Events & Happenings

2013 R Baby Hero Award: Marcel Herbst
R Baby Hero AwardHonoring Inspiring and Dedicated Volunteers Helping Us Save Babies' Lives
We are proud to announce that Marcel Herbst, R Baby Board Member for five years and a passionate volunteer and advocate for the Foundation, is R Baby’s 2013 recipient of the annual Hero award. Learn about Marcel's invaluable contribution to R baby foundation »

2013 R Baby 1stMEDICAL Hero Award:
Dr. Marc Auerbach & Dr. David Kessler

R Baby Hero Award
Our first R Baby Medical Hero Award will go to a young team of doctors that has been helping us since the very first year and who continue to work extremely hard and tirelessly above and beyond what our funding has been. Learn about MarC and David's invaluable contribution to R baby foundation »

R Baby Honored at Goryeb Children's Hospital
10th Anniversary

Goryeb Children's Hospital 10th AnniversaryOn October 25th, 2012 Goryeb Children’s Hospital celebrated their 10th Anniversary Gala in Whippany, New Jersey. The event featured Guest Celebrity Chef Fabio Viviani and highlighted their many accomplish- ments during their 10 years of excellence in treating children throughout
New Jersey.

R Baby was proud to be honored at the event for our 5-year partnership with Goryeb and the life-saving programs we fund including our top ten best practices to improve hospital and family communication shared with hospitals throughout New Jersey and nationally as well through conferences.

Zimmet Healthcare Event Donates to R Baby
Zimmet Healthcare EventThank you to Marc Zimmet and Zimmet Healthcare Services Group for inviting R Baby to Atlantic City to receive a $10,000 donation. Zimmet Healthcare works with geriatric patients and Marc’s understanding of vulnerable populations runs deep. His generosity to R Baby brings his care of our fellow citizens to the full circle of life from newborns to the elderly. We are deeply touched and honored by his commitment to our cause.

R Baby Publication on Pediatric
Simulation Education Wins Award!

A recent article on skills education research supported by R Baby was selected by The Society for Simulation in Healthcare as one of the best articles for 2011-2012 and will be presented at their 2013 International Meeting.

Congratulations to 2013 R Baby Medical Hero Award winners Dr. Marc Auerbach and Dr. David Kessler!

R Baby Honored by Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Gifts for Good CalendarWe are excited to announce that R Baby has been selected for Morgan Stanley’s 2013 Gifts for Good Calendar. Each year, a select number of impactful non-profits are selected from hundreds of nominations and are featured in the calendar shared with clients and the public and distributed to 14,000 advisors at the firm. In addition, a flipbook link has been shared with all 26,000 branch employees and the same announcement will be shared with all non-branch employees. 200 of the calendars were also included in gift bags for their recent Go Red event.

Organizations are selected that are both geographically and mission diverse, are solving problems in unique ways, and are working to make their local communities, the nation and the world a better place. We are honored to have been chosen for this amazing opportunity and we thank Lee Nesser for nominating R Baby as well as for his passion, kindness and drive.

Third Annual Pediatric Infectious Disease Symposium
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Mount Sinai Hospital
R Baby Foundation is proud to sponsor the Third Annual Pediatric Infectious Disease Symposium at Mount Sinai Hospital on Wednesday, October 31st. Led by Dr. Adam Vella of Mount Sinai, the event attracts over 250 emergency physicians and top pediatric speakers from the top children's hospitals across the nation. The event will feature current state of the art evidence, opinions, and practice in pediatric emergency medicine related to specific infectious emergencies and will include simulation training.

Mother's Day Run/Walk 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010 | 8:00am-11:30am | Central Park, NYC
We are thrilled that so many of you came out to support us. Over 9,000 people participated and together, we raised over $550,000. Donations are still coming in. It was an amazing day, especially seeing all the families who came out to support R Baby on their holiday for a worthwhile cause.
Run/Walk 2010
Run/Walk 2010
Run/Walk 2010
Run/Walk 2010
Photos by Bird's Nest Productions

The Rhiannon Necklaces for a Cause
The Colorado Chapter was started in honor of Rhiannon McMurray who lost her life at only 9 days old to an undetected virus. Shi's Jewelry Box is proud to offer a new necklace set, "The Rhiannon" — nearly 70% of proceeds goes to R Baby. LEARN MORE »