Cheering up a child in need of a laugh was the spark that helped create greeting cards purported to come from Mary Cay Martin’s celebrated dog, Buddy. Distributed by mail monthly detailing the adventures of Buddy in hand-made cards with pictures of the photogenic pooch, Buddy Love cards are brightening the day of children and adults across the nation.

Quantum House in West Palm Beach will join homes that help and heal across North America in commemorating National Hospitality House Week as proclaimed by the Healthcare Hospitality Network. National Hospitality House Week is celebrated annually during the fourth week of July. This year, the week falls July 19 through July 26.

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in Palm Beach Gardens will continue its tradition of giving back to the South Florida community when it hosts its third “Give Back Night” on Tuesday, June 9, in support of Quantum House.

As social distancing is creating a new hurdle for many, particularly ill children, to overcome, Palm Beach Symphony and Creative Arts Therapies of the Palm Beaches are giving them something to sing about, through a partnership called Nurturing Notes.

Back in business! The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens opened up stores Friday at 11 a.m. after being closed for about two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The mall’s stroller rental is no longer available, but strollers are available for purchase for $20, and the money will be donated to the Quantum House.

Police sirens, fire truck sirens, and car horns were in full force Saturday morning at Quantum House in West Palm Beach for a drive-by parade.

Quantum House is ready to recognize and celebrate its most dedicated volunteers April 19-25 during National Volunteer Week by hosting a virtual award ceremony on social media. National Volunteer Week honors volunteers for the irreplaceable impact of their time and energy all year round.

Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Malvern Bank, National Association, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malvern Bancorp, Inc. has announced the award of 14 grants to charitable, nonprofit organizations in its local markets totaling $105,000.

Jared Schmitt opens his own dental practice this month, bringing new technology to make dentures and braces. He wants to give back to the community, particularly to Quantum House, by donating a portion of the money he makes from every patient exam. The charity helps families stay near loved ones during prolonged hospitalizations.

With over 400 people in attendance at the Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion, the Palm Beach County Medical Society Services honored 39 extraordinary men, women and organizations at the 16th Annual Heroes in Medicine luncheon on Friday, May 17.

Phoebe O’Mara doesn’t want to be angry or depressed on Valentine’s Day, which marks a year since she lost seven friends in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. Still, she will take a few days off and join her former classmates Thursday for the day of service. She and members of the Jewish Federation of Broward County, in which her family is heavily involved, will head to Quantum House, which provides a home for families with children suffering serious medical conditions. Phoebe plans to bring food to the center and help kids decorate either sugar cookies or cupcakes, whichever her mother decides to make.

The Orangewood Christian School boys basketball team always leaves it all on the court. But on Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Rams showed some character elsewhere. Student-athletes with the Orangewood basketball squad recently lifted the spirits of families at the Quantum House — a facility in West Palm Beach that looks after families with children receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for serious medical conditions.