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At the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation we raise money in support of the Stollery Children’s Hospital, educate the community on the Hospital’s needs and thank our donors for their generosity. Meet Stollery kids from backyards across Alberta and learn how donor dollars have been making a difference at the Stollery below.
On this month’s Spotlight on the Stollery, Stollery kid Kayden and his mom, Chasity, joined us as we sat down with our friends at Global Edmonton to chat about Teddy Bear Fun Fest, our 5km family-friendly run/walk/roll returning to Rundle Park this spring.
Dr. Allan de Caen and his team at the Stollery have spent many years establishing and enhancing a program to address critical health-care needs of kids in rural Alberta and beyond. For his work, Dr. de Caen received the Canadian Hospital Impact Award at this year's Children's Hospitals Week.
Okimasis comes from a close, traditional Indigenous family from Onicikiskwapowin, Saddle Lake Cree Nation. He loves spending time with his family and being part of ceremonies, and he enjoys oskapew – being a helper. Thanks to the team at the Stollery, Okimasis has been able to beat the odds and look at every challenge as an opportunity.
Kayden is a busy, boisterous boy whose presence lights up the room. After a rare diagnosis while in utero and further complications after birth, Kayden’s family was unsure if he would survive. Thanks to expert care at the Stollery, Kayden has not only survived but is thriving and keeping his parents busy.
Dr. Simon Urschel has worked at the Stollery Children's Hospital for 17 years. As a Pediatric Cardiologist, and now as Director of Pediatric Cardiac Transplant, he has saved hundreds of lives.
In recognition of Simply Supper’s Lemonade Stand Day raising more than $2 million since 2014, the newly renovated family room at the Stollery’s Phillip C. Etches Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital will now be known as the Simply Supper’s Lemon Love Bear’s Den.
On this month’s Spotlight on the Stollery, performer Shannon Tyler joined us as we sat down with our friends at Global to talk about the return of CRESCENDO, a John Cameron Experience, ignited by Keller Construction Ltd.
As Certified Child Life Specialists, Angela and Melanie's jobs are to help children cope with hospitalizations and reduce medical trauma. Soon, an exciting four-legged addition will be joining their expert team: a facility dog! As handlers, Angela and Melanie will work with the new facility dog to help patients meet specific, individualized goals.