Highlights and Photos
Our 11th annual Kisses for Kyle Family Fun Day in Ocean City, NJ was a beautiful gathering of close to 600 attendees! We welcomed 131 of our beloved families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis while missing our families who planned to attend and were unable.
Our largest annual event could not take place without the generosity and teamwork of our many amazing partners, donors & volunteers!
Much appreciation to:
Caitlin Quirk for helping to create our most special day over a decade ago, staying with us to help grow our family day every single year!
Justin & the City of Ocean City for working alongside us throughout the year and the day of, to ensure our most enjoyable experiences to provide to our families!
Playland Castaway Cove for donating unlimited rides for our families to fully enjoy!
Manco & Manco for donating 2 slices of pizza & a drink for our attendees to enjoy this delicious special treat!
Bowfish Studios for transforming our warriors & super sibs into amazing mermaids & sharks along with beautiful braids!
JiLLy's for donating arcade fun, yummy fries & fountain beverage!
Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation for donating $9000 which provides $50 for each of our families to enjoy something extra special over and above our many partner donations, complimentary parking, yummy food and more!
Ocean City Paddle Company for offering enjoyable paddleboard & kayak experiences on the bay!
Alliance Partners joint effort with Dunkin to provide gift cards to all of our attendees!
Ocean City Mayor's Office for providing complimentary beach tags!
Bungalow Bowls for providing refreshing and delicious acai bowls!
City of Ocean City for the generous discounted rate for parking!
Watson's Regency Suites for providing a great discounted rate along with a 2 night stay for one of our families in need!
Kate Stutzel for donating a 2 night stay for one of our families in need!
We Make it Personal for donating our annual engraved Kisses for Kyle ornaments!
Five Below for the abundance of gifts for our warriors & super sibs to select from!
Aubrey Smith & Upper Dublin Girl Scout Troop for the yummy Girl Scout cookies!
Secret Santa friend for donating 100 pounds of yummy Parade Candy!
SeaJeweled Cleaning Services - Joanna Berry for the beautiful beach jewelry for our warriors & super sibs to select from!
Aaron's Putty for donating fun mini dough jars for our warriors & super sibs to select from!
Many thanks to our Photographers who traveled the distance to donate their services to capture our very special moments with beautiful beach portraits along with our families enjoying their day in Ocean City!
Bob Steck
Heather Smith
John Mulholland
Suzie Foster
Attila Matyas
Many thanks to our many volunteers who travelled the distance to be with us to help set up, welcome our beloved families at registration, make sure everyone receives all of our their donations & help breakdown upon completion!
Cheryl McCullough
Eileen & Brittany Middleton
Kelly Zingaro
Kim Clothier
Andrea & John Morton
Rich Nardiello
Anita Schoeffling
Sute Stout & Trish
Marnan & William Harner
Lowery family