A Night of miracles for BC Children's Hospital
South-Asian gala raises over
"I am grateful for the generosity that BC's South Asian community has shown. The equipment to be purchased with funds raised at this event literally saves children's live," said
More than 300 community and business leaders attended the event. The heart-lung, or ECMO, machines take over the function of a child's heart and lungs when they experience cardiac or respiratory failure, giving their young bodies time to heal.
During the event, emceed by Global National's
The A Night of Miracles Gala Cabinet, which organized the event, comprises well-known members of BC's South Asian community, including event chair Robin Dhir, Atish Ram,
About BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's Hospital is the province's only full-service acute care hospital and serves the one million children living in BC and the Yukon. All children who are seriously ill or injured are referred to Children's Hospital and are either treated at the hospital facility in
For further information: Aaron Sanderson, Philanthropy Coordinator, BC Children's Hospital Foundation, Phone: (604) 875-2511, Email: [email protected]
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