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Portable Blood Test Delivers Peace of MindA new device lets kids do blood work at home and on the run.

A Day in the Life with Cystic FibrosisDaily routine helps a nine-year-old fight to stay well.

A New Sense of FreedomSunny Hill lends customized gear for all-terrain wheeling and riding.

Children’s Circle of CareDonors celebrate 15 years of giving at the Leadership Conference in Atlanta.

2010 Miracle Weekend $16,501,473 raised for BC’s kids!

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation raises funds for Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for

Children and the Child & Family Research Institute.

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Milan and Maureen Ilich were recognized as outstanding philanthropists along-side three other leading benefactors to North American children’s hospitals at the Children’s Circle of Care Leadership Conference in Atlanta last May.

Over the past three decades, Milan and Maureen Ilich have helped promote the health and well-being of children and families in British Columbia, donating over $1.7 million to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, including a $1-million lead

gift to the Campaign for BC Children for the new Children’s Hospital.

Their generous spirit has inspired their children, who also support BC Children’s Hospital, as well as countless philan-thropists and friends in Vancouver and across the continent. Three generations of the Ilich family were represented at the conference where Milan and Maureen were honoured.

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This spring, Vancouver Canucks Daniel and Henrik Sedin, together with their wives Marinette and Johanna, made a gift of $1.5 million to help build a new BC Children’s Hospital.

“Henrik and I, along with our families, feel very fortunate to live and work in this great city and province. We are commit-ted to giving back to the community we live in and wanted

to do something that would benefit children and families across the province,” says Daniel Sedin.

The Swedish twins, who have lived in Vancouver for 10 years, made their gift to support the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Diagnostics & Imaging area in the new Hospital.

Capstone Mining Corporation also made an impressive gift of $� million to support the Oncology Outpatient Clinic in the new Hospital. Each year, approximately 7,500 patient visits are made to this clinic. The new Oncology Outpatient Clinic will improve access, quality of care and comfort for the 1,500 children now living with cancer in BC and for those receiving followup care.

Finning has generously donated $1 million to the Cam-paign for BC Children as well. Having celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2008, Finning has a long history of support-ing community initiatives including BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. This is their largest gift to the Foundation and will support the construction of the new Hospital.

The Sedin brothers with fellow twins Loki and Cain Tipton at BC Children’s Hospital.

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Maureen and Milan Ilich (left) with Barry and Laurie Cavanaugh.

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The world is changing. Health care is changing. Our Hospital, the landscape in which we care for chil-dren, is changing too. We are on the cusp of ushering in a new health-care environment. Once the Cam-paign for BC Children is completed, our children will have access to radically improved systems and ser-vices to help them heal in hospital and in their own communities.

When we think of BC Children’s patients we often picture them in hospital rooms, hooked up to life-saving machines in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, or being rushed into Emergency after an accident. There are, however, many children whose condi-tions require long-term care that extends beyond the walls of Children’s Hospital. These children have chronic, often complex, conditions. They need con-stant, sometimes lifelong, care and treatment.

As we build the new Hospital, we will take all aspects of child health into account, includ-ing the care we provide at home. Children living with a long-term or chronic illness may not necessarily get better in the absolute sense. There may be no cure for their condition or they may not fully recover. But this doesn’t mean there is nothing we can do to help. Doctors and nurses at BC Children’s take pride in partnering with families to find the best ways to cope with their children’s challenges so they can continue to be a part of their communities and lead long and active lives. We take care in considering not just children’s physical needs, but also their emotional and recreational needs. We look for ways to make it easier for both the children and their families so they are free to enjoy each other and the important things life offers.

Your donations are turning dreams into reality. Thank you for helping us care for our chil-dren and their families at the Hospital and beyond our walls, at home.

Sue Carruthers, FAHP, ICD.DPresident and CEOBC Children’s Hospital Foundation

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Board of Directors 2010 as of June 1, 2010

Mr. Graham MacLachlan Chair

Dr. Bob Armstrong

Mr. Kevin Bent

Mr. Chris Carty

Mr. David Doig

Mr. Haig Farris

Mr. Larry Gold

Mr. Doug Gordon

Mr. Peter Green

Mrs. Tammi Kerzner

Mr. Don Lindsay

Mr. Geoff Parkin

Mr. David Podmore

Mrs. Wendy Slavin

Mrs. Sandy So

Ms. Andrea Southcott

Mrs. Diane Zell

Foundation Executive

Sue Carruthers FAHP, ICD.D President and CEO

Knut Nordlie, CFRE Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Debora Sweeney, CFRE Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

Kimberley Fenlon Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer

On average, more than 600 babies, chil-dren and teens come to the Hospital every day. Within the Hospital walls, caregivers, researchers and advocates are all within reach to help in any given situation. But what happens when the child returns home?

The health services provided by caregivers at BC Children’s don’t simply stop when a patient heads home. Care beyond the Hospital is an important component of keeping chil-dren with long-term conditions and extended health-care needs on track after their treat-ment is over or once they are able to manage it themselves. By taking charge of their own

care, sharing their stories and participat-ing in everyday recreational activities, kids gain independence and self-esteem, getting the best out of childhood and staying con-nected to their families, friends and home communities.

This issue of Speaking of Children looks at the people, programs, places and devices that are available to kids after they’ve returned to their home, school or other environments. Browse the following pages to find out more about how your donations are helping our patients adapt to, and enjoy, life beyond the Hospital.

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He still has to check his INR or coagulation rate at least once a month, but he now performs that task himself. He’s one of 18 patients in the province who are part of a new Throm-bosis Home Monitoring Program at BC Children’s Hospital. Patient families are trained to perform the INR test and then loaned a monitor for one year. At the end of the year, the families purchase their own monitor.

