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
Ian Frenette, Heritage Sports Ventures
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
Larry LaFreniere, Electric Supply Center
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

Atlantic Management
Barings Real Estate 
Boston Bruins 
Boston Properties
BR+A Consulting Engineers
C/W Design Group, Inc.
Century Drywall Inc.
Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Copley Equity Partners / Fox Rock / Peter Trovato 
Cox Engineering
Dellbrook | JKS
Delta Air Lines 
E.M. Duggan
Eastdil Secured 
Edward G. Sawyer Co., Inc.
Electric Supply Center 
Elkus Manfredi Architects
EQ Office
Sandi & Geoffrey Fenwick
G. Greene Construction Co., Inc.
Gale Associates
Goulston & Storrs 
Keith & Debbie Gelb
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 
Gleeson Powers, Inc. 
Global Partners
Greatland, Singerman, Rockwood
Greystar
Haley & Aldrich and McNamara · Salvia, Structural Engineers 
Lisa & Larry LaFreniere
M&T Bank 
Tiffany & Mick Mountz
New Balance
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Red Sox Foundation
Geoff & Laura Rehnert 
RSM
Devette Russo & Bob Pfeifer
Shields Health Solutions
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett  
State Electric Corporation
Sweeney Drywall Finishes Corp.
Synergy Investments
The Select Group of Companies 
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Turner Construction Company
Winstanley Enterprises 
Wise Construction

A. Murphy Inc. 
AEW Capital Management
American Plumbing & Heating
Amica
Anchor Line Partners 
Bain Capital Real Estate
Boston Children’s Heart Foundation
Boston Global Investors
Boston Pediatric Neurosurgery Foundation, Inc.
Brown & Brown, Inc.
Bulfinch
Linda & Ben Butcher 
Cannistraro
CannonDesign
Carlysle Engineering
Children’s Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation, Inc.
Children’s Hospital Pathology Foundation, Inc.
Children’s Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc.
Children’s Orthopedic Surgery Foundation 
Children’s Sports Medicine Foundation, Inc.
Children’s Urological Foundation, Inc.
CHMC Anesthesia Foundation
CHMC Cardiovascular Surgical Foundation
CHMC Otolaryngologic Foundation, Inc. 
Cives Steel Company
CKM Construction LLC
Collins Electric Company 
Commodore Builders 
Davis
DivcoWest
ENE Systems, Inc. (x2)
Environmental Health & Engineering
Epsilon Associates, Inc. 
Fischbach and Moore Electric Group, LLC. 
Frias Family Foundation
Jeff & Mary Furber
G&C Concrete 
Greenwood Industries
Hinckley Allen
Hobbs Brook Real Estate 
isgenuity
J. Calnan & Associates 
J.C. Higgins Corporation
Janitronics Building Services
JDL Corporate Interiors, Inc.
JK Glass Company
J&M Brown 
JM Electrical Company, Inc.
Allan Jones
KPMG (x2)
Lee Kennedy Company
Lighthouse Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Marsh 
McDonald Electrical Corporation
Murphy Electric & Industrial Control, LLC
National Land Tenure Co.
Northstar Project & Real Estate Services
Oxford Properties
Pavilion Floors
PAYETTE
Related Beal
Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. 
Riverside Risk Advisors LLC.
R.J. Kelly Co.
R.W. Sullivan Engineering
Shepley Bulfinch
Skanska USA
SPS New England, Inc.
Stanley Elevator Company, Inc.
State Street Corporation 
Steve Smith, UBS
Superior Plumbing Inc.
TA Realty  
The Baupost Group
The Fallon Company, LLC
The Leif Family    
The Welch Corp.
Tishman Speyer
TREVIICOS Corporation 
Unified Construction Group
VHB
Viscom Systems, Inc. 
Willis Tower Watson, Liberty Mutual Surety, Travelers Insurance
Yusen Associates & Illuminate