Start a tree
One question at a time.
Kim starts every tree. You say who it is for, where, which room hosts it, and the day it opens. Then you share it with the people who know the family.
What it costs
- Starting a tree costs nothing, and the family never pays.
- Each person you invite takes a seat, from $1 a day for a year. On a new tree their card is saved, and nobody is charged until the Tree of Hope team has checked the tree and approved it, within five days of it being started.
- Five held seats are paid for by the underwriting, for people who should be inside whether or not they can pay.
Kim is software. Kim keeps the calendar and writes the week note. Kim is not a person, is not a nurse, and never gives medical advice. When a message is from Kim, it says Kim. When it is from a person, it says their name.
Tree of Hope is a paid, private service from Tribe Giving LLC, a for-profit company. It is not a charity and is not affiliated with any hospital, foundation or charity. Money a business pays is never handed to the family; what the family receives is the year of people, and anything a business sends itself, like the flowers.