Jane Braun is a thrombosis nurse clinician with the Depart-ment of Hematology at Children’s. She keeps track of all the patients’ test results and along with Dr. Evan Shereck, the director of the Thrombosis Service, advises on any dose changes. “These monitors are making a huge difference in people’s lives,” says Jane. “When your child is sick, you don’t want to drag them to a lab or hospital to check their INR, but this is exactly when INR levels can become quite unstable,” she explains. “So being able to do the test at home and call in the results is such a convenience for families.”

It’s a monthly ritual that Alexander doesn’t mind one bit. He even takes pride in squeezing just the right sized drop of blood from his finger for the test strip. “It’s much more relaxing this way because you can do it whenever you want and it doesn’t hurt much,” says Alexander.

Monitoring Alexander’s rate of coagulation is serious busi-ness. Too much medication and he could bleed internally. Too little and his body could form a clot on his mechanical heart valve. So I like the fact that I can perform a blood test whenever I have a concern, such as when he’s sick, playing potentially risky sports or going away on a school trip. When we take a family holiday, we bring the monitor for peace of mind. I think it will be a crucial tool for Alexander as he grows up, because it will give him the freedom to maintain his health whether he’s travelling or living away from home.

As a family, we have spent a lot of time at BC Children’s Hospital. We feel so fortunate that this incredible device, which is no bigger than a paperback novel, allows us to meet Alexander’s medical needs while still living normal lives.

The Coaguchek INR Home Monitors are not covered by the Medical Services Plan. The monitors cost $500 and the test strips cost $10 each.


Alexander was born with a heart defect that proved more difficult to mend than the cardiology team at BC Children’s Hospital had hoped. His tiny heart, smaller than a golf ball, required three open-heart surgeries in the first three months of life and Alexander became one of the youngest patients in Canada to successfully receive a mechanical mitral valve. It was a painful start to parenthood, but Alexander’s father and I were so happy to finally bring our beautiful baby home.

The first few years of life were tough for the patient known as Alexander the Great. He needed regular blood work to check the level of his anticoagulation medicine, but he had been so sick that even the best intravenous nurses at Children’s couldn’t find any usable veins. The only way to get a sample was for a highly skilled staff pediatrician to break the end off a large gauge needle, then poke a vein in Alexander’s head and let the blood drip out of the broken end and into a collec-tion vial. While I was extremely grateful for the blood sample, I was sick about the trauma being inflicted on my child.

But then, things got better. Alexander was invited to join a program at St. Paul’s Hospital for adult heart patients tak-ing anticoagulant medication. The blood samples were taken with a simple finger prick. The sample was dropped on a test strip and fed into a miniature machine called the Coaguchek International Normalized Ratio (INR) Home Monitor. The result showed up within seconds and it was extremely accur-ate. I couldn’t have dreamed of a better invention for my son. Eventually, BC Children’s Hospital purchased an INR home monitor and Alexander became one of the first patients to start having his blood samples taken with a pin prick instead of a venous poke.

That was 10 years ago and I’m thrilled to say that difficult blood work is a thing of the past. Alexander is now almost 12. He loves to play sports and is a passionate Canucks fan.

Portable Blood Test Delivers Peace of Mind

Young patients who visit BC Children’s Hospital routinely report that of all the procedures they must endure, blood work is the worst.

Now, a small group of heart patients can do a complex blood test at home with an easy-to-use portable machine.

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Above: Alexander’s mom, Nicola, helps to collect a blood sample from his finger; Right: Alexander plays baseball for a Kerrisdale team called the Hills Bulldogs.


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A Day in the Life with Cystic FibrosisA strict routine of therapy, dozens of pills a day and a positive attitude help nine-year-old Luca Piccolo in his fight to be as healthy as possible.

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CF mainly affects the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, CF causes severe breathing problems. A buildup of thick mucus makes it difficult to clear bacteria and leads to cycles of infection and inflammation, damaging the delicate lung tissues. In the digestive tract, CF makes it extremely difficult to digest and absorb adequate nutrients from food so children may become severely malnourished. The disease can also wreak havoc in the liver.

Meeting Luca, one would never guess that this charming, active and seemingly healthy, nine-year-old takes �0 pills a day, and spends nearly an hour each morning and night

undergoing therapy just to breathe better. Inspired by a classmate, Luca shared his daily routine with his entire school and in a Global BC TV news story that aired on June 1. His presentation A Day in the Life with Cystic Fibrosis takes

his audience through a day of physical therapy, multiple pills and clinic visits.

Luca has been admitted to Children’s only twice in the past six years. This is attributable to regular checkups and a strict regimen of care followed at home and at school that includes physiotherapy to clear Luca’s lungs plus medications and supplements. In addition to his posi-

tive expiratory pressure, or PEP, mask and lung vibration physiotherapy, Luca needs to inhale antibiotics administered via a nebulizer. He takes enzymes to help digest food, acid reflux pills, medication for his liver and antibiotic capsules to fight lung infections.

Though Luca and his family are managing his CF well at home, he is still susceptible to illness. Last March, Luca was admitted to BC Children’s for 15 days. He has since visited the CF Clinic every two weeks to treat and monitor the bacteria found in his lungs, including one that requires aggressive intravenous antibiotic treatment and will require Luca to be admitted again. “It has been a difficult year for Luca,” says Lisa. “We hope the treatments he receives at Children’s will help him with the ongoing fight of trying to stay as healthy as possible.”

Prior to March, Luca visited the clinic about six times a year. Regular clinic visits are important to ensure chest infections are caught early and treated appropriately. But it is also his home care, the adherence to his daily ritual of therapy, that plays a large part in keeping him out of hospital. “The crucial thing with CF is that care is 2�-seven, �65 days a year. There’s no reprieve, no holiday – therapy is needed day in and day out,” says Dr. Chilvers.

