The Jester and Pharley Phund


[Medical] [Smile Carts] [Endorsements]
The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart Donated to Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance, CA by The Medical Staff of Torrance Memorial Medical Center



	THE BEST MEDICINE — The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart donated to Torrance Memorial Medical Center sits festive and beribboned, awaiting its formal presentation to Pediatrics from the hospital's Medical Staff.




WITH PANACHE — Dr. Norman Panitch, former Chief of Staff of Torrance Memorial Medical Center and a member of The Jester & Pharley Phund Board of Governors, joins Barbara Saltzman, The Jester's Mom, in talking about the value of laughter in keeping up the spirits of young patients, and how much The Jester & Pharley keep those smiles coming.

APPRECIATIVE — Char Cottrell, Pediatric Clinical Manager at Torrance Memorial, hugs The Jester's Mom and thanks Dr. Norman Panitch and other members of the Medical Staff on behalf of the children who will benefit from The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart, as she and Dr. Panitch reveal the permanent plaque acknowledging the Medical Staff's generosity.




	HAPPY SMILES — Char Cottrell, standing left, and The Jester's Mom, kneeling, share in the fun provided by the Medical Staff of Torrance Memorial to young patients and their families, seated from left, Joshua Telkamp, Sam Telkamp, Ti'uana Simon, Tommy Mayemura, Chris Marshall and Orlando Quesada, while Dr. Norman Panitch enjoys reading The Jester Has Lost His Jingle with Julie Telkamp.



	THE STORY BEGINS — Barbara Saltzman, The Jester's Mom, reads the happy tale of The Jester & Pharley's quest for laughter to young patients and family members at Torrance Memorial.


AND HE TALKED HIS FUNNY TALK — Seven-year-old Orlando Quesada, who attends Norman Elementary School in Harbor City, does a great job of coloring in The Jester & Pharley entertaining the little girl in the hospital and reveals that he smiles when "people make me laugh."

BUDDING ARTIST — Young Sam Telkamp doesn't let a bandaged wrist stop him from coloring in the fanciful drawing of The Jester & Pharley, just as his two-year-old brother Josh is doing.


SMILES BY THE SMILE CART — Enjoying The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart and its contents -- including a TV, VCR and CD-radio-audio unit provided by Sony Medical Systems - are Torrance Memorial patients and family members, for whom The Jester & Pharley Doll serves as a reminder that their smiles are always inside them. Seated, and waving from the back row, from left, are Dr. Norman Panitch, Julie Telkamp and Ti'auna Simon. Jingling their Jester & Pharley Dolls in the front row are, from left, Sam Telkamp, Tommy Mayemura, Chris Marshall and Orlando Quesada.

	HAPPY GRIN — Ti'uana Simon is all smiles as she draws The Jester & Pharley. The Smile Cart comes with Jester & Pharley books, dolls, bookmarks and other items for gifting to young hospital patients.

QUICK SPIN — Joshua Telkamp takes The Jester & Pharley out for a quick spin in his Tonka truck as the smiling duo make themselves very comfortable in the Torrance Memorial Medical Center playroom.