https://rocwiki.org/Better_Day_BuddiesRecent Changes of the page "Better Day Buddies" on Rochester Wiki.en-us https://rocwiki.org/Better_Day_Buddieshttps://rocwiki.org/Better_Day_Buddies?action=diff&version1=1&version2=2&ts=12528890622009-09-14T00:44:22ZMichaelGrossman <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Better Day Buddies<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The Better Day Buddies program began in February, 2008, at the Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong. It <span>was started as an off shoot to</span> the ["Cancer Wellness Spa of Greater Rochester"], concentrating on children while receiving outpatient treatment at the Children's Hospital. It is a program that provides diversionary activities in the outpatient treatment room for children ages 2-20. It is a 4-day a week, 2-volunteer a day program for children and their families. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The Better Day Buddies program began in February, 2008, at the Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong. It <span>is an off shoot of</span> the ["Cancer Wellness Spa of Greater Rochester"], concentrating on children while receiving outpatient treatment at the Children's Hospital. It is a program that provides diversionary activities in the outpatient treatment room for children ages 2-20. It is a 4-day a week, 2-volunteer a day program for children and their families. </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Better_Day_Buddieshttps://rocwiki.org/Better_Day_Buddies?action=diff&version1=0&version2=1&ts=12528883292009-09-14T00:32:09ZMichaelGrossman <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Better Day Buddies<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ The Better Day Buddies program began in February, 2008, at the Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong. It was started as an off shoot to the ["Cancer Wellness Spa of Greater Rochester"], concentrating on children while receiving outpatient treatment at the Children's Hospital. It is a program that provides diversionary activities in the outpatient treatment room for children ages 2-20. It is a 4-day a week, 2-volunteer a day program for children and their families.<br> + The program provides craft bags which include a book and project which the child takes home. The volunteers read the stories and facilitate the craft project with the children. These bags are provided by CompassionNet Excellus/Blue Cross Blue Shield.<br> + Better Day Buddies also provide a Young Audiences performer to the children twice a month. This is being provided through the generous donation of Maxine Peters' family, a beloved volunteer and close family friend. These performers have done storytelling, caricatures, poem writing and music for the children and their families.<br> + Better Day Buddies has also provided electronic games for the children to use and recently installed a monthly magazine program both for younger children and teens. Lunches are provided to the patients and their families free of charge. These lunches are being provided by: Ronald McDonald House Charities, Coca Cola and Rich's.<br> + <br> + Better Day Buddies' volunteer director is Lisa Curwin. Please visit the Cancer Wellness Spa's web site for more information on volunteering for the program.<br> + <br> + <br> + [http://CancerWellnessSpa.com]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>