Portland, OR. A virtual event for Randall Children’s Hospital on October 22nd raised over $370,000. “An Evening to Celebrate Kids” was the 5th annual benefit. Presenting sponsor was Pacific Office Automation. Located in North Portland, Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel is a regional center for the care of infants, children, and teens.
John Strong (Emcee/host) and Drew Carney (auctioneer)
Below is a video about Randall Children’s Hospital program to a program called Child Life.
Foundation volunteers: Gretchen Lawrence, Alyson Evans and Michelle Birman
From Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel:
We provide expert medical services, from routine care to the most complex cases. With a comprehensive range of pediatric specialties, we help families with children facing some of the most difficult medical conditions. That’s why local pediatricians and families trust us to provide the region’s most advanced care.
Our facility receives nearly 100,000 patient visits every year. We are Oregon’s largest provider of pediatric inpatient and trauma services, and Oregon’s ever-growing population means a continued increase in demand for our services. So, we’re building a new home.
Every inch of our state-of-the-art, nine-story, 334,000-square-foot building is designed exclusively for the special health care needs of children. Our new home opened in February 2012.
Portland, OR. The third annual “#MyRCH: An Evening to Celebrate Kids” drew over 350 supporters and raised $500,000 for Randall Children’s Hospital At Legacy Emanuel. Organizers say the October 17th gala at the Left Bank Annex was a fun and engaging way to support vulnerable children in our community. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas)
Guests at the #MyRCH Gala saw demonstrations from providers at Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel.
Guests had the opportunity to learn about the care provided at Randall Children’s Hospital (RCH) through interactive experiences, and hear patient families share their #MyRCH stories.
From Randall Children’s Hospital:
Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel (RCH) offers the most modern approach to children’s health care – blending the finest in medical services with family-friendly spaces and patient care procedures designed to reduce stress on patients and their families. RCH is a regional leader in the care of infants, children and teens with over 150,000 patient visits per year.
RCH provides care for anyone who walks through our doors regardless of their ability to pay. Your generous support helps enhance patient experiences and high-quality care:
Purchasing new technology
Piloting new approaches to care
Supporting the psychological and emotional needs of children and their families
Portland, OR. The Children’s Cancer Association (CCA) raised $1.2 million at its 18th annual Wonderball gala on September 29th to fuel its mission of prescribing joy to seriously ill children and their families. CCA welcomed more than 800 supporters to the Oregon Convention Center for a night inspired by the healing power of the great outdoors and the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. It was a theme embraced by CCA Founder Regina Ellis; Jessi Duley, Founder, BurnCycle; Amy Montagne, VP/GM Global Categories, Nike; Andrea Corradini, Women’s Global Senior Footwear Product Director, Nike; May Shelstad, VP/GMM Global Merchandising, Nike.
Joanna Summers, Young Athletes Operations, Nike, Inc.; Holly Moore, Principle, Holly Moore Design; Danielle York, President, CCA; Jennifer Balint, Senior Executive Recruiter, Amazon, Inc.; Carly Grimes, Lifestyle/Home Decor Designer, Merchandiser Mom LLC
Mike Ellis, Mary Lytle, and Andy Lytle, Division VP, Jackson Family Wines and CCA Board of Directors
Stephen Bowden, Academy Mortgage; and Quinlyn, CCA-served kid dressed as woodland animal
Paul Gulick, co-founder, InFocus, and his guests Lisa and Lou Williams
Nike team featuring Sabreena Cook, Blair Cook, Ashley McMullen, Matt McMullen, Natalie Howes, and Phil Howes
Mark Barzda, Gevurtz Menashe; Michael Preisz, Preisz and Associates; and Albert Menashe, Gevurtz Menashe
Doug Fish, Fish Marketing; Michelle DeCourcy; Rosemary Colliver, Board of Directors Chair and LAIKA, Inc.; Frank Weiss, Partner, Tonkon Torp
Portland band, Lenore, set the mood for the evening with their original song, “Breathe”.
Lilly Webb, teen speaker and Jesuit High School senior, shared her uplifting story of recovery and leadership
Scott Burton, Director of Revenue Management, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, CCA Board of Directors, co-hosted the main program
Painted Sky Northstar Dance Company kicked off the evening with an immersive performance celebrating the Pacific Northwest
Presenting sponsors, Regence BlueCross BlueShield
Celebration sponsor, Randall Children’s Hospital
CS Sheffield, Co-Chair, CCA Ambassador Board and National Oncology Account Manager, Merck, interviewing Bronwyn Houston, President, Randall Children’s Hospital, Legacy Emmanuel for Facebook Live
Will Carey, family speaker, and Sasquatch
John Power, Director of Sales, PDX Property Group; Kenneth Avery, Hasson; and Josh Hackenjos, Broker, Keller Williams
Abby Guyer, VP Brand, CCA; Clare Hamill, VP Global Growth Initiatives, Nike; Judi Davis; Regina Ellis, Founder and Chief Joy Officer, CCA.
“Upon founding CCA, we knew first-hand that kids needed more than medicine, so we set out to change the conversation in pediatric healthcare at a time when no one else was talking about joy in the same breath as cancer,” said Regina Ellis, Founder and Chief Joy Officer of Children’s Cancer Association during her keynote speech. “Reflecting on the past 23 years, CCA’s trailblazing programs have leveraged music, friendship, and nature to transform moments of pain, isolation and fear in children and teens with serious illness. We are the only organization of our kind positioning joy as best practice in children’s hospitals across the nation.”
A record-breaking paddle raise was led by Kelly Russell of Artisan Auctions following inspiring addresses from Jesuit High School senior, Lilly Webb, a member of CCA’s Young Adult Alliance; and CCA parent, Will Carey, who shared the powerful ways CCA continues to support his family, even after the loss of his son Jack fourteen years ago.
Wonderball event décor featured full campsite stage and lobby sets generously provided by REI and Cabela’s respectively. Other highlights included dramatic sunrise, sunset, and night sky lighting; real Douglas Fir trees and greenery; live chainsaw art; and Sasquatch himself, complementing camping themed cocktail and dinner menus including S’mores White Russians.
Guests enjoyed live music throughout the night with performances from Out West, Lenore, and a host of Portland “troubadour” musicians who played tableside during the dinner hour before the formal program began with a dramatic traditional dance from Painted Sky Northstar Dance Company. The evening ended with a sing-a-long rendition of “Country Roads, Take Me Home” followed by an after-party for late night revelers with DJ Rev Shines at Spirit of 77.
CCA’s Wonderball was made possible by the Presenting sponsor, Regence BlueCross Blue Shield of Oregon. Additional sponsors included PDX Property Group as Lead sponsor and Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel as Celebration sponsor
You can get involved by donating to Children’s Cancer Association at JoyRx.org/donate.
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