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Children's Hospital news
WFS Financial, Inc., donates $48,433 to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
WFS Financial, Inc., vice president and regional business center manager, Stephen K. Ball; assistant vice president and business development manager Stephen M. Baker; and assistant vice president, business development manager, presented Zareh Sarrafian, MBA, Loma Linda University Medical Center senior vice president, and administrator, Children's Hospital, with a check in the amount of $48,433.38 on December 12. The gift to the Children's Hospital was the result of a charity golf tournament sponsored by WFS Financial, Inc., to benefit Loma Linda, held on Thursday, June 1. "We are pleased to present this check to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital for the quality care that this facility provides to the children of this region," said Mr. Ball during the presentation. "The Loma Linda University Children's Hospital organization reflects the very core values which hold true to WFS Financial, Inc. "The innovation, communication, service, integrity, and teamwork at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital are incredible. We are very thankful to all the participants in the golf tournament who made this gift possible." WFS Financial, Inc., is an independent automobile finance company with 28 years of experience in the automobile finance industry. The company originates, services, and securitizes new and pre-opened automobile installment contracts which are generated through its relationships with more than 8,500 franchised and independent automobile dealers in 42 states. The company provides service to dealers through its nationwide network of business development representatives. The company originated $4.2 billion in automobile contracts during 2000 and serviced a portfolio of $6.8 billion at December 31, 2000. "Loma Linda University Children's Hospital is pleased to accept this generous gift from WFS Financial, Inc.," Mr. Sarrafian says. "It is gifts like this that make our Children's Hospital such a special place for our children." |Top| Pediatric patients transform LLUCH lobby for
Christmas
A small corner of the Loma Linda University Children's Hospital lobby was transformed into an alpine village complete with white slopes, a gondola, and train. However, the houses in this mountain village weren't built with wood and nails, but with gingerbread and frosting--and lots of candy. The transformation took place on Tuesday, December 4, when Children's Hospital patients, members of the Big Hearts for Little Heats Guild, and students from the Riverside Culinary Arts Academy gathered in the unit playrooms to decorate gingerbread houses with every kind of candy imaginable. The houses were then placed in the Christmas gingerbread village. This special village--with gingerbread houses and candy cane fences--is a yearly tradition begun in 1995 by a Medical Center heart surgery patient. The event is coordinated and made possible by the Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Foundation and the Big Hearts for Little Hearts Guild. Chef Kathy Lopez and students from the Riverside Culinary Arts Academy donated the gingerbread houses and cookies for the event. Inland Empire retirees Jim and Jeanie Durban donated their time to help design the village. |Top| Motorcycle clubs deliver toys to LLUCH patients
More than 300 members of area motorcycle clubs came to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital on their bikes bearing toys for the young patients. This is the ninth consecutive year that the clubs played Santa Claus to Children's Hospital patients. The clubs--including the Motorcycle Riders Association, San Bernardino HOG, Temecula HOG, Christian Motorcycle Club, Whoopie Wheels, Ladies of Harley, and many more--gathered at the Honda Training Center in Colton where they loaded their motorcycles up with toys and then rode to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. As in previous years, the clubs provided toys to the children and video recorders, rocking chairs, and youth-size wheelchairs to the hospital. Frank Parker (Sean Brady on NBC's "Days of Our Lives") was dressed as Santa Claus and delivered the toys to the children. Coordinating the event was Joan Ellis of the Motorcycle Riders Association. "It's indescribable," she says. "You have to come and watch the parade coming down the road. To see everyone participate is overwhelming to me. I can't think of a better way that we could help bring a little joy into the children's lives." |Top| FedEx Ground employees donate toys to LLUCH
Representatives of the 500 local employees of FedEx Ground presented more than 16,000 toys to the patients at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital on Thursday, December 20. This is the second annual Christmas toy drive organized by the FedEx Ground employees. The gifts--including sound books, videos, stuffed animals, and sticker books--were donated by the employees and contractors at the FedEx Ground facility in Rialto. The LLU Children's Hospital staff distributed the toys to patients with cancer, those in intensive care, and those awaiting surgery during the Christmas holidays. The remaining toys were placed in playrooms for all the children to enjoy. "We are most grateful to the FedEx Ground employees for their dedication and generosity," says Patti Cotton Pettis, executive director, LLUCH Foundation. "This wonderful example of the Christmas spirit will brighten the lives of the many children here at the Children's Hospital."
|Top| Farmer Boys, Inc., partners with KFRG-FM to
raise $15,000 for LLU Children's Hospital
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital was presented with a gift in the amount of $15,000 by Farmer Boys, Inc. The gift was the result of proceeds coming from the sale of 32-ounce sport cups that featured photos of children and the logos of the Children's Hospital, Farmer Boys restaurants, and KFRG-FM. During a visit to the Children's Hospital on December 21, Farmer Boys, Inc., president Demetris Havadjias presented the check to LLUCH Foundation executive director Patti Cotton Pettis. "This check is the result of an active partnership between Farmer Boys and KFRG-FM to support Loma Linda University Children's Hospital," Ms. Pettis says. "The second annual fundraiser was officially kicked off during a live radio broadcast from the Rancho Cucamonga Farmer Boys Restaurant on August 22." Promoting the fundraiser on KFRG-FM were the "Frogmen in the Morning"--deejay duo Scott Ward and Bo Wintrow. The deejays were also present when the check was presented by Mr. Havadjias. Farmer Boys traces it existence to 1981 when brothers Makis and Chris Havadjias bought a poorly performing restaurant in Perris that they turned into a successful Farmer Boys restaurant. Since then, Farmer Boys has expanded to 11 restaurants that are located throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Each location serves sandwiches, salads, and a full breakfast menu.
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