Extremeskins Charity: Children's Inn at NIH - Last days to Donate - Current: $1495.10

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Extremeskins Charity: Children's Inn at NIH

Online Donations: $200

Current Total: $1495.10

Extremeskins Involvement

Last September, Extremeskins participated in voting for the second Annual Extremeskins

Charity. The Children's Inn at NIH was nominated as the inaugural (and highly

deserved charity selection). We have put out a donation box at every single tailgate

this year and as of now we have raised $1,295.10. We are now opening up online donation

to the rest of the board until April 27th (Draft Day Party & Tailgate). To get

the ball rolling, Huly and I will donate $200.

We will be reaching out to Children's Inn at NIH, and see if we can go over to the facilities

and donate the final check with a group of redskins fans. I think it would be awesome to go

over there and cheer up the kids and their families and to see what our donation is going to.

There are also a number of items they need (non-monetary items), that I would like to see if

we can bring along with us to donate. This will happen a week or 2 after the Draft Day Party

& Tailgate

We ask that you give to the best of your ability for this worthwhile cause, and we thank

all of Extremeskins for your charitable donations.

Every little bit helps !!!!!!!!

How do I donate?

Huly will be taking donations via her paypal account: skinshuly@gmail.com

Steps:

1. Login to your Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com
   
2. Click the "Send Money" tab
   
3. Fill out the following...
   To: skinshuly@gmail.com
   Amount: however generous you are feeling
   
4. Click the "Personal" tab
   
5. Select the "Gift" option
   
6. Click the "Continue" button
   
7. Review the transaction and your payment method (please let us know who you are via the email option at the bottom of the page)
   
8. Click the "Send Money" button.
   

If you need to find an alternative method of donation, please contact Huly or myself via

PM, or email Huly at skinshuly@gmail.com

Thanks to the following for online donations:

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About the Children's Inn at NIH

In June 1990, The Children's Inn at NIH opened its doors to pediatric patients and their families.

Since then The Inn has been in continuous operation: 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365

days a year. Our doors never close. During the past 22 years, more than 10,000 seriously ill

children and their families have made 50,000 visits to The Inn.

Children and families travel from all over the world to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

because conventional treatments have failed to have sufficient impact on their illnesses. Located

in Bethesda, Maryland, NIH is the world's premier biomedical research facility. Children receive

treatment for illnesses such as cancer, heart, lung, blood, bone and growth disorders, mental

illnesses, and HIV infection.

The warmth and camaraderie of The Inn stand in sharp contrast to the isolation of a hotel room.

In the lively atmosphere of The Inn, the kids and their families can put aside the challenges they

face. The Inn gives kids a place to be kids for a while, instead of patients. At the end of the

treatment day, they leave behind the IV drips, the needles, the nurses and doctors to return to

The Inn and, most importantly, to the comforting presence of their families and caring staff and

volunteers.

The overriding philosophy at The Children's Inn is that families make a difference in the lives of

their sick children. To treat a patient effectively, the healthcare team must care for the family and

child as one. The emotional comfort a family gives to a sick child and the mutual support among

kids and families who share the same experience together are invaluable.

Mission

The Children's Inn at NIH is a private, nonprofit, family-centered residence for pediatric patients

at the National Institutes of Health and their families. Its purposes are to keep children together

with their families during serious illness, reduce their stress, and facilitate healing through mutual

support.

Vision

It is our hope that the experiences of The Children’s Inn at NIH will demonstrate the medical

benefits of caring for the family while treating the patient, and that The Inn will become a model of

a new approach to healthcare throughout the United States and around the world.

Wounded Warrior Project History

What began as a dream in the early 1980s became a reality in June 1990 when President and

Mrs. George H. W. Bush and other dignitaries presided at the opening of The Children's Inn at

NIH.

The Inn was the dream-come-true of the families of sick children at the National Institutes of

Health (NIH) and the vision of many concerned individuals. They dreamed of a place where

families could be with their children while they were being treated at NIH, a place where they

would not have the hardships, isolation and expense of living in a hotel.

In 1987, NIH set aside two acres of land within walking distance of the NIH Clinical Center. Merck

& Co., Inc. donated $3.7 million to build the facility. Several congressional spouses formed The

Friends of The Children's Inn and raised $2 million to furnish the residence. With the

establishment of The Children's Inn at NIH as a private, tax-exempt nonprofit corporation, a

public-private partnership was born.

In May 2004, The Inn opened an expansion, doubling its square footage and making room for 22

additional families. Driven by the success of the partnership between NIH, The Inn and private

donors, the expansion reflected an increase in the number of pediatric patients that NIH

researchers enroll in groundbreaking medical protocols that bring hope to children everywhere.

Merck Company Foundation provided the lead capital gift, with other generous donors supporting

the expansion.

Since The Children's Inn opened its doors in 1990, more than 10,000 children from all over the

United States and 84 countries have called The Inn home.

[Huly]

Reminder last time to donate cash is at the ES DDP Tailgate!