[Medical] [Smiles for Kids With Cancer] [Endorsements]
While we wait for tomorrow's cures, it is The Jester & Pharley Phund
that gives today's children hope and laughter as they battle cancer and other serious illness.
What is the Jester & Pharley Smile Cart?
Where are the
Smile Carts?
Endorsements of the
Smile Cart

The mobile humor cart
helps provide diversion from pain
while giving young patients
emotional support with
Jester & Pharley books and dolls

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Patients at more than 35
hospitals and
special-needs facilities
across the country
benefit daily from
The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart

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"This cart, doll and book
will be a tremendous help
to literally thousands of children.
We are the largest center for
treatment of children with complex,
serious and life-threatening diseases in the Western United States and there are tens of thousands of children who will benefit from this donation."
--Dr. Stuart Siegel, Director
Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood
Disease, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles


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What is the Jester & Pharley Smile Cart?
The mobile Smile Cart comes with:

TV, VCR, Radio-CD-Tape Unit,
"The Jester Has Lost His Jingle" books,
Jester & Pharley Dolls, Jester & Pharley Bookmarks,
Jester & Pharley PhunBooks,
" 'The Jester Has Lost His Jingle' Curriculum Supplement"

Donors are acknowledged for their generosity with a permanent plaque on the Smile Cart

Your $10,000 contribution will fund a complete cart, providing youngsters with the benefit of laughter and inspiration while in the hospital or a special-care facility as well as bringing them long-term smiles when they return home.

Where are the Smile Carts? Who Donated the Smile Carts?
Bethune Transitional School, CA Vistas for Children, Inc
Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital of
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, NJ
Macaroni Anne Cheeze and Mayor Clancey the Clown
California Hospital, CA Ronald McDonald House Charities National
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern CA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA The Bloomingdale's Fund of the Federated Department Stores Foundation
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA SCI Real Estate Investments
The Children's Clinic, CA Vistas for Children, Inc.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, GA Oscar & Janis Roberts
aka Mayor Clancy the Clown of SmilevilleTM
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA Donna McHugh, Marjorie Petry and The Staff of the Annenberg School for Communication at USC
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA Barbara S. Marshall and California Wellness Foundation
Children's Hospital of Orange County, CA The Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
Children's Hospital of Orange County at Mission, CA The Students of Viejo Elementary School
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH Mary Elizabeth Welpton
City of Hope, CA Transamerica
Harbor Interfaith Services, CA Palos Verdes Junior Women's Club
Harbor UCLA Medical Center, CA The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Hospice of the Valley, CA The Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
InnVision, CA The Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
Kaiser Permanente, CA Jennifer & Samantha Hildebrandt
King-Drew Medical Center, CA Crail-Johnson Foundation
Les Kelley Family Health Center, CA  
LAC+USC Women's & Children's Hospital, CA The California Endowment
Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, CA Joe & Barbara Saltzman
Methodist Hospital, CA Frontier Communication
Miller Children's Hospital, CA David, Damon & Charity Allswang
Mission Children's Hospital, NC Karen Luke Jackson and Oscar & Janis Luke Roberts
Mustard Seed School, CA

The Sacramento Book of Dreams and
The Sence Foundation

Oakland Children's Hospital, CA Michael & Jennifer Saltzman
Pediatric Therapy Network, CA Vistas for Children, Inc.
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, CA Rotary Club of Palos Verdes Peninsula, Malaga Bank Customer, Lions Club of Palos Verdes and Kiwanis International of Torrance
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro, CA Mericos Foundation
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, OH Lader Family Foundation and The Carol J. and Morton S. Frankel Philanthropic Fund
St. Mary Medical Center, CA St. Mary Medical Center
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, CA The Children's Miracle Network
Toberman Neighborhood Center, CA Vistas for Children, Inc.
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, CA Torrance Memorial Medical Center Staff
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, CA The Confidence Foundation
University Children's Hospital at UCI Medical Center, CA AstraZeneca
White Memorial Medical Center, CA Ronald McDonald House Charities National
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern CA
Women's & Children's Clinic of Little Company of Mary, CA Vistas for Children, Inc.
Yale-New Haven Children's Clinic, CT The William & Wilma Dooley Foundation
Endorsements of the Smile Cart

"The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart brings much enjoyment and pleasure to our children and families who spend time in the hospital. The Jester & Pharley have been much loved figures in our institution for some time now. The addition of the Smile Cart will ensure that many more children will be touched by the wonderful message which Jester & Pharley share - the message of hope, humor and love."
Ellen Good, Child Life Manager
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital


"Your project to bring humor and laughter to children, utilizing David Saltzman's message form "The Jester Has Lost His Jingle" can have a profoundly helpful impact on children facing medical crises and other stressful life circumstances."
Sean Phipps, Ph.D.,
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN


"The beauty of the doll is that it has a dual purpose. Not only do the bells help children remember to stay still during procedures, The Jester & Pharley Doll also reminds them of the importance of laughter and love."
Child Life Specialist, University Hospital, SUNY


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