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2025 CHOC Walk Recognition Event Presentation 4K
Feb 1, 2026
A special presentation during the 2025 CHOC Walk Recognition Event.
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Good afternoon everyone. Hello. Hello.
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Please continue eating. We hope you are enjoying the great meal that you have ahead of you. We are so so happy to see
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you here today. I'm Jessica Miley, chief development officer and senior vice president here at Ray Children's
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Hospital of Orange County. Our shop, that's a name. We all officially call ourselves our shop. We are so proud to
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see you all. As I was giving lots and lots of hugs to everyone, I was saying today's my second favorite day. My first
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favorite day is chalk, but today is my second favorite day because that's because we get to celebrate all of you.
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So, thank you so much for being here. We are so so glad that you're here um in our brand new tower. This is called our
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Southwest Tower and you're all going to get to have a tour of it today. We're lucky that this is one of our ambulatory
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buildings meaning meaning that it is for all of our outpatient care. So our inpatient care continues to happen
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across the street and that way we bring our kids when they have any outpatient needs whether it's infusion, orthopedics, they need that MRI, they
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can come right here to this outpatient ambulatory center. And as you saw, this uh building is not only designed, I hope
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you all feel like you're at Chalk because it is beautiful and warm and friendly and all of the things that
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Chalk gives to our kids and our families. But the beauty of it is this building was designed um not by
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architects and not by uh the the you know corporate teams. This this building
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was designed by our patient and family ad um um advisory council. They were the
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ones that said, "You know what? We really need we need a parking garage that we could just wheel our stroller or
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our wheelchair right inside and come right in here. You know what else we need? We need a pharmacy. You see it
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right behind me. That way if you have a sick kid that just got diagnosed with an ear infection or something, you don't have to stop at CVS. You can stop right
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behind me, grab all your medicine, and then head out back out to your car. So, every single little detail was thought
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of in building this, including that great little from Berg Electric helped us build that little tunnel there.
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Again, it's just all about inspiring uh magic and childhood and all the joys
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that we get to offer every day to our families and the patients that we serve. What I'm most excited about about
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hosting you in our newest home, again, the Southwest Tower, is because this was built because of all of you. The way we
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build these these major initiatives and projects as part of our inner master enterprise master plan is because of the
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incredible philanthropy that you all do. We see you. We see you out there raising those $10, those $25, those $10,000
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sponsorships. That's what helps us build things like this. That's what helps us provide the important things for our
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kids when they're inatient and outpatient like our pet therapy, our art therapy. We get to have Choco Bear. You
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see that we have a library resource center right here. It's all of these things that we're offering to our
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patient families. It's not reimbursed by insurance, but we at Rhock recognize
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that this is what provides exceptional care for our families and we provide those wraparound services. So, it's not
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about just providing exceptional clinical care. It's about wrapping our arms around that entire family. And it's
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truly your philanthropy that helps to make that happen every single day. So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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[applause] [applause]
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I'm totally off my script team. I'm so sorry. I haven't even looked at my script. Ah, I just get so excited and
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passionate and I love seeing you guys. So, it's just my favorite my second favorite day. Um, and this is my third
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chalk walk. My very first chalkwalk. You may remember me by the one bringing all that rain and the little huracquake that
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we had. Sorry about that, friends. I hope that we won't ever have another hurricane chalkwalk, but boy did that
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make it memorable. Uh, we are so excited for the upcoming year. We have already got our date prepared with Disneyland
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and we're so excited to see you again uh this coming August. But before we get to
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all of the excitement with August, I have to tell you guys a major announcement. Because of all of you,
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because of you as our top fundraisers, this year, the Chalkwalk raised a
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milestone record-breaking $3 million.
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[applause] It's so hard to believe that our
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hospital was founded by the very own Mr. Walt Disney over 60 years ago in
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partnership with Walter KN. They came together and recognized that we need something right here in our own
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community that can help take care of the kids and the families. So those two geniuses and generous humans came
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together and recognized we're going to build Chalk. And so we feel so lucky that we t we consider ourselves to be
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one of the number one walk programs in the entire country. And we couldn't do that without our partnership with
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Disney. So Disneyland, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [applause]
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So I have a lot of great things about my job and one of my most favorite things about my job is getting to meet our
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patient families that we get to serve every single day. And this past year, I
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had the opportunity of um announcing and honoring our Chalkwalk ambassador, Miss
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Bellech. Hard to forget Miss Belle. Um I had the great pleasure of meeting Belle three years ago when I had first joined
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the Chalk team. And it was all because we had on matching Mickey Mouse ears.
