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Founded September 1995 - Celebrating 14th Year Anniversary
Started with four Shadow Buddies in 1995, 25 Buddies in 2009
Shadow Buddies for boys & girls. Available in light, medium, and dark skin tones
Shadow Buddies are in all 50 states, 172 hospitals and 16 countries
2000 Daily Points of Light Award; Featured in People magazine, Time, Woman’s World, plus 22 U.S. and five Canadian radio stations. Shadow Buddies story featured on the ABC talk show The View, and NBC’s Today show.
2009 Midwest Top 50 CEO Most Influential Women of the Year; 2001 National Award through Women’s Tylenol® - “Commitment to Care Awards” for Caring for Children, Dallas, Texas
Over 800,000 Shadow Buddies distributed in 2009
1,550 Know Your Buddy Book™ programs distributed nationally - To date 412,000 children, siblings, teachers and healthcare providers have been reached
8,350 Shadow Buddy Backpacks to Pediatric Specialty Camps - Increased from 650 in 2005 to 750 in 2006 to 850 in 2008
Shadow Buddies listed in the resource database, National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.
Over 47,500 Tony Gonzalez Buddies distributed to children
In 2009, the Matt Cassel Buddy (Kansas City Chiefs QB) and the David Cook Buddy (American Idol Winner) were added to the Shadow Buddies Family
Over 5,900 Tony Gonzalez Senior Buddies distributed to seniors