Pickleberry Pie Inc.
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February 25, 2010
I began performing for children in Bay Area hospitals last year through Pickleberry Pie. The first thing I realized is how "golden" Pickleberry Pie is with the staffs at the different hospitals. The nurses and other staff members see the positive effects the performers have on the children and their families and no price can be put on that. In fact, their is no price as the hospitals pay nothing for this wonderful service. As a paramedic for the past 25 years and as a children's music performer, I have never experienced the appreciation for what I do more than when performing for sick children. I can't help but choke up myself when mother's start crying out of gratitude when my band comes in and starts performing for their child. My hope is to see Pickleberry Pie expand and be able to serve every children's hospital and pediatric ward across the country.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my capacity as a musical performer.
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How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 24, 2010
Pickleberry Pie makes a difference to the lives of children who are sick and need a lift. I have seen smiles and yes even laughter from sick kids. What moves me the most is when they start singing. I am proud of my affliation with Pickleberry Pie.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the smiles on the children
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 24, 2010
Hats off to Pickleberry Pie for their wonderful efforts in reaching out to kids in hospitals and special learning centers. Cathy & Marcy enjoyed several performances and workshops and recommend the program! www.cathymarcy.com
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Music really does make a difference....
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Distribute CD's and DVD's to ALL children's hospitals, hire staff to organize more programming.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
February 23, 2010
I was first introduced to Kids Public Radio several years ago as a children's artist and when I heard of the Pickleberry Pie Very Special Concerts Series (artists performing in hospitals) I was eager to get involved as I was aware of the healing effects of music on young hospital patients, their families and the hospital staff. I have been with The Very Special Concert Series in both the Bay Area and Los Angeles for over five years now and can testify firsthand to the powerful and joyful effects these "musical" visits have on the children, bringing smiles and laughter and a sense of fun and comfort to what is often for them a painful and scary situation. Kids Public Radio also brings sunshine and smiles into the lives of many families, without commericals!
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This non-profit is all volunteer, so all funds go directly to benefit children's programs directly
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Pickleberry Pie Inc has a volunteer staff that are children's advocates and they are dedicated and compassionate in their efforts to make the lives of children better, safer and more joyful.
Ways to make it better...
More funding would help this organization to maintain and expand their services to more children.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
February 21, 2010
As a Pickleberry Pie performer, I have found the most important thing we do is bring a little joy in the lives of very young hospital patients... and their parents. The parents are always so very grateful that an otherwise dreary day has been lit by a golden glow as their child smiles, claps, and sometimes sings along, too. During bedside visits, both the child and his or her parents gets to forget for just a little while the stress of a hospitalization as we share together the joy of music. For tiny children, I bring puppets, shakers, bells. For older children, I give a very cool instant guitar lesson. Perhaps most memorable was a recent visit to a family whose two children (ages 1 and 2) were both spending their birthday in the hospital. How wonderful that Pickleberry Pie made it possible for these children to have a special birthday concert! I hope Pickleberry Pie will be able to bring the joy of music to sick children in many, many more pediatric wards throughout the nation.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
three different hospitals in the Washington, DC area.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
seeing sick children... and their parents... smile.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
the best! Irene Light volunteers countless hours every week to making sure Pickleberry Pie reaches countless hospitalized children through in-person visits, pediatric ward concerts, and age-appropriate videos.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
bring the joy of music to many, many more children in pediatric wards.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 20, 2010
Imagine you have a child being hospitalized with a serious illness. Wouldn't you want to do whatever possible to provide an uplifting experience to help alleviate the frightening set of circumstances with which your child is dealing? The Pickleberry Pie hospital project is doing just that by making quality music and story videos available on demand for children who are hospitalized. For 23 years this public charity has expanded its reach to 22 hospitals nationwide serving about40,000 children and their families yearly. Pickleberry Pie is an all volunteer organization with no paid administrator, no paid director, no overhead, or development costs. All funds raised suppport the kids directly. Everything Pickleberry Pie does is for free so that there is no charge for concerts, webcast, or other activities. There are 3 free webcast audio channels worldwide on the internet, all free of commercials. In addition to providing programs for hospitals Pickleberry Pie has programs for elementary schools teaching students songwriting and providing a radio channel where kids can do their own radio shows. The Pickleberry Pie hospital project will soon be made available to for the GetWellNetwork hospitals across the country. My colleague, Irene Light, has worked tirelessly to gain access to quality videos and DVD's for the program. I am a member of the Review Committee for Pickleberry Pie and have the difficult task of helping Irene choose the best videos possible for hospitalized children. All the videos Irene forwards to me are superb in the quality of the music and accompanying graphics. My job on the Review Committee would be easy if I could select every video Irene sends me, but on the other hand, it's good to know Irene has access to so much excellent material ,and all the choices I make will be good ones.