Foundation Makes Annual Blanket Donation to Children’s Hospital

The Bayan Hassaballa Foundation had another amazingly successful year of blanket donations to the Lurie’s Children’s Hospital in Winfield, IL.

We are so happy to have been able to donate dozens of blankets to the kids admitted to the hospital for a variety of ailments, bringing a small amount of cheer to a dreary situation. Bayan loved her own blanket, and in fulfilling our mission to Paint the World Pink for Bayan, we want to share that joy with kids in the hospital.

A huge thank you to all those who helped make blankets, donated blankets, or donated to the Foundation to help pay for blankets. Without your generosity, there is no way we could do what we do. The support you have shown our family means so much to us.

See below for photos from the donation event and see how blankets are made for the kids.

Announcing Our 2021 “Bayan’s Birthday Gifts”

Our mission, at the Bayan Hassaballa Foundation, is to “Paint The World Pink For Bayan.” Part of this mission is to support those organizations that help kids with cancer in general and which helped Bayan in particular.

We are pleased to announce that the Bayan Hassaballa Foundation has given grants to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. We call them “Bayan’s Birthday Gifts” because today, December 30, is Bayan’s birthday.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation gave Bayan a highly specialized bike so she could ride like other kids. We still remember her wide, beautiful smile the day she got it. And so, we are very happy to support this wonderful charity.

Bayan’s AT presented special challenges when it came to chemotherapy, as kids with AT can’t take normal doses for treatment. We reached out to St. Jude’s, as we learned they had developed special chemotherapy protocols specifically for kids with AT. They gave us their protocol immediately, without asking for anything in return. And so, we are also so very happy to support St. Jude’s with a Birthday Gift.

These gifts are only possible through the generous support of you, Bayan’s Angels. So, thank you.

“Shop For A Cause” A Smashing Success

On November 11, 2021 the Bayan Hassaballa Foundation conducted an event called “Shop for a Cause,” where friends and neighbors gathered to eat delicious food donated by local pizza shop Altamurra and shop at a local boutique. Many local businesses donated goods and services for a silent auction as well. The event was attended by dozens of people, and the Foundation raised enough funds to allow us to make our blanket delivery for the year. It was a wonderful event.

The Bayan Hassaballa Foundation thanks everyone who attended and helped organize the event for a wonderful evening.