Since 1962, the members of Women’s Auxiliary have efficiently and effectively raised awareness and funds to help the advancement of Children’s Medical Center, leaving all the members past and present with the good feeling that they have helped someone.
Children’s Medical Center handles nearly 600,000 patient visits annually at both the Dallas and Plano campus and their 10 outpatient clinics. While some patients are treated for common colds, others need the most advanced technology and medicine available. To date, Women’s Auxiliary has provided more than $15 million in gifts to Children’s - - funds that have helped with construction and renovation, education programs, medical equipment, scholarships and more.
“Our members are motivated and are individuals who want to contribute to the children,” said Polly McKeithen, current President Dallas Chapter for Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center. “Their [members] motivation is selfless.”
The fundraising efforts haven’t been easy, but Women’s Auxiliary hopes they can inform, educate and raise awareness, so that the community can come together and help support the research and care for children in need.
“I look at the ways our founding volunteers got started – they were making coffee and helping patients on the exam table,” McKeithen said. Now, these ambassadors are not only providing support for the hospital and families, but they are gifting Children’s with the funds to help the hospital continue to be one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country.
Women’s Auxiliary and their members have raised funds to support critical care and other high need areas of the hospital through several fundraising projects and events. This Friday, April 20th, Women’s Auxiliary will be hosting the 44th annual Family Nigh at Six Flags with all proceeds going to Children’s.
“We are so blessed to have Six Flags open its gates for us,” McKeithen said. “There is so much enthusiasm in the park that night. Being able to run around and not have any long lines – it feels like Christmas at Six Flags.”
On Friday, April 20th, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., the public is invited to head out to Six Flags in Arlington to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Women’s Auxiliary and the continued success of Children’s Medical Center. Tickets are $30 in advance and can be purchased at Tom Thumb stores or $56.99 (plus tax) at the gate on the night of the event. The event is open to the public.
With the help from the public and Women’s Auxiliary we can move another step closer to making a better life for children.
Here is to Women’s Auxiliary and another 50 years.
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Family Night at Six Flags
Six Flags Over Texas
2201 Road to Six Flags
Arlington, TX 76011