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Stories of Giving

Carissa’s sparkling smile says it all

July 1, 2022

Thanks to your philanthropy, CHOC is turning sadness into smiles for patients like Carissa, a teen who found the road to mental health wellness with the help of our Cherese Mari Laulhere Mental Health Inpatient Center and through our intensive outpatient program.

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Growing up and giving back

July 1, 2022

At 18 months, Veronica Mercado was diagnosed with high-risk leukemia and treated at CHOC. Now healthy and grown, Veronica is giving back … as a licensed vocational nurse in one of CHOC’s primary care pediatric clinics.

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Meet CHOC Walk driving force Suki Carter

July 1, 2022

CHOC Walk is especially meaning for Suki Carter. Her late husband, Peter, co-founded the CHOC Walk in 1990 and Suki’s taken part from the beginning.

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Walmart and Sam’s Club: Teaming up with CHOC to make a difference for kids

June 16, 2022

Walmart and Sam’s Club make a huge impact on our patients’ lives through their philanthropic efforts. Since teaming up with CHOC as a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital partner, Walmart and Sam’s Club have raised over $3 million to help patients like April Arellano, who is now happily navigating the world with a prosthetic leg, thanks to cause marketing efforts like theirs.

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Mini Medical School: Bringing health education to housing-insecure youth in the community

June 1, 2022

Supported by philanthropy, Mini Medical School is a science and health education series for homeless youth in Orange County. The program was created in 2019 by CHOC providers to spark children’s interest in a STEM discipline—science, technology, engineering and math—and to offer consistent contact with caring healthcare workers to make the hospital experience less intimidating.

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Former cancer patient becomes CHOC nurse to help others and give back

May 20, 2022

Coming full circle at CHOC, from being a former CHOC patient to a CHOC nurse, Veronica Mercado is fully committed to CHOC’s mission and lives it out wholeheartedly.

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Orange, CA 92868

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