APPLE A DAY FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
We provide iPads to kids that are in treatment for cancer!
About This Cause
Jayde met teenager Brittany Hamilton in 2008 at Fashion Funds the Cure. Brittany had been battling bone cancer for nearly a decade. The two became great friends. Brittany was full of life, witty and very artsy. Jayde instantly fell in love. Over the course of her chemotherapy, it was clear that comfort was not an easy thing to come by. Trying to watch television or even using a laptop were not easy tasks. Jayde wanted to do something to help bring some joy and fun to Brittany, so for her 16th birthday, Jayde bought Brittany an iPhone. Little did she know the impact that would have. Brittany was able to reach the outside world again—to surf the web with ease from anywhere. She was able to text and talk and stay in contact with her friends and family, all in the palm of her hands. She could even sit back and listen to her favorite music (or radio station) during her chemotherapy sessions. For the brief time that Jayde and Brittany were friends, Jayde changed Brittany’s life. Brittany passed away in 2010, losing her battle to bone cancer. Jayde was devastated. Her goal was to show Brittany the world of radio, music, & to bring joy to her life. What she hadn’t realized over the course of their friendship, was that Brittany would teach Jayde more than she ever could have shown her.Jayde decided to expand the idea on a much larger scale and help other children and teens suffering with illness. The goal of the Apple a Day Program is to gift an iPad or other device to a child currently in treatment, so they can stay connected to friends & family during long hospital stays. Apple a Day provides devices, such as iPhones, iPads, or smartphones and even laptops to children ages 2 to 18 undergoing cancer treatment, at no cost to them or their families. Since launching the program in 2010 Jayde and her team have presented 200+ iPads/devices to children fighting cancer. She is currently in the process of expanding her Apple a Day Program to New York.