My connection with The Hospital For Sick Children is a personal one. I got to know the inside of that hospital very well as a child.
It was an October evening. An evening I will remember forever. It was the evening that changed the lives of everyone in our entire family and every single person who knew us. It was also the night my family first became part of the Sick Kids family.
When I was 8 years old my 5-year-old sister was hit by a car. She was sweet. She was little. And she was forever changed that night.
The Doctors and Nurses at Toronto’s Hospital For Sick Children saved my sister’s life. She spent many, many months at the hospital. It became like our second home. The staff there got to know us well. We even spent Christmas day at the hospital. We were only kids then and couldn’t really spend time in my sister’s hospital room so we hung out in the lobby. The receptionist there got to know us well, so well that she actually bought us Christmas gifts!
Without the compassion of the staff and the tireless work of the medical team at Sick Kids, I am not sure what would have happened. The hospital, Doctors, Nurses and hospital staff hold a special place for me. They all played a major role in my life and the lives of my entire family.
The teams at Sick Kids do special work. They save lives. They mend hearts, minds, and families. But they can’t do it alone. They need our help. They need your help. Giving the kind of care they gave my sister and continue to give so many other boys and girls takes money. That money helps them stay at the cutting edge of medicine.
You Can Help
That is why fundraising efforts like the Canaccord Genuity Great Camp Adventure Walk are essential. It has a goal of $2 million. Reaching it will help to transform children’s health and their treatment, with all proceeds going to The Possibilities Fund at SickKidsFoundation. I know WE can do it together!
The Great Camp Adventure Walk takes place on September 26, in Downtown Toronto and is a full-day of memories and camp-themed activities. It is a challenge-by-choice event, you and your team are able to challenge yourselves to walk 5km, 10km, 15km or 20km, stopping at fun campsites along the way.
SUPPORT ME + JOIN ME
On September 26, come and join my daughters and I to help Sick Kids. Me, my 12-year-old, and my 10-year-old daughters are going to lace up, have some fun and raise a little cash for a great hospital! Help me raise funds. PLEASE visit my page and donate. Help me reach my goal of $500 and then some
Join The Walk
Come and join us for the day! If you decide to lace up and participate you can enter for a chance to win 1 of 5 $100 donations to a team of your choosing, and an additional $100 for the winner! Check it out!
The Great Camp Adventure Walk for SickKids Promotion Contest
And as an extra bonus SickKids has provided a promo code that I am sharing with all my friends and family and of course YOU so you can receive a $10 discount off The Great Camp Adventure Walk registration fee! USE PROMO CODE: social (all lower case)
All donations go directly to The Possibilities Fund at SickKids Foundation. For SickKids, it’s the most flexible source of funding, and therefore, one with the most potential to transform children’s health.
Come and join the fun.
It’s really a win-win-win for you!
*You can play an important part of Toronto’s greatest adventure walk to benefit SickKids.
*You get a chance to hang out with some pretty awesome people, all doing something pretty awesome for Sick Kids all while enjoying a full day of adventure.
*Bring your children with you and help show them how important it is to give back, to support the good work of the Doctor’s and Nurses of Sick Kids and to feel how good it is to help others!
*Bring your dog! The Great Camp Adventure Walk is Fido friendly
*For more information, visit WalkforSickKids.ca
Disclosure: I am part of the Canaccord Genuity Great Camp Adventure Walk for SickKidscampaign with Influence Central and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
