Winter 2008 - Arkansas Children's Hospital
Winter 2008 - Arkansas Children's Hospital
Winter 2008 - Arkansas Children's Hospital
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AUXILIARY GROUPSCircle of FriendsRoundupCircle of Friends events heldOctober-December 2007Special Events■ <strong>Arkansas</strong> River Valley, Breakfast with Santa, $9,000■ Faulkner County, Breakfast with Santa, $5,000■ Greene County, Breakfast with Santa, $3,300■ Harrison Regional, Breakfast with Santa, $2,160■ Jefferson County, annual holiday auction with Pine BluffBoard of Realtors, $7,910■ Jefferson County, Breakfast with Santa, $690■ Jonesboro, Bowl-a-Ween, $750■ Magnolia, Steak Dinner at Mule’s Cantina, $2,175■ Magnolia, Breakfast with Santa, $2,413■ Northwest <strong>Arkansas</strong>, Halloween Express promotion,$2,143Phone PhrenzyPhone Phrenzy volunteers gather for an evening of food, funand phoning on behalf of the patients at <strong>Arkansas</strong> Children’s<strong>Hospital</strong>. All callers are encouraged to contact only friendsand family – no cold calling is allowed.■ Garland County, $4,300■ Lawrence County, $8,000Kampaign for KidsKampaign for Kids is a community corporate campaign.■ Garland County, $20,000■ Greene County, $10,000■ Jonesboro, $25,295A large group of Circle of Friends members and L.A. Darlingemployees gathered for the L.A. Darling check presentation to theGreene County chapter of Circle of Friends.Special Circle of Friends DonationThe L.A. Darling Gondola Division, located in Corning, recently presentedmore than $13,000 to the Greene County chapter of Circle ofFriends. This gift was one of the largest single gifts to any chapter inCircle of Friends history.The money was raised through the recycling of several pieces ofold equipment and scrap metal at L.A. Darling.New ChapterTexarkana now has a thriving new chapter. Members are currentlymaking plans for their first fundraising and educational event in thespring.Circle of Friends Wants You!Circle of Friends members work to promote children’s healththrough education, advocacy and fundraising for <strong>Arkansas</strong> Children’s<strong>Hospital</strong>, the state’s only pediatric medical facility.Would you like to join this dynamic group of volunteers who workaround our state to make children’s lives better? Circle of Friends has13 chapters throughout <strong>Arkansas</strong>. If you are interested in joining agroup, please contact the ACH Foundation at (501) 364-1476 orachfdn@archildrens.org.Kids Caring for KidsThrough the Kids Caring for Kids program, students participatein fundraising events that combine learning math,spelling and reading along with the value of helping others.Other activities include trike-, bike- or walk-a-thons or multischoolchallenge events.■ Garland County, Light Up a Life cardstock campaign atLake Hamilton Primary School, $8,400Members of the Jefferson County Circle of Friends chapter posewith Santa after their very successful Breakfast with Santa event.18