JESTER AND PHARLEY PHUND
PO BOX 817, PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA 90274 www.thejester.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE JESTER & PHARLEY PHUND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT GIVE EVERY CHILD A SENSE OF HOPE, A FEELING OF SELF-EMPOWERMENT, A LOVE OF LEARNING, THE JOY OF LAUGHTER, AND THE DESIRE TO LIVE UP TO THE JESTER & PHARLEY'S MOTTO: "IT'S UP TO US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT'S UP TO US TO CARE."

OUR TWO MEDICAL PROGRAMS - SMILES FOR KIDS WITH CANCER AND SMILES ON WHEELS - CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVING OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE BY BRINGING EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND PROVIDING HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH POWERFUL TOOLS TO RAISE THE SPIRITS OF ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH "THE JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE" CHILDREN'S BOOK AND ACCOMPANYING DOLL.A. SMILES FOR KIDS WITH CANCEROUR SMILES FOR KIDS WITH CANCER PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES DIRECTLY TO ACHIEVING OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING "THE JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE" BOOKS (IN BOTH ENGLISH AND ENGLISH/SPANISH) AT NO COST TO CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER NATIONWIDE. TO DATE, 56,627 BOOKS HAVE BEEN DONATED TO OVER 300 HOSPITALS, INCLUDING 4,914 BOOKS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM COMES FROM FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, WITH MANY DONORS HONORING THE MEMORY OF LOVED ONES. GIVEN LIMITED STORAGE SPACE AT MEDICAL CENTERS, "JESTER" BOOKS ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ACCORDING TO EACH HOSPITAL'S NEEDS. EXPENSES FOR THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE PRINTING AND PERSONALIZING OF EACH BOOKPLATE ACKNOWLEDGING THE DONOR(S) OF EACH GIFT BOOK AND DOLL AS WELL AS THE COST OF GOODS, COMMUNICATION, STORAGE, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING.HOSPITALS AND RECIPIENT FAMILIES HAVE PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED THE DONATION OF "JESTER" BOOKS AND DOLLS FOR THEIR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN 2020 BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC RESULTED IN YOUNG PATIENTS BEING ISOLATED FROM SIBLINGS AND FRIENDS. "DURING THIS TIME OF COVID-19, MANY OF OUR YOUNG PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO HAVE IN-PERSON VISITS FROM THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND FRIENDS," REPORTED THE LEAD CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST AT VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN VAN NUYS, CA. HAVING 'THE JESTER' BOOK AND DOLL PROVIDES HUMOR, LAUGHTER, NORMALIZATION, INCREASES PATIENT COPING AND ENCOURAGES PATIENTS TO READ. WHEN A SCHOOL-AGE CHILD IS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THEY WILL FIND A 'JESTER' BOOK AND JESTER & PHARLEY DOLL ON THEIR BED." HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE EXPRESSED SIMILAR APPRECIATION.B. SMILES ON WHEELSTHE JESTER & PHARLEY SMILES ON WHEELS PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES DIRECTLY TO ACHIEVING OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH JESTER & PHARLEY SMILE CARTS FILLED WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT GIVE THEM EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO HELP THEIR PATIENTS COPE WITH CANCER AS WELL AS CHRONIC AND ACUTE ILLNESS. THE MOBILE ACTIVITY CENTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A TV, DVD PLAYER AND CD/RADIO PLAYER FOR IN-HOSPITAL DIVERSION. THE FACILITIES ALSO RECEIVE COPIES OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE "JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE" BOOK (IN ENGLISH OR ENGLISH/SPANISH) AND JESTER & PHARLEY DOLLS FOR GIFTING TO PATIENTS. COST OF A JESTER & PHARLEY SMILE CART IS $7,500-$10,000. THIS INCLUDES DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, GRAPHICS, ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT, "JESTER" BOOKS AND DOLLS, AND SHIPPING/TRANSPORTATION. TO DATE, 51 JESTER & PHARLEY SMILE CARTS HAVE BEEN DONATED TO HOSPITALS, SHELTERS AND OTHER SPECIAL-NEEDS FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WHILE THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN DORMANT RECENTLY, WE ARE ABLE TO RESTART IT AS NEEDED. THE TWO MOST RECENT SMILE CARTS WERE DONATED TO TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN TIFTON, GA, AND CAMP SUNSHINE IN CASCO, ME, DURING FISCAL YEAR, 2016-2017.

