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Pets of Larchmont: Therapy dogs lead the pack in Children’s Hospital program

Pets of Larchmont: Therapy dogs lead the pack in Children’s Hospital program

| July 1, 2020 | 0 Comments

Wrigley takes his job as a therapy dog at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) “very seriously,” says his owner, Kate Buhrmaster. The eight-year-old Bernese mountain dog is among 127 “volunteer” dogs in the therapy program at CHLA. “He’s visited with — and hopefully helped lift the spirits of — thousands of people over the past […]

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Around the Town: Fundraising events have been impacted by pandemic

Around the Town: Fundraising events have been impacted by pandemic

| April 29, 2020 | 0 Comments

Every spring, the ladies of Larchmont lunch and bid on donated extravagant safaris and trips, art, and jewelry. It sounds frivolous, but for children’s charities, these events provide a financial lifeline that makes their various missions possible. All of these events have been cancelled or postponed. The marginalized youth of our city are going to […]

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Donate blood at St. Brendan Oct. 23

Donate blood at St. Brendan Oct. 23

| September 27, 2018 | 0 Comments

Help patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) by donating blood Tues., Oct. 23 at St. Brendan School, 238 S. Manhattan Pl., from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Donations will aid patients at CHLA, which requires 2,000 units of blood each month to meet the needs of its young patients. Donors should be well-hydrated and […]

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Children’s Chain luncheon helped hospital

Children’s Chain luncheon helped hospital

| June 29, 2017 | 0 Comments

A group of 10 members of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles support group, Children’s Chain (“a chain is as strong as its weakest link”) organized a luncheon and fashion show to benefit the hospital at the end of May. The 59-year-old group’s event featured a talk by interior (and fashion) designer Mark D. Sikes. A […]

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Children’s fashion show benefits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Children’s fashion show benefits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

| June 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

Sporting outfits generously provided by British fashion powerhouse Boden, 48 Los Angeles children recently walked the runway at The Beach Club to help their parents and friends support Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). For the 55th year, members of the 58-year-old hospital support group, Children’s Chain (“a chain is as strong as its weakest link”) […]

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Her children’s community service inspired her own

Her children’s community service inspired her own

| August 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

By Laura Eversz Flo Fowkes might be retired, but her volunteer calendar of activities with both the Assistance League of Southern California (ALSC) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is full. And the former attorney points to her daughters, Jillian and Sloane, as two reasons why. “I’m on the board of the Assistance League, which […]

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