Giving and Philanthropy

Each year, thousands of children are diagnosed with cancer, severely affecting what many of us take for granted – the ability to have a healthy childhood. The mission of the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic (PTATC) is to host an annual mixed doubles tennis tournament to raise funds that primarily support research to lessen the suffering caused by childhood cancer. Funds raised benefit the cancer research program at Children’s Minnesota.

In September 2004, our beautiful daughter Kylie was born. Five months later, our world was turned upside down. Our baby girl started having seizures and was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. During the first three years of her life, we spent countless days in the hospital, watching as Kylie suffered from thousands of seizures and was subjected to many tests and procedures.

Join Ben & Jerry's of Wayzata on April 4 for Free Cone Day an entire day of enjoying ice cream while supporting Children's Minnesota! Come in for a free cone and a make a donation to support the most amazing people on earth - kids.

Visit J.McLaughlin on Saturday, June 11 from 1-5 p.m. and enjoy light refreshments while you shop the Summer 2016 Collection. Tess and Tricia jewelry will be visiting the store for a trunk show, too! 15% of sales will be donated to Children's Minnesota.

Join us for the 8th annual Challenge for Children’s, the biggest charity paintball game in the Midwest! Proceeds benefit the Children’s Minnesota. This year a unique scenario will see three teams battling it out for complete supremacy. Participants from first time paintballers to professionals will have fun and take on the challenge.

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.

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!

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.