2009 Presentation to the Stollery Hospital

The Evan Ty Jenkins Pediatric Research Foundation operating as “Treasure Life” are pleased to provide you with this brief update on how your donation dollars were allocated in 2009.

Thank you for your support in the past and in helping us to assist the Cardiac Kids at the Stollery Childrens Hospital.

Rick Jenkins and Shauna Jenkins present a $30,000 check to Dr. Yashu Coe. Pediatric Cardiologist at the Stollery Hospital. The presentation was done at the ultra modern catheterization lab in the Mazankowski Heart Institute on Dec. 4, 2009. Dr. Coe works very closely with with pediatric and heart transplant patients at the Stollery and is world renowned for his work in the catheterization field. Funds are to be utilized for medical and research equipment, educational books and patient support pursuant to our objectives as filed with the Charities Directorate.

As a special Christmas surprise and to help keep the Cardiac Kids busy during their stay at the Stollery, we also purchased $1,500 worth of Nintendo DS and Playstation portables along with over 15 games. These will be utilized on the ward as well as the outpatient clinic.

Some of the kids waiting for heart transplant can be in hospital over a year so we know these will be well utilized!   

We continue with our educational series at schools to spread the word and educate about congenital and acquired cardiac heart disease. 1 in 100 children will be born with a congenital heart defect.