Mission
Build 100 IV Lily Pads for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford to light up the young patients' day and make their medical treatment less stressful.
Build 100 IV Lily Pads for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford to light up the young patients' day and make their medical treatment less stressful.
An IV Lily Pad is a cheerfully-decorated and sealed wooden platform that sits at the base of an IV Pole. Young patients can sit, stand, be pushed on or just enjoy the art while receiving infusion treatment.
Young cancer patients, young patients with serious chronic diseases from all over the nation and other countries seek care at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Receiving an infusion can be a stressful experience for these young patients. An IV Lily Pad creates a more pleasant environment to ease the challenges on ongoing infusions for these kids who are facing health challenges.
To prepare the platforms for decorating, every platform needed to have a base coat of white paint. This event occurred in October 2024 at the Ford Family Garden at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. More than 40 volunteers participated in an all-day event.
Multiple decorating events will be held in November and December at various locations including the Palo Alto Art Center, the Ford Family Garden at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and at local high schools.
To enable the IV Lily Pads to be easily cleaned and to protect the artwork, they must be sealed. These events occurred in December 2024 and January 2025. Fifty-six volunteers joined us for the sealing event at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
After the finishing touches are put on the IV Lily Pads, all the IV Lily Pads will be formally delivered to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in March 2025.
Events so far
Volunteers so far
Volunteer Hours so far
Lily Pads in process
The community service project is being organized in a joint effort between Palo Alto’s Troop 57 and 4057 in conjunction with the hospital staff and leadership at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
David Clark, a Palo Alto High School Student, and a Eagle Scout candidate is leading and organizing this project.
All Members of the community are invited to join and support this project. Many volunteers from the following organizations contributed to this project with their time, talent skills, and passion to make others life better. Thank you!
We need your support to bring this project to life! Your donations will help cover essential project materials, including custom-cut plywood platforms, base paint, decorating paint, painting supplies, and sealant, ensuring each IV lily pad is beautifully crafted and ready to uplift young patients.
Every contribution makes a difference, helping us bring comfort and creativity to children undergoing treatment. Thank you!
