Puddles. Bicycles. Homemade fishing rods and tea parties for Teddy. These are the things that should occupy kids. Not debilitating illness, undiagnosed disease, and extended stays in the pediatric unit. To help improve child health in our community, a new annual initiative called Grind For Kids has been launched and is intended to create greater awareness and ‘raise a mountain of money’ for the BC Children’s Hospital.
The concept is simple. Sign up. Collect pledges. Do the Grouse Grind. Raise a mountain of money for BC Children’s Hospital! People can sign-up for Grind For Kids online at www.grindforkids.com and ask friends, family and co-workers to pledge a donation for every Grind they complete. Announcing the Grind For Kids initiative at a press conference today were: Grouse Mountain President Stuart McLaughlin, BC Health Services Minister Hon. Kevin Falcon, pediatric cardiologist Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani, and Vancouver Whitecaps CEO Paul Barber.
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