Be Inspired

UPDATE!

Continue to BE INSPIRED by Rebecca.

In April, The B Fund highlighted Rebecca, a 16-year-old from Needham who raised $3,000 for The B Fund and the American Junior Golf Associations (AJGA) grant program through the AJGA ‘s Leadership Links program. 

Leadership Links is a nonprofit organization that helps provide an interactive way for young golfers to give back. Using their fundraising platform, for every birdie that Rebecca makes in tournaments, donors can pledge to give a certain amount to both the AJGA’s grant program and The B Fund.

As Rebecca approached the 2018 season, she was determined to make a huge impact and doubled her goal to $6,000.

Currently, Rebecca is at the halfway point of her season and we are blown away by her progress! To date, Rebecca has:

• Raised $10,649.00 (surpassing her goal of $6,000)
• Made 38 Birdies

Rebecca’s efforts are a true example of someone using their time, talents and treasures to raise awareness for families caring for critically ill children.

To learn more about Rebecca and support her efforts, click HERE.

Do you know a child who’s performing acts of kindness? Nominate them for our “Be Inspired” feature! Email us at info@thebfund.org to learn more.

Meet Ty! He is kind, funny, and a terrific athlete.

Ty and his cousin, Dylan, recently teamed up to provide lodging for families caring for critically ill children. The boys learned that children are not always able to receive care near their family’s homes. In fact, many families travel from other states and even countries to receive care for their children. Patient family housing enables these families to stay close their children, but it costs approximately $100 each week.

The cousins wanted to help keep these families close together, so they decided to start their own soap-making project called Bubble Soap Mania and opened a shop on Etsy. They set a goal to raise $250, enough to provide two and a half weeks of patient family housing to a family in need. To date, they have raised $342.00! That’s over three weeks of patient family housing.

To get to know Ty better, we asked this 8-year-old for some fun facts:

• Hobbies: Football, making soap and reading
• Favorite movie: Black Panther
• Favorite B Fund activity: Halloween Candy Drive
• Favorite way to brighten someone’s day: Telling a joke!

Lastly, we asked Ty to finish the following statement:

I WANT TO BE: Unique, Strong and a Game Changer!

Ty’s efforts demonstrate one of the many ways that children can customize their involvement with The B Fund. No matter what a child likes to do, they can use their own time and talents to make a huge impact!

To learn more about Ty and his cousin Dylan’s efforts, visit their  FUNDRAISING PAGE.  

Do you know someone who’s using their time, talents, and treasures to help those in need? Nominate them to be featured for our “Be Inspired” piece! Email us at info@thebfund.org for more information.

Meet Jasmine, she is brave, kind and inspiring.

A friend and supporter of The B Fund since its conception, Jasmine is the owner of the children’s boutique Kodomo. Kodomo, (the Japanese word for child), aims to provide a thoughtfully curated selection of apparel that will satisfy little one’s desire for soft pants, twirling skirts, and maybe a superhero motif as well as their parents’ discerning tastes for latest fashions, all ethically produced.

With locations in Boston’s South End, Beacon Hill and their newest store at The Street in Chestnut Hill, Jasmine is inspiring consumers to purchase clothing from designers who create products that are sourced locally and operate thoughtfully and with honest intentions.

Recently, Jasmine kicked off Mother’s Day weekend at her Chestnut Hill location with a grand opening Fashion Show to benefit The B Fund with 15% of the weekend’s sales benefitting our efforts to provide resources and financial support to families caring for critically ill children.  This sold out event brought families together to celebrate Mother’s Day, fashion and the importance of giving back, as attendees were invited to create get well cards for children spending the spring season in the hospital.

Outside of her life at Kodomo, those who know Jasmine describe her as BRAVE, KINDand a TRUE INSPIRATION. Just months after opening her first store in Boston’s South End, Jasmine was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. Rather then allowing this disease to cripple her dreams of opening a store, she used the disease to empower her to focus on her store and keep busy so she was distracted from the difficult side effects.

Jasmine took some time to reflect on what it means to have the opportunity to help others.

“No matter how you are feeling or what is going on in your day, there is always room to help others. As a parent, modeling even the smallest act of kindness is important and meaningful for your kids to witness. Eventually these acts of kindness will make a life-long impression and ultimately make the world a better place.”

Some more fun facts about Jasmine:

• Her favorite childhood toy is Rainbow Bright
• Her favorite app is Instagram
• Her favorite hobby is Iyengar Yoga
• Her three favorite organizations to support are: BCRF, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and The B Fund.

We ask The B Fund kids how they will make a difference in this world by asking them to reflect on the question, “What will you be?”

Jasmine completed this sentence by pledging to be Compassionate.

 

Do you know someone who’s using their time, talents, and treasures to help those in need? Nominate them to be featured for our “Be Inspired” piece! Email us at info@thebfund.org for more information.

 

 

Meet Koko: She is kind, clever and passionate.

When Koko was a baby, she spent five weeks in the hospital. Fortunately, her family lived near the hospital, but they learned that other families traveled long distances, some even from other states or countries, to receive care for their child. Lodging expenses can certainly add up during this time.

Now, Koko is a healthy, vivacious 9-year-old, and she decided to use her own time, talents, and treasures to provide five weeks of lodging expenses for families caring for critically ill children. Koko set up a fundraising project called Koko Cares, and incorporated several of her personal interests and hobbies to meet her fundraising goal.

Koko’s goal was to raise $500 toward patient family housing for families caring for critically ill children. It costs $100 to stay in patient family housing, so Koko wanted to provide at least $500 – enough to stay for five weeks, the amount of time she spent in the hospital as a baby.

Anyone who knows Koko knows that she LOVES to make slime. Because of this hobby, she decided to start her own slime shop on Etsy! She has made 16 sales already – this alone was enough to provide nearly two weeks of patient family housing, but her fundraising didn’t stop there! Koko also decided to sell homemade rainbow loom bracelets, and sell her old clothing on Poshmark.

Thanks to Koko’s fundraising efforts, a family will be able to stay at the hospital for five weeks – and Koko is just getting started! After she met her goal so quickly, she raised her goal! She is extending her project to last until the end of 2018 so more families will receive free lodging during their hospital stays.

Koko’s project is just one of the many examples of children using their own unique talents to customize their involvement with The B Fund. No matter what a child likes to do, they can use their own time and talents to make a huge impact!

If you or someone you know would like to use their talents to give back, set up a fundraising page here.

Do you know someone who’s using their time, talents, and treasures to help those in need? Nominate them to be featured for our “Be Inspired” piece! Email us at info@thebfund.org for more information.