Miracle Radiothon and the EISI Challenge!

Dear friends,

A reminder that the Childrens' Miracle Radiothon, sponsored by QX104 and HOT103, began today, 26 March at 6 am and will run until Friday 28 March, 6 pm (CST). Desiree, a colleague of Gareth's, just let us know about a remarkable way to triple the value of your pledges to this cause. Desiree's husband, Arik, works for a company called EISI and EISI has set up an annual challenge that's best described by Mark, the company's owner:

"Each year we run the EISI and Friends Challenge in support of the Radiothon to maximize the amount we can raise and it works like this: my wife Sharon and I will match the donations made by an EISI employee, family member, friend, or relative up to a maximum of $50,000, and EISI will match them up to a maximum of $25,000. In other words, if you or anyone you know made a pledge of $100 to the Radiothon, Sharon and I will pledge $100, and EISI will pledge $100, for a total of $300. It’s that simple.

So, when you and your friends and relatives call the Radiothon this week to make a pledge, please be sure to indicate that you are part of the 'EISI and Friends Challenge.'" EISI has supported the Miracle Radiothon for the past 4 years and during that time, they have raised over $250,000, with $107,000 of that total raised just last year.

What this means for us is that if you are in a position to call in a pledge, indicate that you're part of the "EISI and Friends Challenge" and that you're making a donation in Harry's name and your total pledge will be tripled in value! Please use Harry's full name, Hendrik Venema.

You can call in donations at (204) 953-KIDS (204-953-5437); all donations are tax deductible.

The Children’s Hospital Foundation Radiothon raises money to support the programs and services provided by the Children’s Hospital here in Winnipeg. The Children’s Hospital treats over 130,000 children each year, many with life threatening conditions that require state of the art equipment. The hospital also needs to attract and retain top notch doctors and researchers so that our children can get the best possible care at a moment's notice. The comfort it gives a parent to know that their sick or hurt child is in capable medical hands is priceless; we're thankful that we have one of the best children’s hospitals in the world right here in Winnipeg.

And we're thankful too for the generosity of the people at EISI; you can be sure that we'll be in touch to express our gratitude. In other thrilling news, Harry's doctors are increasingly sure that he'll be able to go home after his second round of chemo has ended. That's scheduled to happen next week Tuesday, which means that if everything goes according to this newest plan, Harry could be home to celebrate his first birthday next Friday, April 4th!