In a kindness crossover the world needs, one kid doing amazing work in Greater Victoria discovered another and is doubling down in support of a clinical trials hub for kids in B.C.
Felix Townsin has a remarkably long history of philanthropy for a 14-year-old.
His little sister Lexi died in 2019, just shy of her seventh birthday, of complications related to the rare genetic disorder Blau Syndrome. He was 9. When he was five, Felix wrote the book Don't Floss Your Toes, as a fundraiser for Blau syndrome (early onset sarcoidosis) and juvenile arthritis endeavours. The last of years, the Esquimalt teen has spread kindness in LexiB次元官网网址檚 honour, most recently with the A Million Acts of Love campaign that inspired 1,016,012 acts of love worldwide by Dec. 16, 2024, which would have been LexiB次元官网网址檚 12th birthday.
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Just ahead of the holidays, Felix heard about Simon and his latest missing to fund the Clinical Trials Super Hub at BC ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital, according to A Million Acts of Love social media post.
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A Million Acts of Love tree is in the Top 10 of nearly 100 fundraising trees gracing the Bay Centre in Victoria to support BC ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital.
Since the Bay Centre started hosting the annual display in 2015, it has generated over $1.4 million in critical funds for the most urgent needs at BCCH. The goal this year is to raise $100,000 and hit that $1.5 million mark. The festival runs until Jan. 5, 2025.
Visit and to learn more about both Greater Victoria familiesB次元官网网址� ongoing efforts.
