About Us
Our Mission
Delivering happiness to seriously ill kids and their families.
Our Values
- Service: We are motivated by a strong commitment to serving seriously ill children.
- Teamwork: We are one team with one goal - to deliver happiness to seriously ill kids.
- Accountability: We are accountable to those we serve and our donors, as well as ourselves.
- Respect: We encourage diversity of identity, perspective, and backgrounds to create a more inclusive organization to better serve seriously ill kids and families of all races and ethnicities.
- Integrity: We do what we say we will do to make a positive change for seriously ill children and their families.
- Excellence & Innovation: We strive to go beyond expectations, always seeking new and better ways to achieve our mission.
Our History
- In 1982, our co-founders, filmmaker Peter Samuelson and his cousin, actress Emma Samms delivered happiness to our very first Starlight kid by hosting him and his mom on a trip to Disneyland.
- On February 2, 1983, Starlight was officially incorporated in the United States as a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Peter and Emma drew inspiration for our name and first logo from the famous poem, “Star light, star bright/First star I see tonight/I wish I may, I wish I might/Have this wish I wish tonight.”
- In 1990 Starlight built our first-ever Starlight Space in Los Angeles to create a state-of-the-art and interactive environment where kids and families can relax and enjoy their time together.
Read more on Starlight's history of delivering happiness
Awards and Recognition
About Us
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Our Team
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