Children’s Miracle Network Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network has raised more than $5 billion! Key Club International has raised over $3 million of that. Key Club has officially been partnered with Children’s Miracle Network since 1983, and in 1997 Key Club international made it their charity of choice for their members to support with their time and funds.
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Featured Organization: Children’s Miracle Network
What does Children’s Miracle Network do? Children’s Miracle Network provides funds to 170 hospitals across the United States and Canada. These funds provide more research opportunities, uncompensated care of children, and the purchasing of new equipment, or even sometimes entire hospital wings designated entirely to children’s care. CMN’s mission is to improve the lives of as many children as possible. Every minute, there are 62 children, an average of one per second, who enter the care of Children’s Miracle Network. Some are fighting for their lives after a traumatic accident, and others are battling cancer while still others are being served for basic medical and surgical needs. Because of partnerships with organizations such as Key Club International, Children’s Miracle Network is able to treat 10 million children annually! The history of CMN Children’s Miracle Network was first commissioned on August 11, 1983 by Mick Shannon, Marie Osmond, John Schneider, and Joe Lake. In the summer of 1983, a telethon aired in Orem, Utah. This telethon raised $4.8 million for 22 Children’s Hospitals. Shortly after this telethon, Children’s Miracle Network was founded. The telethon remains as the main fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network. Soon after it’s founding, CMN welcomed Marriott International has its first fundraising partner. Marriott International remains as the longest lasting fundraising partner with CMN to date. One year later, in 1984, CMN welcomed Dairy Queen as a corporate partner. Dairy Queen’s largest fundraiser in support of CMN is Miracle Treat Day. On Miracle Treat Day, for every blizzard bought, Dairy Queen donates $1 to CMN. In 1986, after being told “no” multiple times by the store owners, Eleanor Lancey (an employee at a local CMN Hospital) convinced O’Rourke’s Diner in Middleton, Connecticut to sell paper balloons in exchange for a donation to the hospital. Currently, Miracle Balloons raise over $88 million each year. In 1991, CMN passed the $100 million mark in donations. Later in this same year, CMN took on yet another partner, Ace Hardware. Ace Hardware has raised $50 million in donations for CMN since the start of the partnership. CMN pledged to quadruple the funds to its hospitals by 2022. Medical Miracles made possible by CMN CMN Hospitals have been able to create many “medical firsts”: Continued on Page 4
Official Newsletter of Independence High School Key Club Volume l
Issue 4
1 July 2016