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SPREAD JOY ONE SMILE AT A TIME
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Holiday Heroes!
Volunteers are the backbone of Holiday Heroes and are essential to the work we do here.
We want you to know how much we appreciate you and your time.
thank you for being a hero!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Packing Party
Service groups come together to help Holiday Heroes prep our craft supplies as well as, pack our activity boxes and Hero Packs for our hospital and clinic partnerships.
Whether you're a community group, school,
church, business, or friends/family, all ages, and organizations are welcome!
*Ask us about our corporate sponsorship opportunities available for packing parties!
Hospital Party
We have opportunities for volunteers to help deliver activity boxes, take pictures and interact with patients at our quarterly hospital parties.
Special Event Committees
We have a number of fundraisers throughout the year that is put together by volunteer committees from planning to the day of event help.
All we ask is that you're passionate about Holiday Heroes, have an interest in planning and organizing fundraisers, are able to attend a (1) hour monthly meeting, and help us with promoting and recruiting guests to attend the event.
To volunteer with Holiday Heroes, please click the volunteer interest form below!
Our Mission
Holiday Heroes brings joy to pediatric patients and their families through meaningful in-person and virtual experiences that support emotional well-being and resilience during medical treatment.
Our Vision
Holiday Heroes envisions a world where pediatric patients and their families experience joy, laughter, and emotional support as an essential part of the healing journey.
Our Values
IMPACT
We measure what matters. By gathering meaningful feedback and data, we continuously learn, improve our programs, and make better decisions for the patients and families we serve.
COLLABORATION
We believe impact is greater when built together. By forming purposeful partnerships with hospitals, families, volunteers, and sponsors, we expand our reach and better serve pediatric patients and their communities.
COMPASSION
We lead with empathy, kindness, and respect in everything we do. We create inclusive, welcoming experiences for patients and families of all backgrounds — because compassion is central to who we are and how we serve.
INTEGRITY
We do what we say we will do. We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, honoring our commitments to care facilities, medical teams, patients, and families through responsible, dependable action.
Our PEOPLE
Maggie handles all of the accounting, and operations, and assists with our programming at Holiday Heroes to keep our day-to-day interactions with hospital staff and patients running smoothly.
Maggie's background in Child Life is what brought her to Holiday Heroes and its ability to impact the lives of children across the country, which is her passion. "I am in a fortunate position to put smiles on the faces who need it most and want to extend that reach to as many children as I can."
When Maggie is off duty, she loves spending time with her beautiful kids, and loving husband and takes advantage of any opportunity to travel and explore new places with them.
Board of Directors
Tim Taylor
Board Chairman since 2008
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Reed Hudson
Board Vice Chair since 2008
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Brian Pomis
Treasurer since 2008
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Sarah Hunter
Secretary since 2008
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Alex Grant
Board Member since 2008
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Ann Behrens
Board Member since 2008
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Bill Burris
Board Member since 2008
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Bill Rogalla
Board Member since 2008
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Dr. Kristen Maguire, M.D.
Board Chairman since 2008
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Heather Grove
Board Member since 2008
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Kyle Evangelista
Board Member since 2008
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Lynn Unterberg
Board Member since 2008
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Mike Schendl
Board Chairman since 2008
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Mike Winters
Board Member since 2008
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Morgan Olenski
Board Member since 2008
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Nick Shuford
Board Member since 2008
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Robert Grant
Board Chairman since 2008
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Spenser Sotolongo
Board Member since 2008
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