Thank you to everyone who joined our SSC-a-Thon large group meeting today! It is incredibly exciting to see how much we are growing—we now have 40+ registered hospital sites across the US, Canada, and Italy.
We are only 2 months away from our August launch so make sure you are gathering your teams and planning!
KEY notes and action items:
- Bonfire Swag: https://www.bonfire.com/store/2026-chd-s2s-a-thon/
- The store is officially live! Shipping typically takes 7–14 days, so please try to place your orders no later than July 1st to ensure your gear arrives well before our August launch.
- Badge Reels will be ready to order soon. We will email when they are ready!
- Joeyband – https://forms.gle/f6mow6D2GC6xMiKRA
- Please make sure to submit your orders on time to secure the 8 complimentary bands for your site.
- Orders due June 29th, 2026
- Charting SSC: Educate your staff on how and where to chart SSC if you have it. If not, see the “for CICU” page for ideas on what to ask for in your EMR. Even if you can’t build it before August, this is great momentum to get that ball rolling!
- Updated Pages:
- New Parent Packet: An amazing new resource packet for families has just been uploaded to the Site Resources page https://www.chdskintoskin.com/2026-ssc-a-thon-site-resources/
- Shared resources – https://www.chdskintoskin.com/for-cicus/
- Parent page – https://www.chdskintoskin.com/for-parents-families/
- Password: SSC2026
- Coloring Page! Attached and on the website is the NEW coloring page made by Hannah of Studio 142! It is beautiful and fun! I feel a coloring contest might be around the corner?!
Immediate Action Items for Site Leaders:
- Reach out to your local “Camp Cuddles” site team to schedule your next local planning session.
Our next and LAST large group meeting before Camp Cuddles 2026, will be on July 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST.
Thank you all for your incredible work and dedication to making this event a success!
CHD SSC Initiative Team
