Congratulations to the 2025 Doo Dah Day Patty Peck Honda New Car Giveaway grand prize winner, Heather Rayner! On Friday, March 21, 2025, ten Key Finalists gathered at The Stomp at Cathead Distillery for a grand prize giveaway. Amidst the food trucks, band, and games, the finalists first drew numbers to determine the order in … Read more
Friends of Children’s Hospital is pleased to announce Mutual Federal Credit Union as the Title Sponsor for the inaugural Kites and Rainbows Run on May 10, 2025. The event features a 10K, 5K, Fun Run and Aquathlon and will take place in Starkville, Mississippi, on Mississippi State University’s campus. As the Title Sponsor, Mutual Federal … Read more
On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the Child Life Staff at Children’s of Mississippi paraded the halls, passing out Mardi Gras-themed happies and tossing beads to patients. Friends of Children’s Hospital donated goodie bags containing stickers, bracelets, crazy sunglasses, and more as well as crowns, tiaras, and TONS of Mardi Gras beads. When you support Friends … Read more
As luck would have it, Marla Harbor, our 2024 Doo Dah Day Patty Peck Honda New Car Giveaway winner was drawn as Key Finalist #3 on Thursday, March 3, 2025 in the 2025 contest! Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne and Patty Peck Honda Social Media Coordinator Jael Rissman drew her ticket out of hundreds … Read more
Join Friends of Children’s Hospital at the inaugural Kites and Rainbows Run on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Starkville, Mississippi. Participants can compete in a 10K run, 5K run or walk, 5K run and aquathlon, or a fun run. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit Friends of Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit organization that has raised more … Read more
Friends of Children’s Hospital raised $250,000 to fully fund the renovation of an activity room for inpatients at Children’s of Mississippi. This generous gift was made possible by the success of the fundraising event, An Evening with Friends presented by Trustmark, held Nov. 11 at the home of Ann and Rick Calhoon. The activity room … Read more
Join us on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Starkville, Mississippi, for the first annual Kites and Rainbows 10K, 5K, and Fun Run benefiting Friends of Children’s Hospital! Friends of Children’s Hospital is a nonprofit organization based in Flowood, Mississippi, that’s been raising funds and providing volunteers for our state’s only children’s hospital since 1989. We’re … Read more
Want to share some love with the patients at Children’s of Mississippi? You can send free valentines to patients at our state’s only children’s hospital through the click of a button! HERE’S HOW IT WORKS This is a fun way to brighten a patient’s day and help them remember they’re loved and thought of every … Read more
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Friends of Children’s Hospital received a $1 million check from Century Club Charities, the host organization of the Sanderson Farms Championship. We would like to thank Century Club for their invaluable partnership and for their stewardship and commitment in this endeavor. We would also like to thank Wayne-Sanderson Farms, as … Read more
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