The Monday Life

The Monday Life
Founded 2011
Founder Joey McMahon
Type 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Location
Mission Bring the best possible healing environments to every hospitalized child
Website themondaylife.org

The Monday Life is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization that helps hospitalized children feel better and heal faster by improving their patient environments.[1] The organization aims to be “a simple way to love Mondays”[2] by following a crowd-sourced fundraising platform, in which donors are asked to give $1 every Monday.[3]

History

Joey McMahon was inspired to start The Monday Life after his grandfather died of bone cancer in 2009. Losing his grandfather inspired McMahon to realize that life is short - and that we can make it count by serving others.[4] McMahon had grown up volunteering at Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center and noticed how much the hospital environment impacted healing outcomes.[1]

The organization was launched in 2011 and initially worked with Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center. In 2012, The Monday Life began to partner with other hospitals.[5] In 2013, The Monday Life was featured in a segment of Google's and Mashable's first ever Giving Tuesday Hangout-a-thon.[6] Today, The Monday Life now works with children’s hospitals across the country, fulfilling specific needs through their Anddit.com request page.[7]

The Monday Life has worked extensively with the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, including filming a video with players and patients which was featured on both CBS[8] and NBC Sports.[9] The Monday Life follows a crowd-sourced fundraising platform, in which donors are asked to give $1 every Monday.[3]

Mission

The organization aims to help hospitalized children experience health, happiness, and hope through improved patient environments.[10] The Monday Life focuses on creating better healing environments for hospitalized children in six focus areas, which are art therapy, music therapy, technology, massage therapy, pet therapy, and hospital spaces that involve light, color, and art.[11]

The organization listens directly to nurses, child health professionals, and patients when funding projects.[12] Requests from nurses have led the organization to support many ideas, including iPads, art supplies, a new playground, movie nights, djembe drums, and padding for beds.[10][13] In 2015, The Monday Life brought an interactive 3D V-pod Sensory Unit, created by Amazing Interactives, to Brenner Children’s Hospital.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Oliver, Jim. "The Monday Life: Improving the Lives of Sick Kids". DukeReport. USA Today Sports. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Monday Life". The Monday Life. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 Petroff, Alana. "Start-up finances: Student entrepreneurs tap their networks". Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Monday Life" (PDF). Duke Children's Magazine. Duke Children's Hospital & Health Development Center. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Mooney, Ashley. "Monday Life makes patients 'feel more human'". The Chronicle. Duke Student Publishing Company. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Summers, Nick. "Google will host a live, donatable 'Hangout-a-thon' with charities tomorrow for Giving Tuesday". The Next Web. The Next Web, Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 Daniel, Fran. "Brenner Children's Hospital introduces Brenner Robot to young patients". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Singer, Mike. "VIDEO: Duke players team with hospitalized kids in 'Lean On Me'". CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Dauster, Rob. "Duke players, including Jabari Parker, film 'Lean On Me' video at kids hospital". NBC Sports. NBC. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  10. 1 2 Alexandra, Rainesford. "Let's Live The Monday Life: Nonprofit Changes Hospitalized Kids' Environments". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Research". The Monday Life. The Monday Life. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Loewe, Emma. "Triangle nurses become involved with pediatric nonprofit, The Monday Life". The Chronicle. Duke Student Publishing Company. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  13. ↑ Harris, Deborah. "Hospital charity The Monday Life helps heal in new ways". The Daily Tarheel. The Daily Tarheel. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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