The Childrens Hospital Of Buffalo Foundation

TO SOLICIT, MAINTAIN & ENHANCE THE VALUE OF PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO JOHN R. OISHEI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THEIR MISSION TO DELIVER UNPARALLELED PEDIATRIC AND WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-FOR PROFIT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE HEALTH SERVICES AND A SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL SITE THAT IS A DIVISION OF KALEIDA HEALTH, BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.WITH SUPPORT FROM ITS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS, THE ORGANIZATION RAISES GIFTS IN THE FORM OF CASH, STOCKS, ESTATE GIFTS, CORPORATE GIFTS AND GRANTS FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.THE PRIMARY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE:1. FESTIVAL OF TREES - DUE TO COVID, THE 44TH ANNUAL BLACK-TIE GALA, THE MAIN EVENT, IN SUPPORT OF THE JOHN R. OISHEI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHICH SYMBOLIZES THE BOND BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES HAD TO BE RE-IMAGINED. THE EVENT HAS RAISED OVER $9 MILLION DOLLARS WITH THE 2021 YEAR'S PROCEEDS BEING UTILIZED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND CARE DELIVERY FOR CHILDREN. THE USUAL EVENTS: FASHION SHOW, DESIGNER SHOWCASE AND THE FESTIVAL GALA WERE ORIGINALLY SLATED TO OCCUR BUT WERE CANCELLED TWO WEEKS PRIOR DUE TO COVID. WE RE-IMAGINED THE EVENT AND BEING MINDFUL OF SAFETY, OFFERED SUBSTITUTIONS FOR SPONSORS AND TICKET HOLDERS. OUR DESIGNERS, AT A NEW VENUE, DECORATED 25 TREES WHICH WERE ALL SOLD IN AN ON-LINE AUCTION AND OVER 60 WREATHS WHICH WERE PART OF OUR RE-IMAGINED SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES. SPONSORS WERE ALLOWED TO STOP IN AND VIEW THE TREES WHEN THEY PICKED UP THEIR NEW SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES. NO CHILD IS EVER TURNED AWAY FROM THE OISHEI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHERE EVERY FAMILY IS ENTITLED TO THE VERY BEST CARE NO MATTER THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. WE WERE GRATEFUL TO HAVE NETTED OVER $200,000.2. KISS CARES FOR KIDS RADIOTHON AIRS ANNUALLY IN MAY ON WKSE-FM RADIO AND KISS 98.5 TO BENEFIT OISHEI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. IN 2021, DUE TO COVID, WE DID A VIRTUAL RADIOTHON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK (CMN). $84,303 WAS RAISED. 3. KICKING FOR MIRACLES - MASTER CHONG'S TAE KWON DO SCHOOLS SPONSOR THE EVENT AND HAVE HOURS OF EXCITING DEMONSTRATIONS AND BOARD BREAKING EXCITEMENT. DUE TO COVID, IN 2021, THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED.4. CHIP-IN FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - A GOLF TOURNAMENT HELD ANNUALLY IN JUNE TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF OISHEI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. IN 2021, DUE TO RAIN, WE POSTPONED THE TOURNAMENT UNTIL SEPTEMBER. TOURNAMENT SPONSORS RECEIVED GOLF, MEALS AND GOLF-RELATED PRIZES IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION. THERE WERE 179 GOLFERS PARTICIPATING IN THE 2021 EVENT. THE EVENT NORMALLY KICKS OFF WITH A PRE-EVENT AUCTION WHICH FEATURES A TICKET AUCTION AND LIVE AUCTION FOR GUESTS BUT WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR. WE DID HAVE OUR USUAL GOLF TRIP RAFFLE THOUGH IT WAS CHANGED TO BANDON DUNES THIS YEAR. WE NETTED OVER $23,000.5. ERIC WOOD'S FLIGHTS & BITES EVENT - IN 2017 BUFFALO BILLS PLAYER, ERIC WOOD, BROUGHT "THE ERIC WOOD FUND" TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION. THE FUND NAME HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED IN HONOR OF ERIC'S BROTHER, EVAN WOOD. THE EVAN WOOD FUND INTRODUCES YOU TO A HOSPITAL-BASED PROGRAM PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT TO CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES-STONE'S BUDDIES AT OISHEI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. IN 2021 AN IN PERSON EVENT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 1ST AT RESURGENCE BREWING COMPANY. GUESTS ENJOYED A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WHILE INDULGING IN CRAFT BREWS, BUFFALO-INSPIRED BITES, EXCITING LIVE & SILENT AUCTIONS AND LIVE MUSIC. SPONSORSHIPS AND TICKETS WERE SOLD. THE EVENT WAS ENJOYED BY MANY GUESTS AND NETTED OVER $142,000. 6. 117 HOLES FOR CHILDREN - ON TUESDAY, JUNE 1, MEMBERS FROM THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HOSPITAL SUPPORTERS PLAYED 117 HOLES FOR OISHEI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT CRAG BURN GOLF CLUB! PLAYING FROM DAWN TO DUSK, THIS GROUP OF 12 INDIVIDUALS COMPETED NOT ONLY FOR THE MOST STEPS BUT TO RAISE THE MOST MONEY TO SUPPORT THE MOMS, KIDS AND BABIES OF WNY. THE GOLFERS HAD ONLINE DONATION PAGES SET UP AND COLLECTED DONATIONS FOR A WONDERFUL AND NEEDED CAUSE. A FEW SPONSORSHIPS WERE SOLD AND CRAG BURN DONATED THEIR FACILITIES, GOLF FEES AND CARTS TO SUPPORT OUR EVENT. OVER $116,000 WAS NETTED.