Monday, June 7, 2010

Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $1.37 million for area children


The 25th annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raised $1,374,521 to benefit local sick and injured children thanks to the outpouring of generosity from people in the community, despite difficult financial times.

“We could not have asked for a better event,” says Heather Zoromski, director of Children’s Miracle Network. “We could not continue to help families across the Ozarks without the donors, sponsors, volunteers and help from CoxHealth,” says Zoromski.

Zoromski acknowledged the generosity of a few sponsors including the following: Sensory Integrations, Downhome Productions, Re/Max, Great Southern, Credit Unions for Kids, Price Cutter Charity Championship, CoxHealth, MSU Dance Bear-A-Thon, Mason’s, Dairy Queen, Kum & Go, 92.9 Bass Country, STAR 105.1 and Walmart.

KY3 televised the event live beginning June 5 and ending at 5 p.m. June 6, making it possible for CMN to share “Miracle Kid” stories with the communities served by CMN and CoxHealth. This year the telethon also featured adults whom CMN helped when they were children.