Good Morning fellow
Kiwanians!
Happy New Year!
Fact: Medical equipment, treatment and facilities
designed for adults just don't fit when treating an ill or injured child.
Fact: It costs around four times as much money to treat
a child as it does to treat an adult with the same ailment.
CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS AND KIWANIS….A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
Children's
Miracle Network Hospitals was founded with the sole purpose to help
as many children as possible by raising funds for children’s hospitals and keep
funds in the community in which they were raised to help local children.
The
organization was founded by Marie Osmond and her family, and John Schneider,
Mick Shannon and Joe Lake.
Kiwanis
International was the first association based sponsor of Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals, joining the charity as a partner in 1982. Key Club and the
many other arms of Kiwanis joined later on as they became recognized programs
of Kiwanis.
In
1997, Key Club made Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals an official charity of
choice for their members to support. Kiwanis-raised funds have enabled the
networks' 170 member hospitals to provide medical care, research, and education
to benefit children. Since 1983 Kiwanis has donated more than $25 million to
CMN hospitals. CMN hospitals train 60% of pediatricians and 80% of all
pediatric specialists.
HOW CMN HOSPITALS WORK?
To
provide the best care for kids, children’s hospitals rely on donations and
community support, as Medicaid and insurance programs do not fully cover the
cost of care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has helped fill
those funding gaps by raising more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time
through Miracle Balloon icon campaigns. Its various
fundraising
partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the
lives of as many children as possible.
EVERY
DAY CMN HOSPITALS TREAT:
Kids with Trauma 16,200
Kids with Diabetes 935
Kids with Cancer 2,128
Kids for Surgeries 2329
Babies with NICU 925
DID YOU KNOW?
• 62 Children enter a
CMN Hospital every minute
• 1 IN 10 Children in
North America are treated by a CMN Hospital each year
• 32 MILLION Patients
visits are provided for 10 million kids every year by CMN Hospitals
There
are 6 CMN Hospitals in New England.
• Children's
Hospital Boston, Boston, MA. serves eastern MA and eastern and southern New Hampshire
• Baystate
Children's Hospital, Springfield, MA.
• Barbara
Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME.
serving children and families from all over northern New England.
• Vermont
Children Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT.
• Connecticut
Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT.
• Hasbro
Children's Hospital, Providence RI.
How
Can Kiwanis Clubs Help?
If
your Club is located near a CMN Hospital, contact an administrator and ASK how
your Kiwanis Club can help. Many volunteers are needed to help at the
information desk etc.
Here
is a brief description of the two main roles which are open to volunteer
applicants.
Inpatient/Clinic
Volunteers
- Interact with patients, siblings and families at the bedside, in the playroom
or waiting room area to provide opportunities for developmentally appropriate
play and socialization which may include holding infants/toddler, engaging in
art, reading and taking part in structured activities with patients. Additionally,
the volunteer would assist their supervisor with any other needs, such as unit
programming, preparing materials for special events and helping organize and
maintain a safe, clean environment while assisting with toy washing.
Customer
Service Volunteers - Create welcoming atmosphere at main entrance of
hospital and provide way finding assistance to all patients, families and
guests. Assist patients and families at time of discharge from the
hospital. Additionally, customer service volunteers engage with patients
and siblings through play-based activities in the Hale Family Center for
Families.
Volunteers
are allowed to play with children or to complete non-medical tasks.
Fundraising ideas:
1) Organize a "Miracle Mile of
Quarters" fundraiser
2) Organize "Duck Races" with
your Key Club
3) Sell "Miracle Balloons"
4) Organize a Blood Drive/give blood.
Support
-
Celebrate
National Pancake Day® at IHOP® and get a FREE
short stack of our Original Buttermilk Pancakes!
February
27,2018
In
return, IHOP asks that you make a donation to their charitable partners. Every
stack served helps reach the goal of raising $3.5 million for children battling
critical illnesses. Proceeds support CMN Hospitals, Shriners Hospitals for
Children, and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO LOCAL CMN
HOSPITALS!
Official
National Pancake Day® Volunteer
On
February 27, 2018, club members can support National Pancake Day by serving as
ambassadors to encourage restaurant patrons to support Children’s Miracle
Network hospitals. Beginning each January, watch for
information
from Kiwanis International about registering to volunteer on National Pancake
Day.
For
more information go to:
Sincerely,
Ava
Adams, District Coordinator
Young
Children Priority One (Y.C.P.O.)
Scarborough,
Maine Kiwanis Club
New
England and Bermuda District!
