Hospitalized Kids Want To Go Back To School Each year we treat 70,000 children. Thanks to caring friends in our community, each of patient receives world-class medical care – even in their parents have no way to pay. While they are at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, we make every day as special as possible. There are educational opportunities, fund activities and crafts for each boy and girl. These take their minds off of treatment and help them feel normal and inspire hope for a healthy return to school. Will you please consider making a generous gift and help put a smile on the face of a sick or injured child? Thank you for being a HERO for hospitalized children!

Blizzards Expected in San Antonio Tomorrow, Thursday, July 30 is when you will have the opportunity to help a child while enjoying a delicious frozen treat. Join us once again for Miracle Treat Day sponsored by Dairy Queen in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Dairy Queen loves kids and they will donate $1 or more from every Blizzard® Treat sold on Miracle Treat Day – Thursday, July 30. Since 1984, Dairy Queen has raised over $100 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The money raised on Miracle Treat Day will support sick and injured children at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. For more information about Miracle Treat Day, visit MiracleTreatDay.com and connect on social media using #MiracleTreatDay. Watch this video to learn more! Local areas participating: San Antonio, Kerrville, New Braunfels, Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Del Rio, La Vernia, Devine, Floresville, Hallettsville, Karnes City, Kenedy, Nixon, Pearsall, Seguin, Yorktown, Canyon Lake, Stockdale, Comfort, Somerset, Boerne and Poteet. Please join us on July 30 for a Blizzard and let’s make miracles happen!

Help Kids in Your Community Kohl’s commitment to the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio is made possible through the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program. Through this initiative, Kohl’s sells $5 books and plush toys, with 100 percent of net profit benefiting children’s health and education programs nationwide, including hospital partnerships with the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Locally, the Kohl’s Cares program benefits the Children’s Mobile Clinic and helps provide immunizations to children in need in our community. Kohl’s has raised more than $231 million through this merchandise program. Shop in store or online to support this worthy cause.

“Extra Life” Fundraising Event Scheduled for November 7 Families, individuals and gaming groups are helping sick and injured children treated at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio with a can’t-miss opportunity on November 7. Extra Life—a fundraising phenomenon helping Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across North America—adds a life-saving purpose to playing video, board and lawn games. Gamers can register for free at www.Extra-Life.org and select to support Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Once a fundraising account and goal is established, participants ask their friends and family to support their “game day” on November 7. Last year, local gamers raised more than $61,000 for the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. We cannot thank them enough for their efforts and are looking forward to another great fundraising event!

Help a Child Get Well this Summer Summer is rough for kids stuck in the hospital. Instead of sunshine, swimming, and camp, they face tests and treatments. Right now, there are roughly 115 boys and girls on average at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio daily. They come from your community and from across South Central Texas. Thanks to the support of our donors, each one will receive world-class medical care — even if their parents cannot pay. Every summer, many of our supporters get busy with vacations and family activities. This is great for them, of course, but it creates a funding “summer slump” that threatens our ability to care for children. Will you give now to help us continue providing sick and injured children with critical care this summer? If you are doing ok making ends meet, I hope you will respond generously. Your donation will help save children’s lives.

One Step in the Journey to a Healthy Life Thousands of patients come through the doors of the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and each one is very special in their own way. So many beat unimaginable odds and we are just one step in their journey to a healthy life. Here’s an inspiring story from just one of the patients we are privileged to serve: (L-R) Hope and Pete, Rhea’s grandparents, and Amy, Rhea’s mom, are Rhea’s (center) biggest fans. Rhea is a fun, talkative five-year-old with a love for cheerleading. In April 2013, Rhea, her mother, Amy, and her grandmother, Hope, set out on a girls’ beach trip. Their journey was brought to a halt when the vehicle they were driving was struck by an 18-wheeler. Rhea suffered a massive spinal cord injury and her vocal cords were severely damaged. She was flown to the nearest hospital and was not expected to survive through the night. She underwent surgery and miraculously, after two weeks in the hospital, she began communicating by blinking and didn’t show any signs of brain damage. Rhea received extensive one-on-one physical therapy at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and was discharged in September 2013. She continues weekly outpatient occupational therapy at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio today. To read Rhea’s full story, check out our latest issue of Putting Children First.

Children’s Hospital Mural Inspires Nine-Year-Old to Make a Difference The thoughtful actions of one nine-year-old girl are making a difference for patients being treated at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Inspired by the eight-story “Spirit of Healing” mural of a guardian angel watching over a young boy on the building of the hospital, Delaney decided she wanted to give back. “We were driving home from Corpus Christi during Spring Break and we passed by the mural at the hospital and I started thinking about all of the children who had to stay in the hospital during their Spring Break, and during the holidays,” Delaney said. “I decided to help the kids by raising money for the hospital. I later found out that the Children’s Hospital treated my friend when he was sick with Leukemia. He is much better now, but I wanted to do something to help.” As soon as she unpacked from her trip, Delaney began making pot holders, a hobby she had with her mom and brother. She went door to door in her neighborhood selling the pot holders and telling her neighbors what she was doing and why. “So far, I’ve sold 21 pot holders,” Delaney said. “I also decorated jars and delivered them to my neighbors and asked them to keep the jars for a while to fill with their spare change.” Delaney stopped by the hospital last week to drop off her first batch of earnings. She plans to continue selling pot holders during her summer break and already has 12 on order. “I also plan to sell my old toys and have a garage sale to raise more money this summer,” she added. “The day I took my money to the hospital, I had raised $113 and was told that there were 113 patients spending the weekend at the hospital. I hope to raise $113 more by the end of the summer.” Delaney is an inspiration to us all! To learn more about how you can make a difference for the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio like Delaney, visit us online at ChildrensHospitalSAFoundation.org/events.

Corner Store Kicks off 20th Annual Fundraiser Corner Store customers and associates are once again supporting the The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio during the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Miracle Balloon fundraiser. Funds generated during the June 1 – June 30 campaign will serve the 70,000 children treated annually at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. In addition, this year Corner Store will donate $1 for every ICEE purchased on June 20. “We are excited to congratulate Corner Store for helping make miracles happen for local kids for the past 20 years,” said John Lauck, president and CEO of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. “Funds raised through these annual campaigns provide life-saving care and needed treatments for kids at our member children’s hospitals.” “We are grateful to Corner Stores for their continued commitment to serving the families in our community,” shared John E. Bel, president, The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Foundation. “The funds raised from this campaign help ensure that every child receives life-saving, world-class medical care they deserve, regardless of their parents’ ability to pay.” As with all Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals point of sale fundraisers at the registers, all donations made during the Corner Store campaign will stay local and benefit kids treated at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.

Vote for The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio to win a $30,000 donation from White Cloud VOTE HERE: http://bit.ly/1IvsgBj The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio is a part of its national Real Comfort, Real Kids video contest with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. White Cloud, a paper products company, asked entrants to submit a one-minute video answering the question “How would you bring more comfort to kids in your hospital?” The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio’s video is one of 14 included in the contest with a chance to win one of three donations. The hospitals with a video voted in the top three will receive a $30,000 donation from White Cloud. No child will ever be denied care at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, even if their parents cannot afford to pay. The The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Foundation exists to ensure that sacred promise is kept, inspiring the community’s compassion, and matching their goodwill to the Hospital’s vision and needs. Dollars raised support treatment, research and health-related programs, as well as capital projects. Vote daily at: http://bit.ly/1IvsgBj