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About the "Poster Child"
About the "Poster Child"
Over the last 98 years of Tag Days, a tradition was established in which a child at Mott Children's Hospital was nominated to be the Poster Child for Tag Days each year. In addition to sharing their photo and story on our posters and website, this child and their family became a huge part of our event, joining medical students and faculty in the streets of Ann Arbor, and rallying the community to raise money to benefit ALL children in Washtenaw County. We haven't had a Poster Child in the past couple of years, in order to focus our event more on the recpients of our fundraising. We hope to keep these organizations at the center of our event, and you can learn more about their impact here!
This year, we are choosing to re-introduce a Poster Child, in addition to keeping many of the amazing organizations that we fund on our poster. Though the money raised during Tag Days does not directly fund the Poster Child, we feel that engagement with our Mott families is a cherished part of the Tag Days tradition that we look forward to every year. Tag Days would not be possible without involvement from the entire University of Michigan and Ann Arbor community and we are so grateful for everyone's continued support!
Meet Emilia, Age 6
Meet Emilia, Age 6
Emilia was diagnosed with high risk neuroblastoma on October 17th, 2023, only a month into her Kindergarten experience, at just 5 years old. Her port was placed on October 25th, and she was set to begin chemotherapy that same day. She woke up from the port placement surgery absolutely devastated to see the port sticking out of her chest. We all cried many tears over the situation, but we were so sad to learn that she thought meant she was no longer a beautiful princess. After some deep discussion about princesses going to battle when it mattered, Emilia the Warrior Princess was born.
Emilia stepped into her battle with a joyful spirit and unknowingly inspired hundreds, if not thousands of people with her lighthearted approach and resilient nature. She quite literally danced through a year of chemotherapy, surgeries, procedures, radiation, and immunotherapy. Emilia is currently nearing what we hope is the end of her treatment. We know Emilia is going to change the world and we are excited to watch her shine.
Emilia and her family represent all of our incredible Mott Families who have been an invaluable part of Tag Days over the years. We are so excited to have Emilia as our 2024 Tag Days Poster Child and we hope you will join us all in supporting children throughout Washtenaw County!
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