Smilezone Foundation

Tammy Villeneuve, CFRE is the Director of Fund Development at the Smilezone Foundation. Smilezone Foundation is a non-profit organization that transforms, renovates, and enhances pediatric health care settings across Canada at no charge to the facilities creating ‘Smilezones’ for the children and families utilizing the spaces for medical appointments and treatments. Renovations and transformations include, but are not limited to, new paint, unique and empowering murals, video games/gamification, sensory equipment, storage, cabinetry, etc. based on the needs of each individual facility – no two ‘Smilezones’ are the same. ‘Smilezones’ can transform patient care rooms, treatment rooms such as pediatric chemotherapy rooms, waiting rooms, exercise and activity rooms, etc. and can be installed in any hospital, rehabilitation centre, autism centre, or mental health facility.  

Smilezone Foundation believes that every child deserves to smile no matter their circumstances. The enhancements made to these facilities are backed by scientific research into the benefits to children’s health, their families, and the staff by experiencing and delivering medical care in a less stressful, kid-friendly environment, supporting speedy recovery times, and the opportunity to still be a kid and have fun, while facing tough days in care. To see the incredible work of Smilezone Foundation, please visit our website: www.smilezone.com

Tammy Villeneuve, CFRE has been fundraising for over 17 years and achieved her international designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) in 2019. Tammy is a passionate advocate for the non-profit sector and for those who commit so much of their time and efforts to support others in their community. Tammy has a wide range of fundraising experience including major gifts, grant and proposal writing, prospect research, donor cultivation and relationship management, strategic plan development, staff leadership and mentorship and in growing a grass-roots organization to meet a national need. Tammy has supported organizations such as Hamilton Health Science Foundation, YMCA Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, and the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) for Canada.

Tammy brings a strategic and holistic approach to the Smilezone Foundation with a heart-felt connection to our mission – bringing smiles to children’s faces.

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