The Monday Life
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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Founder | Joey McMahon |
| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization |
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| Website | themondaylife.org |
The Monday Life is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization that works toward the welfare of hospitalized children by improving their patient environments.[1] The organization has a crowd-sourced fundraising platform, in which donors can give $1 every Monday.[2][3]
History
[edit]Joey McMahon started The Monday Life after his grandfather died of bone cancer in 2009. McMahon had grown up volunteering at Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center and noticed that the hospital environment impacted healing outcomes.[1]
The organization was launched in 2011 and initially worked with Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center. In 2012, The Monday Life began to partner with other hospitals.[4] In 2013, The Monday Life was featured in a segment of Google's and Mashable's Giving Tuesday Hangout-a-thon.[5][6] The organization has worked with the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, including filming a video with players and patients which was featured on both CBS and NBC Sports.[7]
Mission
[edit]The organization aims to help hospitalized children experience health, happiness, and hope through improved patient environments.[8] The organization listens directly to nurses, child health professionals, and patients when funding projects.[9] Requests from nurses have led the organization to support many ideas, including iPads, art supplies, a new playground, movie nights, djembe drums, and padding for beds.[8] In 2015, The Monday Life brought an interactive 3D V-pod Sensory Unit, created by Amazing Interactives, to Brenner Children's Hospital.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Oliver, Jim. "The Monday Life: Improving the Lives of Sick Kids". DukeReport. USA Today Sports. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "The Monday Life". The Monday Life. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Petroff, Alana (12 March 2012). "Start-up finances: Student entrepreneurs tap their networks". Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Mooney, Ashley. "Monday Life makes patients 'feel more human'". The Chronicle. Duke Student Publishing Company. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Summers, Nick (2 December 2013). "Google will host a live, donatable 'Hangout-a-thon' with charities tomorrow for Giving Tuesday". The Next Web. The Next Web, Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b Daniel, Fran (25 October 2015). "Brenner Children's Hospital introduces Brenner Robot to young patients". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Dauster, Rob (22 October 2013). "Duke players, including Jabari Parker, film 'Lean On Me' video at kids hospital". NBC Sports. NBC. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b Alexandra, Rainesford (4 February 2014). "Let's Live The Monday Life: Nonprofit Changes Hospitalized Kids' Environments". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Loewe, Emma. "Triangle nurses become involved with pediatric nonprofit, The Monday Life". The Chronicle. Duke Student Publishing Company. Retrieved 22 February 2016.