McMaster Children’s Hospital is one of Canada’s leading pediatric health care facilities and is the regional referral centre for children who are seriously ill, injured or require specialized services in South-Central Ontario. More than 180,000 visits are made to the hospital throughout the year. Specialized services include 40 pediatric clinics, the province’s largest neonatal intensive care unit and the only pediatric trauma centre in the region.
Acura of Hamilton presented a cheque to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation in the amount of $41,600 for funds from their 2011 Care4 campaign.
Acura of Hamilton donates $200 from every new vehicle sold or leased to in support of McMaster Children’s Hospital and Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre.
For the next few months, visitors to Mac Kids will see an Acura MDX parked in the lobby as a way of raising awareness around the program.
The Soroptimist of Hamilton-Burlington will be presenting the Famous Female Pursenalities event at Dundurn Castle in Hamilton on Saturday, March 24 from 2 to 4:00 p.m. This exciting event will feature a live auction starring TV personality Connie Smith.
All proceeds from this initiative will be directed to McMaster Children's Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
The Knights of Columbus Family Day Rock 'n' Bowl in support of Mac Kids will be held at Burlington Bowl (4065 Harvester Road) on Sunday, February 19. Teams (5-6 individuals) can choose to bowl from 2 to 3:30 p.m. or 3:30 to 5 p.m. Entry is $15 or free for teams that raise a minimum of $125 in pledges.
In amongst the busyness of the holiday season, friends and supporters of Mac Kids took time to be involved with projects that raised funds and toys to help make the holidays brighter for patients at McMaster Children’s Hospital. The following groups represent a sampling of the tremendous generosity of groups, individuals and corporations from throughout our region. Their efforts combined with many other gracious supporters helped bring holiday cheer to the faces of the young patients at Mac Kids.
This past November, Chloë, a young patient at McMaster Children’s Hospital, discovered that hard work and determination really pay off. It was during a clinic appointment that seven-year-old Chloë and her family received the extraordinary news that, for the first time in her life, she was able to see out of both her eyes.
What makes this story amazing is that when Chloë was six-years-old, doctors discovered she had severe Amblyopia, a condition where her brain had not been exchanging signals with one of her eyes since birth. By the time it was detected, Chloë was functionally blind in her left eye. Too young to articulate that anything was wrong, she could barely even detect light and motion in her left eye.
Don’t have time to wrap your holiday purchases? No problem, just bring your items to the gift wrapping station at Mapleview Mall in Burlington to have them ready to go for everyone on your list. Proceeds from the gift wrapping station support Mac Kids.
During December, LCBO, through its Spirit of Giving Campaign, is inviting customers to add a $2, $5, or $10 donation to their purchase. You can also donate in the coin collection boxes at the check out counter.
On September 15, associates from Walmart stores across the region joined together at McMaster Children’s Hospital for the Community Launch of the 2011 Champions program, presented by Walmart. During the ceremony, Emily Croxon was officially announced as the Mac Kids 2011 Children’s Miracle Network Champion.
Emily is an amazing 11 year old who is a true champion. She has required aggressive treatment for the past eight years to control her Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Emily and her family shared her incredible story of courage and determination and the special care she continues to receive at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
In October, Emily and her family will attend Children’s Miracle Network festivities in Ottawa along with the other Canadian champions who are acting as ambassadors of their hospitals. Emily and her family will then travel to Disney World in Orlando with the Children’s Miracle Network Champions from across North America.
(from left to right: Walmart associate Jessie McNulty, 2011 Champion Emily Croxon, 2010 Champion Dustin Berry, Walmart Market Manager Frances Vacirca) During the launch event for the Champions presented by Walmart program, Dustin Berry officially welcomed Emily Croxon as the newest Champion)
A special guest dropped by our gift wrapping station at Mapleview Mall! It's Emmanuel Lewis, child star from the TV series Webster! You never know who might pop by! Remember to stop in and have your gifts wrapped by Mac Kids' volunteers now through December 24th.
Watch as this new 2012 Acura MDX is rolled into the lobby of Mac Kids! Acura of Hamilton is promoting its partnership with Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation through the Care4 program. $200 from every new Acura sold or leased is donated to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation in support of Mac Kids and the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre.
The holiday spirit echoed throughout the halls of McMaster Children's Hospital this morning as West Jet employees presented gifts to patients after collecting them during their annual toy drive. This event brought many smiles to the faces of our young patients.
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation and McMaster Children’s Hospital recently announced a new research chair in pediatric blood disorders at McMaster University, with the assistance of Bayer Inc.
On November 5, Mac Kids celebrated the grand opening of the new pediatric emergency department by holding an open house for the community. Attendees toured phase 1 of the new state-of-the-art deparment. To learn more about Mac Kids specialized emergency department, click here.
McMaster Children's Hospital and Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation teamed up on October 20th, 2011 at McMaster Children’s Hospital for the SECOND Mac Kids Inside Ride! Over $12,000 was raised for kids and teens with cancer.
On Friday, September 9, Canadian country stars Gord Bamford and Dean Brody stopped by McMaster Children’s Hospital with country music duo The Stellas to deliver some gifts and perform a mini-concert for about 35 patients, parents and staff. Each artist performed a few songs before Gord Bamford presented a cheque for $10,000 to Mac Kids. That was followed by another cheque for $5,000 from the Canadian Country Music Association on behalf of its 2011 Humanitarian award recipient Johnny Reid.
In 2003, Emily, a sweet and fun-loving three year-old girl, was experiencing severe joint pain. Her concerned parents took her to Mac Kids where she was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.
In 2003, Emily, a sweet and fun-loving three year-old girl, was experiencing severe joint pain. Her concerned parents took her to Mac Kids where she was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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