Bounce Children’s Foundation Welcomes Perry Sweet to the Board of Directors

 

Deerfield, IL (Mar 22, 2022) – Bounce Children’s Foundation®, a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, shifting all from surviving to thriving, has elected Perry Sweet to its Board of Directors for a three-year term. Perry is the Executive Vice President, Client Operations at Waystar, where he ensures the client experience is positive and seamless.

 

Perry started his career with IBM where he focused on serving hospitals and healthcare systems. Prior to joining Waystar, Sweet has served as Chief Operating Officer at Recondo Technology, Vice President of Professional Services at Allscripts and Vice President of First Consulting Services.

 

“Bounce’s mission is truly incredible and should be shared far and wide,” said Perry Sweet. “I look forward to focusing my efforts on helping to grow and expand Bounce beyond the Chicago area to reach more families facing the daily challenges presented by pediatric chronic illness.”

 

“We are thrilled to welcome Perry to our board and appreciate that he shares our vision of expanding Bounce beyond the Chicagoland area. We feel every family with children battling chronic illness deserves to a resource like Bounce,” said Bobby Lucas, Office Managing Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl and Bounce Board Chair.

 

Outside of the office, Sweet is very involved in the community having served as a Hospice Board Member, Crisis Center Volunteer and Chicago Food Pantry Volunteer. “Perry has already made a significant difference for our Bounce Families as he has helped to coordinate sponsorships for some of our key programs.  In fact, he was instrumental to holiday themed Bounce Back Kit(R) family care packages even before officially joining our team,” noted Bounce Founder & CEO, Joan Steltmann.

 

Sweet graduated from South Dakota School of Mines & Techology with a Master of Science Degree in Structural Engineering. He lives in LaGrange with his family.

 

For more information about Bounce Children’s Foundation, please visit www.bouncechildrensfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

 

 

About Bounce Children’s Foundation

Bounce Children’s Foundation® (Bounce), a Chicagoland not-for-profit organization, transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, shifting all from surviving to thriving. Offering a variety of ongoing home and community-based programs, Bounce is unique in filling a vital gap in the network of care for the nearly 1 in 5 U.S. children who battle chronic illness. Combatting a deep sense of invisibility and extreme isolation, Bounce provides community and connection, fun and friendship, education and resources, hope and encouragement, and a place to belong – until cures are found. Currently, Bounce helps 2,000 members and has grown at double-digit rates every year of its existence. Bounce empowers its members to build the resilience they need to live happier, healthier lives. As one Bounce Dad put it, “Bounce helps families heal!” One hundred percent privately funded, Bounce is offered free of charge. And, while there is no income requirement, many members are low income and all face extraordinary out-of-pocket medical costs. For more information about Bounce Children’s Foundation, visit www.BounceChildrensFoundation.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

 

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