HELP US PURCHASE IPADS to connect COVID-19 PATIENTS and their LOVED ONES! ❤️

We have partnered with B~STEM Project, an educational based non-profit organization, to help raise money for the purchase of iPads that hospitals can use to connect COVID-19 patients to their loved ones and the healthcare workers.

We understand intimately how devastating it can be to lose someone you love to COVID-19. Far too many families are dealing with the inability to connect with their loved ones who have been infected and isolated as well as offer words of comfort or if need be the ability to say goodbye to those who sadly has succumbed to the virus.

Photoed: Sharon Ponder handing off iPads to Anthony Rubino, Chief Technology Officer, UChicago Medicine

We've already kicked-off the campaign on behalf of the Carrie Beatrice Ponder Fund and in honor of two recent loved ones lost to COVID-19, Patricia Frieson and Wanda (Frieson) Bailey,  several iPads were donated to the University of Chicago Hospital where Patrica was treated and unfortunately succumbed to the deadly virus. 

The iPads will not only be used for patients and their families to connect but for practitioners to better care for them. The use of the iPads will create a safer environment for health care providers, leaving them less exposed to the virus.  The video below highlights the tremendous value in providing this much needed technology. 

Video: Anthony Rubino, Chief Technology Officer of UChicago Medicine explains how the hospital plans to utilize the iPads to Sharon Ponder


PLEASE JOIN US in making a difference? Any donation will help make an impact. All donations are tax-deductible. ❤️

Watch a heartbreaking interview with Richard about the passing of his sisters Patricia and Wanda Frieson:



We currently agreed to donate to a minimum of 5 hospitals throughout the Chicagoland area. Our goal is to provide each of those hospital with a maximum of 5 iPads as seen in the photo below. Currently, we have made contact  with the following hopeful recipient(s):

1. University of Chicago Medicine (Hospital) 5841 S. Maryland Ave. - Successfully Donated
2. South Shore Hospital located 8012 S. Crandon Ave.  - Successfully Donated
3. Mount Sinai Hospital located 1500 S. Fairfield Ave.
4. St. Bernard Hospital located 326 W. 64th Street
5. John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County located 1969 W. Ogden Ave and


Photoed: Sharon Ponder with iPad donations


Watch: Chicago Officials Address Confirmed COVID-19 Case | NBC News (Live Stream Recording)


As of April 26, 2020 there have been 17,927 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 43,903 in Illinois. As this outbreak has spread globally, CDPH is tracking it closely and is using data to guide its response. Check out the following statistical link:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/latest-data.html 


Watch: Chicago COVID-19 Statistics: African American Community Hit Hard By The Coronavirus


If you are interested in donating to the purchase of iPads in relation to other hospitals across the nation, we'll do our best to explore how to make it happen. 

Not being able to be there for your loved ones at such a critical time is devastating.  To be denied the opportunity to share your final thoughts with someone you love leaves an unimaginable scar. 

HELP US  TO KEEP PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THEIR LOVED ONES:  Those who are infected and feeling alone and those fighting for their lives need to connect with their family and friends. Any amount of donation will help make a unforgettable impact in the lives of others.  All donations are tax-deductible. ❤️

We thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to so many!



ABOUT B~STEM PROJECT
B~STEM project's primary goal is to provide young girls and women with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary experience with business and STEM disciplines. We also engage both boys and girls nationally through our partnerships with organizations and educational institutions. Our free and unique interactive programs provide an understanding in the application of business and STEM across industries such as; Entertainment, Advertising, Fashion, Information Technology, Agriculture and Life Sciences. B~STEM Project is a non-profit and all donations are tax-deductible. Visit us at www.bstemproject.org.