Giving and Philanthropy

Come join us on Saturday, June 3rd at Prairie Park in Otsego for a fun-filled morning to raise funds for Children’s Minnesota! The event is organized and hosted by Julia, a very special 11 year old who has been a pulmonary patient at Children’s since she was 5 years old. Though her condition requires careful management and ongoing care from Children’s, she is a thriving, active kid with a generous heart to give back.

Children’s Minnesota held the 25th annual Star Gala at the Depot in Minneapolis and raised $2 million for pediatric diabetes.

The 25th annual Children's Minnesota Star Gala raised $2 million to support cutting-edge pediatric diabetes care.

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!

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.