John,

When COVID-19 first started to spread across the world, for most
people it seemed far away, something that wouldn't be affecting us
here. But at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, we knew that sooner or
later, the virus would be here. And when it got here, we would need to
be ready.

During my fellowship, I studied viruses like COVID-19 for moments just
like this, and I came here because I wanted to do meaningful work to
help protect kids who are the most vulnerable to this type of
pandemic. That's why we developed a plan to tackle the obstacles we
knew the novel coronavirus would throw at us. We started by ordering
testing kits and PPE for all our staff. For the past few months, we've
been performing COVID-19 tests 24 hours a day. We're keeping our
coworkers, staff, and most importantly, our patients and their
families safe.

We were able to do that because we had the resources to prepare for
when we would need them most. As this crisis continues, we need to
keep those resources coming. Can you help with a gift? If you give to
the Children's Fund today, your gift will be doubled, up to $100,000,
thanks to a special matching gift.

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We are seeing more patients every day that desperately need our
support. COVID-19 is making conditions worse for those in need of
medical care, especially children. Many families have been hit hard by
the economic impact of this disease, but their kids need care just the
same. And since there is still much work to be done, these
difficulties aren't going away any time soon.

Right now, you can make a difference that will make an even bigger
impact for the children we serve. Make a donation to the Children's
Fund today and it will go twice as far to help children get the care
they need in this critical time.

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With the support of people like you, we are doing all that we can. In
fact, my colleagues and I are working on research right now that will
help us track the spread of COVID-19 by studying mutations that happen
during transmission. I'm so grateful that we were able to get ahead of
the curve early, but we're not out of the woods yet-and we need
to keep that support coming. Please give to the Children's Fund today.

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Thank you for all that you do for our kids. I know that the work I do
saves lives everyday-and I also know that I couldn't do it
without you.

I hope you and your family are staying safe in this time.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD, D(ABMM), F(CCM)
Director of the Clinical Microbiology and Virology Laboratory
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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