Fill a basket this holiday season

This December, Friends of Kingston will deliver 50 care baskets to families spending the holidays in the hospital. Each basket will be filled with comfort items, gift cards, and a note from the community. Choose how you give:

$25 Fill a Pocket: one gift card in a basket
$100 Sponsor a Basket: one full basket, with your name on the card
$500 Sponsor a Hallway: five baskets from your team, class, or office

Brands can also donate 50 units of one basket item, or 50 coffee, tea, or food delivery gift cards.

About Friends of Kingston 501(c)(3)

Kingston Kia Kaha Aiono, son of Sarah and Hagoth, arrived March 21, 2004. He loved aquariums, beaches, music, art, and SpongeBob. In December 2006 a fever would not break. Doctors at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach traced it to X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP). This rare inherited immune deficiency strikes boys almost exclusively and turns common viruses deadly. Kingston passed on January 5, 2007. He was two.

His brother Phoenix arrived that September with the same diagnosis. Early detection gave the family time to find a bone marrow match. Their community answered. In 2026 year Phoenix turned 19 and graduated high school.

When Sarah and Hagoth were expecting again, what they had lived through led them to test the baby before birth. The test showed a girl who does not carry the gene. Today, Lylah is a thriving high schooler.

Friends of Kingston was founded in 2008 by Kingston's friends and family. It raises awareness of primary immune deficiencies and supports families through long hospital stays.

Friends of Kingston Holiday Comfort and Care Basket Drive

50 Baskets for 50 Families