Stop #10: Grammy Rehearsals, Staples Center, Los Angeles
On February 8, 2013, Get Well Soon Tour went on a field trip with exclusive access to the Grammy rehearsals. It was our 10th stop and first out-patient visit. Jamming with a guitar and sing-alongs, eight children and Get Well Soon Tour crew rolled in style in a stretch limo from Mattel Children’s Hospital to Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. In addition to watching bands rehearse, we also visited backstage with The Black Keys, received hugs from Miranda Lambert, played in a photo booth with B.O.B., hung with Pauly D and Jay Sean, and goofed around with Sky Blu from LMFAO. All in all, it was a very fun and exhausting day, full of smiles, laughter, and awe of the talent in the building.
Stop #9 at the Childrens Hospital of Michigan
On Friday July 20th singer, songwriter Mike Posner stopped by Childrens Hospital of Michigan. This was the 9th stop on the Get Well Soon Tour and our first visit to Detroit.
A native of Detroit, Mike had an amazing day signing autographs, taking pictures, and hanging out with over 20 patients. The kids even got him involved in a heated game of mini-basketball.
Best known for hits like, “Cooler Than Me” & “Please Don’t Go”, Mike more recently helped write & produce Justin Bieber’s smash hit ”Boyfriend”.
Big thanks goes to everyone at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, the entire Posner Team, and all of the patients and their families for helping create a truly special day!
Stop #8 at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City
On June 19, musicians Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antonoff of the band FUN. joined Get Well Soon Tour at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City to visit with young patients and their families.
Creating a private, intimate concert for the hospital’s young patients, FUN. performed their hit single “We Are Young” and then went room-to-room for personalized visits and photos. See more on JustJared.com.
Thanks, FUN.!
-GWST Team
Stop #7 at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
On June 1, recording artist John Legend, visited the kids of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles with Get Well Soon Tour.
While visiting with some truly amazing Sickle Cell and Hematology patients, John made sure that there were smiles all around the room. He also surprised everyone with an incredible live set, singing “Ordinary People” and “Green Light.” Check out this JustJared.com post.
Thanks, John!
-GWST Team
Special shout out to Bruno Mars and team!
Stop #6 on the tour took place at Children’s Hospital LA in Los Angeles, CA.
Just after being awarded four GRAMMY nominations, Bruno Mars and his team brought big smiles, good music and extra guitars to brighten the days of all of the kids in attendance.
Thanks, Bruno!
- GWST Team
Stop #5 at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
On August 24, hit-music crew Maroon 5, visited the kids of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Taking time out of their busy summer tour, artists Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael and James Valentine stopped in Baltimore, MD to brighten the days of some very special patients at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Preparing to open a brand new hospital building in April 2012, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center will be incorporating pastoral care and a meditation room, new food technologies and in-room internet service for its young patients and their families. This new building will be 1.6 million square-feet in size and will span 12-story towers.
- GWST Team
Special shout out to Ms. Britney Spears!
Stop #4 on the tour took place at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC.
Hit-recording artist, Britney Spears visited with young patients and made sure everyone in the room was smiling!
Thanks, Britney!
- GWST Team
Stop #3 at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
On July 21, actress and recording artist, Mandy Moore, visited the kids of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to check out their new digs and to screen her new animated musical, Tangled.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently moved 191 inpatients into its new 317-bed, $636 million state-of-the-art hospital building. After months of planning, more than 1,200 doctors, nurses and staff safely moved patients to their new residence. From the toddlers to teens battling cancer and heart disease, Mandy got to meet, play (and SING!) with many of them.
After watching Tangled, the kids of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles got to ask Mandy questions about what it was like to play Rapunzel and shared their favorite moments from the movie with her.
We’ll never forget her special welcome, “One, two, three….HI RAPUNZEL!!”
-GWSTour Team
Pitbull: Get Well Soon Tour in Miami!
Stop #2 at Miami Children’s Hospital
On July 7, the kids of Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) had a surprise visit from leading recording artist, and Miami local, Pitbull.
A world leader in pediatric healthcare, MCH has a medical staff of more than 650 physicians and over 2,000 employees. MCH offers more than 40 pediatric specialties and subspecialties, and is home to Florida’s only free-standing pediatric trauma center.
In addition to sharing smiles, laughter and a lot of good hugs that day, the children of MCH presented our team with three amazing plaques that we plan to hang in our office (see above).
We’re so happy that we got to share such a special day with them!
-GWSTour Team
Get Well Soon Tour || Stop #1 || Justin Bieber at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA
More about Stop #1
Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA
(video tour)
Mattel ranks among the world’s elite institutions for pediatric research, teaching and care. Serving more than 6,000 inpatients and 100,000 outpatients annually, this facility offers a full spectrum of specialized medical care for infants, children and adolescents. Mattel is a part of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center which has been ranked “Best in the West” by U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of America’s hospitals.
We’re so happy we could partner with Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA and Justin Bieber.
- GWSTour Team
