Giving and Philanthropy

Dr. Gandrud, pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Minnesota, and patient Abbie Nelson discuss pediatric Type 1 diabetes and the annual Star Gala.

Girl Scout Day at Children’s Minneapolis is a great way for troops to learn about Children’s Minnesota while also seeing the impact that their generosity can have on kids just like them. This open house style event will allow troops to participate in a variety of stations including a hospital public spaces tour, SWAP making station, visiting Children’s in-house T.V show and more!

Before Ryan Foss and Erin Hammer of Endurance Limits USA row from California to Hawaii in an effort to raise money for Children's Minnesota and two other pediatric hospitals, join them in a farewell fish fry! One hundred percent of proceeds from the event will go toward their fundraising goal. Kids are welcome to attend!

For the last 20 years, the Great Clips® Charity Golf Classic has been bringing together golfers of all skill levels to raise money for Children's Family Needs Fund. The Golf Classic is part of Great Clips, Inc.’s charitable program, Great Deeds.®, which reflects the company’s commitment to giving back to the communities in which it does business.

In June, Minnesotans Ryan Foss and Erin Hammer will compete in the 2016 Great Pacific Race, an epic 3,000-mile journey on the world’s largest ocean from Monterey, California to Waikiki, Hawaii. To make the most of their adventure, they are raising money for Children’s Minnesota. Come out to Steele Fitness in Excelsior, 470 Water Street, on Wednesday, March 23, from 6 to 11 p.m., to meet Erin and Ryan, row alongside them, enjoy snacks and music and donate!

All Minnesota (except Marshall, MN), South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa Papa John’s will be offering 20% off online orders as well as donating 20% of each order to Children’s Minnesota when you use the code ChildrensMN. The money donated through this on-going campaign will help provide families with meals during their stay at Children’s.

Test your fitness, with friends, for Children’s! The Standard Fitness Challenge is a community fitness event that uses 10 body-weight exercises to measure your strength, power, speed and endurance against your friends, your city or yourself! Run, jump and sweat your way through the 10 exercises with the added motivation knowing each point you earn will go to helping Children’s Hospital. Each exercise is worth 100 points with a total of 1,000 up for grabs. We will be donating $.01 to Children’s Hospital for each point earned. That means, if you score 500 points, $5 will be donated on your behalf. Register as a team or go at it alone, either way, your sweat and effort will go to helping children.

To help us kick off our summer events, you’re invited to a special party at the Minnesota Children’s Museum on February 23. Register for the Baby Steps 3K, HeartBeat 5000 and/or Pine Tree Runs 5K and 10K; connect with other families and employees; learn about our interactive fundraising platform; enjoy snacks and tour the museum – all for free.