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A Shower for Christopher's Haven
APRIL 14, 2008
Kevin Youkilis's Hits For Kids held a shower for Christophers Haven at Hotel Commonwealth this morning. Hits For Kids raises money for three different charities, one of them being Christophers Haven. Started by three time cancer survivor, Dan Olsen, Christophers Haven provides a place for children and their families to stay while undergoing proton beam cancer treatment at Mass General Hospital. Because many of these patients are from out of state, lodging can run up to $20,000 at the end of their stay. Due to the generosity of the Hits For Kids donors, nine additional rooms were made possible today at Christophers Haven.
See the photos by Michael Blanchard here.
Youkilis Hits for Kids Holiday Party
Dan Olsen, founder of Christopher's Haven, which provides housing to families whose child is being treated for cancer in Boston, was the MC for the 2007 Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids Holiday Party.
The Red Sox were well represented by Lefty and Righty.
Children enjoyed great food, entertainment and music at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge and ended the day with Christmas Tree Lighting.
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Algonquin Club
2nd Annual Celebrate Children at the Algonquin Club in Boston, November 10, 2007
The stars came out this night to honor Howard J. Weinstein, Chief, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. The event, which was co-chaired by Tanya Broadbent and Jamie Dorsey, both of Sudbury, MA featured a moving video that featured Dr. Weinstein as he worked with pediatric cancer patients, many of whom have stayed at Christopher's Haven. In the gracious Back Bay Club, a silent auction offered many restaurant, vacation and luxury items, while a live auction saw highly competitive bidding for Red Sox and Patriots sports items. Walk on roles for an upcoming movie to be shot in Boston brought two winning bids of $15,000 each. The auction was chaired by Kathryn Brackett and the tribute book was chaired by Jayne Lampert, also of Sudbury. The evening raised more that $150,000 for Christopher's Haven. Many thanks to the hard working committee members, intrepid bidders, auction item donors and all who made this such a successful evening. Special thanks to April Montgomery (CT) and her daughter Claire and to Jennie and Ben Walters (IN) and Noah and Adam for joining us for this special evening. Both families stayed at Christopher's Haven in 2007 while Claire and Noah received proton treatment at MGH.
Additional thanks to the MGH proton staff who joined us for this remarkable evening. Salute!
Salsa For Support
Click here for photos of the Salsa For Support event sponsored by On Your Feet Project - Boston
Strikes for Shelter
In November, nearly 100 members of the Boston Young Professionals Association gathered at Lucky Strikes in Boston for an evening of fun, bowling and fundraising organized by the On Your Feet Boston project, which helps to connect area young professionals with non-profit causes. The group mot only raised $1,000 for Christopher's Haven, but 20 volunteers stepped forward to help.
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Kennis and Kassidy Nix
Kennis Nix and her family were the first residents at Christopher’s Haven
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Algonquin Club
On October 19th, some 100 people from Boston and the suburbs convened to “Celebrate Children” at the historic Algonquin Club overlooking the Commonwealth Avenue mall in Boston. The evening featured a Silent Auction with sports memorabilia, luxury spa treatments, exciting get-aways including a private plane ride to Provincetown for a lobster lunch, a Vermont home and a weekend stay in Boston at the legendary Langham Hotel.
Terry Shephard, founder of WHY ME and Sherry’s House in Worcester spoke to the group ...
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Mission Bar and Grill party
Ready for the party -- The Mission Bar & Grill in Brigham Circle, Boston hosted a fabulous party to launch the Brick by Brick campaign.
L-R the team is: Charlie Keene, Dave Jacob, restaurant owner Michel Soltani, Christopher's Haven founder Dan Olsen, Dennis Rieske, Bruce Soule, Larry Grob, Martha Welsh, Madeline Welsh and AJ Gerritson
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Shower Gifts
A Shower for Christopher's Haven was hosted by friends. The group donated all the linens, kitchen and bath equipment and accessories to make Christopher's Haven comfortable and homey.