Casey Cares understands that when a child falls ill, the impact is felt not only by the child but also by their loved ones and entire families. We recognize the emotional, financial, and mental struggles that accompany such challenging times. That's why our mission is to provide uplifting activities for critically ill children, their siblings, and their families.

With the generous support of our donor, Unicorn World Event, Casey Cares is able to turn this mission into a reality for dozens of children and their families this past weeekend. At Unicorn World, kids met life-size unicorns, journeyed through an enchanted forest, made unicorn crafts, listened to story-time, played on bounce houses and ball pits, rides, and face-painting. Read below to understand the impact of this event from four of our families.

Emilia, age 4, is in a maintenance phase for leukemia until September 2024 which includes taking chemo tablets every single night. She and her younger sister Lynnea are also the world's biggest unicorn fans! 

Her mother, Kathrin, told us, "Our girls were so happy and had the best time at the Unicorn World today. It just means so much to us seeing our girls so happy and not thinking about Emilia’s treatment for a moment. I asked Emilia what her favorite part of Unicorn World was and she answered “everything!!"

Daniel, age 5, continues to recover from a liver transplant. Mom Lizzie, said, "Thank you for the tickets to Unicorn World! My hisband Ryan and I took our two kids, Rhodes and Daniel. Daniel loooooves unicorns, and we surprised him big-time with this event. The kids had a blast!"

It's hard to say who loved Unicorn World more - 2-year-old West, born with tetralogy of fallot, or his older siblings! He loved playing giant tic-tac-toe and riding on a mini unicorn together! 

Tessa, age 5, born with very complex congenital heart defect where she spent most of her first year of life in the hospital. After 8 surgeries, Tessa received a new heart thanks to donor. Her mother expressed, "Unicorn World was so fun, the girls had a blast. You can see pure joy on Tessa’s face in the bounce house!"

Thank you again to Unicorn World Event for giving little moments and lasting memories to critically ill children and their families! Casey Cares always appreciates in-kind donations of tickets to fun events for the kids in our programs! Please email them to Summer at Summer@CaseyCaresFoundation.org.