MARCH 31: Ann Arbor Walk 4 Kids to help four local children's agencies

The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to the conquest of cancer. The U-M Cancer Center works with world class physicians and scientists who share information and discoveries, making the U-M Cancer Center the largest pediatric oncology research effort in Michigan. The U-M Cancer Center has developed a specially designed Child and Family Life program that supports families whose children who are undergoing treatment for cancer or blood disorders.

The Ronald McDonald House of Ann Arbor provides a "home away from home" for families of children experiencing a serious illness or injury, requiring hospitalization or treatment on an outpatient basis. Since 1985, more than 12,000 families have stayed at the House to be minutes away from their hospitalized children when they are most needed.

The U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital have collectively provided the best in specialized care to hundreds of thousand of patients since opening in 1969 and 1950, respectively. Today, plans are underway to build a new $523 million, 1.1 million square-foot facility to house the children's and women's hospitals. More information about Mott and the new building project can be found online at www.mottchildrenshospital.org.