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One of the EVAN Foundation and Kindred Foundation carts.
One of The EVAN Foundation/Voices Against Brain Cancer carts.
The EVAN Foundation/Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation cart.
The EVAN Foundation Treats & Treasures Carts Program
The Treats & Treasures Carts Program is a simple but impactful initiative that brings smiles to over 1,800 childhood cancer patients a week in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. That’s over 93,000 visits per year! Launched in 2012 at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, Gavin and Wendy Lindberg still visit every inpatient oncology room every Wednesday with the Treats & Treasures Carts (20,000+ visits and counting).
Patients and family members get to choose from a wide selection of healthy snacks, candy, chips, toys, games, stuffed animals, blankets, books and other fun items. All at no cost to them. The Carts provide pediatric cancer patients a welcome break from treatment and a moment of control and empowerment during an incredibly challenging time.
We partner with Kindred Foundation to bring the Treats & Treasures Carts Program to Canadian children’s hospitals that care for children and adolescents with cancer. We also partner with Voices Against Brain Cancer in 3 hospitals, and with Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation, Alice’s Arc, and Team Finn at 1 hospital each. These collaborations with our wonderful partners allow even more patients to benefit from this program.
Additional expansion is planned in 2026. The Treats & Treasures Carts are currently offered at:
If you would like to help stock the carts, we graciously accept online donations, donations by check and toys and candy for the carts. Please click “Acceptable Items” below to learn more about what we can accept or click on the Amazon Wish List button below to be redirected to Amazon.