Winter 2008 - Arkansas Children's Hospital

CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORKCMN:Event Round-UpAce Hardware Corporation in Maumelle held its bi-annual sale inOctober and raised $8,761. The sale featured discontinued merchandiseavailable for Ace employees to purchase. The proceeds from thesale brought the Ace fundraising total for 2007 to $22,217.In January, Arkansas Federal Credit Union leaders presenteda $90,000 check to Arkansas Children’s Hospital.From left: John Bel, president of the ACH Foundation;Melissa Pickens, community development coordinator forthe ACH Foundation; Larry Biernacki, AFCU presidentand CEO; Gloriane Kabat, director of Child Life at ACH;and Jerry E. Spratt, AFCU board chairman. Photo byLarry PenningtonChild Life DepartmentBenefits From DonationIn January, Credit Unions for Kids Day was held on the ACHcampus. In 2007, Credit Union for Kids members raised more than$122,000 for the Child Life and Education department at ACH.Gloriane Kabat, director of Child Life and Education, spoke aboutthe donation and how it will impact the lives of patients. At the event,awards were given to the top-fundraising credit unions and attendeesheard from the parent of an ACH patient.One-year-old BradonBradley, who spent severalmonths in the ACHneonatal intensive careunit after birth, grabbedthe microphone from hisfather, Donny, during apresentation at CreditUnions for Kids Day.Donny Bradley wasspeaking about his family’sexperiences at ACH.Arkansas Federal Credit Union (AFCU) recently donated$90,000 to the Child Life and Education department atArkansas Children’s Hospital. AFCU members and employeesraised $45,000 of the funds in various ways, includingpayroll deductions, a golf tournament, a two-week longsilent auction and several other events. AFCU’s board ofdirectors voted to match the amount raised by employeesand members, bringing the total to $90,000.The Child Life and Education department at ACHaddresses the emotional, social, educational and recreationalneeds of hospitalized children. Members of the Child Lifestaff use developmentally appropriate activities to minimizestress and anxiety for patients.AFCU supports the hospital through Credit Unions forKids, a Children’s Miracle Network program. Since 1998,Arkansas Federal has contributed more than $340,000 toACH.Great Plains Coca-Cola recently presented a check for $9,350 onbehalf of Wal-Mart to benefit ACH through Children’s MiracleNetwork. The money was raised through a Wal-Mart and Coca-Colapromotion. Many Wal-Mart locations in northwest Arkansas participated,including stores #144, #359 and #2745 in Fayetteville; #5260,#001 and #3479 in Rogers; #100 and #2741 in Bentonville; #054and #2742 in Springdale; #004 in Siloam Springs; and #373 inHuntsville.Phi Mu - Epsilon Lambda members attended Phi Mu Day atACH in November. Fundraising ideas and ACH patient stories wereshared, along with a learning session and detailed tour of the ACHPULSE (Pediatric Understanding and Learning through SimulationEducation) Center.RE/MAX of Conway held its 4th annual For the Children Tour ofHomes in December. The event featured tours of homes in theConway area, all decked out for the holidays. The event raised $1,000.21