Kin Opens Its Doors
KIN, A WELLNESS AND SUPPORT CENTER FOR
CANCER PATIENTS IN BUCKS COUNTY
OPENS ITS DOORS
Inspired by Corinne Sikora, The Center Provides Free
Integrative Services, Fitness, Therapy and Support
On-boarding Guests at Kin officially begins December 8
November 23, 2021 – Buckingham, PA – Kin, an all-inclusive Wellness and Support Center for local cancer patients is opening December 8th after a year of planning and fundraising. Kin is free to patients and their family or caregiver, and is supported by the Community as a donation based center.
Centrally located in Furlong, the 5,000 Square foot Center provides a warm welcoming retreat for all guests; featuring a kitchen to support a nutrition program, a lounge living area, four practitioner rooms, a large event and support group space with a library, a dedicated fitness studio and over 2,200 sq ft. of outdoor living space complete with gardens, built-in seating and a labyrinth.
Corinne Sikora outlined the details for a non-medical, all-inclusive wellness and support center for cancer patients from a hospital room bed while battling brain and breast cancer. Corinne passed November 25, 2020, Kin is not in Corinne’s memory, it’s because of Corinne’s vision.
Kin’s focus is to provide a place where patients can congregate and unplug from day-to-day doctor visits and reconnect with oneself. Kin aims to help reduce anxiety and stress and help people get centered as they journey through treatment, recovery and beyond.
Kin begins onboarding guests December 8th with a soft opening that will extend through the second week of January 2022. Services are set to begin toward the middle of January.
Keith Fenimore, Founding Member and Executive Director of Kin shares, “When something is meant to be it materializes quickly and in a way that you couldn’t have imagined, that is the case with Kin. In February of 2021 we announced our intentions via a press release, then a speculative budget was created that informed our fundraising goals which were met by July, raising $245,000. In August we secured our location, renovations began in September and our doors will open in December. This was no small feat but it proves with the support of a strong Community, anything is possible.”
Individual Community members in Bucks County along with our local businesses have stepped up and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars along with countless hours of time, talent and materials:
Hendrixson’s Furniture donated all the Center’s furniture.
Indigenous Ingenuities is building a Zen garden and labyrinth which will provide 2,200 sq ft of outdoor space (coming Spring 2022).
Organnons Natural Market is providing all our organic food and juice.
JR Maxwell Builders and Mink Run Millwork donated our kitchen.
Jarrett Vaughan Builders built our custom welcome center and store front.
Gina Alvarez and Stefan Boublil are providing ongoing design and marketing services and building a new website (www.WelcomeToKin.org).
Green St. Real Estate is offering $120,000 in-kind donation.
Michael J. Brooks Esquire is donating legal services.
Archetype Advisors/Yacht CFO provides financial advisement.
Ralph Fey Architects donated our architectural services.
Marble Source Inc. donated our counter tops.
Greenleaf Nursery donated the interior plants and garden wall.
Doylestown Bookshop hosted a book drive for our library and is donating 10 new books per month.
The Larder is donating an unlimited supply of tea.
Facenda Renovations donated our plumbing work.
Nickum Schneider Electric donated our electrical work.
Tom Adams Windows and Carpets provided our kitchen floor and fire door.
Thomas Woollam & Steve Feevish painted the main living room, kitchen and the bathroom.
Bill Vandergrift Appliances provided all our kitchen appliances.
Stone Hill Contracting donated our reverse osmosis drinking system.
Bucks Digital is donating all our printing.
New Hope Carpet Cleaners will maintain our carpets as a donation.
CP Printing Solutions is providing marketing and promo materials.
Mr. Mom’s Housecleaning Cleaning will clean the Center once a month as a donated service.
Kin’s goal is to be a comprehensive retreat, as we strive to enhance the lifestyle of our guests during their cancer journey. We’ll do this through unique offerings that will include date & family nights featuring live music, gardening, crafting, knitting and book club. We’ll also host a series of non-cancer centric events and cultural activities provided along with services people would expect like support groups, integrative services, therapy and fitness.
