Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation (MCHF) is doing its part for the young victims of the Haiti earthquake by raising funds to cover the cost of treatment for those transferred to Miami Children’s Hospital for emergency care. Recently, MCHF received a $5,000 donation from the Foundation’s Community Council to assist with its Haiti relief effort.
“Our hearts go out to those in Haiti affected by this unprecedented natural disaster,” said Community Council President Nereida DiPauli. “As a fundraising arm of the Foundation, we knew it was our duty to assist with the Foundation and Hospital’s immense Haiti relief efforts by donating to the cause.”
Since the Community Council’s inception in 1982, the diverse volunteer group has assisted the Foundation with its annual fundraising programs, as well as held their own committee-sponsored activities for the benefit of Miami Children’s Hospital. The members are wholeheartedly committed to ensuring that no child will ever have to leave this region to receive world class pediatric care.
Community Council is always interested in attracting new members. On Tuesday, May 11 at 10 am, the group will host an Open House for interested new members at the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation, 3100 Southwest 62 Avenue in Miami, please RSVP to Joann at jgum222@gmail.com. And for more information on the Community Council in general, please contact Ann Lyons, MCHF VP of Programs & Gift Planning, at 786.268.1830 or alyons@mchf.org.
Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation is a not-for profit 501 (C) (3) established to create a world-class pediatric hospital so no child need leave South Florida for superior medical care. “Funding World-Class Care” and following the principle that all children deserve state-of-the-art pediatric care with no financial boundaries, the Foundation helped 289-bed Miami Children’s Hospital become a leader in pediatric healthcare with more than 40 subspecialties, the largest pediatric neurology center in the U.S., a top provider of cardiology and neonatology services, and a Research Institute conducting in excess of 150 clinical trials and protocols.
Miami Children’s Hospital is one of 170 pediatric hospitals in North America affiliated with Children’s Miracle Network and South Florida’s only freestanding Hospital dedicated exclusively to children. To learn more about the Foundation and offer support, visit www.mchf.org, or call 305-666-2889 (toll free: 1-800-987-8701).