< class="teaser__title">Donors Contribute More than $700,000 at Farm-to-Table Event COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 29, 2024) —Generous supporters from across the southern Colorado region gathered Aug. 23 for the fourth annual Philanthropy on the Farm event, which raised more than $700,000 for Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs. The casual, outdoor, farm-to-table experience at Flying Horse Ranch, benefited patients and families… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Sam’s Journey: From Winning Her Cancer Battle to Inspiring Others Training for a half-marathon during her senior year of high school, Samantha felt healthy and strong, but kept experiencing excessive sweating. Her pediatrician conducted several tests, including checking her blood for markers of cancer. Eventually, specialists at Children’s Hospital Colorado performed more diagnostic scans and found a softball-sized tumor behind… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Genetic Testing Transformed Mishika’s Life When Mishika was 8 years old, her family noticed one of her feet was becoming misshapen, causing her challenges in walking. She was referred to Children’s Hospital Colorado, where she was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a rare genetic neuromuscular disease that causes nerve damage, mostly in the arms and… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Lincoln: Overcoming Challenges and Winning Hearts Lincoln doesn’t just love superheroes, he is one. His start to life was challenging, and he has overcome many obstacles, meeting every one of them with unwavering courage. He’s now thriving thanks to the care he received and research being conducted at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He also now has access… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Paying it Back: From Immigrant to Philanthropist At 14 years old, Hirvin Paredes made a promise to repay the kindness and care his family received from Children’s Hospital Colorado. His younger brother’s diagnosis of a heart condition presented significant financial challenges for their single mother. “The specialists were very expensive, and my mom couldn’t afford the medical… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Mighty Millions Raffle Raises Approximately $2 Million for Children’s Hospital Colorado 6,681 prizes, including the Grand Prize custom-built home, have been awarded. The Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation announces the successful conclusion of the 2024 Mighty Millions Raffle and thanks its thousands of loyal supporters. The Raffle raised approximately $2 million to support the patients and families at Children’s Hospital… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Eating Disorders Program Helped Kendall Heal Kendall, Children’s Hospital Colorado Patient Ambassador Toward the end of middle school, Kendall’s image of herself began to change. She was being bullied for her body and the way she looked. Turning her thoughts inward toward food, Kendall, now 15, carefully monitored what and how much she was… Read More
< class="teaser__title">A Lasting Legacy In 1994, when 9-week-old Noah received a heart transplant, he was among the first pediatric patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado to undergo this surgery. He was also one of the youngest to get a new heart at the hospital. Not only was this surgery on such a small baby extremely… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Generous Donors Establish Three New Endowed Chairs Committed, brilliant clinicians are key to providing world-class care, advancing cutting-edge research, and piloting one-of-a-kind treatments. Visionary donors who generously establish endowed chairs equip Children’s Colorado with perpetual resources to attract the country’s top pediatric experts; support and retain them as their careers flourish; and develop the next generation of… Read More
< class="teaser__title">Two Hearts, One Diagnosis Brothers Zane, age 6, and Zeke, 4, are bound by more than just blood; they were both born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare congenital condition in which the left side of the heart doesn’t develop properly. Despite having the same diagnosis, Zane and Zeke have had very… Read More