Our mission is to help heal hearts
Little Smiles is a volunteer driven, non-profit 501(c)3 children’s charity. Our mission is to help heal hearts and create little smiles by providing gifts and fun activities to children impacted by serious illness, homelessness or tragedy. With the guidance of local professionals such as doctors, nurses, child life specialists and social workers, we strive to help kids escape their unfortunate circumstances, even if only for a short period of time.
Here is how we do it:
Nurses and social workers submit requests to Little Smiles on behalf of kids in their care.
Our signature “Junk Food Runs” are designed to deliver snacks and special treats to kids who are spending all of their time in a hospital for pediatrics facility.
Our Sponsors
Our programs and our smiles would not happen without our sponsors. Little Smiles is so grateful to the local companies and individuals that invest in our families and kids. A special thanks to One Main Financial for being our first Monte Carlo Night Sponsor for 2017!
Latest News
NRG gives Check Presentation
Diane O’Mara, Steve Grandizio and Jeff Haas are presented with a $50,000 check from NRG at Shriners Hospital. Little Smiles PA won the Pick NRG contest !!!!
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Super Bowl Champs visit St Christopher’s Hospital
Our Eagles are Super Bowl champs off the field as well as on the field. They helped our St Christopher's patients score some touch downs in the Oncology clinic! Little Smiles and the staff at St Chris partnered to welcome Rick Lovato #45, Joe Walker #59, Mack Hollins...
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Birthday Celebration St. Christopher’s Oncology
It was another fun day at St. Christopher's as we celebrated January - April birthdays!! Thanks to our friends at ABRA Auto Body and Glass, we enjoyed pizza, chips, a birthday cake and other goodies. The children shared their ages but the adults "pleaded the fifth” We...
read moreSteve Grandizio
Co-Founder
Matt Patterson
Past President & Treasurer
Stephen McCrossin
Director
Mike Levasseur
Director
Jeff Mullen
President & Co-Founder
Kelly Ann Zazyczny
Director of Operations
Robert Avin
Director
Justin Grass
Past President & Director
John Miner
Honorary Director
Jeff Haas
Vice President
Tim Beverlin
Director
Tara Ritaldato
Director
Glen Baskin
Honorary Director
About Us
Little Smiles Philadelphia was started by a relative and a close friend of Paul Donohue, the founder of Little Smiles, Inc. Florida and is an independent affiliate. It is with great passion that, in accordance with the Little Smiles mission statement, Little Smiles Philadelphia has assisted and continues to assist thousands of children in the City of Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Little Smiles Philadelphia's dedicated board of directors and volunteers work unselfishly day in and day out to provide "little smiles" for the children who need it most in the Greater Philadelphia region!