You never forget a nurse that touched your life especially your baby. The Jackson Chance Foundation is searching for family stories and nominations on a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse that has touched their lives for the second annual Owl Give Award.
The Jackson Chance Foundation wants to say “thank you” to NICU nurses everywhere and honor the super-human work they do for patients and families every day and night. NICU nurses are not only charged with caring for a baby’s health but they ensure families are able to weather the stress and emotional turmoil of having a baby in the hospital or a loss. These healthcare professionals are the unsung heroes of the NICU or as many like to call them “family”. To recognize these amazing humans Jackson Chance Foundation is honoring them for their courage, compassion, and dedication to improving outcomes for these special babies and their families. The Owl Give Award offers patients, families, and other members of the community an opportunity to recognize the special nurses who have touched their lives nationwide.
The Owl Give Award will be presented each year at Jackson Chance Foundation’s annual Ping Pong Ball. This year, the Fifth Annual Playing it Forward Ping Pong Ball, a fun and interactive ping pong party benefiting families with critically ill babies in the neonatal intensive care unit, will be held onThursday, November 9th starting at 5:30 p.m. Hosted at Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, the event will take place in the hotel’s spacious Fender Ballroom and Gibson Room with culinary treats and cocktails provided by Hard Rock Hotel Chicago and Mr. Brown's Lounge. Professional talent from Killerspin Table Tennis will demonstrate tips and tricks. Along with the ping pong tournament, the event will also feature raffles and silent auction packages. All proceeds benefit Jackson Chance Foundation's NICU Transportation Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital program (opened on September 21st.)
All nominees will receive a Certificate of Nomination in recognition of their achievement and a copy of the nomination statement, which shares the meaningful difference their work made for families. The Owl Give Award recipient will be presented with a certificate and trophy at the Ping Pong Ball on Thursday, November 9th. The Grand Prize is an all-expense paid vacation. In addition, the grand prize winner will receive 4 VIP tickets to the Ping Pong Ball for life! Last year, Beckie Tweedle of Northwestern Prentice Hospital in Chicago won the first-ever Owl Give Award nominated by Juliana Morgan for the care of her daughter Isabella Rose.
To Nominate
The 2017 nomination period runs until October 6th at midnight.NICU families are invited to fill out a short nomination form at the URL below and include their story (500-word limit) about how the NICU nurse impacted their life. Copies of family photos, videos or other supporting materials that highlight the nominee’s contribution are highly encouraged. All nominations are considered for two years. The JCF founders and board will select the winner. Award recipient must be able to attend the Ping Pong Ball to receive the award on November 9th. Nominations are accepted at http://www.jacksonchance.org/O WLGIVEAWARDNOMINATIONS.
About Jackson Chance Foundation (JCF)
At Jackson Chance Foundation (JCF), we remove the financial burden of parking fees, giving every family the opportunity to be with their child. Through our NICU Transportation Program, we partner with hospitals to provide complimentary parking passes for families with critically ill babies in the NICU. By providing these passes, we ensure that each NICU baby receives their basic human rights: advocacy, support, and human touch 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In short, we give families access – to the best hospitals, neonatal specialists, surgical abilities, and nursing staff that they otherwise may have to turn down because of the high cost of parking to get there. Our program is currently available at Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital. To date, all admin costs are covered by the founders’ family in honor of their son Jackson Chance, for whom the foundation was started in his legacy. For more information, please visit www.jacksonchance.org. JCF is an Illinois non-for-profit, tax exempt 501(c) (3) organization.
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