Family Fun Day

Billed by one local mom as “the greatest bargain,” the third annual Family Fun Day will feature carnival-style games, Circle Time Live musical entertainment, roving clowns, moon bounces, face painting and more on Nov. 12, 2011, at the Hanover Recreation Center, 15 North Jefferson Road in Whippany, from 11am to 3pm.

The family event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and Kids4Kids, the Youth Philanthropy Committee of Morristown Memorial Health Foundation. The cost is $10 per child, and proceeds will fund the beading therapy program for the inpatient unit at Goryeb Children’s Hospital at Morristown Medical Center.

Kids4Kids is comprised of 20 local families who collect toys for Goryeb Children’s Hospital patients, stock comfort cart items, such as shampoo and soap for patient families, and hold fundraisers for specific projects. Most recently, Kids4Kids funded the replacement of television sets in the inpatient and pediatric intensive care unit at the children’s hospital. The ages of committee members range from 10 to 18.

Morristown Medical Center is home to one of the finest pediatric centers in the region.  The Goryeb Children’s Hospital, the Gagnon Pediatric Emergency Center and the Edward and Joan Foley Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) bring together pediatric physicians, nurses, staff, patients and their families in one location to deliver world-class medicine.   

Goryeb Children’s Hospital addresses the medical needs of children from birth to age 21, with board-certified specialists from all the major pediatric disciplines. It is also supported by a distinguished nursing staff and group of child life specialists.  The pediatric faculty is actively engaged in multiple areas of research, keeping the children’s hospital a leader in pediatric care.

In addition to an experienced medical staff, Goryeb Children’s Hospital provides the latest diagnostic technologies, such as digital x-rays, and family-friendly waiting and play areas. With more than 100 pediatric sub-specialists who have trained in some of the finest children’s centers around the country, Morristown Medical Center is able to ensure the very best health care to children