facing life with a smile - Arkansas Children's Hospital
facing life with a smile - Arkansas Children's Hospital
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COMMUNITY & CMN EVENTSSpecial EventsRound-UpThere were so many special events benefiting the hospital thisfall that we decided rather than publish feature stories on just afew events, we’d run photos and brief descriptions of as manyevents as we could. The size of print space allotted to the eventorganizers is in no way proportionate to the thanks we owethem for their dedication to changing children’s lives. The <strong>life</strong>changing,<strong>life</strong>-saving work that goes on every day at <strong>Arkansas</strong>Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> is made possible by the tremendous supportoffered throughout our state by schools, clubs, volunteer organizations,individuals and businesses. Every dollar and every volunteerhour add up, and small quickly translates into big — as ina big difference for the children we serve.RE/MAX RiverlandNeighborhood volunteers and RE/Max Riverland associates helda Homes for Christmas Tour in the Osage Falls The Estatesneighborhood in Maumelle. The event was held on December 7and 8, and featured toursof four homes decoratedfor the holidays. The finalamount raised from theproject was $10,200.Organizers gathered for apost-event celebration andpresented a check to AmyBrantley, ACH Foundationcommunity developmentcoordinator (4th from left). Shown are (from left) Andre Hutson,Katsy Brockmann, Lisa Richardson, Lynda Nansel and Rose Ellis.Lyon College Bike RideOn your mark, get set, go. Bike riders from Lyon College, ledby organizer Shajjan Rajbanshi, vice president of the college’sInternational StudentAssociation, rode fromBatesville to <strong>Arkansas</strong>Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> onNovember 23. Thecyclists solicited donationsfrom Lyon Collegestudents, faculty and staffand from businesses andindividuals in the community.After a tour of the hospital, the riders presented a check for$4,200.Love’s Shares the Gift of LoveFour managers from area Love’s travel stops,including (from left) Robert Wheeler, district manager;Mark Brewer, Morrilton; Ted Jones, Prescott,and Kenneth Riggs, North Little Rock, presented a$9,700 checkto LesleyLandes <strong>with</strong><strong>Arkansas</strong>Children’s<strong>Hospital</strong>Foundation.The contributionresultedfrom a fundraising campaign for Children’s MiracleNetwork during September in six Love’s stores in<strong>Arkansas</strong>, Louisiana and Oklahoma.Kappa Delta Football RunThe Kappa Delta Sorority at the University of<strong>Arkansas</strong> at Fayetteville sponsored the 8th annualFootball Run fundraiser on November 1. Sororitymembers took turns running a football fromFayetteville to Little Rock. During the <strong>Arkansas</strong> vs.Troy State game on November 2, members presenteda check for $7,171 to benefit Children’s.Phi Mu Dance MarathonPhi Mu Sorority Epsilon Rho Chapter at LyonCollege held their 5th Annual Dance MarathonOctober 5, 2002 from 1 pm to 1 am, raising $7,100.RE/MAX Associates-FayettevilleThe 14th Annual Client Appreciation Party, sponsoredby RE/MAXAssociates in Fayetteville,was held at the SpringdaleCountry Club. A silent auctionduring the eveninghelped raised $4,369 forChildren’s Miracle Networkbenefiting <strong>Arkansas</strong>Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong>.Enjoying the party are (from left) Diana Manzo,office manager; Margie Moldenhauer,broker/owner; Brett Hash, owner, and AmyBrantley, community development coordinator<strong>with</strong> the ACH Foundation.15