Patient Designed Greeting Cards Benefit Local Cancer Center

Kids Art Greeting Cards and Notepad Designed by Patients – Benefits Cancer Center

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Did you know that nine out of ten Americans say they look forward to receiving personal letters and greeting cards (Source: Greeting Card Association Facts)?

Kid designed greeting cards and notepads to use on any occasion are now on sale. Cards and notepads designed by children affected with cancer that participated in the Phoenix Children’s Kids Art Program which seeks to help children cope with cancer. Each card is blank inside and features a biography of the child who designed it. All proceeds benefit programs for Arizona’s kids at Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH), Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

Cards are now available online at www.pchkidsart.com and in the PCH Gift Shop. Assorted cards are sold in packs of 15 for $10 and 75 page notepads for $6.

Artists include:

“Flowers and Bee” Notepad by Kyndle Crawford, age 7 from Gilbert. Kyndle is a talented artist who loves to draw and paint. She created “Flowers and Bee” while recently attending an art workshop at the hospital. When Kyndle was just a infant she received treatment at Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and has been in remission now for six years.

“Gabe’s People” card and “Lion Heart” card designed by Gabriel Chacon, age 7. Gabriel is a current patient in the cancer center, and he is known as the a talkative and creative little boy that loves to watch the Cardinals Football team and Sponge Bob. He is now out of the hospital and in recovery.

“Happy Flower” card by Eilene Crawford, age 12 from Phoenix. Eilene has had surgery and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with synovial cell sarcoma, a tissue tumor. She says all the loving and caring nurses and doctors have made a positive difference in her stays at the hospital.

“Kate’s Flower” card by Kate McRae, age 5 from Phoenix. Kate is known for her big blue eyes and positive spirit. She is a talented artist who loves to draw and paint. She enjoys spending time with her family and their newly adopted puppy, Patrick, when she is not in treatment.

“Shy Bear” card by Isaiah Garay, age 7 from Phoenix. Diagnosed with CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia), Isaiah, has undergone both a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy. When he has to stay in the hospital, he keeps busy drawing and being artistic. He is past his first year in recovery and is officially cancer free.

For more information, please contact Elaine Falkner at (602) 546-2659 or visit www.pchkidsart.com.

Published on behalf of Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only licensed children’s hospital, providing world-class care in more than 40 pediatric specialties to our state’s sickest kids. Though Phoenix Children’s is one of the ten largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, rapid population growth in Arizona means the Hospital must grow as well. Phoenix Children’s recently announced a $588 million expansion plan to bring its special brand of family-centered care to even more patients and families. The plan includes a significant upgrade of the Hospital’s current campus, an aggressive physician recruitment effort, and new satellite centers in high growth areas of the Valley. For more information, visit the Hospital’s Web site at www.phoenixchildrens.com.

The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Phoenix Children’s is the largest provider of hematology and oncology care in Arizona. Phoenix Children’s offers state-of-the-art pediatric cancer management to almost half of Arizona’s children diagnosed with malignancies and/ or life-threatening hematologic diseases. Through individual and corporate contributions, the Center is able to provide new research options, educational opportunities, financial assistance and psychosocial support for Arizona children and their families.

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