By: Rezlife Campus Partner
Winter is coming, and we’re getting super excited for sweater weather, ice skating, and one of UBC’s favourite events of the year: Lace Up for Kids.
Lace Up for Kids is a fundraising event for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation in support of the Rare Disease Foundation. Community and student teams raise money for rare disease research, and then come out to celebrate by ice skating with friends, playing fun carnival games and meeting the one-of-a-kind kids that BCCHF supports.
Meet Jack Drover. Jack is an adorable, cheerful one-year-old who was diagnosed with VACTERL association, a rare syndrome that causes malformation of organs and bones.
-Jack Drover: BC Children’s Hospital Patient
At just two days old, Jack underwent corrective surgery as he was born without an anus. At four months old, he had surgery on his spine; at nine months old, he had surgery on his cleft palate. Jack may need even more corrective surgeries in the future, and it is with your help that kids like Jack are able to keep shining bright.
Jack is just one of the kids that Lace Up for Kids aims to help. There are over 7000 known rare diseases, and one in three children affected never makes it to their 10th birthday. The money raised through Lace Up for Kids changes these children’s lives.
If you want to support the BCCHF and Rare Disease Foundation for this amazing cause, there are a number of ways to get involved:
- Talk to your House President or Residence Advisor for more information on making a team – the registration deadline is Friday, November 14th.
- Donate your spare change to your favourite teams during Coin Wars, happening this week!
- Come out to Lace Up Palooza, a week of fun events run by student clubs, from November 10th to 14th. Take the #LaceUpJumpUp challenge, and nominate all of your friends.
All teams are invited to Lace Up for Kids, to celebrate all their hard work in fundraising for a wonderful cause. The event is on Thursday, November 20th at the Thunderbird Arena.
For more information, visit laceup.ca. We can’t wait to see you at #LaceUp14!
Main Lace Up Website: http://www.laceup.ca
Calendar of Lace Up Palooza events: http://www.recreation.ubc.ca/2014/11/03/lace-up-palooza-2014/
Details on the #LaceUpJumpUp challenge:
http://www.recreation.ubc.ca/2014/11/02/laceupjumpup/
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