Stories of Care & Discovery

A Decade of Fundraising for the Kids

Over the past decade, supporters, sponsors, and underwriters from the Charlottesville community and beyond have helped raise more than $2 million at the Main Event, a black-tie charity gala held once a year to benefit patients and families at UVA…

A Decade of Fundraising for the Kids

When a Little Change Makes a Big Difference

Can pennies, nickels, and dimes impact patients and families at UVA Children’s Hospital? Thanks to an outpouring of community support for the “Change 4 Children” campaign at 15 Panera Bread franchises across the state of Virginia, the answer is “yes…

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When a Little Change Makes a Big Difference

Monitoring Vitals, Building Hope

When pediatric cardiologist Jeff Vergales and pediatric cardiac nurse practitioner Leslie Peregoy see an iPad, they think of much more than checking their emails or reading the news. For them—and a steadily increasing number of parents at UVA…

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Monitoring Vitals, Building Hope
Ginny and Jennifer Marshall (left and right) share a moment with their favorite doctor, Kim Dunsmore, at a Jennifer Fund Golf tournament to support pediatric cancer research.

Part of the Family

It was the Sunday before elven-year-old Jennifer Marshall was to start middle school. She had been running a fever and not feeling well the week prior, so her mother Ginny Marshall decided to take Jennifer to their local emergency room in Blacksburg…

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Part of the Family