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Rady Children’s and the San Diego Padres team up for kids HOMETOWN HEROES
IN SAN DIEGO, FEW PARTNERSHIPS ARE MORE MEANINGFUL THAN THAT OF RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND THE PADRES. The Major Leaguers and the only dedicated pediatric hospital in the San Diego region have been working together for more than 30 years to bring smiles to the faces of patients and families. “The Padres and Rady Children’s are coming together to stand up for kids’ health,” says Stephen Jennings, Rady Children’s Chief External Affairs Officer and Senior Vice President. “We’re very lucky to have the Padres in our community, and we’re so grateful. Giving back is ingrained in their players.” From bedside meet and greets
with players and hosting patient families in stadium suites to redesigning a lobby at Rady Children’s and raising big bucks for the Hospital, the Padres have shown time and time again how seriously they take their partnership with Rady Children’s.
FROM BEDSIDE MEET AND GREETS WITH PLAYERS AND HOSTING PATIENT FAMILIES IN STADIUM SUITES TO REDESIGNING A LOBBY AT RADY CHILDREN’S AND RAISING BIG BUCKS FOR THE HOSPITAL, THE PADRES HAVE SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN HOW SERIOUSLY THEY TAKE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH RADY CHILDREN’S.
“We’ve been a longstanding partner of Rady Children’s
Hospital,” says Padres CEO Eric Greupner, who’s also a member the Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. “Supporting Rady Children’s and its mission to provide the very best pediatric care to the children in our region is central to the mission of the Padres and our Padres Foundation, which is to give back to our community and improve lives throughout San Diego and Baja.” The Padres also play a prominent role in the Hospital’s annual Celebration of Champions, a special event for patients of the Peckham Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders and their families (read more about Rady Children’s Celebration of
TOP: Heavy hitter Manny Machado and a Rady Children’s patient ambassador are all smiles BOTTOM: The “team” from Rady Children’s with Jenny Kim, MD, Medical Director, Sickle Cell Program at Rady Children’s and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
6 HEALTHY KIDS MAGAZINE SPRING 2024
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