Phoenix Children's Hospital 5K

This year we are bringing back the activity of participating in a ruin/walk race.  This has been one of our favorite events in the past,  the kids like it so much, and it's fun to have a friendly competition of who is going to beat  whom.  And while having fun is a benefit, the main reason why we wanted to do this is because we can help others.  

This year the race we decided to participate in Phoenix Children's Hospital Race called the PCH5K.  It will be on the morning of  Saturday, October 6th  and we have created a team we will be helping to raise money for the kids!  The money that we are raising will be going to specifically benefits the Hope Fund at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The Hope Fund helps launch critical new programs, purchase essential equipment, conduct cutting edge research, provide charitable care and much more. The results of these donations help improve the quality of life of the children and their families, along with providing education and research of current illnesses and future treatments.

We are lucky to have Phoenix Children's Hospital as a resource for expert medical advice, pediatric specialties and experts in all different areas.  We have been to PCH with our three older kiddos to see specialists and most recently Isabelle had her eye surgery at PCH.  We are thankful for them and while our children haven't had to be hospitalized or face the more serious, heart-wrenching health challenges many children and families have, we know families who have and want to try to help in whatever way we can.  

Here are some of the statistics about how PCH impacts our community and our state (and even broader).

ABOUT PHOENIX CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only children’s hospital that is ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking in all 10 categories. Phoenix Children’s is one of only 23 pediatric hospitals to receive a 10 out of 10 ranking, placing us among the elite children’s hospitals in the nation. Phoenix Children’s provides world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. As one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country, Phoenix Children’s provides care across more than 75 pediatric specialties. The Hospital is poised for continued growth in quality patient care, research and medical education.

PCH FACTS AT A GLANCE:

• 86,500 Emergency Visits
• 310,000 Outpatient Appointments
• 17,256 Surgical Cases (Isabelle was just one this year)
• 2,647 Trauma Cases 
• 52,994 Urgent Care Visits 
• 1 IN 4 children in Arizona will have received care from a Phoenix Children’s provider.
• Within five years, 433 Licensed beds
• Donations support 6 CENTERS of excellence:
• Donations support The Children’s Heart Center, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Center for Pediatric Orthopedics
•  ACS-verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and The Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

PCH MISSION

We provide hope, healing, and the best health care for children and their families.
Over 60 programs at Phoenix Children’s Hospital are fully or partially funded by philanthropy. It takes $2.1 Million per day to operation Phoenix Children’s Hospital. That comes out to nearly $35,000,000 in charitable medical services.

JOIN NOAH'S KINDNESS PROJECT TEAM:
If you'd like to join us and be a part of the Noah's Kindness Project team please follow these instructions:

Please visit: The PCH5K race Noah's Kindness Project Team Page and then click the Join Team link in the upper right hand side of the page.  We have set a goal to raise $500 for our team.  

Schedule & Location

DATE:		Saturday, October 6, 2018
LOCATION:		1 E Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 (CityScape area in Downtown Phoenix)
DISTANCE:		Standard 5K (3.1 miles)
SCHEDULE:  (tentative)	6:30am	Registration/Festival Opens
	7:30am	5K Start
	8:30am	Kids' Dash start
	9:30am	Post-Race celebration
	10:30am	End

 How much is registration?

• 5K Run/Walk - Adult - $40.00
  Age 13 and above

• 5K Run/Walk - Youth - $20.00
  Ages 4 - 12 (ages 3 and younger are free)

• Kids' Dash - $15.00 (free with purchase of a 5K youth entry)
  Ages 12 and under

How you can participate:

• Register for the race and join our Noah's Kindness Project team!
• Even if don't live here in Phoenix but would like to still participate, there are a few ways you can be a part of this activity.
• You can be a virtual walker/runner and still register as a part of our Noah's Kindness Project team.  Even virtual participants get a runners swag bag!  
• You can donate to our Noah's Kindness Project team through our team page and click the donate link to submit your donation online.  If you’d rather make a donation by check, please make your check payable to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation and write Noah's Kindness Project in the memo section so our team is connected to your generous donation. Mail the check directly to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation
Attn: PCH5K
2929 E. Camelback Rd. Suite 122
Phoenix, AZ 85016

 Please remember your gift is tax deductible. And, if you are an Arizona resident you could receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to $400 for an individual and $800 for joint filing on your 2018 state income taxes.

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Please consider joining our team!  We know it will be a really fun way to start off the day!  

Let us know if you have any questions!


Link to Noah's Kindness Project Phoenix Children's Hospital 5K Team page:  
http://action.phoenixchildrens.com/site/TR/DistancefortheDifference/General?team_id=6196&pg=team&fr_id=1530