Overview
The Kevin Boyle Foundation was
created in1999, in memory of a
loving, creative man who passed
away from cancer at the age of 34.
This memorial foundation honors

Kevin’s true spirit of grace, generosity,
and love of family. All funds raised
go directly to support the needs of
terminally-ill children and their
families at the Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Mission

The Kevin Boyle Foundation helps
families losing a child to a terminal
illness. At such heartbreaking times,
we seek to alleviatesome of the
financial burdens faced by these

CHOP families. For the majority of
these families, financial stress becomes
enormous at a time when the only focus
should be family. These parents
generally leave work to stay with their
child, either in the hospital or at home.
In addition, many of these parents are

single parents, and the financial and
emotional stresses are even greater.
The money raised by the Kevin Boyle
Foundation does not go toward any
hospital expenses but is used solely
by the families. While this does not

solve their problems, it does help.

How Kevin Boyle Foundation Works
Children’s Hospital social workers,
working intimately with the children and
families, let us know when there is an
immediate need with which we can help.
Thus far, the Kevin Boyle Foundation
has donated over $65,000 to the
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Support We've Provided

Ø Mobile beds to enable children to leave the hospital and move home

Ø Babysitting of siblings to give parents more time with sick children

Ø DVD players, vcrs, and other things for the entertainment of homebound children

Ø Books on tape and music CDs for children whose illnesses have caused blindness

Ø Purchase of any other “wishlist” items

Ø Car insurance and car payments to allow parents to travel to the hospital

Ø Mortgage payments and other monthly bills for families decimated by the financial burdens of raising a sick child

Ø Christmas gifts

Ø Funeral funding

Fundraising

Ø KBF Tennis Tournaments

Ø KBF March Madness Beef & Beers

Ø Drexel Hill MS Walkathons

Ø KB Hoops 3-on-3 Basketball Tournaments

Ø Sponsored Marathoners

Ø Benefit Concerts

Ø Individual Donations

A Poem by Kevin
for Children's Hospital
CHOP, CHOP
Get to it now, go on
there is love to be given
and love to be felt in giving
the love we have been given to give.

CHOP, CHOP
Hustle up, now, let’s go
touch a child, touch a mother
with flesh or smile, sister, brother,

do some true, good deed for another.