While staying at Gift of Life Howie’s House, our guests often search for ways to decompress after a long day at the hospital. To help with this, we began our Sean Dukes Activities Program to facilitate activities, both volunteer- and staff-led, for our guests.

SEAN DUKES ACTIVITIES PROGRAM

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Sean was a part of Gift of Life since 1986, first as an organ recipient and later as a volunteer, board member and donor. He was a medal-winning athlete on Team Philadelphia at the 1990, 1992 and 1994 Transplant Olympics, and was an avid speaker on the importance of organ and tissue donation.

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We welcome groups of all kinds to come and host an activity at Gift of Life Howie’s House. Some ideas for an activity include:

• Teaching families how to knit,
• Teaching an American Sign Language lesson,
• Hosting a guided painting session,
• Conducting a science experiment,
• Teaching families to play Pokeno,
• Performing with your acapella group,
• Leading group yoga, or
• Hosting bingo.

We are open to hearing all activity suggestions!

Activities are held each night, but we recommend hosting on Sundays to Thursdays at 7:00 PM as this is when we are at our highest occupancy.

How to Sign Up to do an Activity at Howie’s House:

1.) Carefully read the Sean Dukes Activities Program Guidelines

2.) Recruit your team and select a date to host.

3.) Sign-up your group using the form below.

4.) A House staff member will contact you to confirm your date and activity.

Please Note: All volunteers must abide by the following:

• ILLNESS: Many guests at the House have weakened immune systems due to their treatment and medication. Exposure to communicable diseases represents a more serious danger to those individuals.
  • If any member of your group has displayed signs of illness within the last 7 days, they may not participate in volunteering at the House. Examples include signs of infection, flu-like symptoms, rashes, cough, or GI issues.