Aireco’s 35th Annual Foolish Open

Thursday, September 16th

Aireco’s 35th Annual Foolish Open will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010 to benefit Children’s Hospital Foundation. The Foolish Open Golf Tournament has been supporting Children’s Hospital Foundation for the past 33 years. Last year, the event resulted in a donation of $11,653.

With your support you can help Aireco reach their goal by exceeding last year’s donation by 5%. Grab a friend and join in for a fun-filled day of golf. Click here to download the registration form. The Foolish Open will be held at The Brookwoods Golf Club, 7325 Club Drive, Quinton, VA 23141.

For more information, please contact Nancy McDaniel at 804-359-2468 or nancy@aireco.com. 

HOMEARAMA Charity House

September 18th - October 3rd

101 Great New Home Ideas to Benefit Children’s Hospital Foundation

Whether you’re looking for a new home or updating ideas for your current home, Richmond’s HOMEARAMA 2010 will feature suggestions and designs for every style and budget. Scheduled for Sept. 18 through Oct. 3 from noon to 9 p.m. daily, the home showcase will be held at Patriots Landing, a planned community near Interstates 64 and 295 in New Kent County. The event’s theme, “101 Great New Ideas for Your Home,” will highlight the floor plans of eight finished homes, including a charity house benefiting Children’s Hospital Foundation, as well as a variety of design and functional elements to transform any living space.

The Foundation charity house, named the Sallie May Dooley home after one of the hospital’s earliest benefactors, is being built by LifeStyle Builders & Developers, Inc., a locally-owned home building company. LifeStyle Builders will donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the sale of the home to Children’s Hospital Foundation. During the three week event, each room in the charity house will feature pottery hand-painted by children from Children’s Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit.

Children’s Hospital Foundation will be holding an event at the charity house on Saturday, September 25th featuring live music, free BBQ lunch for the first 500 guests, and a silent auction of the hand-painted pottery.

Admission to any day of the three week event is $10. Children’s Hospital Foundation will also receive half of the admission price for each person that attends with a special Foundation admission ticket. Click here to download your ticket today.

Contact Stephanie Allan at (804) 228-5827 or srallan@chva.org for more information.

8th Annual American Family Fitness 5K/10K

Saturday, October 9th

The 8th Annual American Family Fitness 5k/10k Walk/Run and Kids Mascot Mile will be held on Saturday, October 9th starting at 8:30am on the grounds of Children’s Hospital of Richmond’s Brook Road campus.

Registration can be done online here or you can download the registration flyer. Registration is $25 on or before October 1st and $35 after. Registration for the Kids Mascot Mile is $10 on or before October 1st and $15 after. Race activities include music provided throughout the race course by local radio stations. Post-race breakfast, health fair, kids festival, decorated stroller contest, live music and more will immediately follow race.

Training Team: An 8-week training program including organized Saturday runs, lectures and stretching techniques is offered starting August 14, 2010. Contact Mark Duncan for information about the Richmond training team at 804-337-7065. Contact Sue Jensen for information about the Fredericksburg training team at 540-898-6111 ext 231. The deadline for entry is July 31, 2010.

If you are interested in volunteering at the event, please call 228-5827 for more details. All volunteers will receive an AFF 10k staff t-shirt.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Allan at 228-5827 or srallan@chva.org.

39th Anniversary Dong’s Martial Arts Tournament

Saturday, November 6th

The 39th Anniversary Dong’s Martial Arts Tournament is scheduled for November 6, 2010 from 10:30am to 1:30pm at LC Bird High School, 10301 Courthouse Road.

As a benefit for Children’s Hospital Foundation, this annual event is a celebration of the true spirit of martial arts – the willingness to help others as well as yourself. Founded by Grand Master Seung Dong, the Dong’s Martial Arts Tournament will feature participants of all ages competing in different categories related to Tae Kwon Do and Pre Tae Kwon Do – forms and free sparring. Advance tickets are $5 and may be purchased at any of the four Dong’s Martial Arts School locations:

• West End, 747-6166, 8109 West Broad Street
• Midlothian, 794-0877, 14421 Sommerville Court
• Harbor Point, 745-3303, 13612 Hull Street Road
• Chesterfield, 706-6669, 6929 Commons Plaza

Over the years, this tournament has raised more than $245,000 for Children’s Hospital Foundation. For more information, contact the Headquarters Branch at 804-747-6166 or go to www.dongs.com.

28th Annual Teddy Bear Run

Saturday, November 6th

Sponsored by the Blue Knights of Richmond, this event has brought more than 1,000 teddy bears to our patients every year for the past 27 years. Each year, the children at Children’s Hospital of Richmond’s Brook Road Campus love watching the caravan of motorcycles come to the hospitals and deliver the stuffed teddy bears. The teddy bears are given to children who are present at the event and also used throughout the year as gifts to our patients. As you can imagine, they provide a great deal of comfort and happiness to the children who receive them.

The 28th Annual Teddy Bear Run will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010. This event begins at Colonial Harley Davidson in Colonial Heights and the riders arrive to Children’s Hospital of Richmond’s Brook Road Campus around 1:30pm. They drive by the main entrance and pass out teddy bears to the patients that attend the event. Open to the public. For more information, please contact 228-5827.

Sunshine Circle Mart

Thursday, November 11th

The Sunshine Circle of Children’s Hospital Foundation returns this year with their 58th Annual Mart. The Mart allows members of the Sunshine Circle to share their creativity and talents for the benefit of Children’s Hospital of Richmond’s patients.

This year, the Mart will feature the “Sun Flour” Cookbook, handmade holiday boutique items, cakes and preserves, needlecraft, hand-knit articles and more. Lunch will be available from the Children’s Hospital of Richmond’s Brook Road Campus Café and can be enjoyed on site. Additionally, a silent auction will be held featuring artwork, gift certificates for area restaurants, services and more.

The Mart will take place Thursday, November 11 from 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Children’s Hospital of Richmond’s Brook Road Campus, 2924 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23220. Admission is free. For more information, please contact 228-5827.

University of Richmond Charity Game Day

Saturday, November 13th

Children’s Hospital Foundation is excited to partner with the University of Richmond Spiders and Direct Mail Solutions, which has worked with the Foundation since its founding in 1997, on fundraising and outreach events during the 2010-2011 school year. The University of Richmond Spiders will take on the University of Rhode Island Rams in a football game to benefit CHF on Saturday, November 13th at 2pm. Held at the new University of Richmond Robins Stadium, CHF Game Day sponsored by Direct Mail Solutions will include traditional pigskin plays as well as children’s activities and a Family Fun Zone with inflatables, face painting, balloon animals and appearances by the Spiders pep band, cheerleaders and mascot Spidey.

Football fans can cheer for the Spiders and help area children by purchasing one of the 150 reserved seats to benefit CHF. Tickets are $25 each with $5 of each ticket going to the Foundation. Tickets will be available for purchase through www.richmondspiders.com beginning on September 23rd at 9am. At the website, click on tickets, select online ticketing, select the Rhode Island game, and enter the four digit code “CHFR”. If you have any questions, please contact 1-877-SPIDER-1.