Extra Life is a year-round fundraising initiative that culminates in a 24-hour gaming challenge, where participants can play from the comfort of their own homes while supporting their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Last year, Extra Life raised more than $77,000 for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

The concept of Extra Life is that people pledge their support to the gamers to play any games they wish for an allotted amount of time. Participants are encouraged to participate in a 24-hour National Game Day, which will be on November 4 this year, but they are able to do this any day of the year for any amount of time they’d like. Fundraising begins on January 1, 2017 and ends on December 31, 2017.

To get involved or request more information on this year’s Extra Life activities for Connecticut Children’s please contact, Marissa Troiano.

Extra Life unites thousands of gamers around the world to play games in support of their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Since its inception in 2008, Extra Life has raised more than $30 million for sick and injured kids. Sign up today and dedicate a day of play for kids in your community!

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Experience the thrill of joining more than 800 runners, walkers and fun runners in Connecticut Children’s largest 5K road race event! This inspirational morning features music, inflatables, refreshments, kids’ activities, mascots and more.

The 5K certified course is fast and flat – a great Manchester Road Race qualifier – and circles the historic Wethersfield Town Green. Prizes for the top three male/female finishers in each age category.

The JK Kids K is one of the largest fun runs in the area and is chip timed with amazing LEGO prizes in 4 age categories!

The Charity Walk allows all ages and paces to join in the fun and walk for the cause.

Individual and team fundraising is available at jamiesrun.org.

Register Today!

Jamie Knotts was only 5 months old when she passed away from a rare liver cancer. Over the past seven years, Jamie’s Run has raised more than $330,000 for Cancer Clinical Trials and Family Support Programs at Connecticut Children’s in her name.

Your participation supports leading-edge cancer research, providing essential resources necessary to find a cure. Beyond the medicine, emotional and financial assistance is crucial to families fighting this disease. The diagnosis of a child with cancer is devastating. Until a cure is found, the mission of Jamie’s Run is to care for the whole family as they move through treatment and beyond.

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Schedule:

7:30 am Registrations and Refreshments
9:00 am 5K Road Race and Charity Walk
10:00 am Kids’ K Fun Run
10:20 am Awards and Prizes

A wondrous place for you and me We’ve rolled out the magic carpet to fly to a whole new world. This year’s Gala will transport you to an exotic Arabian marketplace and palace featuring live musicians, fortune tellers and a henna tattoo artist. You will be amazed by an exhilarating fire performance troupe, belly dancers, and world-renowned mentalist Craig Karges. This year’s Gala will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Connecticut Convention Center. Your support of the Gala ensures that all children, from infants to adolescents, receive the highly specialized medical and surgical services Connecticut Children’s offers. From neurosurgery to oncology, to orthopedics, and everything in between, our accomplished pediatric subspecialists treat even the most complex conditions in a state-of-the-art facility designed especially for kids. This year’s Bid 4 Kidz will support the new Infusion and Dialysis Center, the first of its kind in Connecticut. Connecticut Children’s is committed to enhancing the care experience for children who need infusion therapy. Patients who need infusion therapy on a regular basis for extended periods of time may begin to feel defined by their disease. Receiving treatment in an over-crowded, windowless room can make that definition bleak and discouraging. By making a gift in support of the new Center, you are providing a space that will effectively redefine a child’s outlook on life and on themselves. We invite you to participate by attending, donating or sponsoring the Gala, serving as a member of the Honorary Committee or donating an auction for our live or silent auction. For more details, please call Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation at 860-537-5700. Register Sponsorship Opportunities Donate to Bid4Kidz

Thank you to our sponsors

Aladdin Sponsors Jasmine Sponsors Magic Carpet Sponsors Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. Barnes Group Foundation M. Frank Higgins & Co., Inc. Tea Leaf Realty Sultan Sponsor Hooker & Holcombe Abu Sponsors Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Connecticut Hospital Association Fairview Capital Partners Hartford Yardgoats Hartford Healthcare Federal Credit Union Hoffman Auto Group Mandell/Braunstein Family Standard Builders, Inc. View Available Sponsorship Opportunities