Winter 2009 - Arkansas Children's Hospital

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AUXILIARY GROUPSCindy and Chip Murphy,2008 Miracle Ball co-chairs,welcome guests from thestage as emcee Lisa Fischer(left) looks on.Miracle2008Ball8The ballroom at Miracle Ball 2008 shimmered with delicate lighting,tables were covered with burgundy and gold linens and formalplace-settings, and the dance floor and stage were accented by crystalchandeliers and gold draping. It was an elegant evening in which tocelebrate miraculous health care.Children’s Hall on the ACH campus, a space that 364 days a year isa very non-descript, utilitarian meeting space, was the setting for thisyear’s gala. The 410 Miracle Ball guests enjoyed a gourmet meal,catered by Capers and were entertained by the Jim Johnson Orchestra.Miracle Ball is a joint project of the ACH Auxiliary and the ACHFoundation. The 2008 event net proceeds were $285,000. Event sponsorsare critical to making Miracle Ball a success, particularly Auxiliarypartners The Murphy Group and the Stella Boyle Smith Trust, as wellas presenting sponsors American Airlines and Mary Healey’s, and premiersponsors Glazer’s Distributors and Advanced Tissue.The silent auction, chaired by Tiffany and Daniel Robinson, raised$57,599. The live auction raised $77,200 and was chaired by Sharonand Kevin Lamb. Sharon and John Bale Jr. chaired the patron tablescommittee and in 2009 will co-chair the Miracle Ball.Two new fundraising activities were added to Miracle Ball this year.Mary Healey’s donated a ladies Rolex watch valued at $9,600 to raffle.The raffle raised $12,620, and the drawing was held duringMiracle Ball.A “Miracle Match” donation drive raised pledges toward the purchaseof a $34,000 Giraffe OmniBed, a piece of equipment used inthe neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Cindy and Chip Murphygave a $10,000 matching gift in honor of Cindy’s son, Toby Watkins,who was an NICU patient 32 years ago. With theMurphy match, the drive raised more than $42,000. Forevery pledge received, a stuffed giraffe was donated for ahospital patient.The 2009 Miracle Ball will be held Saturday, Dec.12.For more information about the event, contact AmyHarkins at 501-364-1440 or harkinsak@archildrens.org.8Special ThanksAuxiliary PartnersPresenting SponsorsPremier Sponsors14
AUXILIARY GROUPSDebbie Jines, the 2008-09 Auxiliary president, andMiss Arkansas Ashlen Batson, show off the ladiesRolex watch donated by Mary Healey’s and raffledoff to benefit ACH.8Among the 410 Miracle Ball guests were, from left: ACH Foundationboard member Jim Cobb and his wife, Stuart; Pat McClelland, ACHboard president, and Jim McClelland, ACH Foundation board member.A Miracle Match donationdrive raised pledges toward thepurchase of a $34,000 GiraffeOmniBed, a piece of equipmentused in the neonatal intensivecare unit. With a $10,000match by Cindy and ChipMurphy, the drive raised morethan $42,000. For every pledgereceived, a stuffed giraffe wasdonated to the hospital.Miracle Ballguests wereentertainedwith musicfrom the JimJohnsonOrchestra ofMemphis.Sharon and Kevin Lamb chaired thelive auction committee for Miracle Ball,and their company, Advanced Tissue,was one of the event sponsors.15
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