Gabby’s Monthly Memory

Spring has sprung! 💐

It is April…time to celebrate Gabby! Gabby loved the Spring sunshine and the longer days. 🌞 She continued to stay active during her treatment. Easter celebrations, soccer games, picnics, backyard parties all kept her happy and busy during her last Spring.

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4 kids of different ages are all standing next to each other. 3 of them are looking off to the right but one, who is Gabby, is looking forward. Gabby has on a blue hat and a flower dress with a pink shall. Two of the older girls are wearing yellow summer dresses and one has a pink hat on. There is also a much younger boy wearing a dark color sweater with a white collared shirt underneath.
Gabby is sitting on a womans lap. The woman is sitting in the grass and appears to be her grandmother. Gabby is holding her hands out and the woman is holding her hands.
Gabby is in her hospital gown and sitting on a doctors table or bed. She is holding a big white and black stuffed animal, possibly a panda. There is a doctor, possibly a surgeon, sitting in a chair behind her to her right. He has a surgeon mask around his neck. There is a lot of medical equipment behind them.
Gabby is holding a soccer ball in front of her and is smiling at the camera. She is wearing her red soccer jersey and she has a pink flower bandana on her head. We see the soccer goal net behind her and a grassy field.

Celebrate 20 years with Bags of Fun!

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Leaping into our 20th year, the Bags of Fun community is powerful!

The Early Days
Susan Buckheit and Catherine Winter pose for a photo. There is a purple wall behind them with a large image of the Bags of Fun logo on it. You can only see part of the logo.

Volunteer Spotlight

Catherine Winter and Susan Buckheit, co-chairs 20th Annual Bring Out the Bags Save the Date, October 5th, 2024

Learn About These Amazing Volunteers

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

Upcoming Events

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Sparks Financial Bracket Challenge
Wheels of Dreams Charity Experience Logo

Wheels of Dreams 2024, Indulge in the Extraordinary!

August 3, 2024
Come Out and Play Community Event

20th Annual Bring out the Bags

October 5, 2024 from 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm (MST)
Golf Green Photo

2024 Starbucks Annual Tin Cup Golf Tournament

August 8, 2024 at 9:00 am (MST)

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.