Be a doctor - send a smile!

Dear friends and supporters of Magic Hospital, 

we hope that you had a wonderful summer, and that you are ready for some news and updates from our side:

The Clown & Co program

The core clown Mr. Liu is going regularly like clockwork to both hospitals, he is really admirable. Now less fortunate news: we  informed you that we had found a replacement for our other performer, Ms. Dong, but due to family circumstances the replacement performer had to stop recently and can only go occassionally, so in addition we need to again scout for more. We definitely seem to have a bit of a challenging time this year for the program. 

In addition to the weekly clown program and Playtime program (where volunteers play with children hospitalised for cardiothoracic surgery) we also organise fun outings and events for children from migrant worker schools, children living in street children center and orphanages. Our Outdoorsy program wants to brighten the children's day and add a different piece to their childhood memory. 

Here our very latest events and some impressions (not High resolution images though...)

Splash 26th of August: we took 6 visually impaired children from Bethel orphanage for a swim, for some it was the first time in a pool. 

An icy event August 5th: Sponsored and shared by our dear partner Bloomberg L.P. 26 children from Shunyi Gucheng Village School’s had their first encounter with ice skating. We were all very much impressed about how quickly the children began shooting around the rink!

Bags and Games June 14th: our second annual adventure with Hotchkiss school: a day of activities for 22 students from Zhenhua Migrant worker school. This year we got the children’s creative juices got flowing during the tote bag workshop. They  could paint and decorate as they wished. When their creations were ready for collection, the children’s eyes sparkled with excitement and pride over their newest masterpieces. A series of games and activities ranging from Pulse game to a basketball relay race rounded this day. Children and volunteers alike had a great time working together to cheer their respective teams to victory.    

Upcoming in september:  a photoworkshop

Pilotproject: an art workshop for special needs children in cooperation with the parents, the UCCA (Ullens contemporary art center in Beijing's 798 art distrcit), and Eton Kids. This project does not take place in the hospital, as change in scenery and and surrounding are so important. Parents, kids, and volunteers alike are in love with this small program. The next round will restart in October. 

We hope that you like what you see, even though not everything goes always as smoothly as we want. 

Gratefully,

Claudia