Kayla Abramowitz began her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 11 when she started “Kayla Cares 4 Kids.” She wanted to find ways to help other kids feel better when they were stuck in the hospital after her brother and herself had numerous hospital stays of their own. Kayla struggles with Crohn’s Disease, Juvenile Arthritis, and Eosinophilic Colitis, so she is no stranger to what sick kids have to deal with. She began her organization by collecting some DVDs around her house and donating them to children’s hospitals. She then got help from her family to continue to collect entertainment and educational materials. She initially wanted to collect 100 DVDs to give to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, but she was quickly gaining a lot of momentum and publicity. A newspaper published an article about her that brought in more than enough donations to meet her goal. Since “Kayla Cares 4 Kids” began in 2013, Kayla has delivered items to EVERY children’s hospital and Ronald McDonald House in the country! Her organization has become a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and has collected and donated over 41,000 items to date. Kayla Abramowitz continues to meet her goal of “Helping Sick Kids Feel Better One Smile at a Time!”
This is a very inspiring story. She turned her sickness into something positive by wanting to help other children who were dealing with various illnesses. It is amazing how Kayla was able to send items to every children’s hospital and Ronald McDonald House in the United States. She has had an extremely positive effect on many children starting at such a young age.
This is such a precious story. Kayla understood common struggles that kids go through in the hospital that she gained through common experience. Sometimes I think that when businesses have a goal that helps other people, they often succeed faster because of other people’s motivation to help. I love how this idea started out really small and was just her; however, when she say of effective it could be it gave her motivation to grow. I think that celebrating every little success in our own business is huge because it will help you stay motivated along the way.