Periwinkle Community! We need your help! In less than a month we will be taking 150 kids with cancer to Camp Periwinkle for a week! This year, we will provide clothing assistance for more than 45 children to ease the financial burden on families and ensure that every child is well equipped for an amazing week of camp! Please consider visiting our Amazon Wish List and help us by donating important items (or a gift card for the purchase of!) to The Periwinkle Foundation! You can select to have items shipped directly to Periwinkle - how easy is that!? As always, if you use Amazon Smile and select Periwinkle - your gift to Periwinkle will be even greater! Click the link below to order now! The deadline for placing orders is Friday, July 12th. https://lnkd.in/guQDHVjG
The Periwinkle Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Houston, TX 845 followers
A Community of Healing
About us
"A Community of Healing" The Periwinkle Foundation develops and provides programs that positively change the lives of children, young adults, and families who are challenged by cancer and other life threatening illnesses and are cared for at Texas Children’s Hospital. What we do: Arts and Creative Writing Programs: -Making A Mark® - Since 2001, Periwinkle’s Arts and Creative Writing Program culminates in Texas Children’s Cancer Center’s Making A Mark® presented by The Periwinkle Foundation, an exhibition of art and creative writing by children touched by cancer and blood disorders. -The Splendid Review - Is a published book of children's poetry created in partnership with Texas Children's Cancer Center and the Writers in the Schools program. Three times a year The Periwinkle Foundation publishes these books and distributes them to local organizations including Texas Children's Cancer Center. The Periwinkle Foundation Camps: -Camp Periwinkle - Our signature program for 34 years, Camp Periwinkle has earned the reputation of being the “Camp of all Camps” among campers and counselors. -Camp YOLO (You Only Live Once) -Family Camp -Day Camp -Long Term Survivor Program
- Website
-
http://www.periwinklefoundation.org
External link for The Periwinkle Foundation
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1983
- Specialties
- Camp Periwinkle, YOLO, Day Camp & Family Camp, The Splendid Review, Making A Mark - Traveling Art Exhibit, Gala, Iron Sommelier, Long Term Survivor Program, Kickball Classic, and Periwinkle Cycle
Locations
-
Primary
Get directions
3400 Bissonnet Street, Suite 185
Houston, TX 77005, US
Employees at The Periwinkle Foundation
-
Doug Suggitt
Executive Director
-
Ann Massey
Development Director at The Periwinkle Foundation -Providing a community of healing for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses…
-
Alice Rohrman
Development Director at The Periwinkle Foundation
-
Eric Otness
Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Securities Law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Updates
-
The Periwinkle Foundation reposted this
Hop on board for Fill The Bus Friday! Help us steer towards success as we aim to raise $100,000 to send over 500 children to Periwinkle camps for free. Your generosity fuels this great cause. Together, let's make this journey unforgettable! Donate now and be a key player in the #PeriwinkleFillTheBus campaign! https://lnkd.in/gikk8CGe
-
-
Have you checked out the sizzling summer edition of the Periwinkle newsletter? Explore it here! https://lnkd.in/gmceSZ5C
-
-
Last chance! The Iron Bartender competition wraps up on July 4th. Make sure to visit as many spots as possible and try some special Periwinkle Cocktails, supporting The Periwinkle Foundation. $1 from the sale of each cocktail will be donated to Periwinkle. Don't forget to tag us in your posts and always drink responsibly! Stay connected by following Iron Bartender on Instagram and Facebook, and stay tuned to find out which five bartenders will be pouring at the Iron Bartender Finals on Thursday, September 12th at Lyric Market. #CheersToPeriwinkle #IronBartender
-
-
Hop on board for Fill The Bus Friday! Help us steer towards success as we aim to raise $100,000 to send over 500 children to Periwinkle camps for free. Your generosity fuels this great cause. Together, let's make this journey unforgettable! Donate now and be a key player in the #PeriwinkleFillTheBus campaign! https://lnkd.in/gikk8CGe
-
-
Watch our Executive Director, Doug Suggitt, and Iron Bartender contestant, Lynzie Holland, on KPRC2 / Click2Houston! See Doug discuss The Periwinkle Foundation & Iron Bartender and Lynzie craft her signature Periwinkle cocktail in studio. 🍹 The competition ends next week! Visit as many Iron Bartender spots as you can before July 5th and enjoy Periwinkle Cocktails that support The Periwinkle Foundation. Tag us when you try one and remember to drink responsibly! Stay updated and follow Iron Bartender on Instagram and Facebook!
-
Periwinkle Community! We need your help! In less than a month we will be taking 150 kids with cancer to Camp Periwinkle for a week! This year, we will provide clothing assistance for more than 45 children to ease the financial burden on families and ensure that every child is well equipped for an amazing week of camp! Please consider visiting our Amazon Wish List and help us by donating important items (or a gift card for the purchase of!) to The Periwinkle Foundation! You can select to have items shipped directly to Periwinkle - how easy is that!? As always, if you use Amazon Smile and select Periwinkle - your gift to Periwinkle will be even greater! Click the link below to order now! The deadline for placing orders is Friday, July 12th. https://lnkd.in/guQDHVjG
-