The Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope (AAFH) honored an art gift request on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Giovanni Ibarra is a talented 9-year-old receiving treatment at the Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn. With the help of his Art Therapist, Lori Mackey, he completed his gift request for an Apple Pencil, wireless keyboard, and a $50 Apple gift card that he can use to create digital art.
Gio was recently admitted to Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago for a transplant. To receive his gift, we arranged to meet Gio’s Dad, Ricardo, at Comer to deliver Gio’s Apple Pencil and wireless keyboard for use with his iPad as quickly as possible.
Ricardo came down to meet us in front of Comer hospital due to guests not being allowed to enter the hospital. Once Ricardo got back to Gio’s hospital room, he took a photo and emailed it to us. You can see that Gio’s smile says it all.
We hope Gio enjoys creating art on his iPad with his new devices and wish him all the best in his treatment and recovery.
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