Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Hello all,

My name is Daniela Cabral, and I'm the aunt of Rachel Ortiz. 

As some of you may already know, our family is grieving the loss of our sassy little girl Rachel Ortiz.  Her untimely departure has left us heartbroken, speechless, with a mix of a million other emotions.  We are thankful for all the thoughts and prayers from all our friends and family.  This is a wound that will never heal and we will have to learn to live with. 

When Rachel became ill, she was transported to the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.  There is no doubt, that they did everything they could to save her.  In addition, the nurses and doctors at the hospital were very attentive, patient, and understanding with her parents and the rest of her family.  They provided a trained professional to help break the news to the other children.  The quality of care provided by these medical professionals was no less than superb. Unfortunately,  Rachel lost her battle with diabetes (Diabetic Ketoacidosis) on Sept. 7, 2020.

The family would like to honor Rachel by making a donation to the CHLA. The family would also like to especially thank the CHLA PICU department, and especially her Nurse Laura.  During our four day stay did we realize how we forget that people are faced with unfortunate events and circumstances every day. We weren't the only family in the waiting room fighting tears.  While we are out and about, there are innocent children in the hospital, fighting for their lives.  The staff of medical professionals at CHLA are doing God's work by helping save these babies.   By donating, we can help take care of more children on Rachel's behalf and memory. 

If you would like to make an additional donation in her memory, please donate to the American Diabetes Association.  Click the link below.

ADA In Memory Donations 

Thank you all for reading this.  Thank you for your donations. Hug your children and loved ones. Say 'I love you'. Don't sweat the small stuff. Believe in God's plan.

The Buckley School's Children's Hospital Club, a student run organization on campus, has been dedicated to raising money and awareness for the hospital for the past few years. With the spread of COVID-19, the already overwhelmed health care system is struggling to provide their brave staff with personal protection equipment and other essential resources in their fight again the global pandemic. Without additional funding, The Children’s hospital Los Angeles may not be able to adequately protect the countless high-risk patients in its facilities. All proceeds, on behalf of the Buckley school community, will be donated to the CHLA COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. Additionally, Bank of America has promised to match all donations dollar-for-dollar. To learn more about their initiative, please visit the link below. As we are hoping to quantify the Buckley Community's contribution to the fund, we hope that you will donate through this Gofundme.


"Your gift to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Bank of America to help provide critical protection from COVID-19 for uniquely vulnerable children, families and staff, and support Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as it provides the best possible care to all our patients throughout this crisis." -CHLA website 
 

https://secure1.chla.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2940&mfc_pref=T&2940.donation=form1&s_src=covid1920hps

UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that Paul Scheer (from How Did This Get Made and Veep fame) will be our guest for the /Filmcast review of TRANSFORMERS! 

Original post: Over the past decade, the /Filmcast podcast has spent over 30 person-hours watching Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS films. They are terrible films, they make us feel bad about humanity, and they make us feel bad about cinema.

Despite this, we have received many requests for us to watch TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT. We don't want to see this film. We don't want to review it. But we are willing to do it.

However, in the interests of balancing a terrible act with an amazing act, we'd like to use this opportunity to raise some money for charity. If you help us raise at least $500, the three co-hosts of the /Filmcast will see and review TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT for the /Filmcast podcast.

All money raised in this GoFundMe will be donated towards the LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. According to GoFundMe, here's how that works:

All donations are made directly to PayPal Giving Fund (a 501(c)(3) charitable organization). After the deduction of applicable GoFundMe platform and payment processing fees, PayPal Giving Fund delivers the funds they receive on a monthly basis.

Charities are encouraged to enroll with PayPal Giving Fund to receive their funds. If, after reasonable efforts, they cannot deliver donations to this charity, the funds may be donated to another charity per PayPal Giving Fund’s policies.

• Providing advanced medical treatments for children with complex illnesses.
• Investing in research to develop innovative therapies and cures.
• Training future healthcare professionals dedicated to pediatric care.
• Expanding outreach programs to support underserved communities.