About Us
Find out about our team and how Finny came to be!Welcome!
Our team is passionate about creating a comforting and uplifting experience for children during their time in the hospital. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to explore their imagination, learn, and find joy, no matter their circumstances. With Finny the Flying Fish Foundation, we hope to bring a little bit of happiness and inspiration to the brave children who are fighting every day!
What is whale wishes.org all about? (A narrative)
It’s 4 a.m. and Angela Angelfish is awake. She has chemo at 6 a.m., and her mother is asleep in the hospital bed next to hers. She reaches for her iPad to go to Whalewishes.org to check her “Fishnook” mailbox to see if she has any “Whale Wishes” from people around the world. Yes! She has 14: two from Japan, three from Europe and the rest from the United States.
Angela’s heart beams. She is not alone — people care. She can make it through this. She lays back down, hugs her mother and goes back to sleep.
This is not from a book. It is an example of the vision behind Finny the Flying Fish Foundation, a child-friendly environment created by Chuck Smith to bring joy to the daily lives of children in hospitals with life-threatening illnesses.
Meet the Team
Finny The Flying Fish
FINNY TEAM LEADER.
Like every great leader, Finny leads by example. In each Finny Story you will find him making friends and helping others and showing the way to face difficult times in our lives through courage and determination. Finny’s great attitude toward life is an inspiration to us all and by being a good example brings him joy and happiness and it will do the same for you!
Chuck Smith
Originator
Chuck Smith, a cancer survivor since 2003, is a veteran of more than 35 years in the computer industry, but when he retired in 1992, he found that writing was very close to his heart. It started out as writing Stories for Children of All Ages but soon crystallized into a vision to help sick children “get well faster” through daily encouragement brought to them by what he calls “Whale Wishes.”
Russel D.
Music
Dana Conley
Printing, Publishing, Marketing
“Can Do!” are the two words you will most likely hear when asking this talented computer whiz to do something!
Dana works for a well established DFW printing company that supplies many customers with their printing needs. Dana is very family oriented and spends lots of time working with her mom and dad in their craft business on ‘Special Monday’s’! All of the FinnyFun marketing brochures and other printed material were created by Dana and her talent and capabilities are virtually unlimited!
Stacy Dipietro
Designer
Fintastic!
Bert Arista
Artwork, Logos, Illustrations
Christian Burns
Animation, Graphic, and Designer
M. R. Greenjacket
Team Finny Advisor
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