Spring 2008 - Arkansas Children's Hospital

AUXILIARY GROUPSRing! Ring!Phone-A-Thon A SuccessPhones were ringing all over Arkansas in March when215 volunteers participated in the annual Committee forthe Future Phone-A-Thon.This year’s event raised more than $136,000 forArkansas Children’s Hospital programs, including Beads ofCourage and the ACH Research Institute. Committee forthe Future, a volunteer organization of young professionalsin Pulaski County, coordinates the Phone-A-Thonannually.During the Phone-A-Thon, volunteers from organizationsand businesses in central Arkansas place calls toprevious donors and ask for their renewed support.Special thanks to key volunteers: Bill Hughan, chair;Kizzia Jones, co-chair; Trav Baxter, Emily Runyon, LoriHolloway and Heather Franco. Also thanks to AT&T indowntown Little Rock, which generously provided theroom, phones and phone lines for the entire event.For more information on Committee for the Future,contact Heather Cass at (501) 364-7231.Tribute Gifts ProvideHope and HealingNeed a special gift for someone who already haseverything? Send a gift of hope and healing thisspring season with a special honor gift.Honor gifts are wonderful for Father’s Day, anniversaries,birthdays and other special occasions. Give anhonor gift anytime you wish to show that special personin your life how much you care.A tribute gift offers a special way to express yoursympathy and condolences.Simply send your check or credit card informationin the envelope provided in this magazine or mail to:ACH Foundation, 800 Marshall St., Slot 661, LittleRock, AR 72202. You may also make a tribute giftonline at www.archildrens.org. Let us know for whomand for what occasion the gift is made, and we willsend an acknowledgement to the appropriate personor persons.Circle of FriendsRoundupCircle of Friends events heldJanuary-April 2008Special Events■ Blytheville, Brunch with the Bunny, $1,000■ Garland County, This Heart’s for You cardstock campaign withlocal elementary schools, $28,000■ Harrison Regional, KBCN 104.3 Radiothon, $46,500■ Lawrence County, Tips for Tots, $28,000■ Magnolia, KZHE Radiothon, $17,450■ Spring River, 98.3 FM THE RIVER Radiothon, $11,300Kampaign for KidsKampaign for Kids is a community corporate campaign.■ Arkansas River Valley, $37,000■ Harrison Regional, $32,000■ Northwest Arkansas, $105,000Join The CircleBeverly Keener, ofRiver Valley Circle ofFriends, presents aplaque of recognitionto Michael Witt, communitychairpersonfor the 2008Kampaign for Kids.The committee ofcommunity businessleaders raised morethan $37,000 forArkansas Children'sHospital.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.14