Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

organsThe Slipper Club of the First Congregational Church of Glendale crocheted and knitted items for young cancer patients at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Items like blankets, hats, scarves are handmade for babies and teens and delivered in time for distribution during the holidays. This year, the club made 64 sets of hats and scarves and 24 blankets. Founded five years ago by Anita Lim, the club as 12 members. It is named for the colorful Chinese slippers that Lim gives to each new member.

Over 20 students of Crescenta Valley High School volunteered in October at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Members of the Falcon men's baseball team and women's volleyball team pitched in at Biliary Atresia Day, an event sponsored by Kasper Wang, a pediatric surgeon who is a father of one of the student volunteers. Biliary atresia is a liver disease that affects newborn babies. If left untreated after three months of age, the infant can die. Crescenta Valley students played with patients and their siblings so parents of those patients could attend a seminar to learn about the disease and interact with parents who are facing the same issues.

September is National Hydrocephalus Awareness month, yet very few people are aware of it. Most people say, "Hydro what?" We don't. Our 6-year-old son Josh has hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus used to be called Water on the Brain, but that wasn't completely accurate. While everyone's brain has cerebrospinal fluid surrounding it, people with hydrocephalus either produce too much fluid, or more commonly, as in Josh's case, have a problem with circulating the fluid, which then builds up and causes pressure.

This week?s CV Sun All- Star is Sarah Lowenthal, a seventh-grade student at Rosemont Middle School. Sarah is an avid reader with a compassionate heart who is combining her passion for people and books in a coming of age project designed to benefit babies and toddlers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, where Sarah was herself a patient as an infant. Sarah is the daughter of Tina and Marc Lowenthal and has an older sister, Hannah, 15, a sophomore at Crescenta Valley High School.

All the exuberance of a Broadway musical came to Universal City Sunday when Burbank's La Providencia Guild of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles presented its 45th annual fashion show luncheon at the Universal Sheraton Hotel. True to the theme, "Razzle Dazzle — A Fashion Show Extraordinaire," produced by Emily Davis, featured highly spirited dance segments by the group F.I.R.E. (Feel, Imagine, Rejoice, Express) and the show-stopper, 11-year-old Hogen Fulton , who jazzed up the runway with his acrobatic verve.

  H. Marie Krempin went to be with her Lord on June 21, 2011.  She was 87 years old and lived in Glendale for over 50 years.  She was born in Mossomin, Saskatchewan on November 23, 1923.  She was a Registered Nurse who dedicated her career to cancer research at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles and California Institute of Technology.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William, and son, David. She is survived by her son John and his wife Drew Ann. daughter Willow and her husband John and daughter in law, Laurie.  She also leaves 6 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter.  A memorial service will be held at First Lutheran Church in Glendale on Saturday, June 25 th at 1pm.  In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the American Cancer Society in honor of Marie.

Miss America got behind the griddle on Monday to kick off an International House of Pancakes campaign to give away 5 million buttermilk flapjacks. In exchange, officials at the Glendale-based chain hope full-bellied diners will leave donations for the Children’s Miracle Network, which supports Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and other medical centers across the nation. Teresa Scanlan, the first-ever Miss America from Nebraska, tied a red IHOP apron over her blue dress Monday at the company’s test kitchen on Brand Boulevard to mark the start of the campaign.

More than 120 members and guests of the La Providencia Guild of Children's Hospital Los Angeles gathered at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel for the organization's annual summer mustering and fashion show on July 16. Welcomed by the day's official greeter, Tomme Lenz, along with event chairwoman Katherine Richards and guild president Judy Gragg, attendees mingled during a social hour that also gave them the opportunity to peruse and bid in a...

Robert Chacon When Elizabeth Hakes and Danielle Lynch heard about another girl about their age who had leukemia, they figured they had to do something. So the 8-year-old La Crescenta girls spent the summer selling soft drinks to raise money for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. At first they planned to raise $500. But on Thursday, they made a much bigger impression, handing over $1,500 to the hospital. For most kids that would be more than enough, but not for these two. "We want to do this again next year because it feels good to help people," Elizabeth said.

Humane Society to open cat center The Glendale Humane Society will host a dedication ceremony for its Karsa Center for Adult Felines at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The center, in honor of Glendale residents Gisele and Joseph Karsa, will give adult cats an open, cage-free environment. The Glendale Humane Society is at 700 block of West Ivy Street. For more information, call (818) 242-1128. Alliance luncheon honors employees The Glendale Youth Alliance will host the "Employees of Tomorrow" luncheon to celebrate 13 years of service from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Glendale Civic Auditorium.