Brave Gowns Inspire and Comfort Children in Hospitals

Friday, September 7, 2018

Brave Gowns Inspire and Comfort Children in Hospitals

Investment advisor and philanthropist David Simon established Twin Capital Management, LLC, 30 years ago. Today, Twin Capital provides investors with numerous opportunities in the alternative investment and hedge fund arenas. Among David Simon’s charitable endeavors was co-founding the Starlight Children’s Foundation annual Westchester golf outing. Starlight Children’s Foundation works to provide children in hospitals with fun and laughter through carefully designed outreach projects and partnerships.

In 2016, Starlight Children’s Foundation began its Brave Gowns initiative. This program aims to make hospital stays less impersonal and frightening for children by giving them hospital gowns created to look like the costumes worn by superheroes, princesses, astronauts, and other characters they love.

The project is based on an idea from an entrepreneur who lost her brother to a terminal illness. Wanting to make things better for other children engaged in similar battles, she created an entirely new kind of gown for them. Brave Gowns provide more comfort and privacy than standard-issue hospital gowns while still allowing for the various medical procedures that need to be performed. And because they are so packed with personality, they let each child’s own superhero nature shine through.

Brave Gowns have drawn increasing media attention, and several hospitals have even adopted them as their standard gowns for child patients. To date, Starlight Children’s Foundation gowns based on the Brave Gowns design have reached approximately 150,000 children across the country.

Sources:
https://www.starlight.org/starlight-programs/starlight-gowns/
https://www.bravegowns.com/

About David Simon

David Simon founded Twin Capital Management in 1988, and nearly 30 years later he continues to manage capital for both institutional and high net worth investors. Under David Simon's executive leadership as the fund’s portfolio manager, Twin Capital survived the financial crisis of 2008 (the fund had positive performance that year) and continues to focus on generating absolute returns utilizing event driven strategies. Prior to launching his own hedge fund, Mr. Simon served as the head of risk arbitrage research at both Spear, Leeds & Kellogg and Mercury Securities. He began his career as a corporate lawyer after earning a JD from the University of Miami Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review and the Society of Wig and Robe and from which he graduated magna cum laude. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Muhlenberg College where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting. Beyond his professional pursuits, he's a passionate philanthropist who created his own charitable foundation to raise money for a variety of nonprofit organizations. Among other initiatives, he co-founded the Starlight Children's Foundation and the H.E.L.P. USA Westchester golf outings. He is a co-sponsor of the Solving Kids Cancer annual dinner as well as supports various other charitable organizations.