Welcome to August’s edition of ShrineLines! This edition features the 2024 Chicago Marathon, Dr. Srikumar Pillai, and Planned Giving.
2024 Chicago Marathon
The 2024 Chicago Marathon is on Sunday, October 13th. This year, 29 runners are dedicating their run to and fundraising for Shriners Children’s Chicago.
100% of the money runners raise goes to Shriners Children’s Chicago to improve the lives of children by providing innovative pediatric specialty care, cutting-edge research, and outstanding medical education. Our runners help provide the most amazing care anywhere, regardless of the family’s ability to pay or insurance status.
Tune in to this new podcast featuring Dr. Srikumar Pillai as he delves into Shriners Children’s innovative treatment approach for chest wall deformities like pectus excavatum and pediatric surgery for feeding tubes.Listen here.
Srikumar Pillai, M.D., is a board-certified pediatric and general surgeon at Shriners Children’s Chicago. Dr. Pillai provides treatment for chest wall reconstruction, congenital malformations, the Nuss procedure and care for pectus excavatum (sunken chest) in children. He also provides general surgery services for patients such as gastrostomy feeding tubes (G-tube and Mic-Key button) and nasogastric tubes.
Planned Giving
Remembering Shriners Children’s Chicago with a bequest from your estate will give health and hope to children now and into the future.
The advantages of creating a bequest include:
A bequest costs nothing now, yet gives you the satisfaction of knowing you have provided for Shriners Children’s Chicago in the future
You retain control of and use of your assets during your lifetime
You can modify your bequest if your circumstances or priorities change
Estate gifts to Shriners Children’s Chicago are exempt from federal estate taxes
Contact Dan Winter, Senior Director of Philanthropy, to learn more.
Email: dwinter@shrinenet.org
Phone: (773) 385-5805
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If you have questions regarding this email, please contact Donor Relations via email or call 844-739-0849.
