Pediatric Cancer Patients Left their Mark
- adriana
- Sep 30, 2024
- 2 min read
On September 17, 2024, Hyundai Hope On Wheels® & South Florida Hyundai Dealers Association presented a $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award grant to Dr. Kerice Pinkney and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation to underwrite cancer-related needs at the pediatric facility.
Zoe Vargas
$100,000 check presentation
With the award, the hospital’s nonprofit foundation will have received more than $1.2 million in total lifetime funding from Hyundai’s Hope On Wheels campaign, which began nationally in 1998. The initiative is supported by Hyundai and its U.S. dealers, including those in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, to help kids fight cancer.
Dr. Kerice Pinkney and a cancer patient
Dr. Kerice Pinkney
South Florida children battling cancer participated in the program’s signature handprint ceremony, dipping their hands in paint and adding their prints to a white Hyundai SUV. Their colorful contribution to the Hope vehicle represents their cancer journeys, hopes, and dreams.
Hope on Wheels vehicle
Giosetta Anania
Giosetta Anania 2
Cancer survivor Jaylin Pulido
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals, offering a comprehensive scope of healthcare services and programs in a caring, compassionate setting designed specifically for children. A level one trauma center that is part of the Hollywood-based Memorial Healthcare System, it combines advanced technology, the expertise of board-certified specialists, and a patient and family-centered approach to heal the body, mind, and spirit.
The hospital’s nonprofit foundation focuses on philanthropy to positively impact patients, families, and underwrite programs, facilities, and equipment that support the pediatric facility’s mission.
Hyundai Hope on Wheels® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels provides grants to eligible institutions nationwide that are pursuing critical research aimed at improving treatments and saving lives. Hyundai Hope On Wheels is one of the largest nonprofit funders of pediatric cancer research in the country. Primary funding for Hyundai Hope On Wheels comes from Hyundai Motor America and its more than 830 U.S. dealers. In 2024, Hyundai Hope On Wheels will surpass a lifetime total donation of $250 million in support of more than 1,300 childhood cancer research grants to over 175 hospitals and research institutions.