Jamie Danis and Trevor Shultheis are typical kids, a dancer and athlete respectively, but they’ve overcome some insurmountable odds. Apart from being kids, they’ve also been patients at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach. Jamie overcame a gastrointestinal disorder and cleft palate. Trevor conquered a head injury that left him unconscious for a month and had to completely re-learn to walk.

This past year, they’ve added a new “title” to their repertoire – they are both “SCRUBS” – an exclusive philanthropic club, where kids are members only.  

Jamie and Trevor are former patients, but other children have stepped up to help kids who are sick as well and join the founding “kids only” philanthropic group. Adam and Ashley Miller were both born at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach and just wanted to give back to kids who could use their help. A group of the “founding SCRUBS” philanthropists, stopped by Miller Children’s to present checks from their fundraising efforts thus far and celebrate being a part of this inaugural philanthropist group - Special Children Raising UnBelievable Support (SCRUBS).

The six-month anniversary celebration was marked with SCRUBS members “meeting” in the Foundation conference room to discuss past achievements and future goals and then a special check presentation to the managers of those areas in which Miller Children’s youngest philanthropists chose to allocate their funds. Both the Child Life Department and the Trauma Center received funding from this young, but energetic group.