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She was standing on one side of the We were having a holiday party. She was standing on one side of the lobby and I was on the other and we did the Hey,
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nice ears. And next thing you know, we are truly soul sisters. And I have had the great amazing honor and pleasure of
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watching Belle not only go through her treatment and oh, by the way, when she
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fought cancer, amazing Belle. Yes. [applause]
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But I' I've been able to watch her grow into this young amazing woman who's learning about philanthropy at such a
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young age. And here she is going through hopefully the hardest battle of her entire life. And instead of being down
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about it, she reached her arms out and said, "Allow me to gather my friends and family to help support this." This past
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year, Belle's team raised an amazing $40,000 to support.
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[applause] So her ripple effect is felt by so many
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and it was certainly felt by me when I was um received a shocking diagnosis of my own cancer journey and it was Belle
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and her mom and her brother and dad who helped me during my own cancer journey. So not only was I seeing her as this
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amazing young kid, she then became my mentor and she helped teach me about always looking for the positive and
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really embracing those around you. And that's what this Chalkwalk community does. We wrap ourselves around each
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other and we celebrate children that we've lost. We celebrate and honor them every year. We celebrate kids like Belle
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who are the victory, who have had an amazing journey with us. We celebrate our clinical teams, many of whom you're
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going to meet today when you go on the tour, who give their everyday value in life to us to help make sure we can
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provide the best care to our families. But again, a lot of this can't be done without philanthropy. And that's what
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we're so grateful that all of you help us provide. So without further ado, it is my huge honor to bring my soul
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sister, Bellech, up on stage with me.
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[applause]
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Thank you, Jessica. Hi, everyone. This is such an incredible way to wrap up my
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year as the Chalkwalk ambassador. It's been an honor to be part of such a special fundraiser.
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2025 marked the 33rd year of the walk. The first walk took place on November 10th, which is actually my birthday, so
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that's crazy. 1990. I wasn't born then, but with nearly 1,000 community members
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walking past the new hospital for the inaugural Chalk Disneyland Community Walk, and in 2002, it was reimagined as
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Chalkwalk in the Park. Since its inception, The Walk has raised more than $49 million for the region's only
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pediatric healthcare system, and it's one of the largest and most unique pediatric fundraisers in the nation. I
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personally think it's the best one because it's at the happiest place on earth. And like Jessica said earlier, 2025 was
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the walk's biggest fundraising year ever, raising $3 million. Woo!
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We had over 7,000 participants and 400 teams walking for Children's Health.
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Each person who stepped off down Main Street USA in the very early hours that morning made a difference for kids like
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me and our families. They truly showcased the power of community coming together. Being the ambassador this year
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was such a thrill for me. I was honored to represent the thousands of kids that Chalk cares for each year, knowing how
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hard kids and their families fight alongside the hospital staff in some of the most difficult circumstances. The
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Chalkwalk is extra special to me because it brings together my two favorite places on Earth, Disneyland and Chalk.
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Before each of my chemo rounds, I go to Disneyland to fill up on happiness before treatment. During my treatment, I
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find happiness being surrounded by my docs, nurses, and staff that became a second family to me and brought me joy
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in the middle of my heart cancer fight. Thank you, Chalk Foundation, for giving me the opportunity to be the ambassador
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and for such an incredible year. Here's a video recap to give you an idea of just how amazing the walk was.
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[music]
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[music] Well, good morning everyone and welcome to the jump walk in the park.
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This is such a very special event for all of us here at the Disneyland Resort
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and I can't tell you how much we appreciate all of you. I want to give a huge shout out to all
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of the Chalk Defenders of Childhood. Our team is here today. Your amazing
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dedication, the way you show up each and every day and care for and heal children is just remarkable. Have a great walk
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everyone. Thank you. Have a great walk.
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[music]
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[music] Everyone here today is walking as a part
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of someone's story. And all these stories are connected by one powerful thread, hope. Every step today is in
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honor of those stories. So let's walk together. Let's walk for hope. And let's
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walk for John. [music]
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[music]
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[music] Heat.
