Donor Spotlight

Hats Off 2 Kidz

Deborah Bianchi founded Hats Off 2 Kidz™ as her way of giving back to the hospital that saved her life. Thanks to her tremendous support of family and friends, and Canada's largest and most research-intensive hospital dedicated to improving children's health, Deborah today is married with two children of her own.

Hats Off 2 Kidz™ has become her trademark for all little kids who have endured many long nights of chemotherapy, losing their hair and having to wear hats or head covers so they can feel better about themselves. This is Deborah's way of saying it's okay to take your hat off and show the world that you made it! Hats Off 2 Kidz is a family affair

Through galas, spin-a-thons, golf tournaments and pub nights, Deborah and her incredible committee of family and friends have continued to devote their time and talents to make a difference in the lives of kids and their families, raising funds for Leukemia Research at SickKids for 14 years! In that time they have raised an incredible $2M!

This effort has funded no only research, but specifically the work of Dr. Donna Wall, the Garron Family and Hats Off 2 Kidz Chair in Childhood Leukemia, making remarkable contributions to the current treatment of children with leukemia.

In 2017 when we launched our No Limits Campaign, Hats Off 2 Kidz joined our exclusive group of Catalyst Donors, Committing to raise $1M to help us reimagine SickKids.

For everything they have done to support SickKids, we take our hats off to them!

RYCOM

RYCOM continues to be a proud partner of SickKids Foundation, supporting our mission for over 14 years. RYCOM recently pledged their commitment to the Mary Jo Haddad Innovation Fund for the next three years, supporting SickKids staff in the development and execution of innovative ideas aiming to improve the state of services, processes, products, business models and/or policies to better serve our patients. Not only are they driving innovation at SickKids, but innovation is at the core of RYCOM’s everyday work, as they continue to deliver best-in-class Smart Technology Solutions for commercial properties and portfolios across Canada. We are grateful for RYCOM’s ongoing devotion to improving the future of children’s health and thank you for all you do.