Champions for Children’s

You give lifesaving answers to kids and families who need them most. Funds raised through Champions for Children’s go to Boston Children's Hospital's Every Child Fund—providing expert care, research breakthroughs and support services to patients battling serious illnesses.

One of those kids is Avianna.

Avianna’s heart was failing as she waited for a heart transplant. She needed an artificial heart—an external device that takes over when a patient’s heart can’t pump enough blood to the lungs. Avianna was the first patient at Boston Children’s to test a new, portable version of an artificial heart and a custom stroller to carry it. The device’s small size and user-friendly interface gave Avianna and her family a level of freedom not possible with the standard, large artificial heart. The device kept Avianna’s heart going until she received a heart transplant at Boston Children's. Today, Avianna is back home with her family in New York State—a brave little girl with the chance to grow up happy and healthy.

See Your Impact

Since 1997, Champions for Children's has raised over $85 million for kids across the globe. We're grateful for the dedication of the committee members who work to make this event a success!

Committee
Shaun Benderson, Benderson Development
Anthony Bond, Bond Brothers, Inc.
Sam Byrne, CrossHarbor Capital Partners
Brian Davis, CrossHarbor Capital Partners
Bob Eddy, BJ's Wholesale Club
John Fish, Suffolk Construction
Mike Fish, Dellbrook | JKS
Keith Gelb, Rockpoint Group
Tom Gilbane, Rockpoint Group
Robert Griffin, Newmark (Founding Chair)
Marci Griffith Loeber, Griffith Properties
Lisa Hogarty, Boston Children's Hospital
Jenny Holaday, Encore Boston Harbor
Bill Kane, BioMed Realty
Douglass Karp, New England Development
Hunter Kass, Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Mike Keegan, M&T Bank
Reshma Kewalramani, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Bryan Koop, Boston Properties
Sol Kumin, Leucadia Asset Management, LLC
Stacia MacNaught, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Edward Maher, Jr., Newmark 
Brian McDonough, Edge Performance Systems
Paula Quan, Boston Children's Hospital
Spencer Raymond, Rockpoint Group
Jack Sebastian, Goldman Sachs
Steven Smith, UBS
Zachary Tramonti, FGS Global, Inc.
Pete Trovato, Copley Equity Partners
Joseph Zink, Atlantic Management

Honorary Committee
Steve Barnes, Bain Capital (Senior Advisor)
Doug Berthiaume
Jay Calnan, J. Calnan & Associates
Steve Corkin
Joel Cutler, General Catalyst Partners
Bob Davis, Highland Capital
Paul Edgerley, Bain Capital (Senior Advisor) 
Robert Greene, G. Greene Construction
Corey Griffin, BC-GUMPS/Corey C. Griffin Foundation
Rob Hale, Granite Telecommunications
Stephen Karp, New England Development
Jonathan Kraft, The Kraft Group
David Lucchino, Frequency Therapeutics
Kristin Mugford, Harvard Business School
Larry Raffone, Financial Engines
Steven Samuels, Samuels & Associates