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Santa Clarita Non-Profit The Sparkle Of Tinnley Hosts Corn Hole Tournament Fundraiser

The Sparkle of Tinnley Organization, a local Santa Clarita non-profit, created in memory of Tinnley Reese Harmon, held it’s first community fundraiser event at Wolf Creek Brewery on Saturday.

The event, Spread the Sparkle, was put together in honor of what would be Tinnley’s fourth birthday in February.

The event included an arts and crafts drive, with donations for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, an opportunity to join the bone marrow registry through Bethe Match on-site, as well as booths for other local organizations that help support families impacted by children’s cancer.

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Attendants were able to have fun and raise money for the organization by entering the cornhole tournament in partnership with Longshot Cornhole, grabbing some exclusive The Sparkle of Tinnley merchandise for a small donation, joining the raffle for donated goodies, taking a photo at a photo booth with Corinna Schutz Photography, grabbing a beer from the Wolf Creek Brewery tasting room and more.

Guests were able to snack on foods available thanks to a food truck on-site, and were also support the organization by purchasing a baked treat donated by Short N’ Sweet Bakery.

The family-friendly event featured a family zone, where children accompanied by their parents could get their face painted, meet some fun characters, do some arts and crafts or play mini corn hole.

The Sparkle of Tinnley Organization is a non-profit created by a group of people who loved little Tinnley Reese, a happy and silly two-year-old girl, who passed away in October of 2018 after a nearly year-long battle with Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and many days spent in a hospital for intensive treatment. The organization hopes to spread Tinnley’s light and spirit in her honor by sharing something that she loved: dress-up and magical play.

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So far, The Sparkle of Tinnley has been able to provide a meal, goodie bags, arts and crafts and gift cards — in partnership with Kin’s Kids — to families at Ronald McDonald House Charities in Los Angeles. Another event like this is planned for later this Spring, along with attending the Michael Hoefflin Walk for Children’s Cancer.

In the future, the goal of The Sparkle of Tinnley is to bring imaginative pop-up play items to hospital playrooms, along with enough costumes and goodie bags to gift each child, according to organizers.

The Sparkle of Tinnley hopes to collaborate with a costume manufacturer, or create their own designs, to be playful but also comfortable, washable, and fully accessible for children dealing with PICC lines and other medical devices that spend large amounts of time in the hospital.

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In the meantime, The Sparkle of Tinnley continues to spread the sparkle to each individual child they come across impacted by a life-threatening illness by brightening their day with bags full of unicorn goodies and a costume — so that they can be whoever they want to be even if they can’t leave the hospital room.

Additional information about the organization can be found on the website. To connect with The Sparkle of Tinnley via social media, visit the organization’s Facebook page and Instagram account.


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Santa Clarita Non-Profit The Sparkle Of Tinnley Hosts Corn Hole Tournament Fundraiser

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  1. Thats cool and all but do they have to call it corn hole toss ?

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