In November 2009, a provincial newborn screening program was implemented at BC Children’s to identify infants with CF. The program helps to prevent other parents from experi-encing the uncertainty the Piccolos did during Luca’s first years, and prepares families for the ongoing care CF patients require from birth.

Opposite page: Luca’s lungs are tested in the Pulmonary Function Lab at BC Children’s Hospital;Right: Lisa and Jim Piccolo with their son, Luca.


Mother’s intuition told Lisa Piccolo something wasn’t right with her baby. For two years, Lisa and her husband Jim experienced a parent’s worst nightmare: uncertainty, day after day, and no end to their son Luca’s health problems. Lisa knew he wasn’t digesting food properly, but doctors mistakenly told her it was her breast milk or the oil in her cooking that were making Luca ill.

In 200�, after many months of questioning herself and the health-care system, Lisa demanded her son be referred to BC Children’s Hospital. Within a week, the Piccolos had an answer. “It was the worst day of our lives when he was diag-nosed,” says Jim. Luca’s parents were devastated to learn that their then two-year-old son had cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic and life-limiting illness.

CF is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting young Canadians. Approximately one in every �,600 children born in Canada has CF and there are currently �,�00 Canadian children, teens and adults with this incurable disorder. In the 1960s, most children with CF did not live past their preschool years. Today, because of research and improved therapies, half of all Canadians with CF may live into their late �0s, and beyond.

“The average age of kids in BC being diagnosed with CF is three-and-a-half years old,” says Dr. Mark Chilvers, Luca’s pediatric respirologist and director of the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at BC Children’s Hospital. Luca was diagnosed earlier than the provincial norm, and Dr. Chilvers stresses that delays in diagnosis will affect the long-term health and survival of CF patients. “The bottom line with CF is that it’s a disease that’s there from day one. Therapy needs to be implemented immediately to keep children as healthy as possible. This will hopefully allow them to reach adulthood and minimize hospital admissions.”

Nicholas Bonn loves the feel of wind in his face when riding his bike – it’s not something he gets to do often. The bike that the 10-year-old from Tsawwassen uses is one of many pieces of equipment from the Recreation Equipment Loan Program at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children.

The loan program began in response to a need from families of children with disabilities who cannot afford to purchase specially adapted equipment, like the duet bike Nicholas rides, for their child’s recreational use.

“The equipment gives family members and friends a concrete way of getting involved with their child in fun activities,” says Sheila Kennedy, supervisor of Therapeutic Recreation Servi-ces at Sunny Hill. “It’s a refreshing experience when the child has the opportunity to have fun with everybody else and the focus is on this aspect and the strengths of the child, rath-er than the disability and the perceived barriers associated with it.”

The duet bike is ideal for Nicholas, who lacks the coordination or strength to cycle by himself. It comes in two parts – a wheelchair and an attachable bike section. The bike allows children to be outside and experience the thrill of riding. The program also loans adapted tricycles, a beach chair with tires for wheeling on sand, a trail-a-bike attachment for children with visual impairments, a specialty chair that allows children to get out on hiking trails and an all-terrain leisure chair that can go into the water.

Nicholas has Townes Brook Syndrome. He bled in utero twice, which caused him to have low muscle tone and development-al delay. He is dependent on his family for feeding, personal hygiene, toileting and lifting.

“The duet bike gives Nicholas joy and happiness,” says his mom, Kim. “It lets our whole family go out for a bike ride together.”

Any family or health professional connected to Sunny Hill is eligible for the program. Equipment is available to families for trial use for a maximum of two weeks at a time.

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Without a valid will, your assets might not go where you wish.

Many people never get around to making or updating their will. It may not be a priority, or perhaps you believe your assets will end up in the right place whether you have a will or not. You may be in for a surprise.

If you die without a will in British Columbia the court decides who should administer your estate and may require the person chosen to provide security in the form of a bond. Anyone who believes they are entitled to administer your estate can apply and there are often disagreements.

Many believe that when they die their assets automatically transfer to their spouse. This is only true with assets held in joint tenancy or where a spouse is designated as beneficiary (such as life insurance or RRSPs) but not with assets held individually. The law provides that your spouse will receive a small fixed amount and the remainder will be divided in certain proportions among your spouse and all children.

If you die while a child of yours, or another beneficiary of your estate, is under 19 years old (the age of majority in BC), that beneficiary’s inherit-ance is paid to the Public Guardian and Trustee for the benefit of the child until he or she attains majority.

And finally, without a will you cannot leave a gift to the charity of your choice. If you want to leave a legacy to a charity that you have supported during your lifetime or one that has assisted you or your family, it must be indicated in your will.

While having a will is important, it is also vital that your will be up-to-date, well-drafted and, most importantly, valid. Specific rules must be carefully followed to validate a will, so it’s a good idea to seek legal advice in its preparation. Making a will does not have to be costly or complex and it affords great peace of mind.

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A New Sense of FreedomRecreational equipment from Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children helps kids with mobility challenges enjoy the outdoors.

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Above: Nicholas Bonn with his sister Natasha; Right: Nicholas and his parents Kim and Fred Bonn with the duet bike.

As the largest contingent of donors outside the host city of Atlanta, Vancouver phil-anthropists and their guests ascended on the peach state to celebrate the Children’s Circle of Care.

The 15th year of the North American Leadership Con-ference and Gala showcased the work of three prominent physicians, including Dr. William G. Woods of host hospital Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Woods engaged a full house at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Cen-ter as he spoke of two cancer patients, one a 10-month-old baby and the other an 11-year-old when treated, whom he later introduced to the crowd as healthy adults pursuing nursing careers. Just as Dr. Woods’ work has transformed children’s lives, so have the people who give through the Children’s Circle of Care each year.

