Pilots For Kids SFO

12/06/2024

Holiday hospital visit at Joh Muir Walnut Creek. Our amazing volunteers brought so much joy and smiles to the faces of these very special kids. Huge thank you to all who donated and volunteered.

11/30/2023

✨ This year, we've set our sights on spreading joy to the little superheroes at the John Muir Health Oncology Department. 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ Our goal is to raise funds for toys and books that will bring smiles and warmth to these brave hearts during their journey.

Your support means the world to us, and together, we can make a lasting impact on these young lives. 🌈✨ Let's come together, share the love, and make this fundraiser the most memorable one yet! 🤝💙
Donate, share, and spread the word! Every contribution counts. 🙏🎁

Go to: https://www.pilotsforkids.org
Click: Donate
Direct the donation to SFO

09/05/2022

The first ever John Muir Hospital picnic was a success! Pilot t-shirts, Alaska Airlines aviator sunglasses, and Lego kits for all the kiddos. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and donated to this event! Sean HowarthJoe Emerson Justin Murphy Andrew Walker Eric Laue Kim Gabrelcik Jacob Prupus Nick Sternberg Aaron Levy

07/28/2022

Our annual Pilots For Kids fundraiser is underway! This years funds will be used to purchase Legos for the John Muir Hospital oncology department. Thank you for your continued support!

Go to: https://www.pilotsforkids.org
Click: Donate
Direct the donation to SFO

12/03/2021

Hello PFK SFO friends,

Welcome to our Holiday Donation Drive! I hope this message finds you and your family well this season. We are making our annual push for donations in order to facilitate purchasing toys for the patients at John Muir Hospital Pediatrics in Walnut Creek. As you may have guessed, in person visits are still restricted at the hospital due to the vulnerability the pediatric patients and Covid-19, so we will proceed as we did in 2020 with a Toy Donation consisting of loads of toys, books, activities, art supplies etc. for the children to enjoy during their care. Our donation last year was a huge hit according to our Care Specialist Adriana.

I hope you can join me in making a donation to our cause. Our small gestures really do make a difference for the patients and the difficult situations they finds themselves faced with.

I encourage anyone who is an ***ALASKA AIR GROUP*** employee to donate via the "Alaska Gives” program which will match donations dollar for dollar! (Up to $1000 annually!! Hello FREE MONEY!!)
One time, or recurring donations are accepted via credit cards, PayPal or even payroll deduction. I personally have set up a recurring donation that pulls directly from my paycheck each period. Easy and automatic. Check it out with the following link…(you’ll need your Alaska SSO info to access this site)

Direct link to PFK SFO Chapter Page- https://alaskagives.benevity.org/cause/840-593012296/project/3GJ53FT0H9
or...
Alaska Gives Homepage- https://alaskagives.benevity.org (Search “Pilots for Kids SFO Chapter” if the direct link^ doesn’t work)

For ALL OTHER folks, please donate directly the Pilots for Kids main website.
Be sure you “Direct My Donation To” our chapter at "SFO - San Francisco, CA (Coordinator: Howarth)” on the dropdown menu.

Pilots for Kids Donation Website- https://www.pilotsforkids.org/dues-donations/donations.php

**While you’re there, renew your membership as every dollar of dues helps support the operation of this charity and supports kids in hospitals across the country.

Thank you very much for your support and let's hope we can soon return to our hospital visits we have completed in the past.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!! Hope to see you soon.

Sean Howarth
SFO Chapter Coordinator

11/30/2021

www.pilotsforkids.org

12/29/2020

Because of your generous donations over the last year, Pilots for Kids SFO were happy to deliver a truckload of toys to John Muir Hospital Pediatrics last week just in time for the holiday. Over 100 individual LEGO sets as well as coloring books, activity books, pens, crayons, play-doh, puzzles, art sets, and many other items are now helping to make the visits to the hospital a little more tolerable for these wonderful children.

Thank you again for your support!

Special thank you to The Toy Shop in Sonoma, CA for your wonderful help as well as Gatto Design for the awesome stickers.

If you didn’t get a chance to donate, we would love to get a head start on the 2021 fund.

12/10/2020

Hello everyone and happy holidays,

I hope you and your families are doing well and staying healthy during these difficult times.

As you may have guessed, due to Covid19 and visitor restrictions, John Muir Hospital will be unable to accommodate an in-person visit from us. Instead, this year we will be coordinating a holiday donation drive and will be dropping off gifts during the week of Christmas. The staff at John Muir Hospital are so thankful for our support and contributions for the children.

Traditionally we have made specific toy purchases for patients after being given age profiles for all the children who are currently at the hospital, ensuring each child gets a great gift. After discussing with the pediatric coordinators at JMH, they have requested a generic toy selection that they can distribute to patients as they see fit. This will include gifts like Lego sets, puzzles, games, activity and coloring books, etc. JMH staff have been working incredibly hard these last few months, so I am happy to oblige this request of simplicity.

In order to facilitate our donation and to keep our funding up, I am asking all of you to participate in our Holiday Donation Drive. I encourage you to donate if you are able, and please help spread the word by sharing the attached image on your social media, share with fellow pilots (all airlines welcome!) and with family, friends etc.

Pilots for Kids is a great cause as you all know, and I want to continue to help make a difference, even if the format of patient interaction and relationship building has changed. Hopefully, we will be able to return to the fun and rewarding hospital visits we have experienced in the past. Wishing you all a very safe and healthy holiday season.

Regards,

Sean Howarth
Pilots for Kids
SFO Chapter

05/19/2020

Since we are not able to go inside to visit the kiddos, Pilots For Kids SFO did a curb side toy drop off today! Thank you to all who donated and to John Muir Hospital for your continued partnership with us!

01/28/2020

A big “thank you” to John Muir for allowing us the honor of spending time with these great kids! The Pilot T-shirts were a big hit! Thanks to all who donated and our volunteers.

12/03/2019

11/27/2019

Our holiday visit to John Muir Hospital is right around the corner! This year, in addition to the toys and “first flight” experiences, we will be bringing these darling Youth Pilot T-Shirts to each child we visit! Every donation is greatly appreciated. A huge PFK thank you to all who continue to make this possible!

If you are interested in donating please go to:

“http://pilotsforkids.org”
“Donate”
“Direct My Donation To: SFO”