On Thursday and Friday, December 7th and 8th, 2024, BIG 98.1 in Philadelphia aired stories about the families and children at CHOP. The Delaware Valley listening audience learned about the miracles that happen every day in our own backyard.
For more than two decades, The Delaware Valley has donated millions to help CHOP. The money raised goes directly to the Child Life Services department, which provides services you might not think of off the top of your head. For example:
• When a child can’t leave his or her room during an extended hospital stay, it’s a Child Life Specialist who plays games with them.
• When a child is nervous about an upcoming procedure, it’s a Child Life Specialist who comforts them by showing them on a doll exactly what’s going to happen.
• When a child spends his or her birthday at CHOP, it’s a Child Life Specialist who organizes the party.
In short, Child Life Specialists are the people who comfort kids at CHOP when they need comforting the most. They are the patients’ best friends and the parents’ greatest gift. Their department would not be possible without the money raised
during Radiothon.
Regency Furniture took part in this amazing initiative working the phone banks, doing arts and crafts with kids, co-hosted on-air for an hour, donated $10,000 to this worthy cause.
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