It was 15 years ago, that the Children’s Circle of Care North American Leadership Conference was held at the White House with then First Lady Hillary Clinton as honorary chair. Today’s US Secretary of State agreed to host the inaugural event in her “home,” which, at the time, happened to be the White House. One year later the conference moved to the top of Mont Royal in Montreal and Prime Minister Jean Chré-tien took the role of honorary chair at the request of Ms. Clinton. Since those first years, philanthropy to children’s hospitals

has been steadily on the rise. In BC alone, Circle of Care membership – donors who give $10,000 or more annually – has grown from �5 partici-pants in 1995 to 28� in 2009.

Many may remember that when the conference returned to Canada in 200�, after several years stateside, BC Children’s Hospital hosted

the event with a Diana Krall concert at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts and Prince Andrew as honorary chair. Krall herself made an endowment gift to the Hospital that year. But how did the Royal Family get involved? Fortuitously, it was through a connection to the Queen’s Horseman that the royal ask was made and His Royal Highness, the Duke of York agreed to be honorary chair in Vancouver.

At this year’s gala held in the Georgia Aquarium, our own Maureen and Milan Ilich were honoured as Outstanding Philanthropists. Later that evening South- ern-born singer/songwriter Lionel Richie entertained guests with a private con-cert. Richie is one of more than a dozen legendary and Grammy-winning artists – including Diana Krall, Elton John, Natalie Cole, Charlotte Church, Kenny Loggins and James Taylor to name a few – to perform over the years alongside comedians like this year’s Jeff Foxworthy or Lily Tomlin and celebrity philanthropists like Oprah Winfrey and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Photos (top to bottom, from left): 1 Wilson Ku, Rebecca Chan, Dickey Tam, Joeei Tam, Tina Zhang, Sandy So, Ron Benoit, Stuart

MacLeod, Nancy McCullough, Larry Gold, Shirley Gaw, Jun Wang, Matthew Zhang, Janice Williams, Samantha Wong, Karen

Wong, Danny Gaw, Candice Tsang, Daphne Wu, Franklyn King, Kimberley Fenlon, Patsy Hui, Denise Hui, Sue Carruthers,

Marina Dreszach, Randi Thompson, Norman Thompson, Aaron Hui, Leanne Page, Hilary Hui, Sylvia Chen, Angela Chen, Wen

Chen, Alan Chen; 2 Sandy So, Wen Chen, Patsy Hui; 3 Daphne Wu, Alan Chen, Sylvia Chen, Angela Chen, Sue Carruthers,

Wen Chen; 4 Ashley Gaetz, Laurie Cavanaugh, Barry Cavanaugh, Sue Carruthers, Martin Gaetz, Candice Tsang.

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the Children’s Circle of Care comprises 25 children’s hospitals in north america – BC Children’s

hospital is one of only three Canadian member hospitals.

to find out more or to join the Children’s Circle of Care, please contact

Janice Williams at 604-875-2677 or [email protected].

SWEET CHARITYVancouver resident and master chocolatier George Tedlock (1906-2009) has left a sweet legacy for BC’s kids. Founder of Lee’s Candies on West 10th Avenue, he was once quoted as say-ing: “It’ll be nice to be remembered for my mint truffle when I head for that great candy kitchen in the sky.” While his sweet treats will certainly not be forgotten, he will also be remembered for his gift to BC Children’s Hospital. Never married and without children, Mr. Tedlock generously gave the bulk of his estate to the children of BC.

FoR CHIldREn WE CAREThe 2010 For Children We Care Dinner raised $643,855 for Operation Superhero – a campaign initiated by the Chinese-Canadian community to raise $5 million over the next three years to name the Oncology Inpatient Unit at the new Children’s Hospital. Two of BC’s top realtors, Ms. Winnie Chung of Royal Pacific Realty and Mrs. Patsy Hui of Re/MAx Realty, each donated $100,000 with a spontaneous announcement in front of the event’s 800 guests on May 8 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

WAlmART WAlk FoR mIRAClES The Walmart Walk for Miracles, one of 12 walks across Canada to support children’s hospitals through the Children’s Miracle Network, was held on June 13 in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. Hundreds of Walmart associates and friends raised pledges to walk a one- or five-kilometre route in support of BC Children’s Hospital.

SupERHERo BIRTHdAYPowell River Superhero Brandon Marshman decided to give up gifts on his sixth birthday and asked friends for donations to BC Children’s Hospital instead. Suited up in Superhero capes, Brandon and his friends raised $280 for BC’s kids.

loTTERY WInnERCongratulations to Gorden and Harold Mc-Kenna, winners of the BC Children’s Hospital Lottery $2-million grand prize. Lottery pro-ceeds totalling more than $2.8 million will be

used to support research at Children’s Hospital into the prevention and treatment of, and cures for, childhood illnesses.

CAnAmERA TRAnSpoRT Sidney-based business Canamera Transport pledged $500,000 to the Campaign for BC Children. Fundraising via the Care Mile – Convoy for Kids initiative, the company is selling miles ($1 per mile from Victoria throughout BC) and advertising space on the sides of their 35 trucks; setting up an employee deduction program; hosting a big rig truck show, charity golf and gala events, and encouraging their suppliers to do the same. Visit www.canamera-transport.com.

RAdIoTHon SuCCESSOn April 29, the second annual Virgin 95.3 Radiothon, broadcast live from BC Children’s Hospital, raised $118,143. In Victoria, the eighth annual 98.5 The OCEAN’s Radiothon for Kids, the longest-running radiothon for the Hospital, raised $154,279 on May 6 and 7. Patient families and caregivers shared their stories, inspiring more than 600 listeners to donate.

