Fundraising
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation directs fundraising efforts on behalf of the Hospital, and offers numerous opportunities for volunteers to participate. Its main volunteer group is Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary (RCHA), whose members organize and promote many fundraising events, and in many cases contribute their individual services more directly in support of the Hospital and its pediatric patients.
RCHA continues to be highly effective in fulfilling its mission statement: "To work in partnership with Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and to support its mission through advocating for the health and well-being of children, increasing community awareness of Rady Children's Hospital, and fundraising."
Begun over a century ago to support "the children's home," RCHA formally became a supporting arm of Children's Hospital when the initial hospital was built on its current site in 1953. Recently the 103rd Anniversary Charity Ball to benefit Rady Children's - Spectacular San Diego - was held at the renowned Hotel Del Coronado. In all, the annual Charity Ball has contributed over $10 million to support various hospital departments and programs.
Most of RCHA's activities occur within its 21 Auxiliary units located in various communities throughout the hospital's service area in San Diego, Imperial and Riverside counties. Many units sponsor fundraising events of their own, including a Garden Walk by Point Loma's Dana Unit, Sweet Charity luncheon by Fuerte Hills' Unit, and Stand Up for Rady Children's, sponsored by the Rancho Santa Fe Unit. Since 2007, the Carmel Valley Unit has raised approximately $4 million to support various areas of the Hospital such as Speech & Hearing, Emergency Care Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Center, Asthma and Immunology, Chadwick Center for Children and Autism Discovery Institute.
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