News & Updates

2025 Clays for kids event recap

The third annual Clays for Kids was a wonderful success, raising $85,000 for our state’s only children’s hospital, Children’s of Mississippi. We’d like to thank our sponsors, participants, and volunteers for helping make this year’s event an exciting and profitable event. Thank you to Paul Moak Subaru, our Master Marksman Sponsor, for their unwavering commitment … Read more

2025 new car giveaway winner drawn

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

Mardi Gras Parade 2025

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

marla harbor requests redraw for key finalist #3

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

Kites and Rainbows Run Presented by mutual federal credit union Benefiting Mississippi’s Pediatric Patients to Take Place in Starkville

Join Friends of Children’s Hospital at the inaugural Kites and Rainbows Run Presented by Mutual Federal Credit Union 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 … Read more

funding activity room

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

kites and rainbows 10k, 5k, fun run

Join us on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Starkville, Mississippi, for the first annual Kites and Rainbows 10K, 5K, and Fun Run Presented by Mutual Federal Credit Union 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 … Read more

send a free valentine to a patient at children’s of mississippi

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