This summer, SBC is partnering with an organization close to our hearts. The Annual Solid Organ Transplant Camp by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford offers transplant recipients at Packard Children’s a chance to be a kid, not just a patient. Parents (and doctors) send their kids off for a wonderful week of swimming, scavenger hunts and campfires. In addition to all of the summer camp experiences you would expect, patients have access to the nurses and medical supplies needed to manage their chronic illnesses.
How Your Donation Can Help
For every donor we see at any of our mobile drives or center sites from September 11 – 25, 2017, SBC will make a contribution toward funding the Annual Solid Organ Transplant Camp by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
Not able to donate blood, but still want to help? Eat at select Chipotle Mexican Grill locations (Mountain View and Palo Alto) on Monday, September 11 and bring in this flyer or mention the fundraiser and they will generously donate 50% of sales to send a deserving kid to camp!
You can also visit https://my.supportlpch.org/fundraiser/969134 (external link) to make a monetary donation or contact Communications and Public Affairs Specialist Loren Magaña at lmagana@stanford.edu or 650-725-3804 for more ways you can get involved
Meet one of our happy campers
Galen “G” Dahl, 13, is much like any other 7th grader. He loves skiing, math, jumping on his trampoline, video games and his dog, Flash. He is a self-confessed Harry Potter fanatic who enjoys hanging out with his buddies. One would never know just by looking at him that underneath the shirt he wore to school he bares a large scar from a heart transplant performed eleven years ago. Read his story.
About the Annual Solid Organ Transplant Camp by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Every summer, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford hosts a week-long camp for transplant recipients ages 8 to 18 at Camp Meeker, near the Russian River. Kids get to experience the simple joy of being kids by leaving the daily stresses of hospitals and medical treatments behind for just a short while. The camp provides a safe haven for children of all ages to experience the wonders of nature and forge relationships with others who understand and share their challenges.