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SpRIng FoR kIdSDr. Angelina Loo, an orthodontist at BC Chil-dren’s Hospital, and the dental community raised $127,867 for the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Program during the Winter Olympic Games. The group took out and managed a gaming license to raffle off men’s gold Olympic hockey and ice skating tickets to benefit BC’s kids.

moTHER’S dAY BRunCHBritish Columbians treated their moms and helped support BC’s kids at the same time through the Caring a la Carte Campaign on May 9. Participating restaurants raised funds by donating a portion of their sales to BC Children’s Hospital.

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dQ mIRAClE TREAT dAY Don’t forget to treat yourself to a cool Blizzard on August 12 and help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dairy Queen Blizzard. Pro-ceeds from participating Dairy Queens across BC will benefit BC Children’s Hospi-tal. Last year, Dairy Queen raised over $370,000.

FISHIng FoR kIdSThe fifth annual Fishing For Kids fundraising tournament benefiting BC Children’s Hos-pital will be held August 29-September 1. Hosted by the West Coast Fishing Club at the Clubhouse on Langara Island in the Queen Charlottes, highlights of the three-day tour-nament include world-class fishing, cuisine by Vancouver’s famed chef David Hawks-worth and participation by celebrity anglers.

To date, the event has raised over $1.5 mil-lion for the Hospital. For more information visit www.fishingforkids.ca.

pAddlE FoR kIdSThe 12th annual Paddle for Kids will take place on Saturday, September 11 at Creek-side Park in Vancouver. The energy industry and the dragon boat community will paddle on False Creek to support child health in BC. For more information or to register your cor-porate team visit www.paddleforkids.ca.

SmIlE CookIE CAmpAIgnenjoy a delicious “Smile Cookie” at participat-ing Tim Hortons locations from September 20-26 and help make a difference in a child’s life. This unique program rais-es funds for local charities across Canada and the US. Last year, Tim Hortons raised over $136,000 for BC Children’s Hospital.

FoRE! 15 YEARSJoin in the fun at the 15th annual Overwaitea Food Group Classic Fore Kids on Thursday, September 16 at the Northview Golf Club in Surrey. every year, golfers dress up in cos-tume and hit the green to raise funds for BC’s kids. This year’s golf tournament is themed “crazy pants” and will support Child Health BC, bringing kids the specialized care they need, closer to their hometowns.

This year, golfers at the Building for Kids and Overwaitea Food Group classic golf tour-naments celebrate 15 years of raising funds for BC Children’s Hospital.

15th annual Building for Kids Charity Golf Classic JuLy 15 – BeACH GROVe GOLF CLUBTsawwassen BC; hosted by the Development and Real estate Division

15th annual Overwaitea Food Group Classic Fore Kids SEPTEMBER 16 – NORTHVIeW GOLF CLUB Surrey BC; contact Gloria Cameron at 604-875-2519

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Virgin 95.3 Radiothon; 6 Sunny Leung, Sue Carruthers,

Larry Gold, Patsy Hui, Ludia Li, Candice Tsang; 7 Sue

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kEEpIng HYdRATEdIn hot summer weather, infants and children can easily become dehydrated. Don’t wait until your child gets thirsty to offer a drink. Offer high water-content foods like melons, celery, cucumbers and tomatoes, and cool water fre-quently throughout the day.

How much fluid does a child need? Toddlers usually require 60-90 millilitres (two to three ounces) of water for every hour playing out-doors and older children need at least 120-180 millilitres (four to six ounces) for every hour of outdoor activity.

WATER SAFETYDrowning only takes seconds and it is the lead-ing cause of death in children ages one to four years old. Children can drown in as little as five centimetres (two inches) of water. Be sure that a life jacket or personal flotation device is the right size for your child’s weight. All children near pools, creeks, in the bath and at the beach need to be closely supervised by an adult.

Parents can be their children’s best teachers by practicing sun and water safety themselves. But with so many products on the market, how do you know what is safe?

sun safEty: tHE six-MontH rulESunblock or sunscreen is not recommend-ed for babies under six months old. Their best protection is to avoid the sun by wear-ing wide-brimmed hats with a back flap, loose lightweight cotton or UVB protective cloth-ing and staying in the shade. If the sun cannot be avoided, apply a small amount of sunblock with a minimum sun protection factor (SPF) 30 to exposed areas, avoiding the eyes.

For children over six months old, always apply sunblock with a minimum SPF 30 half an hour before going outside, then every two hours and after being in water. Remember the ears, nose and tops of feet, being careful to avoid the eyes. Lips are also at risk so regularly apply lip balm with a minimum SPF 15. Wraparound sunglasses with 100 per cent UV protection are recommended for everyone.

sunBurn CarEIf you have a child with a sunburn, here are some tips for care:h Remove the child from the sun;h Do not use ice or butter. Gently apply a cool

cloth compress to the skin;h Give extra fluids to drink for the next

48 hours;h Don’t break blisters if they develop;h All children under one year of age with a

sunburn should see their practitioner;h Any child with severe or painful burns and/

or blisters should see their practitioner.Some children are allergic to para amino

benzoic acid (PABA), an ingredient found in some sun-care products. If a sunblock irritates your child’s skin, try a different brand or one with titanium dioxide or zinc oxide instead.