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[music] [music]
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[music] Heat. [music]
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[applause]
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[applause] [music]
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Let's do that again in 2026. [applause]
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And now I'd like to introduce our tour guides, Andrew Riaz, Robin Foggard, and
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Fundal. [cheering and applause]
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Good afternoon everybody. Thank you so much for being here. My name is Andrew Reese. I'm the director
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of imaging services at Ray Children's Health Orange County and I'm so honored to be with you today. To every donor in
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this room, on behalf of our patients, their families, and our entire care team, thank you. Your generosity is not
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just appreciated. It is felt every single day in very real and very human ways.
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When people think about the Chalkwalk, they often picture community, hope, and
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movement towards something better. What I want to share with you today is what your steps and your support make
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possible behind the scenes. Our radiology division at Radio Children's Health Orange County performs
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well over 130,000 imaging exams every single year, supporting nearly every
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child who comes through our doors, whether they are here for a routine outpatient visit or facing the most
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complex medical challenges of their lives. more specifically at our new advanced
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outpatient imaging center on the first floor of this very building here. Our focus is centered around patient access
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to the services that we provide. Having performed over 10,000 exams already in the short 6 months since our grand
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opening last year. For many families, imaging is the first
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step in their child's journey. It's where answers begin. It's where
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uncertainty turns into clarity. And often it's where hope quietly starts to
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take shape. What makes our radiology division truly special is that we are the only
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pediatric imaging program in the region dedicated exclusively to children. That
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focus matters. And because of your support, we're able to deliver up to 50% lower radiation
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doses for CT scans, up to 90% lower doses for fllororoscopy and X-ray
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imaging, exams performed by board certified pediatric radiologists,
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and care delivered by technologists, nurses, and childlife specialists who understand not just imaging, but
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children. That means safer imaging, gentler experiences, and parents who can breathe
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a little easier knowing their child is in the right place. Your generosity also fuels excellence.
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RCH radiology is designated as a diagnostic imaging center of excellence
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by the American College of Radiology. And in 2025, we were honored to be the BRAD Professionalism Award winner from
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the American Society of Rad Techs, recognizing us as one of only two organizations nationwide who set the
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standard in regards to culture, compassion, and collaboration.
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These aren't just titles. They represent teams that show up every day committed to doing things the right way for the
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children we serve. Because of donor support like yours, we
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continue to invest in cutting edge child- centered technology. At our new state-of-the-art outpatient
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imaging center, we now offer dedicated ultrasound, fllororoscopy, bone
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densitometry, and x-ray rooms. Child- centered artwork, and ambient lighting
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spread throughout the space, advanced 3T MRI scanners. It says that
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there's two on the slide that you guys see there, but really there's there's three. And I can't wait to show you guys our third our third scanner on the first
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floor there. A spectral CT scanner and immersive imaging environments
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designed to reduce fear and anxiety. And yes, one of those three MRI scanners is affectionately known as our kitten
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scanner because sometimes healing arts healing starts with imagination and
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comfort. Again, I cannot stress it enough. These spaces exist because people like you
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believe that children deserve imaging environments built for them.
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Behind every scan is a child. Behind every image is a family holding their
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breath. And behind every answer is a team supported by your generosity.
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You may not meet the child whose diagnosis was caught early. You may never see the relief on a parent's face
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when results come back. But please know this, your impact is real, and your
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generosity saves time, reduces fear, and changes outcomes. As you tour our spaces
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today, know that every step represents more than fundraising. It represents progress, compassion, and belief in
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what's possible for children. On behalf of RCHOC radiology, thank you for
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walking with us, believing in us, and helping us to continue to deliver worldclass child- centered care. We are
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deeply grateful for you, and we couldn't do this without you. Thank you.
