Children's Hospital News

Children's Hospital News.

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  Today, Kids Are Heroes

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:00 AM ET

  Ijamsville, Md., and the co-founder of Kids Are Heroes, is gathering donations toward the purchase of 150 MP3 music players for Washington, DC’s Children's Hospital.Kayleigh Crimmins, 6, of San Diego, Calif., raised money for ballistic vests to protect K-9 police dogs.Evan Frank, 7, o Read More

  More like this in: Children, Africa, Money, Washington DC, Maryland, Social Responsibility, Giving, Volunteerism, Fundraising, Events, Activism
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  Miracle Girl Believes Becoming A Doctor Is Her Destiny

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:05 PM ET

  not exactly all right. Medics took her to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, where she remained for several weeks before being transported to Blythedale Children's Hospital on Friday. Now, she continues to recover and passes time by playing with dolls, watching "Hannah Montana" and daydreaming abou Read More

  More like this in: New York, Children, Hope, New York Post, Hannah Montana, US, Kindness
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  Swim Across America for Cancer Research

  By John Casey | Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:57 PM ET

  Group has raised more than $25 million for many of the nation’s top cancer research centers Read More

  More like this in: Seattle, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Social Responsibility, Volunteerism, Fundraising, Events, Activism
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  Candy Land in San Francisco!

  By Wynter Mitchell | Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:54 PM ET

  To celebrate Candy Land’s 60th anniversary, Hasbro transformed San Francisco’s winding Lombard Street into a life-size version of the board game Read More

  More like this in: Children, California, San Francisco, University of California, Lombard Street, Entertainment, Events
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  The Roundup: August 17-21

  By Caroline Walker | Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:29 PM ET

  make for a playful skip down memory lane for us grownups, an indulgence into game-time fantasy land for kiddos. Knowing that patients from the local Children's Hospital got some good playtime in makes it all the more smileworthy.And in darker back-to-childhood news, the Happy Meal gets Read More

  More like this in: San Francisco, Swine Flu, Fast Food, Lombard Street
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  Africa Needs Your Old Bikes

  By Marc Hertz | Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  Not only will both Namibia and Botswana sister shops eventually have bicycles, but for every bike donated, Varsity Painting is going to give $30 to Children's Hospital of Oakland. In addition, your donation is tax deductible. You can bring a bike to any Mike's Bikes location (Sacramento, Sa Read More

  More like this in: California, San Francisco, Africa, Oakland, Northern California, Namibia, Botswana
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  Foster Care Means Better Lives For Orphans

  By John Casey | Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  aid the development of these at-risk kids, according to the research team, which included members from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Children's Hospital Boston, the University of Maryland, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, and Harvard Medical School.(Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Orphans, University of Maryland, Bucharest, Child Development, Science
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  Secrets To Being Cool Like Johnny Depp

  By Lauren Harper McMenamin | Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:40 AM ET

  "When [Johnny Depp] makes star appearances, most of them are for charity. Johnny’s been known to show up dressed as Capt. Jack to entertain children’s hospital wards." Read More

  More like this in: Johnny Depp , Charity, The Kids, James Dean, Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Life & Style, Giving, Activism, Celebrity, Culture
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  Kristen Seymour: Kelly Rutherford and Other Celebs Light Up the Holidays

  By Kristen Seymour | Tue Dec 9, 2008 4:40 AM ET

  15 years old. After meeting the kids, Maggie joined them in delivering Mattel toys (along with Duracell batteries, naturally) to the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian. Maybe the next step will include rechargeable batteries. Interested in helping out? Go to the Powe Read More

  More like this in: Duracell, Morgan Stanley, Mattel, New York, Volunteerism, Restaurants, Christmas, Toys, Gossip Girl, Kelly Rutherford, Sylvania
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  Celebs doing good

  By Dan Estabrook | Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:15 PM ET

  Refugees Mike and Jennifer Miller $1,000,000 To establish the Mike and Jennifer Miller Endowment Fund to support Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Adam Sandler $1,000,000 To the Boys and Girls Club in Manchester, NH where he wa Read More

  More like this in: Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Adam Sandler, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Jerry Seinfeld, Denzel Washington , Angelina Jolie, London, Arizona, American Red Cross