Winter 2008 - Arkansas Children's Hospital

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AUXILIARY GROUPSCircle of FriendsRoundupCircle of Friends events heldOctober-December 2007Special Events■ Arkansas 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 Arkansas, Halloween Express promotion,$2,143Phone PhrenzyPhone Phrenzy volunteers gather for an evening of food, funand phoning on behalf of the patients at Arkansas Children’sHospital. 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 Arkansas Children’sHospital, 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 Arkansas. 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
COMMUNITY EVENTSBrings Music to theHospital, Toys to PatientsSandy Burrows (standing), with the hospital’s volunteerservices department, interviewed with B98.5 radio DJs(from left) Kevin Miller, Lisa Fischer and Jeff Matthewsduring Festival of Stars at ACH.In December, more than 44 groups of performers brightenedthe days of patients, families and staff at ACH. Singers, musiciansand choirs filled the ACH lobby with the sounds of the season.The volunteer services department at ACH set aside two daysduring the month for individuals and groups to bring holiday toydonations to the hospital. A large storage space and extra volunteerswere provided to help with the unloading and storing ofthousands of gifts for the good boys and girls at the hospital.B98.5 radio, the Champions for Children Radiothon partner,broadcast live from the ACH lobby during the Festival of Stars toydrop-off days. In addition to thousands of toys, the hospitalreceived $5,338 in cash donations.During theFestival of Starsradio broadcastat ACH, ayoung visitordonated moneyto help providegifts for childrenwho werepatients in thehospital duringthe holidays.Ken Duke with Arkansas Children’sHospital Ambassador Shelby Clinton.Shelby, who has been treated at ACH forcancer, attended the Ken Duke CharityClassic reception with his family to sharethe story of their ACH experience. For thefirst time, Shelby, 11, told his own story,rather than his parents doing it, andreceived a standing ovation for his efforts.PGA Golfer and FormerACH Patient Hosts TournamentA host of PGA golfer Ken Duke’s friends and fans joined him at MaumelleCountry Club in late October for a reception party and auction to kick off the KenDuke Charity Classic. More than 16 teams participated in the charity golf outingthe next day.The event benefited Henderson State University, where Duke attended andplayed golf, and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where he was a patient as a teen.The event resulted in a contribution of more than $50,000 to be split evenlybetween the two institutions.Duke was diagnosed with scoliosis in 1982 and had to wear a back brace 23hours a day. Two years later, the condition was much worse and Duke underwentsurgery to attach a 16-inch metal rod to his spine to facilitate straightening thecurve. Upon release from his doctor, Duke returned to his high school golf team,where even with a back brace he won honors. In 1987, he won the Arkansas HighSchool Overall Golf Tournament.Duke turned professional in 1994 after a successful college golf career and currentlyplays on the PGA Tour.19
Page 2 and 3: CONTENTSMichael JohnsonMichael John
Page 4 and 5: HOSPITAL NEWSStripes for SafetyProg
Page 6 and 7: HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMSOne a
Page 8 and 9: HOSPITAL NEWSACH Among “100 Best
Page 10 and 11: DONORSKaren and John FlakeSupportin
Page 12 and 13: DONORSBernard SharpProud to Support
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Page 16 and 17: AUXILIARY GROUPSMiracle BallOn a mi
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