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[applause]
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Wow, Andrew, that's a tough act to follow. should have brought a longer speech. Uh
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my name is Robin Bogard. I'm the clinical coordinator for Outpatient Lead. We're right behind that orange
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wall there. Get a little feedback. Um but without donors and fundraisers like
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yourself, we would never been able to create this young adult adolescent space
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that you're going to see today. Most pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy is built for the neural
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developmental population. With your assistance, we were able to create a
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child-friendly space for those orthopedic teenagers trying to get back to dance children struggling with
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oncology that are 17, 18, 19 years old. They want to learn how to go back to the
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gym, how to lift weights. Your assistance helped us create this beautiful space. In this area, we offer
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orthopedic physical therapy, shroth, which is for scoliosis. This
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type of therapy helps either stop or in some cases reverse the curve for
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children with idiopathic scoliosis. We also provide return to sport assessments for those players trying to
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get back on the field. We want to get them back out safely. And for your general physical therapy
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for any adolescent population, some kids get sent to adult facilities. They're
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surrounded by all of us. or looking like, "Oh, they're so cute." And they're
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terrified. Here, they get to see their peers, other
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seventh, eighth, ninth graders going through the same thing, doing the same exercises. And with our team of seven
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physical therapists, two physical therapy assistants, we're able to make it kid, young adult friendly. So, thank
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you once again for your support and helping us build this beautiful space.
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[applause]
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Good afternoon. My name is Fong Dao. I'm the executive director of Archox Research Institute. And unlike Robin and
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Andrew, I don't have a prepared speech, but I'd like to tell you um why I'm so
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passionate about what I do along with my team from the heart. Um I'm a chop mom.
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I have two young children. uh they um are seen in the CHOP primary care
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network and like many of us in our community, they've been to our urgent care facilities uh for accidents and
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illnesses. They've been in the emergency room when we've had um medical emergencies that need immediate
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attention. They've been admitted to CHOP and have been treated inatient. Uh my son has been on a clinical trial that
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CHOP ran with Chapman University for over two years and having seen CHOP from
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all those various aspects and also being a CHOP employee for over 16 years now. I
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can share with you that all of us who work at CHOP have very similar stories. We come to work for CHOP for a reason.
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And for us in the research institute, it is to go beyond beyond what is medically
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necessary. You heard from Jessica at the beginning that there are many things that shop do that are not reimbursed by
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insurance and finding cures and treatment that are not available today
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or one of those things and through the very generous support and hard work that
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individual like herself support chop through the chalk walk we're able to do amazing things. Currently at CHOP there
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are 600 more than 650 clinical trials open and available to children in our
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community. Um many of our patients who come to CHOP for cancer treatments are treated on a clinical trial. Uh these
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trials are offered throughout our inpatient and outpatient setting whether it's in endocrinology with our diabetes
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patient, asthma al asthma and allergy uh patients, hematology,
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um the list goes on. We make these trials available so that our patients and families have access to the cut the
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most cutting edge care available to them. What is also not so well known in
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our community, we like to get all of your help to get the word out is that CHOP in addition to clinical trials also
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run a very robust basic and translational research program. And
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today I will be very um uh thrilled to share with you shortly the ninth floor.
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Uh it comprises both the clinical and the basic and translational research. At
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CHOP we believe that research is a service to patient care to clinical
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care. It is not research or clinical care that research is on that continuum of care that we offer. So as a service
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uh that we provide we believe that research should be integrated uh into the fabric of the care that our patients
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receive. And for that reason, it's so significant that CHOK through
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philanthropic support has enabled for the research institute to occupy the ninth floor of this building where
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research and clinical care happen side by side. You will see that we have one of the first and we were told by CDPH
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that it's one of the first in the state, one of the first multipety licensed clinic on the ninth floor where patients
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uh can come and uh participate in clinical trials. Um We're in a short
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time gladly to share with you some of the amenities of that space. Um we added
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um 46 wet lab benches and cutting edge equipment to enable the research and
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discovery that only a pediatric hospital like CHO would be investing in and interesting in finding treatment and
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cures for the next generation. So thank you so much for all that you do. You make these things possible uh for all
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patients in our community. And as a chalk mom myself, I'm in greatly indebted both through the work of the
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research institute, but also as a parent in our community. Thank you so much for all that you do.
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Thank you, Andrew, Robin, and F. So this year, we're doing things a
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little differently for our awards ceremony. We've condensed the traditional format to allow us time to
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experience the Southwest Tower. When I call the name of your group, please stand at your table for round of
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applause so we can recognize you for all your support. Some people weren't able to be here today, but their names will
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still be on the screen. We're going to recognize the ones here today. Everyone good? Great. Let's get started. First,
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we'd like to recognize our Chalkwalk sponsors who not only help make the event possible, but make it successful.
