginative play section, a dedicated toddler area, party rooms, and the Jeepers Café. Our learning playground is created to promote physical, social, and cognitive development in children. The playspace is cleaned throughout the day with eco-friendly cleaning products. Our open layout is designed to make it easy to view your child at play. It’s fun for kids and relaxing for parents!
Special Needs Children – At Jumpin’ Jeepers we are sensitive to the needs of children with learning and developmental disabilities, behavior issues, and medical concerns. We have taken several steps to encourage fun, healthy play for all children.
PHF Outreach to the Community At-Large
April 12, 2011 by PHF
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One of the great ways to inform people about Hydrocephalus, while introducing them to the PHF’s support services and vast resources, is by attending fairs, whether they be health related or town/community fairs.
Over the past weekend, our State Chapter Directors in Indiana and California attended fairs in their home state. Hundreds of PHF brochures and Hydrocephalus related literature was handed out.
Below are some pictures from the California event featuring PHF State Director Kim Ruiz.
PHF Featured Story
April 9, 2011 by PHF
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PHF Missouri State Chapter Director Shannon Sommers and her daughter Carly were honored with a Proclamation by the Mayor of Kansas City, Mark Funkhouser. Story was covered on TV by NBC Action News in 2 separate broadcasts:
PHF’s Featured Story
April 6, 2011 by PHF
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PHF California State Director Kim Ruiz, and her son Joey, were featured in the Stockton Record.
Read the full story by Joe Goldeen: For most people, raising two boys alone – one of whom has a medical condition that can turn ugly at any time – would be enough of a challenge. But for Ruiz, a third-generation Tracy resident, sharing her experiences and easing the burdens on other families with hydrocephalus children comes naturally.
Thanks to the assistance she has received from her own supportive parents, Ruiz has agreed to become the California’s first state director of the nonprofit Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation Inc., a 3-year-old national organization based in Iselin, N.J., with the goal of raising awareness of this incurable brain condition and providing support to the families and children who are diagnosed with hydrocephalus.
PHF’s Featured Story
April 1, 2011 by PHF
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PHF California State Director Kim Ruiz was featured in the Lodi News-Sentinel.
Local mom joins advocacy group against brain condition: State Director Kim Ruiz, who lives in Tracy, explained in a press release her motivation for taking leadership of the new chapter: “PHF has a vision; I share in that vision, and every aspect of it.
“Working with the medical community, individuals and families here in California to help educate, support and spread awareness is what I am here to accomplish.”