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Wade in the Water, Fun in the Sun

Summer is a time for outdoor fun, but heat and sun exposure can be dangerous. Keep kids hydrated and

avoid sunburns by following a few simple tips.

by CHantEl CanEssa, NP(F), MN-NP & alissa CollingridgE, MN, NP(P)

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Canadian Pediatric Society www.caringforkids.cps.ca/keepkidssafe/sun.htm

American Academy of Pediatrics www. healthychildren.org

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1. According to the Canadian Pediatric Society, bad sunburns and too much time in the sun without skin protection have been linked to a higher risk of skin cancer later in life. a. True b. False

2. The sun is at its strongest – with the highest UV rays and greatest risk for burning – from a. 9 am to 12 pm b. 10 am to 2 pm c. 4 pm to 6 pm

3. When trying a new sunblock, first apply a small patch to the skin prior to outdoor use to test for reactions like rash or itchiness. a. True b. False

4. Natural or chemical-free sunblocks are usually those that contain a. Coconut oil b. PABA c. Titanium dioxide or zinc oxide d. All of the above

5. Signs of heat illness include thirst, fatigue, muscle cramps, cool moist skin or, in the case of an emergency, no sweating at all. a. True b. False

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BEHInd THE STETHoSCopEI have worked as an emergency physician at BC Children’s Hospital for the past four years. I have also had the privilege of being program director for the Pediatric Emergency Medi-cine Fellowship Training Program, giving me the opportunity to train bright and talented individuals to become future emergency doctors. My greatest interest is education, of which most of my time is spent using simulation technology to advance the education of health-care professionals at BC Children’s Hospital.

mEdICAl TRAInIngI received my medical degree and subspecialty training at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children.

WHAT You’d nEvER knoW ABouT mEI was born and raised in Winnipeg – the coldest place on earth! WHY I BECAmE A doCToR I was watching the TV show ER one day and thought, “Hmmmm, that looks like a cool job!” I applied for medical school the next day. HoBBIESI love playing golf and basketball in the summer, and snow-boarding in the winter.

SECRET FAnTASYTo play on the senior PGA tour one day.

IF I dIdn’T HAvE To WoRkI would travel around the world and experience how life is lived in different countries and cultures.

pHIloSopHYWork hard. Play harder.

WHAT I’m REAdIng noWWhatever falls on my desk!


Dr. Adam Cheng


Dear Children’s Hospital . . .Every year, Logan Johnson Lay and her family participate in ChildRun to

raise funds for cancer programs and research at BC Children’s Hospital.

Diagnosed with cancer five years ago, Logan is an inspiration to children

living with cancer and adults alike. In honour of her resilience and

dedication to helping other kids at BC Children’s, Logan was chosen to

be the 2010 ChildRun Champion.

children speakwhat’s up, doc?

Do you have a story about BC Children’s Hospital to tell? Please submit your Miracle Kid stories to: [email protected]

My name is Logan Johnson Lay and I am 12 years old. I like

going to school, and being with my friends and in my spare

time I like to do arts and crafts, scrapbooking and I love to

listen to music. When I grow up I hope to become a photog-

rapher and take beautiful pictures that make people happy.

On the weekend of ChildRun in June 2005, just before my

eighth birthday, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Since

then I have had to have a lot of treatments. I have had over

150 doses of chemotherapy and radiation to my brain and spine

as well as lots of surgeries. Surgeries are usually the hardest

part but it has paid off because my cancer isn’t growing any-

more. Doctors weren’t sure that I would ever get better but

they didn’t give up.ChildRun has been a celebration event for my family for

several years, and we worked hard to make this year the

biggest and best ever for us. Being the 25th anniversary, we

wanted to have 250 people on our team and to raise $25,000

for childhood cancer research. We were lucky enough to have

355 team members and raised almost $35,000!Thank you to everyone for getting involved with ChildRun

and for donating to BC Children’s Hospital, because there are

a lot of kids like me, normal kids, who are just having a really

hard time. They are sick and they need your help to get bet-

ter. They need a chance. I am lucky and I am healing and it is

because lots of people like you believed in me and helped me. Logan

2010 BC Children’s Hospital MIRACLE WEEKEND J u n e 5 t h a n d J u n e 6 t h , 2 0 1 0

1 JEANS DAY™On Thursday, April 29, over 180,000 individu-als from communities across BC proudly wore their jeans to work or school to support BC Children’s Hospital. With support from Jeans Day™ lapel pin sponsor, Pacific Blue Cross, and schools program sponsor, Odlum Brown Lim-ited, the event raised $1,280,735.

2 “GO TO BAT FOR BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL” SLO-PITCH WEEKENDSixty-nine teams played ball at Softball City in Surrey on May 28, 29, and 30, going to bat for BC Children’s Hospital. The 20th anniver-sary Slo-Pitch Weekend raised $418,439 for the Hospital’s Excellence in Child Health Fund. In the past 20 years, this event has raised over $6.9 million.

3 MINING FOR MIRACLESThe mining community came together to sup-port BC Children’s Hospital, raising $1,936,324 for BC’s kids. Funds were raised through the annual Teck Celebrity Pie Throw, the EKATI-Costen Catbalue-Teck Diamond Package Draw, Jeans Day™, Slo-Pitch and various corporate and employee donation programs.

4 A WORLD OF SMILES TELETHON GOES PROVINCEWIDEIn partnership with Shaw Communications, Zindagi TV and community groups, the South Asian community raised $361,974 at the 12th annual A World of Smiles telethon on May 16. For the second year in a row, the telethon was broadcast provincewide, reaching out to over 650,000 viewers.

5 CHINESE-CANADIAN MIRACLE WEEKENDAs part of Operation Superhero, a campaign to raise $5 million over three years for the Oncology Inpatient Unit at the new Children’s Hospital, the 2010 Chinese-Canadian Miracle Weekend celebrated its 22nd anniversary on June 5. A telethon on Fairchild Television and radiothons on AM1470 and AM1320 wrapped up a series of events in the Chinese-Canadian community and raised over $800,000.

