Friends of Children’s Hospital hosted a Mardi Gras Parade at Children’s of Mississippi on Fat Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Members of the Child Life team, Friends staff, and board members paraded the halls tossing mardi gras beads and passing out goodie bags. Friends also delivered 16 king cakes from Broadstreet Bakery to each floor and various departments of the hospital.
Hip hip hooray–Friends of Children’s Hospital accepted a very special check on Tuesday, December 12! We’re thrilled to have received $1 million from Century Club Charities, the host organization of the Sanderson Farms Championship. This donation helps us bring smiles and hope to patients at Children’s of Mississippi, our state’s only children’s hospital. We can’t … Read more
We spent a heartwarming morning on Tuesday, December 5th at Children’s of Mississippi. Friends of Children’s Hospital hosted Santa’s Workshop, and hundreds of patients filled stockings and bags with toys, books, crafts, and games. Patients had their photo taken with Santa, too! We’d like to thank our volunteers from Paul Moak Subaru, and everyone who … Read more
The 30th Annual Trustmark Friends of Children’s Hospital Golf Tournament held on Monday, October 30, was a huge success as 300 golfers turned out for an afternoon of golf and fun. Friends raised more than $145,000 from this year’s tournament. Through chilly temperatures and a bit of drizzling rain, 63 teams simultaneously played across three Jackson-area golf … Read more
Jackson, Miss.——A celebration was held on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Children’s of Mississippi to commemorate the naming of the BankPlus Community Room and applaud the remarkable success of the BankPlus Friends of Children’s Hospital CheckCard program. Through the revenue generated from the BankPlus Friends of Children’s Hospital CheckCard program, we take tremendous pride in … Read more
In recognition of Scarbrough’s service, the board of directors gifted him with the first Friends car tag to be issued. (The tag, which was issued to Dr. Owen “Bev” Evans, the founder of Friends, remained on Evans’ Jeep until it was sold earlier this year and gifted to the Friends office.) A bench in front of the children’s hospital also will be dedicated to Scarbrough, and a tree in the Rainbow Garden will be dedicated to John and Jeanne Scarbrough, in memory of their son Hudson Scarbrough.
For more than two decades, Rocky Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Terry, MS has been actively supporting Friends of Children’s Hospital through their generous donations. Janice Taylor, the church’s Financial Secretary, and Sister Naomi Weathersby have played vital roles in driving these contributions. Sadly, Sister Weathersby passed away in 2021, but her dedication to helping … Read more
Jackson, Miss. – May 8, 2023: Paul Moak Subaru donated $35,225 to Friends of Children’s Hospital as a result of the dealership’s annual holiday Subaru Share the Love® Event. Paul Moak Subaru has selected Friends of Children’s Hospital as its Subaru Share the Love® Event hometown charity partner for eight years and has donated $121,331 … Read more
JACKSON, MISS. – March 24, 2023: Friends of Children’s Hospital raised $71,000 at its first-ever Clays for Kids sporting clay tournament on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Twenty-nine registered teams and 116 shooters participated in the tournament, which was held at Providence Hill Farm in Jackson. The action-packed day included a catered lunch donated by Aplos, afternoon shoot, … Read more
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