CHG Virtual Event - CLOSING TIME!

*** Bidding is Closed ***

But the donation page will remain open for 48 hours so if you did not win an item, we hope you will consider donating!

  but FIRST ..... Your donation can win you diamond earrings!

Diamonds Are Forever Raffle! Here is your chance to donate and take a ride with Lady luck at the same time. For every $500 donated on the 'Support Our Cause' page, you will be entered into a drawing for beautiful diamond earrings from Solano Jewelers. Donate $1000 and you'll automatically get 2 raffle tickets and so on! Bring some edge and wear them as climbers or elevate a traditional look with them turned downward. Either way a diamond is a girl's best friend. Diamond climber earrings are a combined total weight of 1.04 carats and set in 14-karat white gold. 

We Are CHG!

As we near the conclusion of our event, we wanted to share a special video featuring children of CHG members. This video will give you a glimpse into what CHG is all about through the eyes of our kids! Watch them explain to you what CHG is and WHY its important to give back to others.  A huge thank you to Raul Moreno of Art Drone Solutions for putting this together! And as the kids say at the end "Now Let's All Show George Mark Children's House Our Support and Donate!"

Meet Kaitlyn!

Like many other teens, eighteen year old Kaitlyn loves watching baseball and cartoons. More than anything, Kaitlyn loves to create art, and when she feels well enough, a visit to a San Francisco art museum is a special treat, as is the opportunity to visit George Mark Children’s House for Respite Care. Kaitlyn, who has uncontrolled epilepsy and gastro paresis, cannot take feeling well for granted. In addition to having severe epilepsy since age two, Kaitlyn’s complicated intestinal problems emerged several years ago when she lost weight and was unable to keep food down. Kaitlyn now relies on a feeding tube for all of her nutrition and needs constant care and supervision from her mother and step-father.

Kaitlyn comes to George Mark several times each year for Respite Care, where she loves to do projects in the light-filled art room, sing with the music therapist, play with therapy dogs, and enjoy regular visits with an animator from Pixar Entertainment, all the while providing her loving family with some time off to recharge from the 24/7 responsibility for Kaitlyn’s health care. Watch this video to learn more about her story and see first hand how visits to GMCH brighten her day.

(Note, to learn more about the 'Time of My Life' documentary and how you can support the efforts of Far West Film, click HERE).  

Meet Charlie!

Charlie is a very special young man who utilizes George Mark Children's House for respite care. When Charlie was born, doctors told his parents that Charlie would not live past one year of age, then two years, then three, but Charlie is a man that defies expectations. On Wednesday, May 13, Charlie is celebrating his 21st birthday! The talented team at Far West Film is working on a documentary called 'Time of My Life', which follows patients like Charlie and how he has become part of the GMCH family. Please take a moment to learn more about Charlie and see the impact your donations have when supporting GMCH.

Why Donate? What is George Mark Children's House?

George Mark Children's House is a very special place that many of us are fortunate NOT to know about.... until you have a need to know about it ... and then your life is forever changed. GMCH takes in medically fragile children and teaches their parents how to care for them so they can transition from hospital to home. GMCH provides respite care for families of critically ill children, children who need round the clock medical support, and takes charge of those all consuming duties so that parents have some time to recharge. And lastly, GMCH is a place where families can bring their terminally ill children before they die. In a comforting and loving environment, GMCH creates a lifetime of memories in what may only be a few days, weeks, or months on earth and supports families through the most difficult time in their lives. This is why GMCH changes lives and we invite you take a moment to watch the following video so you can see it for yourself.  

A Special Shout Out!

A special SHOUT OUT to our long time partners and corporate sponsors who have stayed dedicated to us during this trying and uncertain time. We are so grateful for their support and hope you will continue to support them with your patronage as well.

And Finally ...  

A great thanks to the Carysforth family for their donation on behalf of Catherine. Catherine was a brave beloved mother, wife and Orinda resident who will be greatly missed and forever remembered.