Smiles from Sarah (SFS) was created to honor Sarah Catherine Fyock – and her sassy, playful, and generous spirit – as she faced numerous health challenges and hospital stays until she passed in 2022 at age 17. In her memory, our organization was established later that year and significantly expanded in 2023.
With a mission to expand the impact and reach of child life programs and therapeutic play in hospitals, we are proud of our accomplishments in our full inaugural year that have directly touched patients, families and caregivers. Through direct funding of child life programs at major children’s hospital centers as well as donations of inspiring therapeutic play kits, SFS delivered smiles and healing to hundreds of children.
We are incredibly grateful to “Sarah’s Smile Squad” which includes our countless volunteers, generous donors, the Core Foundation, hospital center partners, child life specialists, play kit project hosts and participants and so many more who have supported us along the way. We are looking forward to expanding our impact in 2024!