Grimm Gala Raises $804,000 for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and New Partnership is Announced
January 30 2017 - 12:14PM
Business Wire
Friends of Doernbecher Endowment Combines
with Grimmster Endowment to Create the Doernbecher Children’s
Hospital Foundation’s Largest Endowment
Hosted by the cast and crew of NBC’s hit drama “Grimm,” the
third and final Grimm Gala took place on Saturday, January 28 and
raised $804,000 for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. In total,
the three Grimm Galas, presented by Comcast and NBCUniversal, have
raised $1.5 million to support an endowment established by actor
Sasha Roiz, who plays Captain Sean Renard on “Grimm,” which is set
and filmed in Portland. All money raised through sponsorships,
individual ticket sales, the special appeal, and auction at the
sold-out event go to the Grimmster Endowment that provides OHSU
Doernbecher patients and their families support for uncompensated
travel, lodging and other services integral to their care and
comfort.
The $804,000 raised was a record-breaker for the three-year
event, more than doubling the amount raised at last year’s Gala. At
the end of the evening, Roiz announced that the volunteer group,
Friends of Doernbecher, will combine its $2.2 million Friends of
Doernbecher Endowment for Medical Care with the Grimmster
Endowment, to create the Friends of Doernbecher and Grimmster
Endowment. This merger creates the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Foundation’s single largest endowed fund, totaling $3.7
million.
“I’m thrilled that Friends of Doernbecher has decided to amend
its endowment purpose to mirror the 'Grimmster Endowment,'” said
Roiz, who also serves as a Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Foundation board member. “By bringing these two resources together,
we can help three times the number of families.” Roiz concluded his
remarks by saying, “We’ll never forget you, Portland. And we’ll
never forget you, Doernbecher.”
Rodrigo Lopez, Regional Senior Vice-President of Comcast in
Oregon and Southwest Washington, welcomed the gala attendees and
recognized the cast and crew members of “Grimm” as “an important
chapter in the history of this region’s television life.” He went
on to observe that Comcast “believes in the healing work being done
at Doernbecher as much as the Grimm cast does,” and that “being
active participants in the communities we call home is a core value
of Comcast’s business.”
Grimm Gala attendees bid furiously on “Grimm” memorabilia from
the show, as well as merchandise designed specifically for the
event by Nike’s legendary shoe designer, Tinker Hatfield. The
shoes, considered a collector’s item, were autographed by Hatfield
and the cast of “Grimm,” thus adding to their value.
Event Social Media InformationEvent
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About “Grimm”
"Grimm" is a drama series inspired by the classic Grimm
Brothers’ set of fairy tales. After Portland homicide detective
Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers he’s descended from an
elite line of criminal profilers known as Grimms, he increasingly
finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new
responsibilities as a Grimm. Bitsie Tulloch, Russell Hornsby, Silas
Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Bree Turner and Claire
Coffee also star. “Grimm” is a Universal Television and Hazy Mills
production.
About OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital:
OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital ranks among the nation’s
Best Children’s Hospitals. Its physicians and nurses provide a full
range of specialty and subspecialty care to tens of thousands of
children annually, resulting in 200,000 discharges, surgeries,
transports and outpatient visits annually in a patient- and
family-centered environment. OHSU Doernbecher providers also travel
throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington, providing specialty
care to more than 3,000 children at more than 200 outreach clinics
in 15 locations. Using state-of-the-art, secure two-way video and
audio communication, OHSU Doernbecher’s Telemedicine Network
connects pediatric intensivists and neonatologists to emergency
room physicians statewide to help evaluate time-critical pediatric
patient needs and assist with treatment plans.
About Comcast Corporation:
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technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video,
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marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global
audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of
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picture company, significant television production operations, a
leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and
a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a
subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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