Monday, June 16th @ 4:55 p.m. ET

October Research, LLC and NS3 sponsor Qualia are proud to announce this year’s Make a Child Smile community outreach event will bring comfort to children in the Pittsburgh area through our partnership with the BARTKO Foundation.

“We are honored that October Research and Qualia have chosen to support The Bartko Foundation through their ‘Make a Child Smile’ event,” said Nathan Bossers, Secretary for the Board of Directors. “Their generosity will directly impact the lives of single minority mothers and their children, bringing hope, encouragement, and joy to families working hard to build a brighter future. Together, we are not just providing essential resources — we are showing these families that they are seen, valued, and supported by a caring community.”

Join your fellow attendees and our staff to fill these comfort bags with items to bring smiles to children’s faces. They will be distributed through the foundation to local organizations such as Catapult of Greater Pittsburgh.

This organization engages in emergency resource distribution, peer-to-peer support, wealth building, trauma-informed financial counseling and policy advocacy to ensure systematically disenfranchised communities can meaningfully achieve economic justice and lead dignified and equitable lives.

“One of the biggest highlights for Qualia at NS3 is engaging with the host community through the Make a Child Smile event. This year, we’re thrilled to partner with the Bartko Foundation, an organization doing crucial work to empower single minority mothers and uplift their children in the Pittsburgh area. Our team looks forward to creating comfort bags together with NS3 attendees, a hands-on way for our community to show support for these local families,” Qualia Chief Marketing Officer Greg Schneider said.