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Powerful Womxn Who Are Changing The World: Pam Marota
An Interview with Natalie Ruiz
As part of my series about “Powerful Womxn Who Are Changing The World”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Pam Marota, who invented and Patented a teddy bear named Kimo (chemo) to benefit Pediatric Oncology patients.
I am thrilled to highlight Pam Marota and the amazing work she is doing through her organization!
Pam Marota is a native San Franciscan with a passion for helping others. This spark helped lead her to invent and patent a teddy bear named Kimo, which is pronounced like “chemo”, to benefit Pediatric Oncology patients in 1996.
The Kimo Bear Project is a Not For Profit organization with a mission to provide each child diagnosed with Cancer with a Kimo Bear as a companion on their Intravenous Chemotherapy treatment journey.
Pam has been honored with a Jefferson Award and a Jacquline Kennedy-Onassis Award for Public Service.
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