2020 Special Events

Harald Baldr’s Greek Giveaway Contest

For just five days in July this summer, July 12th – July 16th, Harald Baldr hosted another Greek Giveaway Contest with a goal of raising $15,000 and a commitment that he would match up to $15,000.

Harald provided three items for the drawings. The first winner was Brett Baldwin from Saskatchewan, Canada, who won Leonidas’s Shield worth approximately 280 Euros. The second winner was Daniel Smith from England, who won Leonidas’s Helmet worth about 200 Euros. Our third and final winner was Tsering Kunga from California, USA, who won the statue of the Goddess of Knossos also worth about 200 Euros.

Our entire Team Leo’s Kids came through for this challenge and raised a total of $16,668 through our website on Paypal, Facebook fundraiser, and mailed in checks. Harald Baldr completely surprised us by matching every single dollar donated! So the total raised was an unbelievable $33,336! Thank you, Harald, and all Team Leo’s Kids!

Blood Drive

On Saturday, March 15, we held our first Leo’s Kids Blood Drive and it turned out even better than we could have imagined. Even during the time of the coronavirus crisis, so many incredible people decided to come out and make blood donation a priority.

We are grateful to each of the 65 people who came out to donate blood, including several doctors, social workers, some of our family members, and many volunteers who worked to make the drive a success and were also blood donors. We want to especially acknowledge and thank the hard work of the Red Cross staff and nurses who brought their knowledge and skill to provide screening of donors, testing and processing of the donated blood, and the medical supplies. Many thanks also to: Kwality Banquet which provided the venue; Fruit Agro which provided fruit for the event; 3 doctors from Civil Hospital – Dr. Krishna Hamal, Dr. Karun Shrestha, and Dr. Rachana Upreti – who volunteered at the event and donated blood; Rajendra Shrestha, the president, and Bikram Shrestha, the coordinator with Chisapani Public Welfare Society; and Harimaya Shrestha from the Leonardo Edward Shrestha Foundation, who coordinated for over two months with all who successfully executed this blood drive. Their efforts, along with all the volunteers and donors, have made a difference in the lives of patients at this especially important time.