About Queen for a Day

My dear fellow Women of Royalty, I am truly grateful to you for visiting this site.  In your honor, a portion of the profits from this book is donated to the Queen for a Day Foundation.  Queen for a Day hosts tea parties at hospitals with pediatric oncology/cancer units or outpatient clinics.  Illnesses can be horribly painful for children, both physically and psychologically.  They are robbed of the wonder and joy of being children and their life is consumed with fighting a battle that, sadly, many lose.

This program takes them away from the isolation they feel and provides a respite from their overwhelming fear.  It gives each young cancer patient a chance to be a child again.  When Queen for a Day comes to the hospital, there is a tea party in the patient's honor.  She will have her very own coronation ceremony, and receive a real tiara donated by beauty queens across the nation.  Most often a pageant titleholder will be on hand to perform the crowning.  The Queen for a Day crown symbolizes that she is a champion over her illness.  The girls are pampered with makeovers and manicures, and may participate in  a variety of craft projects.  When a child smiles and laughs with joy as she looks in the mirror at her tiara and makeover, she feels empowered as a true young lady of royalty. 

A Heroes program for boys has been a wonderful addition to the Queen for a Day program.  It encourages the qualities of courage and bravery in boys.  Local firefighters and police officers attend the event to tell heroic stories and develop a friendship with the patients.  They brave young little men receive firefighter hats, badges and other hero-themed gifts. 

For further information on how you can become involved with this priceless program by starting a chapter in your city, volunteering or making a donation, email JEdwards@qfad.org or call 305-546-4459.