Ability KC – Kansas City, MO. – Our gift purchased equipment to be used in the treatment of pediatric patients treated at Ability KC.  The equipment included Bosu Ball Balance Trainer, fitness and exercise mats, a digital EMS unit, flippers, a total home gym, a wall-mounted adjustable height basketball hoop, and a rock climbing holds set. 

 

Blank Children’s Hospital – Des Moines, IA. – Our gift will be used for the hearing aid fund to help provide hearing aids to children and for the Butterfly Fund to help purchase more mobility and adaptive toys for their children. 

 

Premier Orthotics & Prosthetics – Lincoln, NE. – Most of the following children, patients at Premier O & P, have received protective headgear through funding assistance from the Sports For Kids Foundation:

 

Scarlet H. – Beatrice, NE. – 3 years old.  Diagnosis – ankle instability.  Ankle braces.

Rylo K. – Lincoln, NE. - 6 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly.

Mia C. – Lincoln, NE. – 1 year old.  Diagnosis – ankle instability.  Ankle braces.

Chase W. – Lincoln, NE. – 5 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly. 

Beckham B. – Lawrence, NE. – 7 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly. 

Siala R. – Lincoln, NE. - 4 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly. 

Boden C. – Beatrice, NE. - 10 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly.

Tyrek B. – Lincoln, NE. – 8 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly.  

Davian B. - Bennet, NE. – 11 years old.  Davian received leg braces.  

Miles C. – Lincoln, NE. – 6 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly.

Lennon P. – Lincoln, NE. – 7 months old.  Diagnosis – plagiocephaly. 

           

H.E.T.R.A. – Omaha, NE. – Our cash donation will help to underwrite 45 additional horseback therapy riding sessions during the summer of 2023, making it possible for several children to experience the benefits of equine therapy.  

 

Children’s Hospital – Omaha, NE. – Our donation, combined with a match, is being used to support a program called PATCH. It stands for Patient Assistance Team At Children’s Nebraska. It is a program that creates a pathway that facilitates communication between parents of autism spectrum disorder-impacted patients and hospital staff. It helps ensure patient safety needs are clearly and efficiently identified and necessary modifications can be made to a child’s care plan.

 

According to our contact at Children’s, it basically helps improve the hospital experience for a child with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental, neurological and behavioral challenges.

 

Junior Wheelchair Sports & Recreation Camp – Omaha, NE. – This long-standing camp provides children with physical disabilities an opportunity to learn and participate in wheelchair sports.  Our cash gift helped to offset the costs of the camp in 2023 and allowed several children to benefit from learning and participating in these activities. 

 

Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center – Chagrin Falls, OH. – Our gift will sponsor two children for a week during their 2024 camp season, as well as cover the cost of a certified music therapist from the Music Settlement in Cleveland for 1 week.  The music therapy program is showing that the children listen and respond more to the music setting, and the music has a calming effect on the horses and the children. 

 

UIC – Specialized Care for Children – Springfield, IL. – Our gift provided assistance to the following child:

 

Cinelly M. – Cinelly has been diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  Our gift purchased a wagon to help her family move her. 

 

Pediatric Therapy Center/Autism Society of Nebraska – Omaha, NE. – Our gift helped sponsor the 5-day iCan Bike Program held in Omaha that helps children with autism, Down syndrome, and other challenges experience bicycle riding through the use of specially adapted equipment.  Some children actually learn how to ride a bike on their own by the end of the program. 

 

All Inclusive Aquatics – Omaha, NE. – Our gift helped sponsor the following children in the swimming program that makes these special children more comfortable in the water and gives them the benefits of water therapy:

 

Henry H. – 12 years old.  ADHD & Autism

Dexter – 14 years old.  Tuberous sclerosis, epilepsy & Autism.

Isabelle – 10 years old.  TBI, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD & Autism.

Eryam J – 8 years old.  Autism & severe speech delay.

Elijah – 4 years old.  Anxiety & autism. 

Isaac – 9 years old.  Autism.  Isaac is Elijah’s brother. 

 

Rough N’ Ready Challenge Rodeo – Omaha, NE. – Our gift helped sponsor 30 special needs children in the Rough N Ready Challenge Rodeo.  This is a rodeo event for participants ages 3-21 with disabilities. They are teamed up with volunteers who move around the arena with them. Participants ride the "bucking" bull and bronc, throw a rope to snag their dummy steer, race their "stick" horse around the barrels, and take a ride around the arena on horseback. Their time together is spent getting to know one another, learning together, cheering them on through activities and promoting their belonging among the group. 

 

LeBonheur Children’s Hospital – Memphis, TN. – Our gift is providing financial support to their wheelchair basketball program, pediatric obesity exercise and diet classes, cardiac rehab programs, and their MOTION program to help children stay active while awaiting heart transplants. 

 

Joe Burrow Foundation – Liberty Township, OH. – Our gift will help to provide financial support to one or more programs being developed by the Joe Burrow Foundation to help children dealing with mental health issues in the Southeast Ohio area. 

 

Stepping Stones – Cincinnati, OH. – Our gift was used to purchase archery bows, fishing rods and reels, bicycle helmets, lifejackets, disc golf sets, outdoor ring toss sets, large outdoor jenga sets and an indoor sensory swing that will help to create more physical activities for their summer and weekend camps, improving the fine and gross motor skills of the campers.    

 

Duke Children’s Hospital – Durham, NC. – Our gift helped purchase a Starlight Gaming System.  The Starlight Gaming System has multiple controllers that allow children who cannot get out of bed the opportunity to play games with family members, nurses, support staff and other visitors, improving success rates and reducing hospital stays.  The system will be used by many children during its lifetime. 

 

Hearts & Horses – Loveland, CO. – Our gift helped cover the cost of 40 one-hour sessions of equine therapy for special needs children. 

 

Madonna School – Omaha, NE. – Our gift provided new iPads and music supplies for their 2 music therapists and an indoor/outdoor stand-alone sports net for all of their sports activities. 

 

Sammy P. – Kearney, NE. -  Sammy,18, is diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, developmental delays, chromosome 2 deletion, and SATB2.  Our gift helped to cover costs for the family to take her to the specialized SATB2 clinic in Arkansas for specialized treatment and dental work. 

 

Owen and Liam L. – St. Louis, MO. – Liam and Owen, 6, are autistic, and Owen has ADHD.  Our gift purchased a Brainrich Kids home gym set that allows the boys to get much needed physical activity in a controlled environment. 

 

Micah T. – Versailles, KY. – Micah, 4, is diagnosed with Autism.  Our gift purchased a Brainrich Kids home gym to allow him to continue working on his motor skills indoors during the colder months and outside of school. 

 

Emerson B. – Kearney, NE. – Emerson, 1 years old, was in need of a protective helmet, and our gift helped purchase it for her.