Effie’s Wish

02/04/2024

Hi!

Today, I successfully climbed 80 flights of stairs at the Aon building! Thank you so, so much to everyone who came and those who donated to support! I really appreciate all of your help. Have a great rest of your weekend, everyone!

Love,
Effie :)

02/03/2024

Hi everyone!

Tomorrow's the day we're climbing 80 flights to Step Up For Kids! It's not too late to donate and support Lurie Children's Hospital! All the money goes straight to the family services department which provides art and music therapy for kids that are inpatient. In addition to that, I wanted to thank everyone who's joining me tomorrow and everyone who donated to the cause. I really appreciate everyone's help. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

Love,
Effie :)

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Climb 80 floors to the top of the Aon Center while raising money for the patients and families of Lurie Children's.

01/29/2024

Hey everyone!

We're one week away from climbing 80 flights of stairs at the AON building to Step Up For Kids and raise money for Lurie Children's! If you want to join my team, tomorrow by 5pm is your last chance to register! If you can't make it, any donation helps support the cause! Hope to see you at the top!

Love,
Effie 🙂

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Climb 80 floors to the top of the Aon Center while raising money for the patients and families of Lurie Children's.

01/23/2024

Hi everyone!

Sunday, February 4th, I am participating in this year's Aon Step Up For Kids where I will be climbing 80 flights of stairs! If you're brave enough to join me, I'll see you there, if not, any donation will help. Lurie Children's did so much for me, this is a very small way for me to help them.

Love,
Effie 🙂

Climb 80 floors to the top of the Aon Center while raising money for the patients and families of Lurie Children's.

12/21/2023

Hi everyone!!

It’s my birthday!! This year, instead of presents, I’d like to ask you to help me give hope to kids in the hospital. If you can, please click the link below and donate a gift or two to the hospital. Anything you order goes straight to kids who are inpatient at Lurie’s.

Happy Holidays to all of you, and as always, thank you so much for supporting me.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1I830V6OHRMEY?ref_=wl_share

Love,
Effie :)

11/23/2023

Hi everyone! I know it's been a while since I've posted as they're working hard at Lurie's to make sure we do this the right way and everyone is trained on cleaning protocols and such. We are so incredibly grateful for all of you continuing to support us through our journey. We are getting closer to being able to buy more switches and get them in the hospital rooms! We will update you all soon regarding our progress and upcoming events! In the meantime, we appreciate all of your help getting us this far. Once again, we couldn't be more grateful for you guys! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Love,
Effie :)

12/26/2022

Happy Holidays everyone!!

12/21/2022

Hi everyone! Today is my birthday! My biggest wish for my birthday is to continue my amazing mission. As I promised when we started Effie’s Wish, I will share my journey with all of you and keep you involved in my progress. Check out the video below to see my first shopping trip to buy the first 5 Nintendo Switches for our pilot on the pediatric oncology floor at Lurie Childrens.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported and/or donated to Effie’s Wish. I’m so grateful for all of you!!

If you want to help me with my mission, please consider a small donation to Effie’s Wish…even $5 or $10 will help us to be ready for our next phase where we will be buying more Switches (there are 48 rooms on the oncology floor!). Thank you again!

Love,
Effie 🙂

https://www.effieswish.org/donate

11/25/2022

Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving! Just wanted to make a quick post to say how thankful I am for everyone who follows me and everyone who has supported me. We would not have been able to get this far without you guys. Thank you ❤️ Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

08/29/2022

Hi everyone,

I am so happy that I’m finally able to share the exciting news with all of you!! (Sorry in advance for the long post.)

The amazing team at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital has approved our request to donate Nintendo Switch consoles for the pediatric oncology floor. I really wanted to make sure that these gaming systems weren’t just being sent home with one kid. I wanted them to be continuously in use by any and all kids inpatient on the oncology floor.

To do this, the wonderful team at Lurie’s had to pilot the program first to make sure that safety and cleanliness protocols could be followed as well ensuring that kids could fairly and safely use the gaming systems in their rooms.

I also wanted to be sure that we weren’t adding extra stress to nurses and staff because let me tell you, they already do A LOT to help the kids! It was also important to me that we provide everything that Lurie’s needs to be able to make this a successful donation.

I was able to meet with my executive board last week and we have full approval!! We will start by donating five complete gaming systems, a storage/lock box/charging station, extra chargers, SD cards, games, and extra controllers so kids and their families can play together while they’re in the hospital. Since there are extra protocols on the oncology floor, they’ve asked us to start with five systems so we don’t overwhelm the staff or the process. Once we get those going, we can buy more units…and I hope to be able to provide a Nintendo Switch for all 48 rooms on the pediatric oncology floor. It truly was my favorite past time when I was inpatient at Lurie’s and that is where me and my family played a LOT of Mario Kart!

I really want to thank the director of children and family services, the director of technology, and the director of donations at Lurie’s who have put in so much work and spent so much time with me to make this happen in the best and the most thoughtful way possible. I also want to thank my board members, family and friends for being with me every step of the way. But I especially want to thank all of YOU for all of your support and patience with me as we navigate this project.

I am so excited that this is happening and I hope you are too! I will continue to keep you all posted here, and hope to have news of our next event soon!!

Love,
Effie :)

07/11/2022

Hi everyone!

It has been a WHILE since I’ve last posted. Between the end of the school year, dance, and musical practice, I’ve been super busy. Anyways, since the last time I posted, we’ve had a couple meetings with the Lurie’s staff, and we’ll have some exciting news coming very soon! My next step is to have a meeting with my executive board to get approval on a few things. I promise I will share as soon as possible.

Love,
Effie :)