December 8, 2022

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Festival of Trees, the largest annual fundraiser for Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, returned in person this year for its two signature events, Tinsel on the Town and Festival Gala. The events raised over $1.97 million for critical programs and services at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. Festival of Trees is organized by the Mary Bridge Children's Foundation in partnership with the Mary Bridge Brigade. The Brigade is the hospital's largest donor and, since its founding in 1921, has raised more than $50 million for Mary Bridge Children's Hospital programs and services. Presenting sponsors for this year's Festival of Trees were E9 Brewing Company and Tom & Meg Names Family Foundation. The Mary Bridge Children's Foundation supports uncompensated care and clinical and community programs not covered by insurance for patients and families at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma. Mary Bridge Children's serves more than 300,000 children each year. More than half of the families served at Mary Bridge Children's are low-income, and more than 60 percent of families are on Medicaid. Founded in 1955, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital is the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington, and also provides primary, specialty and urgent care services at its outpatient centers and clinics across the South Sound, including Tacoma, Puyallup, Gig Harbor, Olympia, Auburn, Covington, Maple Valley, Federal Way, Bonney Lake and Poulsbo.