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Remembering Danny and Continuing His Legacy
Posted on May 12, 2024Today is the anniversary of Danny’s passing in 1998. At just 16 months, his life was cut short when a Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded rails. Amidst their grief, Danny’s parents,… Read More
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Make a gift to KID in honor of Danny’s birthday and your donation will be matched
Posted on December 21, 2023Sunday, December 31 would have been Danny Keysar’s 27th birthday. At just 16 months old, Danny tragically lost his life when a poorly designed portable crib collapsed on his neck in his childcare home. In the face of unimaginable grief,… Read More
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Support Ely’s Walk for KID and Danny
Posted on September 1, 2023Update: Ely successfully completed his 50 mile walk on Monday, Sept. 18. Congratulations on this huge accomplishment, Ely! You can still make a donation for his efforts here. Ely Keysar was just five years old when his brother Danny died… Read More
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KID Turns 25 Today
Posted on June 9, 2023KID was incorporated on June 9, 1998, after the tragic death of 16-month old Danny Keysar. Danny died when a portable crib collapsed around his neck in his Chicago childcare home. Although the portable crib had been recalled five years… Read More
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KID is Danny Keysar’s Legacy
Posted on December 27, 2021Friday, December 31 would be Danny Keysar’s 25th birthday. At only 16 months old, Danny died when a portable crib collapsed on his neck at his childcare home. His parents, Linda and Boaz, were grief-stricken by what they thought was… Read More
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Danny Keysar’s Impact
Posted on December 23, 2020On Thursday, December 31, we honor the memory of Danny Keysar, who would have turned 24. What milestones he would have achieved at age 24 will never be known due to a poorly designed and inadequately tested recalled portable crib…. Read More
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Remembering Danny Keysar
Posted on May 12, 2020You may not be familiar with the name Danny Keysar, but this toddler launched a movement to revamp our country’s child product safety system. In early 1998, Danny’s parents Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar were working parents, both professors, raising… Read More
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Building Danny’s Legacy
Posted on December 26, 2019This Tuesday, December 31, Danny Keysar would be turning 23 – a young adult, perhaps a recent college graduate, starting his adult life. But Danny died before his second birthday in a poorly designed, inadequately tested, and recalled portable crib. His… Read More
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Honoring Danny’s 22nd Birthday
Posted on December 28, 2018This Monday, December 31, would be Danny Keysar’s 22nd birthday. In 1998, Danny’s life was cut tragically short when he died when a portable crib collapsed on his neck as he got up from his nap at his child care… Read More
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Landmark Product Safety Legislation Sees 10th Anniversary
Posted on August 9, 2018Between 1998 and 2007 unsafe children’s products led to over two-million child injuries, and hundreds of child deaths. This was because voluntary standards on children’s products were not protecting children, products weren’t required to be tested prior to sale and… Read More