The name of this Penn State University football coach who coached from 1966- 2011.
Who is Joe Paterno?
This was the first video game system that child life owned.
What is an atari?
This is the total number of interns we have prepared for their careers in Child Life.
What is 62? (Natalie-29, pre Nat-33)
2010 was the year we hired our very first person for this role.
What is Support Associate?
This is the year Camp Can Do had it's first campers.
What is 1983?
The name of the former Olympian seen here who won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Who is Bruce Jenner? (Who is Caitlin Jenner?)
When the Children’s Hospital was on the 7th floor of the main hospital, this table game was by far the most popular among patients, families and staff. It could get a little noisy at times though.
What is air hockey?
This is the total number of Child Life staff that have been employed with our program.
What is 60? (this includes CCLS, CLA, CTRS, and Fellows)
Our first Child Life Assistant started in this year.
What is 1997? (it was Natalie!)
One of these unique cars did NOT visit the hospital? The Weinermobile, The Batmobile, or the Kissmobile.
What is the Batmobile?
Name one NFL player that played in a super bowl that also visited us.
Who is Franko Harris, LeSean McCoy, Jordan Hill, or Gary Gilliam? (will accept any of the above)
For many years this favorite tactile activity had to be made by the staff in order for kids to play with it. The color choices weren’t as good then as they are now.
What is Play-Doh?
This was the amount of our first CMN allocation in 1984, it was used to buy and Apple II E computer.
What is $1,200?
The Child Life Program began when the first pediatric patient was admitted to Hershey, it was in this year.
What is 1971?
This is the total cumulative years experience of our 4 most senior Child Life Staff… your trivia team...Joan, Julie, Natalie, and Tiff.
What is 88 years?
The dog seen here was featured in this holiday movie from 2000.
What is Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
This Lancaster County company provided kits for hospitalized children to make their well-known snacks, which are often found in malls.
What is Auntie Anne's Pretzels?
This is the total number of volunteers that have volunteered their time helping our patients and families.
What is 1145? (this is NOT counting Pet Therapy or med student volunteers)
This was the year that The Four Diamonds Fund began providing support to the Child Life team.
What is 1983?
There have been many creepy crawly, furry, and even scaly visitors. Which one of these animals has NEVER visited? Peeps, piglets, owls, snakes, or a kangaroo.
What is a kangaroo?
Chad Everett starred as Dr. Joe Gannon in this TV drama running from 1969-1976.
What is Medical Center?
For several years we had a machine that served up these frozen treats in their signature red and blue cups. Too bad the machine kept breaking down.
What is an ICEE machine?
This is the total number of male Child Life Specialists that have worked here.
What is 3?
The very first intern started in this year.
What is 1973?
In 1986 what major change occurred for child life professionals?
What is professional certification by method of credentialing? (1998 certification by examination started)