This Lunar New Year, Nicklaus Children’s is celebrating the grand opening of the Panda Cares Center of Hope, made possible by Panda Express® associates and guests through Children’s Miracle Network®. Their generosity is helping make big change, for all kids.
Located in the Advanced Pediatric Care Pavillion at Nicklaus Children’s, the new Panda Cares Center of Hope is a thoughtfully designed, dedicated space that offers a calm and uplifting setting for healing beyond medical care. Designed with warm and child-friendly elements, the space promotes comfort, connection and emotional well-being for patients and their loved ones.
Panda Express has raised $790,900.95 to date for the Panda Cares Center of Hope at Nicklaus Children’s as part of a ten-year commitment stretching through 2030. Funds raised year-round at registers in participating Panda Express locations throughout South Florida, as well as associate giving, make this space possible. The Panda Cares Center of Hope inspires hope and promotes healing by providing specially curated programs that address each child’s entire well-being, including their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Programs offered at the Nicklaus Children’s Panda Cares Center of Hope include therapeutic play, art therapy, meditation and counseling services, designed to give children the courage and strength to thrive.
“Philanthropic partners like Panda Cares play a critical role in how we care for children and families beyond the bedside,” said Matthew A. Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. “The Panda Cares Center of Hope reflects our shared commitment to treating the whole child – mind, body and spirit – and provides our patients and families with meaningful resources that promote healing, resilience and hope during some of life’s most challenging moments. We are deeply grateful to Panda Express associates and guests for making this space possible.”
“We are proud to partner with Children’s Miracle Network to bring the vision of the Panda Cares Center of Hope to life and are humbled to be part of the healing journey for the families and kids at these hospitals,” said Dr. Peggy Cherng, co-founder and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group. “Children are our future, and through this partnership and curriculum designed to give children the strength to thrive, we will bring smiles and hope to communities nationwide.”
Panda Cares Centers of Hope across the country are made possible by donations from Panda Express associates and guests. Funds raised in-store and online at Panda Express benefit each store’s local community. Following a multimillion-dollar commitment to Children’s Miracle Network to fund Panda Cares Centers of Hope, Panda and Children’s Miracle Network have debuted Center of Hope locations at over 75 in the U.S.
Since 2007, Panda Express and Children’s Miracle Network have been a symbol of hope for children in need of care. To date, Panda has raised over $200 million for hospitals affiliated with Children’s Miracle Network, including Nicklaus Children’s. Panda Express guests and their associates in South Florida have raised over $1 million for Nicklaus Children’s since 2007.
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