Opération Enfant Soleil and The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation are thrilled to announce the official opening of the first Intra-Operative MRI in the history of Canadian pediatric hospitals. This piece of equipment, coupled with an ultra modern operating room, forms The Children’s new Pediatric Interventional Brain Suite. To make this project a reality, Opération Enfant Soleil donated $5 million. The total cost of the project, made possible entirely thanks to private funding, is more than $10 million.

On Christmas day, a very popular person showed up at The Children’s… Yet another reason to admire the Associate Executive Director of our Hospital, Dr. Harvey J. Guyda. Photo: Children's patient Brooke Penning

“One Million Kilometres, One Million Dollars” is a new fundraising campaign for people who would like to get in shape or stay in shape for 2010. Set your goal, then walk, run, ski, swim, ride! Everything you do to accumulate kilometers will help you meet your objective and push your limits, all while collecting funds for the construction of a brand new Children’s to benefit children across Quebec. A new website will soon be available at 1millionkm.com. It will allow you to undertake your own online fundraising campaign, to keep track of your results, and to get tips on meeting your goals, feeling better and staying fit.

Watch for it this March.

Attention all runners: be sure to mark Sunday, April 18, 2010 in your agendas, the Scotiabank Charity Challenge in support of The Children’s awaits you! This year, Scotiabank once again selected the Foundation as one of the charities that race participants can raise funds for when they run the challenge. Come run 5k or 21k (half-marathon) and help us build the new Montreal Children’s Hospital on the Glen Campus. Visit www.canadarunningseries.com/monthalf to register and to learn more. On your marks, get set, GO!

The time has come to build a brand new Children’s, and we need your help. You can make a real difference by starting your own online fundraising campaign at www.buildthenewchildrens.com. Add your photo, your message, set a fundraising goal and get started! Join The Best Care for Children Campaign and help us build a facility that will offer our children the very best modern medicine has to offer. Thank you!

Long time spokesperson of The Children's, CBC News: Montreal's Marianna Simeone announces the beginning of the construction of the new Children's. Join her now. Please give. Thank you!