Bags of Fun is Partnering with Hope Kids this Holiday Season

Bags of Fun partnered with Hope Kids to get some of their clients Bags to help get them and their families through their treatments this Holiday season.

Each bag was designed with the family in mind. With the help of Razzle Toys. we included items for siblings as well as fun interactive game and activities for the entire family.

We hosted the event “ Comfort and Joy “at Alpine Bank in the DTC , at which time 7 children and their family received a Bag of Fun put together specifically by incredible volunteers and supporters. Dancers from Dance Kaleidoscope helped with entertainment, sharing their love of dance and music. There were crafts and a Hot chocolate bar provided in part by Starbucks.

What an incredible way to experience the Holiday Season.

We have a new location in Omaha!

We are excited to announce the opening of our newest location in Omaha, Nebraska.  Amy and Andy Krause, the aunt and uncle of Gabby Krause, are proud to bring happiness wrapped up in a backpack to the children in Omaha who are going through a really tough time.

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Tammy Krause: Amazing Americans

It’s every parent’s absolute worst nightmare. Your young child has an illness. A serious illness, one that might take his or her life. In the case Tammy Krause, the child was her daughter, and just 5 years old. Gabby Krause was found with a malignant tumor in her head one day before her 5th birthday. She left the world not long after. Gabby Krause would leave the world- but she also left the world a gift. A gift her mom Tammy carries on to this day. Tammy Krause is my guest this week on Amazing Americans.

Congrats to Darby Solomon for fulfilling her dream of becoming an Oncology Nurse

Gabby was one of my best friends , our Moms were friends and I don’t ever remember a time when I didn’t know her.  We would laugh and play.  We swam together every day in the summers and loved spending the night at each other’s houses.  We made cookies at Gabby’s house and had BBQ in our backyard.

I don’t remember it ever being sad at the hospital.  You know, there were times where Gabby didn’t feel good, and that was hard. As a best friend, you don’t want to ever see your friend in pain or uncomfortable.  But, you know, we always had so much fun, and we had so much to play with to get our minds off of what was really going on.

I just finished nursing school, and pediatric oncology has always been my goal.  I was fortunate enough to be with these nurses when I was little.  I got to see the relationship that they got to build with Gabby and the other patients.  I have always wanted to give back to that community and be one those nurses that made Gabby so comfortable in the hospital.  It really felt like they had a connection with Gabby and the other patients.  I want to give back to that community and be that person to someone else.

–  Darby Solomon, Oncology Nurse