Join us at WineFest No. 29—A Toast to Children’s Health for an unforgettable evening celebrating our legacy of hope and the promise of a healthier future for generations of children. Your presence at WineFest directly supports the groundbreaking work that helps children survive and thrive.

This is the true vintage of WineFest: a proud tradition of trailblazing discoveries at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital. With your partnership, we will continue to uncork breakthroughs that transform pediatric care and create brighter tomorrows for children everywhere.

Notable accomplishments include: 

• Performing the first pediatric open-heart surgeries using hypothermia and cross-circulation
• Completing the first successful pediatric bone marrow transplant from a non-twin donor
• Conducting the first pediatric kidney biopsy
• Performing the first bone marrow transplant to treat a lethal skin disease in children, demonstrating that stem cells can repair injured tissue
• Developing a pioneering technique for kidney transplantation in infants
• Creating the high-frequency chest compression system for treating cystic fibrosis
• Advancing less invasive approaches to pediatric heart repair, including leading-edge trials of the pediatric Berlin Heart device
• Achieving several global firsts in transplantation: the first transplant to treat lymphoma, the first transplant for an inherited metabolic disease, and the world’s first umbilical cord blood transplant using pre-implantation genetic testing to ensure a perfect match
• Helping establish Minnesota as the first state in the nation to implement universal newborn screening for congenital CMV
• Earning recognition in 2021 as one of only 31 Rare Disease Centers of Excellence in the United States
• Being ranked the top children’s hospital in the Twin Cities for 18 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report
• Ranking 7th nationally among pediatric departments for NIH research funding, according to the 2024 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research 

Together, we will continue to drive innovations that change—and save—children’s lives. We can’t wait to celebrate with you at WineFest No. 29! 

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