Play Games. Heal Kids.

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About Extra Life

Extra Life is a fundraising program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®. The Extra Life community fundraises year-round to Change Kids’ Health to Change the Future. Local donations support Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and fund critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, along with innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment and child life services.

Game to heal kids today.

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How to Participate in Extra Life

Sign Up

Pledge to play games from your home or online on any day that works for you.

Fundraise & Recruit

Ask your family, friends and coworkers to donate to your fundraising and recruit others to join your team.

Change Lives

Raise funds, have fun, and help the kids at Lurie Children’s!

The difference you make

As a nonprofit hospital, we depend on donations to provide everything to make Lurie Children’s the very best place for kids. When you host a fundraiser, the dollars you raise help deliver healthier futures for every child.

$100

is enough help make a child’s hospital stay a more positive experience with activities, supplies and toys

$250

provides patients with the support they need to thrive after lengthy hospital stays

$500

supports clinical trials to help discover new or more effective treatment options

$1,000

means we can attract the very finest candidates and train the next generation of specialists

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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® raise funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations made in the Chicago area stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care at Lurie Children’s.