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Make Your Life Magical: Bring laughter and joy to sick kids at Rush Children's

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Friday, September 18, 2026 · 8:42 PM
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1620 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612 · View on map →

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Bring magic to kids - and to your life - at Rush Children'sHere it is ... the magical volunteer opportunity you’ve been looking for. Become a Volunteer Specialist with Open Heart Magic and experience the most rewarding way to help kids.Imagine stepping into a quiet, dimly lit hospital room. A young patient, a girl weary from relentless treatments, countless injections, and plenty of sleepless nights, lies anxiously in her bed. She silently wonders, "What now?" assuming your knock was from another unwanted interruptor.But you're not another interruption. You are a Hospital Magician.You introduce yourself, quickly surveying the small room filled with toys, games, suitcases, and drawings taped to the walls. Your playful introduction, with a little self-deprecating humor, sparks the question, "Wait, did you say you're a magician? Like a real one?!"Magic is an irresistible hook.In just a few short moments, you have her. She's sitting up, turning on lights, and clearing her bedside table for an extra special performance. She's engaged and smiling, even telling her dad to put his phone down and watch. You teach her her own magic, a trick she immediately boasts will fool her brother once he returns from the cafeteria. The room is brighter. The air is lighter. And as you glance at her parents, you realize they aren't watching you or the magic; they're watching their daughter-no longer a hospital patient, just their little girl laughing once again.You helped this girl get her magic back.Become a Volunteer Specialist with Open Heart Magic and create magical memories that will last a lifetime. Through personal magic shows, you'll empower young patients, give them the strength they need to fight for their health.And don't worry, no magic experience is required!Why Volunteer with Ope

About Open Heart Magic

As a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) children’s charity, Open Heart Magic (OHM) focuses on improving the medical experience for sick kids in hospitals through joy, laughter, and hope.OHM certifies every volunteer to work safely within the hospital environment, directly at a young child’s bedside, to use magic to engage kids at their most vulnerable point in their hospital stay.At Open Heart Magic we believe doctors can’t heal everything and that laughter is the best medicine. We believe in helping sick kids get their magic back.Open Heart Magic currently partners with 12 hospitals in Chicago, Ann Arbor, and Cleveland:Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's HospitalUniversity of Chicago Comer Children's HospitalAdvocate Children's Hospital - Oak LawnAdvocate Children's Hospital - Park RidgeRush Children's HospitalCentral DuPage HospitalNorthShore Evanston HospitalLoyola University Medical CenterAlexian Brothers Women & Children's HospitalC.S. Mott Children's Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI)Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH)University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (Cleveland, OH)

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