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ABOUT US
The Stephanie Marie Frazier Memorial Foundation, a registered 501c3 non-profit organization sponsors The Network of Care Program. The Fund relies completely on donations from the community and volunteers.
Volunteers put together bags of non-perishable foods and distribute them to community hospitals with pediatric wards. Nurses and social workers hand them out to families whose child has been suddenly hospitalized. The gift of food provides strength, support and comfort to families under an extreme
Large Meal Bags: Designed for families that have been or are going to be at the hospital for a longer period of time. The bag has enough food to sustain a small family through one meal. A typical Bag includes: cup of noodles, ravioli or stew type of item that is micro-waveable, granola bars, jello and/or fruit cups, cookies & crackers, and utensils.
Small Snack Bag: The smaller bags are designed for parents who may just need some snacks to help them, while they are waiting to speak to their childs doctor before they can visit the cafeteria.
Sutter Medical Center - Sacramento
- In a time of high stress, with the admission of a child, the last thing that comes to a frantic parents mind is their own basic needs. And one of those basic needs is food. It is at that time that a nurse can provide some basic food at no cost to the hospital or the family. This may seem like such a small thing, but that small token of friendship, of reaching out to a family, can mean the difference between a parent being able to stay at the bedside of their ill child, and having to leave to tend to that basic need. The stress relief to a parent is immense. The nurse who is caring for their child also feels that in the face of a negative situation there is some positive that they can deliver to the parents.
Kaiser Medical Center - Walnut Creek
- Frequently our patients are admitted to the hospital late in the evening or at night after many hours in the clinics or emergency department. The parents have been with their children throughout those hours and frequently have not had anything to eat since early in the morning. Some of our families live quite a distance from the hospital and dont have the resources to be able to eat in the restaurants for an extended period of time.
OUR STORY
On December 16, 2000, our lives changed. Our daughters, Stephanie (age 20) and Lindsey (age 17) were involved in a tragic car accident. We frantically drove 1 hours to the hospital, leaving with only the clothes on our back.
Our oldest daughter Stephanie did not survive the accident; our youngest daughter Lindsey was in critical condition.
It was an endless day and night for us. Sometime in the darkness, I rose from my chair to check on Lindsey and nearly fainted.
A kind nurse asked when we had last eaten and we certainly could not remember. All we had inside was grief and worry. Since the cafeteria was closed and we did not want to leave Lindseys side, the kind nurse shared her sandwich with us, which gave us the physical strength we needed.
We think of those first hours and the nurse who did something so small, yet so meaningful. That simple Act of Kindness made all the difference in the world to us, knowing there are people that care.
The foundation was established in Stephanies memory to support others in their time of need. We operate exclusively on donations. Our caring network of volunteers purchase the food items, fill and deliver the bags to the hospitals in our network. Lindsey has recovered from her injuries and is very involved in this cause.
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