The Sunshine Kids Foundation was founded by Rhoda Tomasco in 1982 while she was serving as a volunteer in the pediatric cancer unit of a hospital in Houston  Texas After seeing the loneliness and depression among children during their extended hospital treatments  Rhoda had a vision to provide these young cancer patients with opportunities to participate in positive group activities which promoted self-esteem   personal accomplishment and just plain old fashioned fun! Today  that vision has been realized many times over  as thousands of children from hospitals across the country have reaped the benefits of The Sunshine Kids Foundation’s many programs and national and regional events