Kin’s robust programmatic slate has been in development and will be accessible via the website late January 2022. The Center has a large stable of experts and practitioners who are donating their talents to guests by; offering services, teaching classes, running support groups, therapy sessions and workshops. Our experts and practitioners all have extensive backgrounds working with cancer patients and are licensed and accredited. People can learn more about our experts and practitioners on the Kin website. All guests have enrollment access, on a first come first served basis.
Services include:
Reflexology
Yoga
Meditation
Oncology Massage
Esthetician/Facials
Chiropractic
Acupuncture
Reiki
Nutrition and Dietary
Ballet (modified)
Barre3 (modified)
Pilates (modified)
Zumba (modified)
Dance Therapy
Tai-Chi
The Nutrition program pairs top local chefs with nutritionist and dieticians who present live cooking demonstrations. Following the cooking event, guests are given ingredients to take home and replicate the meal they were taught.
Kin is forging collaborative relationships, in the form of Sponsorships and resource sharing with ALL health care providers in our area. Grand View Hospital and Fox Chase Cancer Center Buckingham have already joined as official Sponsors, and we are in active talks with Trinity Health and Penn to also become Sponsors. Our goal is to be sponsored by all the local Bucks County based hospitals and those outside of our immediate area who care for Bucks County based patients.
As a donation based facility, Kin is reliant on Community giving to survive and thrive. Kin has an annual donor program, a broker account for stock and security gifts, an online PayPal capability and accepts donations via check made out to Kin and mailed to: 2325 Heritage Center Dr. Suite 113, Furlong, PA 18925. We are also seeking additional Founding Partners, which comes with naming rights and a $100,000 donation.
Kin is run and operated through a newly formed non-profit; Main St. Missions 501(c)(3) and has an Executive Board led by Keith Fenimore, Dr. Shelly Hayes, Nancy Catricks and Kristina Fenimore. The Board is assembling an Advisory Committee made up of locals with expertise across multiple mediums. These Committee appointments will be announced early 2022.
The name “Kin” is the embodiment of family and kinship, which the Center will exude in every aspect of its offering while embracing the mantra: ‘by the community, for the community’. The circle around the word symbolizes the community collectively surrounding the patient and providing uplifting comfort and support as an extension of family.
Kin is online at www.welcometokin.org. Our direct line is: 267-544-5981
ABOUT KIN:
Kin, an all-inclusive 5,000 sq. ft. retreat, offering integrative services, support, fitness and therapy. The Center is FREE to Bucks County, PA residents battling cancer regardless of where they are receiving treatment, and also welcomes family and caregivers. Kin is made possible through generous donations from the local Bucks County Community. Kin’s mission is to help people find calm and peace and center themselves in a restorative environment. We strive to help bring people to a place where they feel empowered to manage their diagnosis through treatment, recovery and beyond.
Our guests will have their non-medical – yet critical – emotional, physical, social and lifestyle needs met all under one roof. A wide variety of free holistic and integrative services are available.
ABOUT CORINNE TRANSUE SIKORA:
As she was battling both breast and brain cancer, local resident Corinne Sikora had a wish for one comprehensive place for those in the cancer community to find emotional and physical support. She envisioned a warm, welcoming, communal wellness and support Center as a retreat for people at all stages of their cancer journey. Corinne passed on November 25, 2020. Kin is not in Corinne’s memory, it’s because of Corinne’s vision.
OUR NON-PROFIT:
Main Street Missions 501 (c)(3) – Empowering The Community, Benefitting The People -- The Non-Profit reimagines fundraising by creating an interactive and engaging approach to motivate action that benefits entire communities. The Non-Profit rallies the community to engage in unique ways to raise funds that provide facilities, services, programs and relief to those in need. ‘By the Community, For the Community.”
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