Dear John,

In my 26 years at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, I've been honored to be part of many fantastic team efforts—from cancer surgeries to separating conjoined twins.

Every day, I see our staff's dedication to helping sick and injured kids who need our care. This is what drives us day after day, and week after week, and your support helps make it possible.

Please support the groundbreaking research and care that changes and saves lives by making a tax-deductible gift of $10 or more to the Children's Fund. (Right now, it'll be matched, dollar for dollar!)

Our commitment to the children and families who depend on us has never wavered—not during the worst days of the pandemic, and not as our young patients faced down the combined threat of increased COVID-19 transmission, an earlier start to flu season and a surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this fall.

If anything, our commitment has grown stronger. Because, we know that with your support, we make a difference not just through the care we provide for the children who come through our doors, but through research that impacts young patients around the world.

The research my colleagues conducted on COVID-19 in children helped to protect the community, save lives and improve outcomes for patients entrusted to our care throughout the pandemic. And our researchers aren't backing down—today, we're continuing a broad range of groundbreaking research on pediatric cancer, the development of young brains, how doctors can help alleviate anxiety for kids going into surgery, and more.

It's crucial work that brings more opportunities to change and save children's lives. And YOU help make it possible.

John, please make a gift that supports our work at the forefront of pediatric research and leading care for children.

The support of people like you helps us keep doing what we do best: providing care for sick and injured children, conducting much needed research, and offering the support that helps kids and their families get through some of the toughest times in their lives.

Providing cutting-edge care and conducting research that informs our understanding of illnesses in children will always be at the heart of the work of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

But we can't do it alone. Donate to the Children's Fund today and your gift of $10 or more will go TWICE as far to drive our work for kids.

Thank you for helping us deliver the very best care to the kids who need it most.

With gratitude,

James Stein, MD, MSc, FACS, FAAP Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Children's Hospital Los Angeles