About the Nemours Costume Ball

In an effort to keep our partners and supporters healthy, we have made the decision to convert our annual Costume Ball into a No-Show Event. All sponsorships and ticket sales for this fun-filled event will support the children and families of Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Pensacola – a part of Nemours Children’s Health System, a non-profit and leader in pediatric health.

Date
November 21 (or whenever you want to wear your costume!)

Location
The comfort of your own home!

Details
There are many ways you can celebrate with us! Whether you decide to stay home and dress up in your costume or enjoy a night out to celebrate with us from afar, we hope you will participate in your own creative way. For the first time, kids are invited…so, make this a family affair and have fun while supporting the patients of Nemours!

Attire
Costumes encouraged (but not mandatory!)

Please share pictures on how you choose to support our patients and families during this difficult time by tagging us @Nemours on Instagram or Facebook!

Proceeds Benefiting

COVID – 19 Community Response Fund:

When the world shut down, our health care heroes stepped up. As a children’s health system, everything we do is driven by empathy and integrity, not cost. We are facing new challenges to keep our associates and families safe and healthy, like investing in COVID – 19 safety precautions and preparing our facility to care for more patients. Ensuring this quality of care and safety comes at a significant price. Your support of this event offers hope to our children and also to the amazing caregivers working tirelessly to look after them.

The Nemours Patient & Family Support Fund:

Our families, 52 percent of whom are Medicaid recipients, have been disproportionately impacted by working in jobs and sectors which were deemed non-essential. Many more have been also recently hurt by Hurricane Sally. Numerous families have appealed to this fund to assist them with a wide range of wrap-around support services ensuring their ability to maintain both access and continuity of care, as well as necessary equipment to maintain their medical care and safety at home. The Patient & Family Support Fund assists Nemours families in the following ways:

- Transportation assistance
- Lodging for onsite appointments
- Dietary education programs
- Home and Hospital meals
- Grocery store gift cards
- Car seats, strollers, wheelchairs and other items needed to care for a child with a chronic health condition


Promise for Every Child Initiative

At Nemours, we want all children to receive the specialty health care they need, regardless of their financial circumstances. The majority of Nemours Children’s Specialty Care patients are Medicaid eligible, and of the remaining percentage, many still struggle to pay their medical bills. Because the number of children needing support continues to grow at an alarming rate, we need your help. That’s why all funds raised during the Nemours Costume Ball will support the Promise for Every Child initiative. You can help ease the financial burden of patient families so that all children have the very best chance of a healthy future. Kid’s aren’t part of what we do…it’s all we do.

 

Thank you to our sponsors!

Contact us

Jodi Gup
Director of Development
(850) 503-2781
jodi.gup@nemours.org