You can help kids at Phoenix Children’s keep learning and growing!
Make a difference todayYour care for the kids in your community can help them grow up to be amazing people and leaders. And that care does double the good this year with the Desert Financial Foundation Spring Fundraiser benefitting the 1 Darn Cool School at Phoenix Children’s!
Desert Financial Credit Union will match every dollar donated up to $50,000 to help the kids at Phoenix Children’s stay on track with their schooling! That means your money goes twice as far to help children continue to learn, grow and heal.
Every year, thousands of children like Valery (pictured above) need critical medical treatment at Phoenix Children’s. Because of your generosity, they will receive the support they need to continue their education while they recover through the 1 Darn Cool School at Phoenix Children’s.
This inspirational program is staffed by seven full-time master’s-level teachers and provided more than 11,000 patient education sessions in 2024. The 1 Darn Cool School gives kids at Phoenix Children’s a sense of normalcy as they recover, discover and shine. But it could not be done without the generous support of donors like you!
Desert Financial Foundation has committed to raising $50,000 for the 1 Darn Cool School this spring, and we need your help. Your tax-deductible donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000 (overall) by Desert Financial Credit Union! That’s a total of $100,000 to support the continuing education of the patients at Phoenix Children’s. Together we can make a difference!
At the age of 9, Valery found a lump in her neck. After blood work, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Valery was also diagnosed with degenerative valvular heart disease, a condition that causes calcium build up in the heart valves which can lead to heart failure, arrhythmia and even sudden death. Through it all, Valery has stayed connected to her education thanks to the support of 1 Darn Cool School. The program’s teachers helped her continue her studies, even during the most challenging moments of her health journey. Now in remission, Valery continues to share her love of music and art while inspiring others. Her mom says, “She is the most positive girl ever and is always spreading her joy and spark with everyone.”
“I’ve been at [1 Darn Cool] school since around third grade. Ms. Virginia helped me through a lot of years and time at school. My favorite memory with Ms. Virginia is probably that she always makes you want to learn. She gives you that push you need. She’s so loving. I love her so much.”
—Valery, 1 Darn Cool School Student
“My favorite memory of the school would be one with Valery because I spent a lot of time with Valery from third grade until now, and that memory was her saying, ‘Can you please come to school and work with me and bring one of those science experiments that you like to do?’ I said, ‘I will come’, so yeah, having the kids ask for us, it feels great!”
—Virginia, 1 Darn Cool School Teacher
$13.2 million total has been raised for the 1 Darn Cool School at Phoenix Children’s over the years, thanks to help from donors like you. Watch this video to see Desert Financial Foundation and Desert Financial Credit Union present a check at Phoenix Children’s for a record $2.25 million raised in 2024.
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