Dave Palermo compared looking into the eyes of a chronically ill child to peeking into those of a 30-year-old. “The young patients are wise beyond their years, and have been through hardships that no one should have to go through,” he said. “Some of these children understand that they are not going to see their […]

Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital hosted a kickoff party to launch the Beads of Courage Oncology Program. This arts-in-medicine program allows children coping with cancer to record and tell their stories using glass beads as meaningful symbols of courage that they receive over time to acknowledge milestones in their treatment journey. The one-of-a-kind beads are […]

On July 7, 2013 the Palermo Heart-to-Heart Foundation had the privilege of attending opening day for Camp Dost, a summer camp help at Camp Victory and run by Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. Board members of the foundation along with family and friends helped serve Rita’s Italian Ice to 125 children and their families for […]

In 2013 the Palermo Heart-to-Heart Foundation was excited to announce the addition of sponsoring the Beads Hematology program at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. As the regional sponsor of the Beads of Courage program in Pennsylvania, it is our commitment to continue to identify other hospitals that can benefit from this program. We saw such […]

Also in 2013 the foundation toured the Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center and saw firsthand the wonderful work this specialized hospital was doing for children from birth to 21 years of age. As we toured the facility, we saw young infants who were born premature with medical conditions that required a stay […]

After searching for a way to touch the lives of more children through their philanthropic endeavors, the Palermo Foundation finally found just the program– on CBS the Sunday Morning Show, a story about a dynamic arts in medicine program was highlighted. After viewing the segment, members of the foundation called one another about this exciting […]

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