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LIFE-GIVING DREAMS
WORDS LISA MANFIELD
PHOTOGRAPHY LIA CROWE, SHEILA SAY + MIKE BRADLEY VISUALS
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Buying a ticket to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Dream Lottery offers a chance to win the home of your dreams, while supporting groundbreaking research in conquering childhood illness we could all use a ray of hope in the midst of difficult times. BC Children’s Hospital continues to deliver ray after ray, with discoveries and innovations on health issues as wide-ranging as childhood cancers to diabetes, and stem cell research to youth mental health. Driven by donor support, over 1,200 researchers affiliated with BC Children’s Hospital are redefining the limits of pediatric medicine for kids who need help—today and tomorrow. Attracting some of the brightest minds in child health, the hospital campus represents one of the few fully integrated medical campuses in Canada. BC Children’s Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, along with mental health, developmental services and rehabilitation facilities, are all located on one campus. This allows researchers and clinicians to immediately translate new research insights into hospital care and, conversely, take insights from care back to the research lab.
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Most experts here work as both clinicians and researchers, allowing them to see the results of their research firsthand and apply them to future studies.
Last year, BC Children’s Hospital treated over 138,000 children, diagnosing serious illnesses, applying life-saving treatments, and supporting patients’ physical and mental health. This care is all powered by research.
Working at the forefront of complex health challenges requires resources and every donation truly matters, says Dr. Quynh Doan, Interim Senior Executive Director and Director of Clinical Research at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
“The lottery funds cutting-edge research in all different areas of pediatric medicine. These contributions not only directly support the efforts taking place to research novel treatments and care for kids, but also inspire and motivate researchers at BC Children’s Hospital.”
SHARING IS TRULY CARING
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation ensures that all funds raised are well managed and used for maximum impact on child health, in part by amplifying donor contributions. Every dollar donated to the Research Institute, for example, generates an additional five dollars from other sources, and donor support drives change and innovation, powers the generation of new ideas and accelerates discovery.
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“Donor contributions help support the baseline infrastructure, including growing the expertise we hold at the Research Institute,” says Dr. Doan. “And they also help with specific projects that allow us to hire research staff, approach families and collect data.”
One of the many donor-supported projects Dr. Doan is working on is the development of a Knowledge Centre that will enable communication between scientists, clinicians and a wider audience. This will help better inform the research taking place at BC Children’ s.
“With support from our donors, we’ re building the team to get the work done and develop two-way communication— from children and their families, back to clinicians, and then back to scientists. Research is like a team sport,” she says. “It involves many roles, and being able to communicate with everyone involved is critical.”
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THE BEAUTIFUL BENEFITS OF SUPPORT
Supporting the BC Children’ s Hospital Research Institute through the Dream Lottery means you can feel good about contributing to major breakthroughs in child health research. And it also offers the chance to dream about winning the ultimate dream home.
One of the many fabulous prizes on the roster for this year’s Dream Lottery is this stylishly outfitted fivebedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom, 4,385-square-foot South Surrey home.
It comes complete with an oversized gourmet kitchen plus an additional wok kitchen, custom-designed dining room, personal gym and yoga studio, and finished basement level that can be used as a two-bedroom rental suite.
“The design is very multi-functional,” says stylist Kenji Chik, head/lead designer for La-Z-Boy Furniture and Home Design, who oversaw the selection of furnishings and decor for this prize home. “With inflation, everything is more expensive, so when we buy something, we want to think about how to reuse it.”
Chik added versatile elements throughout the home, with an eye to furnishings and decor that reflect seasonal trends and long-term usability.
“In the entranceway between the foyer and living room, for example, I incorporated a pair of small cube-sized ottomans to accent the space. It’s a seat where you can take off your shoes, and once you walk into the living room, it also becomes part of that space.”
He also accentuated the bedrooms and living spaces with cool summer palettes such as blue and yellow, cosy terracottas and lavenders, as well as timeless blacks and whites. Organic materials such as rattan, linen and braided fringes add a natural element to the decor. And prints and patterns bring a pop of visual interest to ceilings, sofas and dining chair backings.
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WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR?
“One of the eight grand prize choices is a pair of homes,” says lottery spokesperson Erin Cebula. “Choosing them gives you the option of living in one, renting out the other, or filling both with family and friends.”
Cebula notes that each of the eight prize packages amounts to a dream come true, and that buying a ticket for this year’s Dream Lottery means advancing world-leading research initiatives that can ultimately save lives.
“Most of us have been touched by the selfless work of the team at BC Children’s Hospital,” she says, “and buying a ticket means you’re joining in the fight to conquer childhood illnesses.”
You can buy your ticket to the BC Children’s Hospital Dream Lottery now at: bcchildren.com.