THE PHUND'S THREE AWARD-WINNING LITERACY AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN EMPATHY BY JOINING US IN OUR MISSION TO GIVE JESTER & PHARLEY BOOKS AND DOLLS TO CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, THE PHUND PIVOTED TO DEVELOP REMOTE LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS OUR ON-SITE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS. ADMINISTRATORS REQUESTED THAT WE EXPAND OUR FOCUS ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) SO THAT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COULD BENEFIT EVEN MORE FROM "THE JESTER'S" CENTRAL MESSAGES OF HOPE, RESILIENCE, PERSEVERANCE AND OPTIMISM DURING THIS CONFUSING TIME OF LEARNING FROM HOME.AS SOON AS COVID-19 SHUTTERED SCHOOLS AND KIDS BEGAN STUDYING AT HOME, EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE TOOK "THE JESTER" ONLINE TO SHARE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. "'THE JESTER' IS THE PERFECT BOOK FOR THIS TIME," SAID GREG MOFFITT, PRINCIPAL OF FAIRMONT CHARTER ELEMENTARY IN VACAVILLE, CA. "IT IS A STORY THAT HAS TOUCHED MY HEART FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND ONE THAT I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE WITH THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT FAIRMONT CHARTER." ADDED STEVE MUISE, MT. BLUE MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA TEACHER IN FARMINGTON, ME: "I THOUGHT THAT 'THE JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE' WOULD BE THE PERFECT MESSAGE TO SHARE, LETTING STUDENTS KNOW THAT IT'S OK TO 'FIND WHAT'S HIDING INSIDE OF THEM AND LET OUT A SMILE OR LAUGH." THE PANDEMIC REDUCED THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS ABLE TO COMPLETE OUR PROGRAM. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, STUDENTS FROM 16 SCHOOLS READ 1,604,432 PAGES IN THEIR FREE TIME TO GIVE "JESTER" BOOKS AND JESTER & PHARLEY DOLLS TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN. ALTOGETHER, DURING THE PAST 19 YEARS, STUDENTS HAVE READ A TOTAL OF 52,431,746 PAGES TO HELP ILL CHILDREN WITH "THE JESTER'S" MESSAGES OF SELF-EMPOWERMENT, PERSEVERANCE AND HUMOR. EXPENSES FOR THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE PRINTING AND PERSONALIZING OF EACH BOOKPLATE ACKNOWLEDGING THE DONOR(S) OF EACH GIFT BOOK AND DOLL AS WELL AS THE COST OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, ASSEMBLIES, COMMUNICATION, GOODS, STORAGE, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF COVID-19, THE PHUND ALSO HAS INCURRED UNEXPECTED EXPENSES IN SETTING UP REMOTE WORK STATIONS, DEVELOPING OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND WORKING WITH SCHOOLS REMOTELY. A. READING MAKES A DIFFERENCEWE BRING THIS SPONSOR-SUPPORTED LITERACY PROGRAM TO LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS. STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN A JESTER & PHARLEY READ-A-THON MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE SCHOOL TO DONATE "JESTER" BOOKS AND DOLLS TO CHILDREN IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITH ACUTE, CHRONIC AND LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. THE PROGRAM IGNITES AN INTEREST IN READING AND ENCOURAGES COMPASSION FOR OTHER CHILDREN. THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL RECEIVES A SET OF THREE JESTER & PHARLEY PHUND-DEVELOPED TEACHING ENRICHMENT MANUALS THAT COMPLEMENT STATE STANDARDS, AND A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH OR BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH "THE JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE/EL BUFON HA PERDIDO SU GRACIA" FOR EACH CLASSROOM. PHUND PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH MOTIVATING ASSEMBLIES FOR ALL STUDENTS. SUPPORT FOR THIS $5,000 PROGRAM COMES FROM FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, THE PHUND'S RMD PROGRAM COULD NOT BE FULLY COMPLETED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. SOME NINE UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT WHEN COVID-19 BROUGHT IT TO A HALT. EIGHT HAD ALREADY ENJOYED ASSEMBLIES AND KICKED OFF THE READ-A-THON. FIVE SCHOOLS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM WHEN SHELTERING AT HOME BEGAN. THEIR COMPLETED PROGRAMS RESULTED IN 236 "JESTER" BOOKS AND 136 JESTER & PHARLEY DOLLS DONATED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS. SCHOOLS REPORTED THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE READING MAKES A DIFFERENCE PROGRAM ALSO INCREASED THEIR GRADE-LEVEL READING, DEVELOPED AN ONGOING INTEREST IN READING AND SHOWED GROWING EMPATHY FOR OTHERS.B. READING MAKES A DIFFERENCE CHALLENGETHIS PROGRAM BUILDS ON THE MOMENTUM OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN OUR INITIAL READING MAKES A DIFFERENCE PROGRAM. SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A JESTER & PHARLEY READING MAKES A DIFFERENCE READ-A-THON ARE CHALLENGED TO SURPASS THEIR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS. SPONSORSHIP BY FOUNDATIONS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS ENABLES THE STUDENTS TO DONATE COPIES OF "THE JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE AND/OR "THE JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE/EL BUFON HA PERDIDO SU GRACIA AND JESTER & PHARLEY DOLLS TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 16 RMD CHALLENGE SCHOOLS WERE SIGNED UP AS OF MARCH 13, 2020, WITH 10 ABLE TO COMPLETE THE READ-A-THON BEFORE THE PANDEMIC STRUCK. THEY DONATED 312 "JESTER" BOOKS AND 312 JESTER & PHARLEY DOLLS TO LOCAL PATIENTS. SPONSORSHIP OF $4,500 SUPPORTS JESTER ASSEMBLIES AND THE DONATION OF THE BOOKS AND DOLLS TO HOSPITALS FOR THE RMD CHALLENGE. C. READING TO GIVEWE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP OUR VIRTUAL READING TO GIVE PROGRAM BEFORE THE SPRING SEMESTER ENDED IN 2020. STUDENTS FROM A LOCAL MIDDLE-INCOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE GREATLY INSPIRED BY THE PILOT VIRTUAL PROGRAM, IN WHICH FUNDS RAISED FROM THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE JESTER READ-A-THON RESULTED IN "JESTER" BOOKS AND DOLLS FOR LOCAL PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. WE ANTICIPATE MANY MORE SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE BENEFITING FROM THIS EDUCATIONAL PROJECT.THE JESTER & PHARLEY PHUND CONTINUES TO FULFILL ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION USING "THE JESTER HAS LOST HIS JINGLE" AS ITS INSPIRING CENTERPIECE. MICHAELA GEORGE, A GRADUATE STUDENT AT CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CENTRE AT FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, MD, SUMMED UP ITS TIME-HONORED ABILITY TO RAISE CHILDREN'S SPIRITS. "WHEN I WAS A CHILD, MY GRANDMOTHER READ THIS WONDERFUL BOOK TO ME WHEN I WOULD GO VISIT HER. I ASKED FOR IT TO BE READ OVER AND OVER. IT'S ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES WITH A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE OF HOPE AND JOY. I HOPE THAT IT HELPS MORE CHILDREN FIND JOY DURING THESE DIFFICULT DAYS."

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