Children With Cancer Make Impression On Hyundai

A sparkling-new white Hyundai Santa Fe Sport provided the perfect art canvas for pediatric cancer patients Wednesday, June 26. 

As a crowd watched, the young patients at St. Joseph's Hospital dipped their hands in colorful paint and placed their hand prints on the panels of the Sport, turning it into a "moving" testament to the bravery of these youngsters battling cancer.

The painting session was part of ceremony during which Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Tampa-area Hyundai dealers presented St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Oncologist Erin Cockrell, M.D., with a check for $75,000. 

Cockrell was selected as one of 40 Hyundai Scholars nationwide, and the donation will support the development of a Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology Patient Navigator Program. 

St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology Patient Navigator Pilot Program will help assist young patients with cancer and their families with understanding treatment options through individual and group support and connecting them to financial, psychosocial and educational resources.

“Hyundai has been a dedicated donor to our children's cancer programs and we are very proud to be a recipient of their generosity,” said St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital President Kimberly Guy. “This latest grant will be used to assist pediatric oncology patients and their families with the emotional, financial and educational support that are critical to their care and treatment.”

 In 2013, Hope On Wheels will donate $3 million in Hyundai Scholar Grants to institutions across the country. By year-end 2013, Hope On Wheels will surpass $72 million in donations to pediatric cancer institutions nationwide since its inception in 1998. 

Since 2006, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa has received $624,230 from Hope On Wheels.

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