Mature beyond his 8 years of age, João Pedro, who goes by ‘JP’, and his dad, João Pablo traveled from Itupeva, São Paulo, Brazil for a scheduled surgery on January 26, 2022, at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Chicago (Shriners). That Wednesday morning, JP and João Pablo joined Yoli - Alyssa’s mom and President of the Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope (AAFH) – in delivering 50 Alyssa Starter Art Kits (SAKs) to Shriners. Yoli first met JP and his mom, Claudia, at the RMH East in St. Petersburg, FL during an Art participation event hosted by AAFH three years ago. This year, JP will be one of AAFH’s gift recipients and we are looking forward to presenting him with his special gift request.
Mary McCauley who works as the Donation Coordinator at Shriners received the Alyssa SAKs. The kits included coloring book kits, journal kits, drawing kits, acrylic and watercolor paint kits, and color marker art kits.
We have worked with Mary in the past and she has always been appreciative to receive the SAKs because she knows how much happiness they bring to the young recipients. Just like our daughter, Alyssa, young patients facing cancer and other life-threatening diseases need creative outlets to provide hope for them while going through their difficult treatments.
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