The CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery has launched! With more cash prizes, early entry draws and chances to win, you’ll want to get your tickets as soon as you can. This year’s prize total is worth more than $5 million! The Grand Prize package is valued at over $3.4 million and includes the always … Continued
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 – OTTAWA, ON – Kids have taken the brunt of this pandemic. Critical milestones and life events were missed. Mental health pressures – which were growing before the pandemic – have exploded. And, as with so many other services, kids are waiting longer than adults for assessment and treatment. Given these harsh … Continued
Ottawa, ON – June 5, 2022 – At 7 p.m. tonight the grand fundraising total of $11,818,771 was announced on the CHEOTelethon. This final number represents all the donations made during this past year – a year in which people from across our region showed their commitment to having the best possible healthcare available for … Continued
For immediate release OTTAWA – April 26, 2022 CN Cycle for CHEO is the CHEO Foundation’s most important oncology fundraising event, raising money for childhood cancer care, research and equipment. CHEO depends on it. This is our first year returning to a live event since 2019. As you may have already heard, Rolling Thunder, a motorcycle rally, … Continued
Amina Golden is as sunny as her name. She loves to laugh with abandon, draw, listen to music, read, dance, and play musical instruments including the keyboard and African drums. African drumming. She made her grand entrance into the world a month early via an emergency Cesarean section. Just under five pounds, she arrived small … Continued
OTTAWA – November 18, 2021 – Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations (CCHF) together with Children’s Healthcare Canada (CHC) are thrilled to announce a $26 million investment from Thistledown Foundation to support Canada’s 13 acute care children’s hospitals across the country. This historic gift recognizes the immense impact of the pandemic on Canadian children, youth, and their … Continued
When you have a child, you’re in it for the long haul. And you’ll do everything you can to help your child live their best life. There are days when having ten hands wouldn’t be enough and it makes you thankful for the quiet times. When you have a teenage son with cerebral palsy who functions at the level of a three-year-old, quiet days are hard to come by. Our son Henry has a sister and … Continued
OTTAWA — 10/18/2021 – This past weekend the Ottawa community came out to support youth mental health in the RBC Race for the Kids event raising $662,123 and bringing the five-year total to over $2 million dollars. This will go a long way to help children, youth and their families struggling with mental health and … Continued
Mark October 28 on your calendar for Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day! Participating Dairy Queen stores will be donating proceeds from the sale of every delicious Blizzard Treat to CHEO — Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, which is your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partner. The doctors, nurses and staff at CHEO touch the lives of over 500,000 children … Continued
Ottawa, ON – June 6, 2021 – At 7 p.m. tonight the grand fundraising total of $10,911,926 was announced on the CHEO Telethon on CTV Ottawa. This final total is an accumulation of a year of community giving – a year in which our region showed their unwavering dedication to CHEO, despite a global pandemic. … Continued
The CHEO Foundation raises funds to support the work of CHEO, the CHEO Research Institute and Roger Neilson House by helping children and youth live their best lives. Every year, CHEO serves the needs of 500,000 children and youth from eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and northern Ontario. Contributions from events large and small fund … Continued
At the CHEO Foundation, we love to share the inspiring stories of our incredible families. We used to meet you in the Medical Day Unit, in the clinics and hallways, the Rainbow Cafeteria and CHEO School. We would listen to your stories of courage, resilience, triumphs of the human spirit and advances in science that … Continued
There are so many different events that happen in support of CHEO and for that we are most grateful. Please check out our special events calendar so you can join us and help make a difference. Feel free to become involved as a volunteer or organize your own event.
Embrace the spirit of the holidays at the Magic of Lights! The Magic of Lights is a festive and vibrant holiday lights experience featuring favourite…
Visit the Turcotte Family’s “ELF” themed Christmas display from December 1-31. Located at 18 Cypress Gardens in Stittsville, the lights…
