Kid Flicks was founded by sisters Lexi, Romi, Marni, and Berni Barta in the Spring of 2002. While doing some “Spring cleaning” the Barta sisters realized they had a number of DVDs they had either outgrown or no longer watched. Knowing how watching movies helped a friend who had battled Leukemia inspired the girls to take action. They packed up their movies and delivered them to the Pediatric Oncology Department of the Los Angeles hospital where their friend had been treated. When they dropped off the donations, the Child Life Specialist told them that “movies are the first things kids ask for when they are in the hospital.”
That afternoon the sisters decided to collect as many DVDs as possible to donate to as many hospitals as possible. They wrote solicitation letters to family and friends, and within the first week, had collected over 100 movies. Donations continued to pour in. They decided that each hospital would receive a “movie library” of 100 assorted films that appeal to boys and girls, toddlers through teenagers. Whenever they had another 100 movies, they found another hospital to donate them to.
Initially, they delivered the “movie libraries” to hospitals in Southern California. When Kid Flicks had covered every hospital within a five-hour round-trip driving radius, they began applying for grants and awards to help cover the costs of shipping the “libraries” to other cities and states. As of February 11, 2011 Kid Flicks has donated 57,000 movies to 570 different hospitals throughout the United States and South Africa.
Our goal is to provide every Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Department in the country with a Kid Flicks “movie library.” So, why not start your spring cleaning and see if you have any CD's you can donate, or maybe you can help with other costs by making a donation to Kid Flicks
Click here to see all of the Children's Hospitals who have received a video library courtesy of Kid Flicks. Barta sisters...YOU ARE AMAZING!
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How to Donate DVDs
DVD donations may be shipped to:
Kid Flicks/Barta
11755 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025 #1450
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Source: http://www.kidflicks.org
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