Spring 2008 - Arkansas Children's Hospital

CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORKFourthAnnualRadiothonRaises Record Amount for ACHFive-year-old Emily Pyron, who hasbeen treated at ACH, answered aphone and took a pledge from a veryimportant caller – her grandfather.Tears, smiles and laughs were shared in February when B98.5 hosted the fourth annualChampions for Children Radiothon benefiting Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The Radiothon,held Feb. 12-14 in the lobby of the hospital, raised more than $301,000 for ACH.Patients, families, donors and caregivers were invited to share their stories about ACH duringthe Radiothon, putting into words the care, love and hope that happens every day in thehospital. Proceeds from the Radiothon came from many sources, including pledge donations,sponsors and Change Angels, a group of 210 individuals and organizations who collecteddonations of change from friends, family and co-workers in the weeks leading up to theRadiothon. This year, Change Angels raised more than $33,000 for the hospital.Also, for the first time, B98.5 sister stations Power 92, KOKY, KARN and Alice 107.7 hadlive remotes from ACH in support of the Radiothon.“The 2008 Champions for ChildrenRadiothon was a huge success, thanks toour friends at B98.5 and CitadelBroadcasting Company,” says JenniferSelig, Children’s Miracle Network directorin the ACH Foundation. “They areall such wonderful partners to ACH, andwe look forward to working with themagain next year.”There were tears and cheers as ACH patients, along with ACH president and CEODr. Jonathan Bates, revealed the final total of $301,934 to the crowd gathered tocelebrate the end of the B98.5 Champions for Children Radiothon.Jeff Matthews poses with a stuffed giraffeas the B98 team attempts to raise$34,000 to purchase a giraffe omnibedfor the ACH neonatal intensive care unit.The promotion was a success, thanks tothe hard work of the DJs and the generosityof listeners.Jeff Matthews,Kevin Miller andLisa Fischer visitwith studentsfrom DunbarMagnet MiddleSchool, who visitedACH to dropoff money raisedthrough theChange Angelsprogram.8The B98 team reacts after seeing the Radiothon total for the firsttime. Thanks to the hard work of B98 and Citadel BroadcastingCompany, the 2008 Radiothon raised a record amount for ACH.