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All parents dream about their child's important milestones in life. The first time they eat chocolate cake with their hands on their first birthday. The first time they're dropped off at kindergarten on the first day of school. The first time they ride a bike down the street without training wheels.
And here at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, we help ensure our patients and their families reach important milestones more than 661,000 times a year. Today John, you can Make March Matter and help create twice as many milestones, thanks to a special match from our friends at Alfred Coffee.
Make March Matter is our annual fundraising effort that brings the community together to raise funds and awareness for children's health. It's a wonderful way to support local businesses while helping kids get healthier and stronger.
In these final 72 hours of our Make March Matter campaign, every donation of $10 or more to the Children's Fund will be matched dollar for dollar—up to $20,000.
Not only that, but every gift of $35 or more will provide a beanie to a child in the hospital, thanks to our friends at the Los Angeles Chargers!
When you give today, you're helping provide 2X the child-focused, compassionate care, 2X the groundbreaking medical research and 2X the lifesaving medical treatments for a child in need—a child like Lennon.
Acute liver failure in children is a rare but life-threatening condition. It can progress rapidly, causing the organ to shut down over the course of a few weeks, or even days, and be fatal.
After she was admitted to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 11-month-old Lennon's liver function was in sharp decline. The disease was starting to affect other parts of her body, from her brain to the kidneys. She needed a liver transplant immediately—or she might not survive.
The journey from diagnosis to lifesaving transplant was filled with highs and lows, but thanks to a team of experts at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Lennon, now 3, is thriving.
This year is an extra-special one for Lennon: It marked the first time she was able to celebrate her birthday outside the hospital. And today, John,
your gift goes TWICE as far to help other kids reach important milestones too.
As a nonprofit hospital, we rely on members of the community like you to help us provide the very best care for children in our community, to cure disease and to save and change lives.
Donate to the Children's Fund by midnight, March 31, and your gift of $10 or more will go 2X as far to care for sick and injured kids.
We are so grateful for all that you do to make a difference for our patients and families at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Sincerely,
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Paul S. Viviano
President and Chief Executive Officer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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