Gabby’s Monthly Memory

It is September, Time to Celebrate Gabby and the Many Kind Hospital Providers ❤️

As we remember Gabby and the incredible strength she showed during her battle with cancer, we also want to take a moment to recognize and thank the amazing doctors and nurses who cared for her with such compassion and kindness.

Donate to Gabby’s Dream Fund

Gabby is sitting in her hospital gown and holding a stuffed animal of some sort. There is a medical professional sitting next to her with her mask and surgeon hat on. It looks like they are in a surgery room with a large light above them and some computer screens behind them.
A doctor kneeling or sitting at Gabbys bed. She has her arms up and the doctor is holding both arms. They both have smiles on their faces.
Gabby is standing in her medical gown and there are two medical professionals in their scrubs with white masks on standing next to her and looking down at her.
A male medical professional is standing and looking down at Gabby, who is lying in the hospital bed. The man is next to a computer screen that looks like it is part of some larger medical equipment.
Bags of Fun

Your dedication, empathy, and unwavering support made a world of difference during the most challenging times and offered comfort and hope when it was needed most to Gabby’s family.

Bags of Fun

We are forever grateful for the love and care you showed Gabby, and we find peace in knowing she was surrounded by such wonderful people in her final months.

Celebrate 20 years with Bags of Fun!

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Join us at the 20th Annual Bring Out the Bags event!

October 5, 2024 from 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm (MST)

Join us as we celebrate two decades of bringing joy to children and launch our mission into the next 20 years with the goal of funding 200 new Bags of Fun. Be a part of our journey Beyond 20, helping us reach even more children in need and make a lasting difference in their lives by providing customized bags filled with therapeutic toys and activities that enhance motor skills, boost self-esteem, support mental health, and offer comfort during challenging medical treatments.

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Volunteer Spotlight

Meet Susie Reynolds. Susie has been volunteering with Bags of Fun for several years. She is instrumental in helping with our Medical Bags of Fun.

 

Learn More About Susie Reynolds

Our Mission & Vision

Mission: To deliver a Bag of Fun to every child fighting a long-term or life-threatening condition.

Vision: We exist to bring joy, laughter and relief to every child whose health and happiness is threatened and/or compromised.

Our Core Values

 

15,306

Bags Given Across the Country

12,006 in Colorado
2,600 in Kansas City
700 in Omaha

BAGS OF FUN HISTORY - Delivering joy, laughter and relief to every child fighting a life-threatening disease or condition. SEPTEMBER 2004: Gabby Krause Foundation Established. MAY 2005: First BAG OF FUN Delivered in Colorado. AUGUST 2007: Expanded to kidney patients in Colorado. JANUARY 2011: Expanded to Kansas & Missouri. JANUARY 2012: Expanded to Epilepsy patients in Colorado. JANUARY 2015: Expanded to Nuero Rehab, Cardiac Surgery & GI patients in Colorado. OCTOBER 2019: 10,000th BAG OF FUN Delivered Nationwide. JANUARY 2020: Expanded to Nebraska. MAY 2021: Expanded to include Mental Health Bags in Colorado. JUNE 2022 - Gabby's Dream Fund Established. July 2023: Omaha expands to include Madonna Rehab Hospitals. September 2024: 20 years of Bringing Joy Laughter and Relief to kids in Colorado. 20 years of Bags of Fun.