El Paso Children's Foundation

El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation Partners with Sunflower Bank to Recognize Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month with a New Art Display

El Paso, Texas – September 7, 2022 – In honor of Pediatric Cancer of Awareness Month, El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce the unveiling of a special installation at Sunflower Bank, consisting of artwork created by pediatric oncology patients at El Paso Children's Hospital. Through a collaboration with Sunflower Bank, the art display will be available for the public to view throughout this next year at its Downtown branch at 201 E. Main. Additionally, Sunflower Bank has committed $50,000 to support the Therapeutic Arts Program, provided by the El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation.

The mission of the Therapeutic Arts Program is to provide patients and their families with the opportunity for self- expression, empowerment, and healing moments through the arts. Art is particularly helpful to relieve stress in children who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment or transfusions for chronic illness or blood disorders. Creativity can be a vital resource in helping patients to cope with an acute illness. Art and healthcare go hand-in-hand as art enhances the healing environment and overall treatment experience.

About EPCHF: El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation (EPCHF) is the designated 501(c) (3) charitable organization for El Paso Children's Hospital (EPCH) and Children's Miracle Network (CMN). To learn more about the El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation

About Sunflower Bank: Operating as Sunflower Bank, First National 1870 and Guardian Mortgage, Sunflower Bank, N.A. provides financial solutions to the individual communities it serves. With $7.1 billion in assets as of June 30, 2022, headquarters in Denver, bank locations in five states, and mortgage capabilities in more than 40 states, Sunflower Bank, N.A. provides a full range of relationship-focused services to meet personal, business and wealth management financial objectives. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. First National 1870 and Guardian Mortgage are divisions of Sunflower Bank, N.A.To learn more visit SunflowerBank.com, FirstNational1870.com or GuardianMortgageOnline.com

Check out the gallery of photos from the event!

Love's Travel Stop

Round up your change now through Oct. 3rd at CMN Partner, Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores because kids can't wait. For a vaccine. For a cure. For the curve to flatten. Help provide the critical support El Paso Children's Hospital needs right now through El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation.

Round up your change and help our kids!

Donations

Thank you to all who have helped our Heathcare Heroes during the pandemic! We couldn't do it without you!

To donate to EPCH COVID-19, click here.

Send a note to a friend in the hospital!

We are excited to announce the launch of our Greeting Card Program.

Please visit: https://elpasochildrens.org/greeting-cards/ and follow the simple steps to send your card.

Add a personal message to one of our custom greeting cards and send it to a patient or healthcare worker to let them know you’re thinking of them. We’ll print and hand-deliver each card throughout the month of May.

If your company would like to sponsor this program please reach out to:

Alexa Velazquez

Children's Miracle Network Program Director

(915)218-7204 cell

(915)521-7229 ext 80526

alexandra.velazquez@elpasochildrens.org

Meet Giovanni Ortiz!

This 12 year old artist donated a piece of artwork to our hospitals honoring our healthcare heroes.

Giovanni is using a canvas, brush and paint to thank workers who have gone above and beyond their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic!

Thank you Giovanni!

Destiny Family Christian Center and Chick-fil-A

In celebration of Hospital Week, Chick-fil-A through El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation delivered 95 meals to El Paso Children's Hospital to feed the night shift. Destiny Family Christian Center donated 45 of the meals and Chick-fil-A at Airway Blvd donated 50 meals. Thank you from our Healthcare Heroes!

The Pizza Joint, El Taco Tote and Don Carbón

What a feast!

Today, The Pizza Joint, El Taco Tote and Don Carbón helped El Paso Children's Hospital celebrate Hospital Week by showing appreciation with some delicious meals donated through El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation. There were a total of 50 meals and 10 XL pizzas donated to feed our healthcare heroes.

If ever there was a time to show a nurse how much they are appreciated, now’s the time.

To that officials and volunteers with UMC and El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundations made care packages to 1,250 nurses at both hospitals as a token of appreciation.

The Foundation collected items for the care packages, with goodies donated by individuals and companies from across the Borderland.

Those who contributed include: Georgina Williams, Western Tech, Pepsi Beverage Company, Superior Health Plan, El Paso Health, Whataburger, Walgreens, Red Lobster at Joe Battle, L’Oreal and Nothing Bundt Cakes.

Marathon Petroleum

Can you feel the love? To thank Marathon Petroleum for its enormous donation of N95 respirator masks, University Medical Center of El Paso's Public Affairs Office unveiled a banner today with signatures from nurses of both hospitals! In the photo, the nurses are wearing simple masks because the N95 masks are used for direct patient care or surgical environments.

Domino's Pizza

Thank you, Domino's Pizza, for thinking of both the day and night shifts of El Paso Children's Hospital with 100 pizzas for lunch and 50 pizzas for dinner! That's amore!

Presley

Congratulations to Presley, a darling Yorkie who won the Super Hero Costume Contest, dressed up as Super Doggie!

"My human (Carolina Hernandez) is proud to have donated to help the real healthcare heroes through EPCH COVID-19," said Presley. "I donated my prize back to help patients at El Paso Children's Hospital!"

Funds totaled $870 and will go to help patients at El Paso Children's Hospital.

Click on the calendar to discover all the good things going on at El Paso Children's Foundation. For more info, call us at 915-521-7229!