6 CHILDRUN presented by the Wilson FamilyCelebrating the 25th anniversary of ChildRun, over 6,300 runners, walkers and wheelers were on the move for oncology programs and research at BC Children’s Hospital on June 6. Partici-pants raised $1 million and enjoyed a day of exercise, family entertainment, and fresh fruits and veggies. This year welcomed the Thrifty Foods 1-kilometre Fun Run and a T-shirt artwork contest sponsored by Oakridge Centre.

7 BC RETAIL INDUSTRYOver the past 20 years, BC’s retailers have raised $28 million for kids at BC Children’s Hospital. Through the sale of fundraising merchandise (such as Jeans Day™ buttons and pins), special events and payroll deduction programs, the Retail & Wholesale Division raised $4,621,340 for BC’s kids this year.

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Even after the confetti settled on Sunday, June 6, I was still awestruck by what we had accomplished. We raised $16,501,�7� for BC Children’s Hospital. Each year we ask people from across the province to get involved and help raise funds for BC’s largest pediatric centre and, every time, thousands of groups continue to give more money than the year before. The generosity seen across the province really shows how much British Columbians value the health and well-being of our children.

I would like to personally thank all of our Miracle Weekend committees for the hard work they put in this year to ensure they met their fundraising goals. Without their dedication and strong community leadership, we would never have been able to achieve such profound success.

After two years of leading the Miracle Weekend team, I am now leaving the helm with a bigger smile than I thought possible. Thank you for making this an amazing experience and I’ll be watching for our continued success in 2011!

Sincerely, Jerry Bried, Overwaitea Food Group

Chair, 2010 BC Children’s Hospital Miracle Weekend

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR


On behalf of all the children and families who come to BC Children’s Hospital,

thank you to the volunteers, community groups, businesses and corporations who came together

to make the 2010 Miracle Weekend an incredible success.

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MILLION-DOLLAR DIVISIONS & EVENTS


Save-On-Foods Overwaitea Foods PriceSmart Foods

Cooper’s Foods Urban Fare

Bulkley Valley Wholesale

$1,625,000

E.B. Horsman & SonEssoGolf for Kids TournamentHuckleberry Mines Ltd. & EmployeesJulian Ceramic TileNew Gold Inc.Paddle for KidsProspera Credit UnionProvincial Employees Community ServicesSilver Standard Resources Inc. & EmployeesSilver WheatonTeck Coal LimitedToys ‘R’ UsUBC REC’s Lace Up for Kids

$25,000-$49,99999.3 The FOXABA Canadian BMX AssociationB.C. Road Builders &

Heavy Construction Assoc.Coast Capital Savings Credit UnionCommunity for Kids - Port Alberni Cowichan Charity Golf ClassicEndeavour Silver Corp. & EmployeesEnvision FinancialG&F Financial GroupHannah’s Heroes FoundationHighland Valley Copper & EmployeesICBCLedcor Group of Companies

$100,000-$249,99998.5 The OCEANAsa and Kashmir Johal & FamilyBarrick Gold CorporationBMO Bank of Montreal and the BMO

Employee Charitable FoundationBuilding for Kids Charity Golf ClassicCommunity for Kids - VictoriaGoldcorp Inc.Pan American Silver Corporation &

EmployeesRBC and RBC Employees & ClientsScotiabank Spring for Kids Summits of HopeTim HortonsVirgin Radio 95.3West Coast Fishing Club’s Fishing for Kids

Tournament

$50,000-$99,999BC Hydro Employee Community Services

Fund (HYDRECS)BC Hydro Power PioneersBlockbuster Canada Co.Canada SafewayClean Energy BC Association InvitationalCoast to Coast Against Cancer FoundationCommunity for Kids - Upper Fraser ValleyDr. Knox Middle School

$1,000,000+Costco Wholesale, Employees and MembersSave-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods, PriceSmart

Foods, Cooper’s Foods, Urban Fare and Bulkley Valley Wholesale

Teck Resources Limited - Teck Coal, Teck Trail, Teck HVC

$750,000 - $999,999Chinese-Canadian Miracle Weekend

$500,000 - $749,000RE/MAX of Western CanadaTD Bank Financial Group - EmployeesTELUS and TELUS Team Members/RetireesWalmart Canada and Associates

$250,000-$499,99920th Anniversary Slo-Pitch WeekendA World of Smiles TelethonBalding for DollarsCIBC Clients and Employees Dairy Queen Canada Inc.Departments of Pediatric Anesthesia,

Dentistry & Surgery HSBC Bank Canada and EmployeesMedical Departments of BC Children’s Hospital

and Child & Family Research Institute

London Drugs LimitedMangia E Bevi RistoranteMarriott Hotels PartyLite Gifts Ltd.Radcliffe FoundationRichardson Elementary SchoolRogers CommunicationsScamp Transport Ltd.Sears Canada Employee Charitable FundTB Vets Charitable FoundationV1500 Holdings Inc.Varshney Capital Corp.

$10,000-$24,999Accenture Inc.Air Canada Ltd.Aldergrove Credit UnionAlderwood Group Inc.Amacon Construction Ltd.AMECAMPCO Manufacturing Inc.Association for Mineral Exploration BCAurizon Mines Ltd.AWG/All West Glass Blue Mountain VineyardsBorden Ladner Gervais CanadaBullet Racing for KidsCanaccord CapitalCanada Post CorporationCanetic Resources

Canfor CorporationCapital West Mortgage Inc.Capstone Mining Corp.Charity Car ProgramChild’s Play Charity/Penny Arcade, Inc.CIBC World MarketsC-Lovers Fish & ChipsColliers InternationalColumbia Yukon Exploration Inc.Community for Kids - Kelowna Community for Kids - NanaimoCommunity for Kids - Prince GeorgeContinental Seafood RestaurantDaughters of Penelope

