LSNF Canada Has...
With immense joy, The Little Saint Nick Foundation announces its new status as an international...
The Little Saint Nick Foundation (LSNF) inspires kids in local communities to give back to those kids in need. We do this by providing simple Gift Bags to kids as they enter a hospital that are made by other kids. There is a special connection between kids of all ages that you can’t duplicate and a simple act of kindness amplifies this connection to a deeper meaning of giving.
Thanks to our partners, the magic of the Little Saint Nick Foundation has been growing across the country and now internationally for the past couple of years, but we still maintain a local impact by organizing with local communities to share the love with children in local hospitals.
The Little Saint Nick Foundation (LSNF) was founded in 2004 by Raymond Mohler, Jr. at age six. Ray had a scary hospital experience as a child but was able to leave the hospital after one day. Feeling fortunate that he did not have a life- threatening nor permanent disease, but rather one that is treatable and fully recoverable, Ray decided he needed to give back to the kids whom he left behind at the hospital who were not as fortunate as he was. Ray’s mission was to help relieve the fear, anxiety and isolation experienced by children related to a child’s hospital visit.
“A child first gets to the hospital, they’re scared, isolated, they dont know what’s wrong with them. NOW when these kids are in the emergency room, they check in and right away they get a gift bag and it changes their whole mood and the whole hospital experience and for a couple hours they forget about all their pain and suffering. It’s not just about giving them toys, it takes thier mind off of everything they’re going through–that’s really the goal…leave them with a long lasting memory and a smile.”