2020 Champion Child to bring awareness to rare blood disease
January 17, 2020
As she steps into the role as this year’s Champion Child, 13-year-old Torrie Schaffer of Balcarres is ready to share her story of perseverance, after being diagnosed with a rare blood disease at just nine years old. “What excites me…
2019 Champion Child passing the torch after a historic year
January 16, 2020
After an exciting year, 13-year-old Blake Wheeler is hanging up his hat as the 2019 Saskatchewan ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network Champions Program. The Saskatoon boy had a jam-packed year full of events, media interviews and speaking engagements, as…
Donations in young girl’s memory help bring comfort to children’s emergency
January 6, 2020
Mienna Lamborn will always be remembered for her adorable little smile and the most beautiful blue eyes. The Lamborn family’s world changed forever last February, when Mienna very unexpectedly passed away at 11 months old. To honour the young girl’s…
First baby of 2020 is a boy
January 1, 2020
At 12:13 a.m. on January 1, 2020, Lincoln Joseph Guinan was born to Eliann and Shaun Guinan at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, officially making him Saskatoon’s first baby of 2020. Lincoln weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. His parents are from…
Kids win the most with millionaire lottery
December 24, 2019
Purchasing a lottery ticket means more than you might think. For many, a lottery conjures up images of more cash in the bank, a vacation or a new vehicle, but for Saskatchewan youth, it means hope for a better future….
Santa makes a stop at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
December 19, 2019
Santa Claus made a special stop at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital to help bring some holiday cheer to kids in hospital. Santa left his workshop in the North Pole on Thursday and gave his reindeer a rest before Christmas by…
$500,000 win still sinking in for early bird prize winner
December 18, 2019
Christine Newton’s life changed on December 5, after receiving a phone call letting her know she had just won $500,000. Christine and her husband Ken from Swift Current said they were totally shocked after first receiving the news they won…
Family honours memory of son with special legacy gift
December 16, 2019
The legacy of one young man will continue to live on at the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, thanks to the generosity of his family. Dennis and Chris Drobot have named Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation as the beneficiary of…
We’re Goin’ Into Overtime! Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery Extended
December 11, 2019
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Saskatchewan Roughriders Foundation have announced the deadline for the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery has been extended. The two foundations have made this decision to extend into 2020 to help raise as much as…
New hospital ‘would have meant the world’ to former Champion Child
December 10, 2019
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital has been a dream come true for many. Fifteen years ago, it was simply an idea that Matthew Epp was advocating for. Matthew was named the 2004 Champion Child for the Foundation, which was then named…
Swift Current woman wins $500,000 in the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery Early Bird Draw
December 5, 2019
Christine Newton from Swift Current is the lucky winner of $500,000 in the early bird draw of the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery. “Oh my gosh! This is really shocking,” Christine said after first receiving the news alongside her husband…
8 easy ways to help kids and families this holiday season
December 5, 2019
This holiday season, there’s never been an easier way to give thoughtful gifts to the ones you love, while at the same time giving back to Saskatchewan families in hospital. The 6th annual Making Spirits Bright Holiday Giving catalogue is…
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