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| Camp Oki: "For Kids With Special Hearts" |
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| As part of the thousands of children with heart conditions currently being cared for at the SickKids' Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) treats over 200 patients with pacemakers and defibrillators.
Despite the existence of a number of medical subspecialty summer camps in Ontario and Canada, until 2004 there had been no summer camp in Canada for children with heart disease. Read More… |
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| Meet Dr. Kirsh: |
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Growing up in Toronto, Dr. Joel Kirsh was
familiar with The Hospital for Sick Children
(SickKids). Little did he realize that
one day, he would be part of the world-renowned
SickKids cardiology team.
Dr. Kirsh is a paediatric cardiac
electrophysiologist focusing on heart rhythm
abnormalities. However, he didn’t initially
think his post-secondary education would
lead him on this path... Read More… |
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| Upcoming Events: |
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The SickKids RUNNING CLUB Wants You!
Interested in learning to run? Want to raise funds for SickKids? Then join the Run for SickKids Team and receive specialized running training and fundraising support. Read More… |
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Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day!
August 10, 2006 Visit a Dairy Queen (DQ) location near you on
Thursday, August 10 and buy a Blizzard for
Miracle Treat Day. Read More…
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Welcome Reception for David Visschedyk
August 12, 2006
David's ride across Canada is raising money for The James Fund for Neuroblastoma Research at SickKids. Please join us in the Garden Patio at SickKids from 2:00pm until 4:00pm to welcome David back to his hometown of Toronto! Read More… |
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Fairchild Radio Car Wash Day
Saturday August 12 is the second annual Fairchild Radio Car Wash Day for SickKids. Last year, this one-day event raised over $8,000 for SickKids Foundation. Read More…
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Hazelton Lanes Summer Side Walk Sale
August 9 - 13, 2006 SickKids Foundation will be the onsite charitable partner for the Hazelton Lanes Summer Side Walk Sale. Come to the SickKids table to purchase a fun and fashionable item from our SickKids BelieveWear line of merchandise which supports research, education and equipment at The Hospital for Sick Children. Read More…
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Jessica's Footprint: A Walk in the Park
August 19, 2006
Jessica Durigon was only a year old when she lost her life to a brain tumour. Jessica's Footprint: A Walk in the Park is a 5k route through Guelph Parks to raise money to support brain tumour research. Read More… |
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Creating Breathing Space
August 26, 2006 Don't miss this exciting event being held at the Chapters location at Runnymede and Bloor. You'll enjoy a fun filled day of crafting, author appearances and autograph sessions, and yes, SickKids very own “Tails" is being performed off-site to the general public for the very first time! Read More… |
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Cut Off Cancer!
August 30, 2006 Come out to the Hospital's Atrium and participate in the Cut Off Cancer event! Raise a minimum of $50 in pledges to get your hair cut or buzzed by a professional hairdresser to support pediatric cancer research. Read More… |
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