7-Eleven® is Helping Change Kids’ Health at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Now and Until April 11.

Children’s hospitals are on the frontlines when it comes to protecting the health of future generations. But they can’t do it alone. 7-Eleven is serving their neighbors to meet their everyday needs. So together, we can build a better tomorrow. 

Through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, 7-Eleven wants to give families at Nicklaus Children’s the support they need to help kids receive the best possible care. 100% of donations through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals benefit our children’s hospital, supporting the health and well-being of kids through critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services. Allowing kids the opportunity to grow to their full potential. 

Today, and until April 11, participating 7-Eleven stores along with customers, neighbors, communities and business partners have joined forces to raise critical funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We know when we help fund medical treatments, equipment and facilities, we help ensure children live healthy, fulfilling lives. Fostering the inventors, artists, leaders and families of tomorrow.

Donate or round up your purchase today at participating 7-Eleven® stores to help make our community stronger by providing needed treatments for patients at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Your donation creates ripple effects that positively impact our community for years to come. Unlocking a world of possibilities! Patients like Leo, live their best life with the help of their children’s hospital — care that made a huge difference after his Leukemia diagnosis.

Shortly after his third birthday, Flavia and Stalin – Leo’s parents- began to notice significant bruising below the knees on their son, Leo. Their worries began growing after they realized that Leo was more tired than usual, presenting signs of difficulty breathing, and struggling to complete everyday activities.

Leo’s parents will never forget the last week of school, when they picked him up and decided to take him to the emergency department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for further testing, where more blood work, an x-ray and other imaging were performed. Testing that would soon determine their family’s journey for the next several years. That day, Flavia and Stalin received the news that no parent should ever have to hear – “your child has leukemia.”

Leo was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was immediately admitted and placed under the care of a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Nicklaus Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorder Institute, where he began his treatment plan.

Now more than three years since his diagnosis and start of treatment, Leo rang the golden bell. The golden bell at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital symbolizes the end of cancer treatment and a very joyous occasion for families. For Flavia, Stalin and Leo, the bell ringing means the end of a three and a half year journey filled with many ups and downs – consistency, structure, discipline and isolation.

Donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals support several programs at Nicklaus Children’s that give kids like Leo a world of possibility, including the outstanding Cancer and Blood Disorder Institute that gave Leo a second chance at life.

You and 7-Eleven are helping Nicklaus Children’s Hospital transform kids’ and families’ lives in South Florida now and in the future.