Fundraising Events Calendar

Seattle Children’s longtime supporter and friend, Ken Griffey Jr., has been named the recipient of the 2023 Royal Brougham Sports Legend Award! Griffey Jr. will accept the honor at the 88th Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards Show on February 28 at The Westin Seattle.

In honor of this achievement, make a gift to the Ken Griffey Jr. Family Pediatric Cancer Research Endowment with a note of congratulations, which will be shared with Ken. This fund supports ground-breaking research to develop next-generation therapies for pediatric cancer. Your support will undoubtedly help our physicians and researchers discover new treatments, care for more children and provide hope and healing.

Please join us in celebrating Ken and making a difference in the lives of kids! For more information about this award visit: seattlesports.org/sports-star-of-the-year

Buy a miracle balloon at your local participating Chevron Station and support Seattle Children's Greatest Needs Funds.

When you visit your local Love’s Travel Stops in Tacoma/Fife and Napavine you can round up your purchase to benefit Seattle Children’s. In 2023, Love’s will be rounding up for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals all year long but will be focusing their efforts during a few key push months, including March.

This April, American Medical Response of Western Washington will be supporting our Autism center with proceeds from their Autism Acceptance T-shirt sale. T-shirts are available for purchase by emailing erica.henry@gmr.net.

Participating Ace Hardware locations invite you to round up your purchase during the month of April and provide needed funds for Seattle Children’s, your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

You are inivited to join the Friends of OBCC Guild as we celebrate the outstanding work of Odessa Brown Children's Clinic in the Central and Othello Districts.

Your donation will go to OBCC's discretionary fund to provide extended support for uncompensated care and behavior and mental health for patients, families and staff.

Visit your neighborhood McLendon Hardware April 14 through May 31 and support Seattle Children's by rounding up your purchase. Every cent raised supports patients and families in your community.

Please join the Des Moines Auxiliary for their first annual Fashion Show and Tea on April 15 at 11 a.m. Designer quality clothing and accessories at bargain prices. $25 per person. Ticket sales support the Uncompensated Care Fund. Seats limited. Call 425-392-5300 for reservations.

Please join us as we celebrate the amazing impact of our guilds. Enjoy an inspiring program about the incredible research and innovation happening at Seattle Children’s to treat, prevent and ultimately eliminate pediatric disease. Learn more here about the fantastic program lined up.

The 27th Annual Reach for the Sky Auction will be held Saturday, April 29th at the W Hotel in Bellevue. The event will once again have an online element to compliment the in-person event. We are looking forward to a fun, engaging event and hope to see you once again in person.•You can purchase a ticket or make a donation via the UW Kappa Delta Website•The silent auction will open the week leading up to the event•The Live event will run from 5:30 – 9 pm on Saturday, April 29th •The Live event will feature glimpses into the life of a Kappa Delta, stories from families impacted by child abuse and comments from child abuse expertsSeattle Children’s Hospital Child Abuse Prevention Program focuses on prevention of infant abuse throughout Washington State. Abusive Head Trauma or “Shaken Baby Syndrome” is a devastating but preventable form of abuse. Victims and their families are forever changed and the cost of caring for survivors far exceeds the price of prevention. Over the past thirteen years our Kappa Delta family members, friends, and alumni, along with Seattle Children’s Hospital staff members, have raised over $600,000. We need your support to continue raising funds that help spread education and practical solutions that guide, support, and encourage parents. Together we can help equip parents with tools to weather the storms of parenthood, strengthening individual families and the greater community.

Visit your local Costco Wholesale during the month of May and support Seattle Children's uncompensated care fund by making a donation at the register!

Look for Purchase a Miracle shelf tags at your local grocery store from May 1 - June 15. These products support cancer research at Seattle Children's through their sponsorship participation. For more than 30 years this annual grocery industry campaign in Washington has been raising awareness and funds to provide hope, care and cures for patient families.

Join the Fran Nordstrom Guild 2.0 for drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the Tyee Yacht Club for an evening benefitting Seattle Children's Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund. This free or partially paid funding assures all children will receive quality care regardless of their families’ financial resources.

Ticket Information:

• Early Bird (Now – April 12th): $90
• General Admission: (April 13th – May 12th): $100
• Purchase tickets: https://fwnguild.ejoinme.org/yachtrock23

The Celiac Guild supporting Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Celiac Program presents the 2023 Running from Gluten!

The event will take place on Saturday May 20, 2023 at Magnuson Park.

This year we have added chip timing and a 10K – 4 Loop course for all our serious runners!

We will also host a virtual race (no chip timing) on Saturday, May 20 through Sunday, May 21. You can run anywhere and any time during that weekend! Please post your pictures! #RunningFromGluten5K

Join the Desert Sun Guild for their annual Spring Gala. You'll enjoy dinner, an auction and dancing. All proceeds will support Seattle Children's.

The DQ Miracle Balloon Campaign is a balloon icon campaign with two DQ coupons attached to each balloon for food or treat items that can be redeemed in participating locations thru December 31 of each year. Balloons are sold for a $1 or $3 donation. The Miracle Balloon Campaign directly precedes Miracle Treat Day, which takes place on July 27, the last day of the Miracle Balloon Campaign.

This year, with the energy and enthusiastic support of each racer, we have set an ambitious goal of raising over $100,000. Teams range in experience from seasoned kart racers to first-timers and we all share one specific goal...to have a "BIG WIN" for the patients at Children's. Get a team of 4 drivers together -friends, co-workers, pit crew or family. You’re all invited! Limited to 24 Teams. Minimum age 15, minimum heigh 5’. Registration $250 includes kart rental for 4 drivers for the 2 hour race. Registration link: www.mightycause.com…

Safeway is hosting two days of golf at Suncadia with vendor partners and celebrity friends to raise funds for pediatric cancer immunotherapy research at Seattle Children's. Learn more.

Safeway and Albertsons stores in Washington, Alaska and Northern Idaho are committed to raising funds for cancer immunotherapy research at Seattle Children's during the month of July. Shoppers can donate at the check stand to help fund trials that give kids the power to fight cancer with their own immune systems.

Helping kids in your community has never been so sweet! For every Blizzard® Treat sold on Miracle Treat Day at participating DQ® locations, $1 or more will be donated to Seattle Children's Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network.