Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Postmates Kick off Annual Valentine's Day Drive on CHLA.org

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) will travel to a galaxy far, far away for its annual Valentine's Day card drive on CHLAorg.

Individuals may go to chla.org/Valentine and create an outer space-themed Valentine for a patient. Supporters may choose from three animated galactic designs (a unicorn jumping over the moon, a koala riding a rocket ship and an alien orbiting Earth in a UFO) and write a friendly message of cheer for CHLA ?s pediatric patients. For each Valentine sent from Feb. 1? 14, Postmates has pledged to donate $1 to CHLA, committing up to $20,000.

"Because of ongoing COVID-19 precautions, the hospital has had to limit visitors and scale back this year's Valentine's Day celebration," says Carol Hamamoto, CHLA Child Life and Expressive Arts Manager. "These Valentines are a wonderful way for the community to send love and joy (safely!) and connect with our patients."

Indeed, these special Valentines with positive, thoughtful and kind words lift CHLA patients' spirits and let them know how much people care. This year, Valentines will be printed in color and black and white coloring cards. In past years patients have received Valentine's Day cards from the Los Angeles community and supporters across the country, as well as international holiday well-wishes from Australia, Europe, Asia and South America.

About Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Founded in 1901, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is the highest-ranked children's hospital in California and fifth in the nation on the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of best children's hospitals. U.S. News ranks Children's Hospital Los Angeles in all 10 specialty categories. Clinical care at the hospital is led by physicians who are faculty members of the Keck School of Medicine of USC through an affiliation dating from 1932. The hospital also operates the largest pediatric residency training program at a freestanding children's hospital in the Western United States. The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles is home to all basic, translational, clinical and community research conducted at the hospital, allowing proven discoveries to quickly reach patients. Our mission: to create hope and build healthier futures. To learn more, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, and visit our blog at CHLA.org/blog.

About Postmates

Postmates, an Uber company, is a leader in delivering your favorite restaurants and a whole lot more on demand. The platform gives customers access to a massive selection of merchants in the U.S. with more than 600,000 restaurants and retailers available for delivery and pickup. Customers can get free delivery on all merchants by joining Postmates Unlimited, the first subscription service.