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Dear John,
In this moment, when so many are struggling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's hard not to feel overwhelmed. But the same thing remains true today as when I first began volunteer training at Children's Hospital Los Angeles—every one of us can do something to make a difference.
Today is Giving Tuesday Now, a new global day of unity for us to come together and provide for the people and organizations that need help now more than ever.
Until midnight tonight, all donations to CHLA's COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund will be TRIPLED, up to $25,000, thanks to a generous match contribution by Kinecta Federal Credit Union. Will you join me in making a gift that does even more for kids before midnight?
I know how isolating this time has been for many of us. But, even in this moment, we are still a community—and as a community, we take care of each other.
And that's what I love about CHLA. They take care of every child. It's so incredible that they're serving every family that comes in the door and needs help, regardless of their family's financial situation.
Every child deserves the kind of outstanding care provided at CHLA. Right now, providing that care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is more critical—and harder—than ever before.
As a nonprofit hospital, CHLA relies on community support to provide compassionate care, life-changing cures and groundbreaking research that helps save lives. When you give now to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, your gift will be tripled and a child at CHLA will receive a copy of "Careless Corny: A Cautionary Tale," a playful story written and illustrated by CHLA team members to help kids understand and cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Careless Corny is a timely resource that reinforces good hygiene habits, validates feelings and normalizes the experience that many kids are having about the pandemic. And your gift today does so much more than make sure every child in the hospital receives a copy. It can also help provide:
- 3X the screening, testing and equipment needed to keep our vulnerable patients, their families and our staff safe from COVID-19.
- 3X the lifesaving medical care for a sick child—like the compassionate care provided by the hospital's Fetal and Neonatal Institute, which treats the most critically ill preemies, newborns and infants in Southern California.
- 3X the groundbreaking medical treatments, like those developed by The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles. They have more than 400 faculty collaborating to combat cancer, brain disorders, autism, obesity and diabetes, among other devastating pediatric diseases.
John, your gift today can go 3X as far to help kids get the world-class care they need. Please join me in supporting CHLA before midnight.
Thank you for joining me in making a difference.
Sincerely,
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Natalie Portman
Academy Award-winning Actress, Director, Producer,
and Longtime CHLA Supporter
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