Emery Funkhouser's Kisses for Hearts

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About Emery Funkhouser’s Kisses For Hearts

Emery Funkhouser was a courageous child who faced significant health challenges from birth. Born with  hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) (HLHS), she underwent multiple open-heart surgeries and a heart transplant. Despite her resilience, Emery tragically passed away at the age of seven due to organ rejection.

To honor her memory and continue her legacy of strength and compassion, we established the Emery Funkhouser’s Kisses For Hearts Memorial Fund. Our mission is to support families affected by child loss by providing support and tools to face an unimaginable loss.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide support to families who have experienced the loss of a child. Due to the overwhelming generosity and support of of donors we have been able to:

  • Host three Parents’ Grief Retreats that have provided 50 parents a weekend of respite, healing and connection to their child and other parents who share this unique loss.

What’s Included:

  • Access to 20 acre campus of walking and hiking trails along the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs
  • Guided mindfulness meditation
  • Group and individual therapy, reflection, and dialogue
  • All meals plus lodging for 2 nights

Our inaugural fundraising campaign enabled us to:

  • Establish a family kitchen at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston in the cardiac step down unit. Families who are staying at the hospital now have access to a kitchen for meals, healthy food and community with other families.
  • Sponsored several Feed the Heart catered dinners for cardiac families.
  • Donated loads of Beanie Boos for cardiac patients and delivered smiles to children and parents.
  • Support cardiac transplant research to help increase the longevity and quality of life for pediatric heart transplant recipients
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    Fund Administrator

    • Keely Funkhouser

    Donations

    CharitySmith accepts donation in two ways:

    By Mail:

    Emery Funkhouser’s Kisses for Hearts

    CharitySmith Nonprofit Foundation

    13100 Filly Lane

    Truckee, CA 96161

    Online:

    Use a credit card by clicking the link.

    The above Memorial Fund is established as a division of Charitysmith Nonprofit Foundation (EIN 87-0636433). All donations are tax deductible in accordance with federal tax law. Receipts for tax purposes are sent via US Mail within two weeks of donation. Please consider asking if your employer participates in a gift-matching program. If so, your donation may be matched by your employer.

    For questions regarding your donation or this memorial fund please contact CharitySmith.

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