La Comida Guild Home Tour

Congrats Lauren! Well deserved!

La Comida Guild is proud to have selected Lauren Wilson as their Volunteer of the Year! Lauren joined La Comida Guild in 2007, and over her 19 years of service has helped with the website and logo rebrand and development, served as Home Tour Chair, been a part of the Greens, PR, Sponsorship and Silent Auction committees, was Vice President for two years and is currently in her second year as Guild President. Lauren says she grew up watching her mom and grandmother volunteer and saw firsthand the impact it made, so becoming a Guild member felt like a natural way to follow in their footsteps. Her fellow Guild members shared that Lauren consistently demonstrates a generous spirit of giving the embodies the vision and passion instilled by our Founding Mothers.

Congratulations Lauren! 💛

We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at George’s River Ranch for the All Guild Picnic, hosted by Kings Guild! We celebrated our collective 2025 fundraising efforts, and over $1.4 million was donated toward the The Guilds of Valley Children's ECMO endowment. Also, a special congratulations to our President Lauren Wilson for being chosen as our Volunteer of the Year! We truly appreciate everything you do. 💙

Last Thursday, we raised a glass to the incredible women who have led our Guild as Presidents over the years. Your dedication, vision, and heart have shaped everything we are today!

Volunteering is better with your mom 🩷

Jeri and Lauren are a mother-daughter duo from our La Comida Guild Home Tour who have a long legacy of service to our Valley Children's community. Jeri joined La Comida Guild in 1978 after seeing her mother volunteer, and Lauren then proudly followed in her mom's footsteps and joined the Guild in 2007. Both women love volunteering side-by-side and take immense pride in sharing a passion for helping us honor the mission of our founding mothers to provide the best healthcare to kids across the Valley. In this photo, Jeri (left) and Lauren (right), are preparing for La Comida Guild's annual Holiday Home Tour.

This Mother's Day, we are proud to recognize their story and show how one act of service can ripple through generations 🦒 To learn more about our The Guilds of Valley Children's and their impact, visit https://www.valleychildrens.org/support/guilds

Supported by the Guilds Pink Pig Fund, the “Care in Every Curl” initiative provides hair care bags with essentials especially designed for patients with curly and textured hair, ensuring they feel seen, supported and cared for.

“We want to make sure that everyone has what they need to feel good while they are in the hospital,” said Brittany Meyer, an acute care manager at Valley Children’s. “This is a small way to help with that.”

The Guilds Pink Pig Fund helps make programs like this possible, continuing its long-standing commitment to directly supporting patients and families while at the Hospital.

Click the link to read more about this program:
https://news.valleychildrens.org/nurses-and-staff-address-hair-care-gap-with-care-in-every-curl-initiative/

As we conclude our 2025 Impact Report highlights, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our 2024-2025 Coordinating Council Chair, Marla McClaskey, and our Coordinating Council Directors for their leadership and service that make an incredible impact on all that we do!

Click the link to read Marla’s closing remarks.https://www.valleychildrens.org/sites/default/files/Publications/2026/Guilds2025ImpactReport_web.pdf

The strength of the Guilds has always been its members. For generations, Guild members have stood alongside Valley Children’s, championing its mission, uniting philanthropy and rallying the community in support of the care Valley Children’s provides. You’re invited to become a member or support the work of the Guilds through their fundraising events.

Click the link to learn more about our commitment to the Guilds and receive a close-up look at the heart and soul of our Guilds.https://www.valleychildrens.org/sites/default/files/Publications/2026/Guilds2025ImpactReport_web.pdf