Alexandra’s Quinceañera: Giving Back on a Birthday
Alexandra was just 10 days old when she was diagnosed with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, a rare disease that, in her case, could only be cured with a liver transplant. Doctors at...
UPDATE: Heart and Sole: Four Years and Hundreds of Miles Later
This is an update to a previous story that can be read here . In 2013, when his 15-year-old daughter, Kate, first began receiving treatment in our Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, few things gave...
While most of us are sleeping in on Saturdays, Sumukh is up early, setting up his booth at the San Ramon Farmers Market. For this 13-year-old, summer vacation means more time to work on his budding...
Champions for Children musicians honored with the Bay Area Jefferson Award
Congratulations to the Bay Area Youth Music Society for being honored with the Bay Area Jefferson Award! Since 2009, this group of talented teens and young adults have raised more than $12,000 for...
“There’s no such thing as too much,”—that’s Maisy’s motto for fashion and philanthropy. At just 8-years-old, this pint-sized Champion for Children is using her creativity to raise some serious funds...
Every day, our supporters and fundraisers—our Champions for Children —inspire us with their passion to serve our patients and families. Last year, more than 200 Champions donated their birthdays,...
Ambassadors Bring Pumpkin Fun to Patients Every autumn, Ambassadors for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital partner with Webb Ranch to host a day at the pumpkin patch to benefit our hospital. In...
Check out NBC Bay Area’s coverage of Ember Lin-Sperry’s work to bring birthday joy to patients at our hospital: What are your favorite memories from childhood birthday parties? Were there silly hats...
Two ways you can help during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Thanks to donors like you, we have more treatments available for kids and can cure more than 90 percent of patients. But that's not enough. Childhood...
Shoreline Bill’s Golf Marathon raises $7K for the Heart Center
Bill Mykytka and his wife, Megan, were home watching TV one night, when they saw a story on Dateline NBC featuring the Bingham family from Haines, Oregon. Three of the five Bingham children were...
