The Jared Box Project is reaching more children every day!
Read the latest articles about the positive impact that the Jared Box Project is having on children all over the country. We hope that you will get involved and help us deliver as many smiles as possible!
Join Us – The Jared Box Project Celebrates One Million Smiles, Sunday 8/6
For over 20 years The Jared Box Project has delivered smiles, laughter, and hope to children in hospitals across the country. Jared Boxes have been made in all 50 states and given to children in...
New Children’s Book Tells the Story of The Jared Box Project
Tex the Explorer and The Jared Box Project, a newly published children’s book, shares the tribulations of an imaginary T-rex as a way to highlight the unique story of The Jared Box Project and its...
The Jared Box Project Surpasses One Million Boxes
For over 20 years The Jared Box Project has delivered smiles, laughter, and hope to children in hospitals across the country. Today, we are honored and thrilled to announce that one million Jared Boxes have...
The Jared Box Project Receives Kayla Nakonechni Knight Award for Positive Impact on Pediatric Cancer Patients
The Jared Box Project has received the Kayla Nakonechni Knight Award in recognition for making a difference in the lives of pediatric cancer patients. The honor is bestowed annually by the Philadelphia Chapter of the...
The Jared Box Project Announces the Appointment of Four New Board Members
The Jared Box Project is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Board members, Danyell Bundy, Maureen Karstetter, Tracie Shannon, and Maria Spencer. Danyell Bundy As the Director of Operations and Major Gifts for...
Kara McCall, RN at Mount Nittany Shares Jared Box Mission
Kara McCall, a registered nurse at Mount Nittany, has been gifting Jared Boxes to her patients. Check out her story from The Daily Herald!
https://www.huntingdondailynews.com/daily_herald/news/delivering-joy-on-difficult-days/article_4c34edee-5eb2-5bd9-a381-999f84a4d514.html
SCASD’s Middle School Delta Program Donates Jared Boxes
The students of State College Area School District Delta Program Middle School created 150 Jared Boxes. They held a toy drive and a coin drive to collect supplies to create Jared Boxes. Kat Hoffman and Sarah Jones serve...
RETTEW Supports The Jared Box Project, Smiles for Hospitalized Children
The team at the RETTEW has been making Jared Boxes for years. This year, they exceeded the previous year’s efforts and created 147 Jared Boxes. RETTEW State College office made 60 Jared Boxes for the...
Mariner Foundation Supports The Jared Box Project
To involve associates in its charitable endeavors, Mariner Wealth Advisors created the Mariner Foundation, an associate-led charitable giving foundation with the primary purpose of supporting underprivileged children and their families. Recently, the Mariner Foundation donated to...
Penn State Alumni Provide Philadelphia with Jared Boxes
The Jared Box Project attended a Nittany Networking event hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association. It was great to meet so many wonderful folks and to top it off, they...
Wegmans Teams Across Three States Come Together to Create Smiles
Another reason to love Wegmans! Wegmans HR Leadership and Recruiters met in Fairfax, Virginia, and created Jared Boxes as part of their team meeting. Wegmans team members from Virginia, North Carolina, and DC attended the...
Meet Daisy, Our Jared Box Mascot!
Daisy is a 4-year-old lab mix who is in the process of getting certified as a therapy dog. She and her handler will then be able to go into nursing homes, hospitals, and schools to...
Jared Boxes at OLV Day
104 Jared Boxes! The Jared Box Project was started by the children at Our Lady Of Victory Elementary School in 2001 to honor their classmate, Jared. Each year the students continue to make Jared Boxes...
The Jared Box Club at Penn State Walks in the Penn State Homecoming Parade
The Jared Box Club at Penn State walked in the Homecoming Parade. So inspired by these students, making a difference. Thank you to corporate sponsors The Hershey Company, ADUSA Supply Chain, Hanesbrands Inc., and Five Below for...
Vicus Capital Donates 125 Jared Boxes to Mount Nittany Medical Center
Year after year… such incredible support from Vicus Capital. The team at Vicus Capital recently made 125 Jared Boxes for the children at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Just look at all these fun toys. All smiles...
Arize Federal Credit Union Donates $500
Sponsors Create Smiles! Thank you to Arize Federal Credit Union for their generous support of The Jared Box Project! Honored to accept a check for $500. In addition, the team at Arize made 50 Jared Boxes...
Penn State and Ohio State Field Hockey Team Up to Donate Jared Boxes
When Penn State and Ohio State Field Hockey team up, children in hospitals are the big winners! Fans played a big part and donated toys and Ohio State players brought toys too. To top it...
Penn State Federal Credit Union Donates $1,000
Penn State Federal Credit Union (PSFCU) made a $1,000 donation to The Jared Box Project! PSFCU has a long history of supporting nonprofits focused on bettering the lives of our community members. “The Penn State...
Cindy Kolarik – Happy Valley Hustle
Inspired by the selflessness of one child cancer patient, The Jared Box Project has distributed more than 900K care packages nationwide. Cindy discusses the inspiring story of the organization’s namesake, the skills needed to run...
Jared Box at Studio 814!
Jared Box at Studio 814! Studio 814 is a lifestyle show launched by WTAJ-TV that focuses on the places and people that make Central Pennsylvania a great place to live. Thank you, Morgan Koziar and...
Sam’s Club donates $4000 – That’s a lot of Smiles!
Such a terrific day at The Jared Box Project! We are honored and excited to be the recipient of a $4000 Community Grant from Sam’s Club. In 1982, the Walmart Foundation was created to help...
NTM Engineering brings joy to children in hospitals across Pennsylvania
Newell, Tereska & MacKay (NTM) Engineering, Inc. continued their tradition of giving back to their community by supporting The Jared Box Project. In addition to making a monetary donation, the staff at the NTM-Dillsburg, PA...
Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre Color Run
Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre (JLWB) took on a Jared Box Project… in a big way! Team Jared JLWB organized a Color Run event and raised over $2,000.
Fairmont, West Virginia, Rotary Club donates 50 Jared Boxes to WVU Children’s Hospital
For the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Fairmont Rotary Club has donated 50 Jared Boxes to WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital.