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@SantaMonicaPier
on Saturday, May 18, 2024! Early bird registration is open NOW through Feb. 11. Use code EARLY24 for $15 off your registration fee.
What do you get when you turn the wait for a
#heart
#transplant
into a dance party? Smiles—a roomful of them.
After learning that Genesis was a huge fan of the K-pop band BTS, her care team began grooving to her favorite
@bts_bighit
song, “Dynamite.”
@BTS_twt
@BTSW_official
Remember the girl from the
@BTS_twt
dance party? Her name is Genesis, and she got her new heart! And as luck would have it, her hospital neighbor, whose name was also Genesis, got a new heart on the same day!
Both girls are doing great. Their story:
#BTS
What do you get when you turn the wait for a
#heart
#transplant
into a dance party? Smiles—a roomful of them.
After learning that Genesis was a huge fan of the K-pop band BTS, her care team began grooving to her favorite
@bts_bighit
song, “Dynamite.”
@BTS_twt
@BTSW_official
The adorableness is too much to handle!
Big thanks to Tom Hardy for coming along with
@VenomMovie
entertaining our kids and letting them pull out their best superhero moves on you!
Our patients can’t trick-or-treat, so we need your help to bring the Halloween spirit to them! If you send us a Halloween card online, we’ll print it out and make sure every patient gets a message on a coloring card (free and easy). Follow these steps:
It's that time of the year! Send your cards and help kids like Ethan feel some joy on
#Halloween
. In his own words: "I couldn’t go trick-or-treating last year because I was stuck in the hospital, and those cards made me feel really happy." Go to:
Our patients received a visit from Mark Hamill (
@Hamillhimself
), and Molly 🐶🐾! Looks like both Molly and our patients couldn't get enough of him. 😊 Thanks Mark and Molly for helping
#MakeMarchMatter
!
#StarWars
When Justin Turner
@redturn2
asks you to decorate his cleats for an upcoming game you grab your markers, let out your best Grito and put your corazon & soul into it! Check out how Nano gets in the zone as he puts the finishing touches on Justin’s latest footwear.
@court_with_a_K
What a great way to honor
@jimmykimmel
and his son,
@TheEllenShow
! We are so grateful for your support and advocacy around our kids!
If you want to join Jimmy and Ellen in their efforts, click here:
2020 has been a tough year, but some people have a lot to be
#thankful
for. When Nano rang the bell to mark his last treatment, the sound went straight to our hearts and filled our eyes with happy tears. Happy
#Thanksgiving
everyone!
You may not know them, but you can still cheer them up! Send our patients a Valentine’s Day card online. We’ll print it out and make sure every patient gets a message. 😊
It’s free and easy, and can really make a difference to their day. ❤️
!!! An anonymous donor has pledged that for every card sent, $1 will be donated to the hospital! So please, share this with your friends and family. The more cards, the merrier:
Many thanks to everyone sending
#Halloween
cards to kids in our hospital. Kimberlyn here was just so happy, it really made her day!
Here's how:
1) Go to 📲
2) Pick a card, leave a message ❤️👻
3) We print and distribute the cards! 👩⚕️👟✉️🧒 All for free!
This week,
@KaiaGerber
and
@austinbutler
stopped by the hospital to share some joy with our patients during
@MakeMarchMatter
! We had a full house to play, watercolor, play Jenga, and jam out with Kaia and Austin. Thank you so much! 🎸🎨♥️
A big month for an important cause and special hospital. Join me for
#MakeMarchMatter
for these awesome and brave boys and girls by donating to
@ChildrensLA
at 💫
A robot-delivered virtual visit from L.A.
@Dodgers
' Chris Taylor made
@ChildrensLA
patient and serious Dodgers fan Christian want to party like it was 2020—the way he told Taylor he did when the Dodgers won the World Series a year ago.
This holiday season join
@JimmyKimmel
by donating to the No. 1 hospital for children in the West. At Children's Hospital Los Angeles, we save lives, but you are the lifesavers:
“No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child’s life.” And just like that,
@jimmykimmel
shifted the national conversation on health care. The full story:
Send a
#valentine
to one of our patients, and we'll deliver it at our big Valentine's Day celebration!
Plus, for every card that you send, $1 will be donated to our Children's Fund!
Sending a card is free and easy, simply go to
Remember when two of our finest cleats designers, Elijah and Nano, offered to decorate Justin Turner (
@redturn2
)'s footwear? Well, those cleats got him two home runs! Two! As a thank you, Justin wanted to give the boys a little present.
You make it feel like the holidays,
@gwenstefani
! Thanks for creating this magical, festive moment for our kids and their families! Watch the sing-along + bonus footage:
Send a card to a kid in our hospital for
#Halloween
! It's free, takes a minute and makes them so happy. 😀👻 Also (!) an anonymous donor pledged to give $1 to the hospital for each card sent, so please share with your friends and family!
you guys raised $133,000 and i’m going to donate $20,000 so that’s $153,000 and the number is still rising! 😭 this is unbelievable! im overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness of every single person who donated and/or shared the fundraiser. thank you.🎗
Cowabunga! CHLA patients got a visit from some very cool green friends after a screening of the new movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Our staff also received pizza and frozen yogurt to celebrate. Thanks for stopping by! 🐢 🍕 🍦
@TMNTMovie
Thank you
@Chargers
for bringing holiday cheer to some of our patients this week!
@DTranquill
(
#49
) and Joshua Kelley (
#25
) took a break from the field to bring their A-game to our Teen Lounge. They enjoyed rounds of air hockey, foosball, video games and even bead art! Go Bolts!
Just look at the smiles that YOU helped put on these kids’ faces! Thank you for sending your Valentine messages, from the bottom of our ❤️!
#allthefeels
We are honored by the donation of Nikkolas Smith’s
#KingChad
mural, in memory of actor Chadwick Boseman. Previously on display at Downtown Disney, the mural’s new location was unveiled on Tuesday, April 27.
@4Nikkolas
@Disney
@Disneyland
@Marvel
We can’t take credit for his steady glove or powerful bat, and the red hair must come from his mother or father. But when
@redturn2
steps to the plate tonight against the San Diego Padres, all praise for the artwork on his cleats goes to
@ChildrensLA
patients Maddy and Georgia.❤️
Allow us to translate what Mason is giggling about as he colors in his
#Valentine
’s Day cards: "Send more!" But don’t wait. Send it online, we'll print it out and give it to a patient by 2/14. It's free and easy, and makes such a difference to their day: 👉
Ed Sheeran closed out his U.S. tour with a surprise stop at CHLA last week! The Grammy-winning artist performed for a room full of more than 40 patients who got to jam along to his top hits using shakers and drums. Ed also took questions from the crowd and posed for selfies with…
Send a card to a kid in our hospital for
#Halloween
! It's free, easy and really makes a big, happy impact on their day! Also, this year a donor will give $1 to the hospital for each card that you send, so please retweet:
Thank you
@BrianDietzen
from
#NCIS
for walking us through how easy it is to donate blood to kids in need at CHLA! 🩸
Giving blood is a vitally important way to support CHLA patients. When you give blood, one pint can be used to save the lives of up to two children.
Make an…
@redturn2
worked his way into being an historic
@Dodgers
. On the way, JT and his “teammate”
@court_with_a_K
helped many with genuine caring, love, humility & making a difference. There are many awards in
@MLB
; the Roberto Clemente Award is special; so is this year’s recipient.
We're excited that the
@LAKings
have extended their partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles and announced a new pledge of $1 million! This renewal builds on more than two decades of partnership between the CHLA and the LA Kings. 🏒❤️
@getinvolvedchla
…
After being diagnosed with
#lupus
, Erika lost her ability to walk. She came to us in December 2019 and spent more than a year
@ChildrensLA
, including four months in our rehab unit. Here she is on her last day in the hospital, before going home. Everybody say “Erika!”
Emilio is not just a patient: he’s a talk show host in the making! Watch him schmooze with
#SonicMovie
stars James Marsden and Ben Schwartz (
@RejectedJokes
):