- Poseidon Chapter 179Deepak Binning FoundationEecol Electric (Sask) Ltd. Endeavour Financial Ltd.Finning (Canada)FortisBC Inc.Friends of OncologyGenuity Capital MarketsGold Wheaton Corp.Golder Associates Ltd. & EmployeesGord Heppler Memorial RunGreater Vancouver Charity Classic Hal Industries Inc. Haywood Securities Inc.Heart to Heart Golf TournamentHospital Liaison Committee

Humphrey Construction Ltd. IBM Employee Charitable FoundationILWU Ship & Dock Foremen Local 514Imperial Metals CorporationInspirations Fundraiser AssociationInterior Logging AssociationInterlock Industries (B.C.) Ltd.Jade Seafood RestaurantJim Shaw & Sandy McKayJonathan’s Amazing RaceKnelson & EmployeesKnight Piesold Ltd.Lang Michener LLPLangley Minor Hockey Association Long & McQuadeLundin MiningMarketplace IGAMcLeod LuckMethanex CorporationMichele Cake ShopMining Suppliers, Contractors &

Consultants AssociationModern Beauty CentreMortgage Line Ltd. & MortEq Lending Corp.North Shore Credit UnionNorthair GroupNorthern OrionNorthgate Minerals Corporations

- Kemess Mines Ltd.PBE Distributors Inc.

Peter & Joanne Brown FoundationPlutonic PowerRed Star Seafood RestaurantRescan Environmental ServicesRiver Rock Casino ResortRothschild Inc.Ryders EyewearScotia CapitalSears CanadaShaw Cablesystems G.P.Sleep Country CanadaSMS Equipment Inc.Southwest Contracting Ltd.Sports Car Club of BCSuper ProductionsSurtek Industries Inc.Taymor Industries Ltd.TD Lightning TD SecuritiesThe Mining Association of BCThe SourceThrifty FoodsTimberWest Forest Corp.Truck Loggers AssociationVista D’oro FarmsUBC Bhangra ClubWardrop EngineeringWestern Coal CorporationWestern Forest Products Inc.Yellow Pages

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Banks $1,927,500

ChildRun $1,000,000

development & Real estate $1,100,092

Jeans day™ $1,280,735

mining foR miRaCles $1,936,324

Retail & Wholesale $4,621,340

Thank You British Columbia!Thank You British Columbia!$16,501,473$16,501,473

miraCle weeKend exeCutiveChair, 2010 Miracle Weekend Jerry Bried, Overwaitea Food GroupVice-Chair John Ridley, Global BCCommittee Members Raymond Li, International Banking, RBC Atish Ram, Box Office entertainment Ltd.Physician Chair Dr. erik Skarsgard, BC Children’s Hospital

miraCle weeKend FundraisinG CaBinetBanks Stephen Gardner, BMO, Chair; Alexander Fan, CIBC, Vice-ChairChildRun Andrea McDonald, Chair; Kendra Penrose, ActiveState Software Inc., Vice-ChairChinese-Canadian Miracle Weekend Dr. Boon Wong, MD & Philomena Wong, TD Canada Trust, Co-Chairs; Venita Kwan, CarePlus Cleaning Services Ltd. & Dr. Corey Leung, Vancouver Back Institute, Vice-ChairsCredit unions, Insurance & Financial Services Merv Fuchs, Credential Financial Inc., ChairEnergy Mark Rogers, Surespan Group, ChairHospital Liaison Dave Kobayashi, ChairHospitality & Restaurants Nicholas Gandossi, Opus Hotel, ChairJeans Day™ Neena Arora, Rogers’ Chocolates, Chair; Philipp Postrehovsky, MOGO, Vice-ChairMining Colin Joudrie, Teck Resources Limited, ChairReal Estate & Development Laurie Schmidt, Brook and Associates, Chair; George Crowhurst, BC Hydro, Vice-ChairRetail & Wholesale Shawn Loftus, Overwaitea Food Group, Chair; Steele Jones, Costco Wholesale & Calvin Johnson, Costless express, Vice-ChairsSlo-Pitch Mike Slipec, RBC, Chair; Aaron Stewardson, Maynards, Vice-ChairSouth Asian Community Ram Manaktahla, Future Shop & Best Buy, Chair; Rosy Manhas, Cascade Insurance Agencies & Darcy Sandhu, Vice-ChairsTechnology Suzanne Trusdale, TeLUS, Chair; Wendy Ridley, Vice-Chair

miraCle weeKend OperatiOns CaBinetCatering Nia Vekris & David Rooney, Co-ChairsDonations Management Carolyn Davies, ChairGuest Services Christina Papadimitriou, ChairLogistics Allison Hepworth, Christine Mackay, Karen Hopkinson, Lori Trieu, Nicole Victor & Sabrina SheppardPlay Area Stephanie Perkins, ChairPresentations Donna Blaker & Karen Williams, Co-ChairsRegistration John Chandler, ChairTelephones Management Carol Miller & Helen Roelofsen, Co-ChairsTELuS Phones Lisa Stirling, Chair

COmmunities FOr Kids Kelowna Laurie Burns, ChairNorth Okanagan Angela Bushey, ChairPort Alberni Barbara-Anne Kalugin & Steve Kalugin, Co-ChairsPrince George John Abbott & Rick Mintz, Co-ChairsSooke emma Irwin, Chairupper Fraser Valley Casey Hillton, ChairVanderhoof Jean Moutray, Chair

THE MIRACLE WEEKEND SUPERHERO TEAM

You are all Superheroes

in the eyes of BC’s kids!

raised for BC’s kids!

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BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is proud to share the difference your gifts make in the lives of children and families in British Columbia.

The difference is you! Go to www.bcchf.ca/annualreport to read about the impact of your contribution to BC Children’s Hospital.

Read BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s 2009-10 annual report online!

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