Visiting The Tomorrow Fund

A week or so ago I was lucky enough to visit the Tomorrow Fund offices with some fellow executive board members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (also known as SAAC).

The Tomorrow Fund is a Rhode Island organization that provides emotional and financial support to children battling cancer at Hasbro's Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Since they were founded, the Tomorrow Fund has helped over 1,500 children and their families.

We were able to visit because we had been involved in helping a boy collect hats for the organization. He was previously treated at Hasbro's Children's Hospital and received support from the Tomorrow Fund during his treatment there. When he reached out to us about collecting hats, we were all so excited to help out. An important part of SAAC is making sure that we build a connection with the community and give back. Once we started collecting hats we decided that we wanted to make a special event for him and his family. We invited them to attend a basketball game where all of the student-athletes paraded out onto the court with about 250 hats.  He was so surprised and grateful that he ended up inviting us to go with him when he went to bring the hats to the Tomorrow Fund offices.

It was a great experience, especially because I am someone who gets very nervous when I am in hospital settings. This was an opportunity for me to not only learn more about this amazing foundation but to also push myself out of my comfort zone. The facilities they have at the clinic are great, they are decorated with colorful murals and everyone on the staff was so warm and welcoming.

Here is a picture of the JWU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee with Quinn and the Director of the Tomorrow Fund.

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