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
seeing the quality of all videos I view for the program including videos contributed by well-known performers for children such as Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Watching all the videos sent to me for review
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
my colleague, Irene Light, who puts in hours each day finding sources for excellent videos and DVD's.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
expand its network to many more hospitals and schools benefiting even more children.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 20, 2010
These last several years, I have had the privilege of playing music for the children, sometimes along with their parents, at various facilities in the D.C. and Baltimore area. These children just want to be able to smile and music is the common language that reaches them...Without the never-ending support of Pickleberry Pie Inc., much of this would not have been possible. Today's economic situation is making it increasingly difficult to find funding, but the demand is also greater, and perhaps more important, than ever.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Playing music for the kids and their families and seeing all the smiles.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Positive, helpful, and very dedicated...
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Do much more for children on a National scale
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 20, 2010
I have had the privilege to be involved with Pickleberry Pie Inc. for several years as just one of many visiting performers at the Children's Hospitals in the Los Angeles area. I cannot stress enough how much joy and emotional support these visits by all the artists bring to the families of these wonderful children are going through so much confusion and pain. The music is the medicine and it would not be available if not for this caring and loving organization. Dan Crow
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
bring a smile to every hospitalized child in America
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
My Role: Board Member & All members of Pickleberry Pie are volunteers-even Board Members. I have coordinated live hospital shows. I created a partnership between Pickleberry Pie and the GetWellNetwork to provide quality video entertainment to the pediatric patients.in the Get.
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February 19, 2010
Pickleberry Pie was invited to send a performer to the new theater at Miami Children's Hospital.The theater was filled with parents and teen volunteers and about 7 children from the hospital. One of the children, who was 5 yrs. old, was wearing a stocking cap; so she may have had surgery or treatments of some type. The girl's mother went up to our performer, Mary Jo Huff, and said that her daughter probably would not make it through the presentation because she had trouble sitting still for very long. She also shared that the child had lost her speech and had been non-verbal for months. Not only did the child sit through the 45 min. show but she also tried to imitate hand motions that Mary Jo was teaching for a song. Later on, she got up and danced. Her Mom got up and danced with her! Then the Mom went up to Mary Jo, thanked her for being there and said it was like a miracle. Mary Jo said that she hadn't caused this to happen. It was the music. It was an incident clearly showing how music can aid in healing! Mary Jo was so excited after the show that she had to call Pickleberry Pie me to let me know what had happened since she herself was so excited to be part of this breakthrough experience. It is reassuring to know that Mary Jo is part of the PickleberryPie/GetWellNetwork programming * and that the children can see her everyday as part of our story and music content. Hopefully this programming will lead to many more "small miracles."
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Everyone is extremely happy to donate their time and talents to help the children. In the PickleberryPie/GetWellNetwork project alone, there are over 70 volunteer individuals/companies world-wide who just want to put a smile on the faces of the children.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 19, 2010
I've been an active member of Pickleberry Pie for two years. Volunteering with this organization has been an amazing experience so far. All of the funds we've raised have supported kids directly. I've volunteered to provide entertainment in the form of stories, music, videos, and activities in order to make hospitals less frightening to young kids. Everything we do, we do for the kids. We've provided concerts for them and educational activities to provide them with inspiration and hope. This organization introduces children to the musical world and allows them to communicate through it.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
knowing that I've made a difference in the lives of young children everywhere.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
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