Each year Judi Vaillancourt designs a special Starlight Santa. This Santa is only produced for one year, then it is retired on Christmas Eve. A portion of the proceeds from it are donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation to purchase “Fun Centers” for local pediatric units.
The 20th annual Starlight piece will be available May 1st, with the lowest numbers being offered at the Starlight Opening and will remain in production until it is retired on Christmas Day.
Starlight Children’s Foundation
The Starlight Children’s Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities.
A “Fun Center” is a mobile entertainment unit containing a flat-screen television, DVD player and Nintendo system. Whether hospitalized children are nervously awaiting surgery, sitting restlessly during a long treatment or lonely in their hospital room, the Fun Center helps them cope by providing hours of fun and distraction. Fun Center sponsorship is currently $4,250 which includes all the costs of the unit and maintenance for the life of the Fun Center by Starlight Children’s Foundation staff.
Date: The 2010 date and time have not yet been announced. Please visit our calendar for other in-store events.
