Kayla Cares 4 Kids, a nonprofit organization founded 11 years ago by William T. Dwyer High School graduate and now University of Texas at Austin senior Kayla Abramowitz, recently donated 10 tablet PCs, valued at nearly $21,000 ($2,080 each), at the HCA Florida Palms West Children’s Hospital.
The tablet PCs were gifted to 10 pediatric patients at the facility. Volunteers from Kayla Cares 4 Kids also gave craft activities to the patients and re-stocked toys in “Arty’s Treasure Chest” in the Kayla Cares 4 Kids playroom.
Kayla Cares 4 Kids, which has donated more than 50,000 items to children’s medical facilities in all 50 states and three countries, previously did a complete playroom makeover at Palms West Hospital — the first one ever done by the nonprofit. This special donation of tablets is the next great step for a charity that was founded in Palm Beach County.
“The Palms West Children’s Hospital will always have a special place in my heart, because I used to get infusions there, when I was treated by my favorite hematologist,” recalled Abramowitz, who grew up in North Palm Beach, while her nonprofit has touched more than 300,000 lives since 2013. “We are grateful to the Great Charity Challenge for selecting Kayla Cares 4 Kids for a mini grant to help us develop this new LAPtop Program. I came up with this program because kids can both learn and play (LAP) on their tablet PCs and have something to treasure and enjoy in their journey to feeling better and beyond.”
The tablet PCs were given to Kayla Cares 4 Kids through a partnership with Stryker, a medical technology company based in Fort Lauderdale.
Kayla Cares 4 Kids is a nonprofit organization that brings comfort and joy to sick children by providing access to an array of entertainment and educational resources. Learn more at www.kaylacares4kids.org.
