The Children’s Hospital Foundation has announced its Champion Child for 2024.

She is 15-year-old Janessa Dumas Colomb from Mathias Colomb Cree Nation and she is the first First Nation Champion Child.

Andrew Ferris, Program Director with the Foundation shares the importance of the Champion Child Role.

“Every single year, we choose a child to act as an ambassador for the over 140 thousand kids that need our hospital every single year. They are individuals with incredibly resilient stories, they are brave and spirited and they share their story to our community and rally the community to support our cause.”

At age 6, Janessa was diagnosed with kidney failure and by age 12 had a kidney transplant at HSC Children’s Hospital.

She is dedicating this year to raise money to help the other children in the province who need the hospital’s services.

You can hear from Janessa on Thompson Today this afternoon at 12:40 and 5:10.