Yesterday, at a lunch with my contact at the York Central (Mackenzie Health) Foundation, I heard sad news of their plans to move the pediatric unit, only months after we celebrated the recognition and not even 6 months after the rooms were all painted. It turns out that with more babies being born at our […] Read more…
The two days that it took to create Zack’s Dream Room are days that I will truly never forget. Surrounded by the nurses who cared for Zack during his sickest days, neighbours who used to sneeze to make Zack laugh, our own family who had been waiting anxiously, and designers who translated the essence of […] Read more…
I know what it’s like to have a child in the hospital for a long period of time. I know what it’s like to be away from family and friends while you spend days with your sick child within the 4 walls of the hospital room. I’ve met amazing families who have had to […] Read more…
The following article was posted in the Richmond Hill Liberal on February 18th, 2012. The special section called “The Heartbeat of Our Community” was centred around York Central Hospital Foundation. I wanted to share this, as it really captured the essence behind Zack’s Dream Room and how much it means to us. Community rallies to […] Read more…
I was asked to attend a York Central Hospital Foundation board meeting, to inspire the Major Gifts Team to go out and find donors to fund the remaining 3 pediatric rooms. The hospital has 6 pediatric rooms, of which, one of them is our Zack’s Dream Room funding by our amazingly generous friends and family! […] Read more…
We are so thrilled to share these photos and what Zack’s Dream Day meant to us. We wouldn’t have changed a single moment of the day. From the generous sponsors to our Dream Team of volunteers. Thank you to everyone who attended and spent the day with us remembering our sweet Zack and raising over […] Read more…
It’s almost here….. Zack’s Family Dream Day is one sleep away….and I’m so full of emotions for the day. Back in March, this day was supposed to be our BIG fundraising effort towards our goal of $25000! Now that we have not only met our goal, but surpassed it to over $33,000, the event has […] Read more…