2012 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Telethon raises more than $1.4 million for area children

The 27th annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Telethon raised $1,462,269 to benefit local sick and injured children thanks to the outpouring of generosity from people in the community, despite these difficult financial times.

“We could not have asked for a better event,” says Tim Siebert, director of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth. “Thank you to everyone who donated, to our sponsors and volunteers, for helping us help families across the Ozarks.”

Seibert acknowledged the generosity of a few sponsors including the following: Sensory Integrations, Downhome Productions, Re/Max, Great Southern Bank, Credit Unions for Kids, Price Cutter Charity Championship, CoxHealth, MSU Dance Bear-A-Thon, Mason’s, Dairy Queen, Kum & Go, KY3, Walmart, Power 96.5, Ace Hardware, Loves, IHOP, Marriott International, Golden Corral, The System - a Paul Mitchell Partner School, Kiwanis International and CoxHealth Auxiliary.

KY3 televised the event live beginning June 2 and ending at 5 p.m., Sunday, June 3, making it possible for the children’s charity to share “Miracle Kid” stories with the communities served by CMN Hospitals and CoxHealth.

About CMN Hospitals: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of CoxHealth is a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to sick and injured children in the Ozarks. CoxHealth underwrites all administrative expenses of the charity locally, so that every dollar raised stays in our community and helps children. For more information on Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals or to donate, visit www.coxhealth.com/cmn.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals annual telethon to be held June 4-5

For more than 25 years, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of CoxHealth has financially supported sick and injured Ozarks’ children and their families by helping with medically related travel expenses, medical equipment purchases and much more.

The 2011 CMN Hospitals Telethon is the public’s chance to become a part of the miracle. The telethon will air live on KY3 10:30 p.m. – Midnight, Saturday, June 4, and 8 am. – 5 p.m., Sunday, June 5. The broadcast, live from Cox South in Springfield, will feature the stories of many local children who have been helped by the charity. Last year, the telethon raised $1,374,521 despite the difficult financial times.

“We could not have asked for a better event,” said Heather Zoromski, director of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, of the 2010 telethon. “We could not continue to help families across the Ozarks without the donors, sponsors, volunteers and help from CoxHealth,” she says.