The Fun Run in Support of the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation

The Fun Run in Support of the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation

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Details - Sunday, May 4th, 2025 from 10am to 12pm:

Come join us for a fun filled afternoon social run to celebrate movement as we raise funds for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. This is a kid-friendly event, so please bring out the family! Raffles, ice cream, coffee and plenty of fun to be had.

After our runs (or walks), we will have some fun games and a raffle to give away donations from our generous sponsors, with kid-friendly and adult prizes to be won!

Coffee is being provided by Monogram Coffee, ice cream from Village Ice Cream and fruit from the Calgary Produce Marketing Association for event participants. The Little Red Reading House will have a booth set up for reading activities as well!

Generously hosted by the amazing Montgomery Community Association - 5003 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T3B 0N2.

Raffle Prizes:

• a variety of toys from the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation.
• 4 x $125 Gift Certificates from Gord's Running Store ($500 value).
• a private kids party at a Kidstrong location ($450 value).
• 2 x $150 Gift Certificates to Subtle Beauty Inc. ($300 value).
• Orange Theory will be drawing for a one-month free membership (8 classes) and every person who enters the draw and doesn't win will receive a free week at Orange Theory.
• Arc'teryx apparel.
• Products from Lululemon.
• 1 month unlimited class membership at YYC Cycle ($225 value).
• 3 x $50 Gift Certificates for the Canadian Brewhouse ($150 value).
• 2 x $50 gift certificates to Banquet Bar - University District ($100 value).
• a $50 gift certificate to UNA Pizza and Wine ($50 value).
• 2 x $25 Gift Certificates from Borough Bar and Grill ($50 value).
• a $25 Gift Certificate from Fuwa Fuwa Pancakes ($25 value).

Please register below so we can track participation. All are welcome!

There are no fees to participate though we ask that you please donate to the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation if you can help: https://my.childrenshospital.ab.ca/fundraiser/5136200. Donations above $20 will receive a tax receipt from the Children's Hospital. DONATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED!

Sponsors:

• The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation (https://www.childrenshospital.ab.ca/)
• Village Ice Cream (https://villageicecream.com/)
• Monogram Coffee (https://monogramcoffee.com/)
• Calgary Produce Marketing Association (https://calgarypma.ca/)
• The Little Red Reading House (https://www.littleredreading.house/)
• Gord's Running Store (https://gordsrunningstore.com/)
• Kidstrong (https://www.kidstrong.com/)
• Orange Theory (https://www.orangetheory.com/en-ca)
• Subtle Beauty Inc. (https://www.subtleyyc.ca/)
• Arc'teryx Alberta (https://arcteryx.com/ca/en)
• Lululemon (https://shop.lululemon.com/en-ca/)
• YYC Cycle (https://yyccycle.com/)
• The Canadian Brewhouse at University District (https://thecanadianbrewhouse.com/)
• Banquet Bar (https://thebanquetbar.com/)
• Borough Bar & Grill (https://www.boroughbar.ca/)
• UNA Pizza and Wine (https://unapizzeria.com/locations/una-calgary-17th/)
• Fuwa Fuwa Pancakes (https://www.fuwafuwapancakes.com/)

Inspiration for the Run - From the Organizers:

Our second year of the Fun Run, we are so fortunate to be able to celebrate our son, James, and the journey that he has been on. On February 16, 2023, at the young age of 4, James was diagnosed with Group A Streptococcal pneumonia, which resulted in toxic shock syndrome. As a result, he required emergency ECMO therapy, which came with stark probabilities of survival. Due to his critical illness and the ECMO therapy, James sustained a right MCA territory stroke, resulting in significant left sided weakness to his body.

Our world was turned upside down. We lived at the Stollery Hospital and Ronald McDonald House in Edmonton for 10 days, and then in the Children's Hospital in Calgary for another 6 weeks. Fortunately, we witnessed incredible developments in recovery from both the illness and from the stroke, as James demonstrated resilience and tenacity.

The grace, talent, humanity, compassion and technical skills of the doctors, nurses and rehabilitation team at the Calgary Children's Hospital, as well as the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton saved his life. We were also very fortunate to be able to have access to the ECLS program, which undoubtedly played a role in James' survival. We later found out that the ECLS/ECMO program is only available because the foundation fundraised and paid for it, so that kid's like James have a fighting chance of survival when their illness affects their heart and lung function. As James' parents, we are forever grateful and indebted to the Children's Hospital Foundation. We are incredibly lucky to have been able to receive life-saving treatment and for James to respond positively.

We are committed to paying it forward and will do what we can to help raise money for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation, which cares for more than 100,000 kids every year! Every child deserves access to the best possible care.

Your support of child health care programs and research through the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation is helping experts continue to deliver the best care possible to kids who need it, when they need it.

Thank you for supporting and if you’re inspired, please share this initiative with friends and family.

With love,

Matt, Dianne, James and Izzy