The holiday spirit is alive at Valley Children’s! From visits with Santa to gifts galore, your generosity has helped to bring smiles, hope and healing to many children this holiday season. We cannot express enough gratitude for your support. This year has been an incredible year with Valley Children's pediatric specialties receiving national recognition , expansion of the healthcare network in Modesto and Fowler , and more children served than ever before – and you made it all possible. From our family to yours, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year! 
The Isnardi Foundation generously awarded $100,000 to support the Valley Children's Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program. The Isnardi Foundation, a charitable organization located here in Fresno, has contributed a remarkable half a million dollars to Valley Children’s since 2014. The Valley Children’s Cancer Survivorship Program works with childhood cancer patients and families who have completed treatment and are declared cancer-free. The program provides a comprehensive evaluation of the survivor’s health, academic and social development, and provides patient education about their diagnosis, treatment, potential late effects and health maintenance. We are grateful for the Isnardi Foundation’s commitment to helping the Valley’s survivors of pediatric cancer!
We’re grateful and thankful for Disney "VoluntEARS" and ABC 30 for providing holiday cheer and special presents to our patients! For more than 36 years, The Walt Disney Company and its VoluntEARS program have provided comfort, happiness and inspiration to kids and families around the globe. We are thrilled Disney and its affiliate ABC 30 chose to support Valley Children’s through a community grant that brought smiles and joy to many. On December 14, patients had the opportunity to enter a specially-decorated “winter wonderland” set up in the hospital to participate in arts and crafts, and choose their very own Disney toy, plush animal or blanket. Patients who were unable leave their room were given the opportunity to select their toy via an iPad tablet. Then, the “VoluntEARS” hand-delivered their chosen toy and even stayed a bit to play! In all, a total of 185 patients received gifts. The Disney VoluntEARS program makes it simple and fun for their employees to make a positive impact in local communities, and we are grateful they chose to benefit the children and families served by Valley Children’s Healthcare.  
Thanks to The Big Fresno Fair and its patrons, the inaugural “Fill the Need Day” raised $37,496 to benefit Valley Children’s efforts to increase access to pediatric care! The Big Fresno Fair generously offered a discounted $4 ticket for entry on October 10, with half of the proceeds of every ticket sold donated to Valley Children’s. A special thank you to The Big Fresno Fair’s management team, Cohen Communications , for promoting Fill the Need Day, and to ABC30 for its media sponsorship of the event. Tickets for the 2020 Big Fresno Fair's $4 "Fill the Need Day," which will be on Thursday, October 8, are on sale now. Click here to purchase your $4 ticket online now. Plus, save the date for the 2020 Big Fresno Fair, October 7-18!
Teeing up for a brighter future!   Thank you to the entire Central Valley Petroleum Invitational Committee and event organizer and host Mr. Jim Shehadey for raising $30,000 for Valley Children’s through CVPI’s 33rd annual golf tournament. The tournament draws hundreds of golfers from the local petroleum industry. We are grateful for the generosity of everyone who participated.
Setton Farms generously committed to supporting Valley Children’s Healthcare in three different ways: To the President’s Fund that helps support employee innovation and the needs of patients and their families during long-term treatment; a sponsorship of Kids Day 2020; and to the Children’s Fund to help meet the most immediate needs of our patients. We are so grateful for Setton Farms’ continued support to Valley Children’s!
The 33 rd annual Kids Day will take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. More than 8,000 volunteers are expected to hit the streets that morning to sell newspapers, all to help kids at Valley Children’s Hospital. Many incredible supporters and sponsors have already committed to this year’s event. If you are interested in participating in Kids Day or would like to learn more about being a sponsor, p lease contact us at (559) 353-7100.
Thirteen-year-old Sariah recently underwent a hemispherotomy, a life-changing procedure where Valley Children’s neurosurgeons disconnected the linkage between the two sides of her brain to ease the epileptic seizures she's battled since she was a baby. The 10-hour surgery allowed Sariah’s left side of the brain to completely take over functions normally led by the right side. Now, Sariah is living a life her family never thought possible: One that is seizure-free. Every day, your support makes stories like Sariah’s possible. 
Would you be willing to make a special year-end donation of $50, $100, or whatever you can afford to help kids like Sariah? We simply can’t do it without you. 
Your support will make a real, lasting impact in the lives of those who are in need. Click here to make your donation now . Thank you for your continued support and friendship.
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