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Your generosity allows the Chalk Foundation to direct every dollar raised back to the hospital, which means more
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resources for more patients. First, our gold sponsors, Chick-fil-A Orange
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County, [applause]
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and KTLA 5. [applause]
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Next, our silver sponsors. Bondi Namco Foundation of America,
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[applause] Beaser Homes,
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[applause] and Dream Haven.
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[applause] Now, our bronze sponsors, Aviana
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Healthcare, [applause]
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Edward Jones, [applause]
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Food Allergy Institute, [applause]
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Prime Providers, [applause]
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and School's First Federal Credit Union. [applause]
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Now, we'd like to honor our top grateful family teams. These teams each have a direct connection to a patient treated
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at shock. Inspired by their loved ones journey, they bring hope and healing to children and their families. First, my
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team bells brigade. [applause]
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Next team, Kyu Alani. [applause]
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Third, Robbie Batman Gomez. [applause]
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And finally, fourth place, Super Cara and Friends.
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[applause] Next up, we'd like to recognize our top
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community teams. These teams are organizations or groups of people who can join together to give back and to
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support their community. First, Mickey Walkers.
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[applause] Next, Disney Volunteers.
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[applause] Third, Disneyland Resort Magic Key holders.
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[applause] And fourth, Park Streamers.
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[applause] And now we're shouting out the top
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corporate teams. These teams are made up of employees who join forces to promote a culture of giving. First, school's
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first FCU. [applause]
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and Edward Jones. [applause]
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It's now time to honor our top chalk affiliate teams made up of associates and volunteers who walk to honor their
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commitment to their work and the departments that they support. First, Chalk Rehab Racers.
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[cheering] [applause]
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Next, Chalk BFFs [applause]
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and third chalk it. [applause]
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We want to acknowledge and celebrate our top individual fundraisers who went above and beyond in raising support for
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Rady's Children. Lynn Stoner [applause]
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and Adam Gold.
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[applause] Finally, we want to recognize our top supporters today. Group PR,
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[applause] Mr. Dax,
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[applause] Queen Bee, Latina,
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[applause] On the Go, OC, [cheering]
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[applause] The Insiders,
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[applause] and Jeff Grenito Designs.
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[applause] Congratulations to our honores. Let's give everybody a final round of
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applause. [applause]
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Being a part of the Chalkwalk has been such a joy and privilege. Thank you to everyone at the Chalk Foundation for
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inviting me to be this year's last year's ambassador. And thank you to everyone who walked, gave, and raised
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funds. Let's crush that record again this year.
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[applause] Well, it's been great being your MC for the day. And now I'd like to hand over
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things to Zach to kick off the tour.
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[applause] Thank you. Thank you.
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How about a round of applause for our 2025 disaster?
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[applause] Thank you all and thank you everyone for being here. This is such a incredible day for all of us. This being my almost
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20th walk. So I'm let's hear [applause and cheering]
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everyone here has such a special meaning and place for all of us. Um I can't thank our speakers more. They really did
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um truly express which every step that you take, every dollar you raise,
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everything that you do, all the work, the love, the sponsorships, the support. Um it's just so meaningful for us to
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have you here where you can see how it's manifested. So, a huge applause to all of you
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and [applause] uh just a little bit of uh tour, guide, direction. We're super excited for you all to see and
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experience the magic of this building. It truly is incredible. I had a chance to just take a small little tour with
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our CEO a couple weeks back and I was blown away. So, um, we've got three
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groups. You probably have a wristband. We have yellow and then we have blue and
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we have red. So, we've got some tour guides for you before we go on our tour. We have a 5m minute break and uh we just
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encourage you all to use the restrooms. We have restrooms right over here and right over here if you need them. But
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then we want you to come back and meet with your tour group. So will the yellow tour group uh Barb and Denise raise your
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hands. So you're yellow, you're all gonna meet back over there. Okay. And then we've got the red tour group over
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there. There's Ally and Winnie. And then blue is going to be Ashley and I.
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Okay. So yeah. And uh one last little thing. So this will actually wrap up our
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experience today. Okay. So, once you finish all your tour, we want you to all come back up here because we're all
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going to exit out through these doors. But actually, when you finish your tour, that's that's a wrap for today. And then
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we're going to start working on 2026 shops in the park. So, thank you all. Have a good rest of
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your day and we'll see you back here soon.