History
“The Miracle House,” a name coined for Seattle Children’s by faithful supporter and storyteller Phil Smart, Sr., was given to our guild as recognition to our unique history. While traditionally a guild’s core membership is a group of friends, co-workers or neighbors, The Miracle House Guild was created by the guild association in response to a diverse group of people who expressed an interest in becoming guild members but did not have a specific link to an existing guild or in many cases, the hospital. Thus The Miracle House Guild was formed in 2000 and brought together a group of strangers from all over the greater King and Pierce county area.

Now in our ninth year, we are a strong group of friends and one of the top 15 revenue producing guilds. Our numbers have grown as friends of friends joined our guild and we are proud of the tradition we have created with our annual "Where Miracles Take Flight" auction that last year raised over $160,000.

Our uniqueness lies not in how we came together but our on-going commitment and dedication to supporting Seattle Children's. These items simply make up part of the overall guild association's goal of supporting a valuable and critical resources for all Northwest Families and their children. In addition, several of our members dedicate time in other roles within the Guild Association organization. Bottom line—we are a group of committed and caring individuals. For a full Guild member roster click here.

Mission
To serve as advocates for Seattle Children's through our volunteer, philanthropic and educational endeavors to ensure excellent health care for all children in our region. 

Guild Association’s Vision
To be the national leader for Seattle Children's volunteer organizations.

Core Values

  • Support the mission of Seattle Children's, especially uncompensated care
  • Child health advocacy within our communities and among guild members
  • Generosity of time and resources
  • Respect for tradition
  • Integrity in our membership and operations
  • An inclusive, positive and supportive environment

Guild Facts

  • Founded November 13th, 2000; we will celebrate our 9th anniversary at our 2009 auction.
  • Our guild is comprised of a dedicated group of 23 active and 3 supporting members.
  • Our annual fundraising event is our October auction "Where Miracles Take Flight" at the Museum of Flight.

Guild Accomplishments

  • We raised over $160,000 at our auction in 2008; a 79% increase over our first auction six years ago.
  • We currently are in the top 15 revenue-producing guilds at Seattle Children’s (out of 495 guilds).

Guild Recognition

  • Chairman's Award for Guild Excellence. 2006
  • Seattle Children's Guild News, Summer 2006
  • Seattle Children's Connection, Summer 2006