Helping children with chronic illnesses
Helping children with chronic illnesses
Helping children with chronic illnesses
Helping children with chronic illnesses
Helping children with chronic illnesses
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Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund
Help and hope for families with seriously ill children since 1976
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The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund was established in 1976 as a non-medical resource center that provides advocacy, education, information, and financial assistance for needs not covered by insurance to families caring for terminally, critically, and chronically ill, severely disabled, or seriously injured children. The Fund assists families living or receiving care for their children in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware. Now in its 34th year, the Fund has assisted more than 18,000 families.

If you are a healthcare professional and you would like to make a referral, please click Log In above to register on our site. To learn more about the full scope of our services to help families, read about our Programs. Also, check our FAQ page for answers to commonly asked questions. 

Peggy Dolan and the Fund in People Magazine!
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Mark Your Calendar!
Please join us for these upcoming events to benefit the Fund!
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Benjamin Rush Award
Peggy Dolan and the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund are to receive the 2010 Benjamin Rush Award from the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society.
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Another Great Family Fun Day Cruise
Our eighth year! Once again, Entertainment Cruises, Inc., and the Spirit of Philadelphia donated a luncheon cruise to the Fund! On April 11, 2010, 400 pediatric patients and family members enjoyed an afternoon of fun, food, and new friends.
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Peggy Dolan Appears on Philly Factor
Watch Peggy's interview on LaSalle University's Philly Factor.
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Tamanend Middle School's Basketball Shootout
Tamanend Middle School held its 10th Annual Basketball Shootout on February 20 to benefit the Fund.
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Wine in Winter 2010
A sellout crowd of more than 500 enjoyed the third annual Wine in Winter on February 5!
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Holiday Adopt-a-Family Program Concludes Its 16th Year
Thanks to the incredible generosity of many sponsors, the Fund was able to brighten the holiday season for more than 125 families in need.
Creative Ways to Contribute
The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund participates in the United Way's donor option program (for United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, use donor option number 03972). We also participate in the Combined Federal Campaign for Southeastern Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley Areas, South Jersey, and Delaware (use campaign number 66587). And did you know that you can benefit KADMF by searching the web using GoodSearch? Find out more about these other ways to give.

Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund on Facebook
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A Recent Letter
We'd like to share with you this letter, which we recently received from a family that we assisted:

Dear Peggy Dolan and Staff,

Thank you so much for the help you provided for my family. I can tell you being a single mom supporting two children with health isssues can be at best draining--the days seem to run together just working hard to accomplish the basics.

Your organization was built by people who understand the journey. I am so thankful for people like yourselves who care.

I cannot thank you enough for everything!

American Red Cross
We are honored to be able to include the insignia for the American Red Cross Blood Services on our website, because Kelly Anne Dolan and her sister Kim relied on the generosity and kindness of blood donors throughout their illness. They, like so many children diagnosed with blood disorders, leukemia, and other forms of cancer, required regular transfusions for their treatments and to get beyond a crisis. Kelly Anne and Kim were transfused as often as 15 times a month--approximately 700-800 units of blood products during the course of their illness.

How can you thank a blood donor? The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund was established as a way to "give back" to the more than 700 blood donors who allowed the Dolan family time to enjoy Kelly Anne and who also made it possible for Kim to live long enough to find a cure. Blood donors are our heroes! We can't thank them enough!

The need for blood is ongoing. Please consider making a donation soon, if not today! See our Resources and Links page for more information about the Red Cross.

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A World of Thanks
We are in the first month of our new fiscal year and already the activity in our office has been stepped up to a feverish pace. 
7/15/2010

The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization, contributions to which are tax-deductible as permitted by law.

The official registration and financial information of Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling 1-800-732-0999 (toll free in Pennsylvania). Registration does not imply endorsement.

The KADMF is a proud member of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO), the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and is registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations.