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Please take a moment to read our January 2018 newsletter.

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Local support made 2017 a record year for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth. Thanks to generous donors, $1,932,604 was raised in total to help local kids and their families through the purchase of life-saving equipment, need-based financial assistance, education and health care.

“It’s incredible to be part of a community that’s so giving and supportive,” says Tim Siebert, executive director of CMN Hospitals at CoxHealth. “While we never want anyone to feel the need for assistance, we are extremely grateful that so many people are willing to help fill the gaps we have for local children and their families.”

Since CoxHealth covers all of CMN Hospitals’ operating expenses locally, 100 percent of all gifts and proceeds help area children. A few examples of what donations support include:

• The Special Needs Fund, which offers direct financial assistance for special medical needs that are not covered by private insurance or Medicaid. This includes prosthetics, wheelchairs, leg braces, hearing aids, prescriptions and travel expenses for out-of-town doctor’s appointments.
• Family Care Grants, which provide financial assistance for families whose children have been hospitalized or need specialized therapy.
• Educational programs including Wasted, an anti-drinking and driving campaign; Never Shake a Baby, to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome; and CARDIAC Kids, a program that identifies area children at risk for developing heart disease or diabetes and teaches them how to live a healthy life. Other educational programs focus on car seat, water and bicycle safety.
• The C.A.R.E. Mobile, a mobile health clinic providing health screenings and immunizations to children who have limited access to health care.
• CoxHealth’s Child Life program, a four-person team dedicated to helping create a sense of normalcy for kids who are hospitalized, consequently aiding the healing process.
• School-based telemedicine, which allows local kids to receive health care at school and get back to class more quickly.

Because contributions to CMN Hospitals at CoxHealth have such a wide impact throughout the community, Siebert encourages individuals and companies to donate.

“We really try to support the community in a variety of ways,” says Siebert. “All contributions, both big and small, can make a difference in the lives of the children and families we serve.”

In addition to monetary donations, the organization also accepts stocks and bonds, real estate, personal property, life insurance policies, certificates of deposit, retirement funds, as well as wills and bequests.

For more information or to make a donation, call 417-269-5437 or go online to coxhealthcmn.com.

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The CoxHealth Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals staff played Santa this morning to one lucky employee donor.

Heather Thomas, a case worker at Cox South Hospital has been donating since 2007 to support patients in need at CoxHealth. Today her generosity paid off when she won the grand prize of the Employee Donor Campaign. Heather will take home a 55 inch TV as a thank you for her incredible support over the years. Ashley Payne will receive her prize this week also of a Google Home station and Google Gift Card.

The CoxHealth Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals gives each employee donor one entry into the drawing for each month they are a donor each year. All proceeds from the employee campaign are used to support patient care at CoxHealth for those things patients need, but cannot afford. “The impact is life changing for our patients, we are so grateful for the over 2,500 employee donors at CoxHealth,” says Lisa Alexander, president of the CoxHealth Foundation. “The giveaway is just a little way of saying THANK YOU to all our employees who go above and beyond in addition to all they do each day to deliver quality care.

Please take a moment to read our July newsletter.

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Buy a Blizzard® Treat, Make a Miracle

On Miracle Treat Day, $1 or more from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating DQ® locations will be donated to local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®. Every minute, 62 children enter a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for treatment.  Help participating DQ restaurants help local kids by purchasing a Blizzard Treat on Thursday, July 27*.

DQ and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals: Putting Money Where the Miracles Are

Since 1984, DQ and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals have partnered to provide life-saving treatments to kids from across the U.S. and Canada. To date, more than $125 million has been raised through donations from DQ Fans and franchisees, all of which stays local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care.

About Miracle Treat Day

For more than 10 years, the DQ system has celebrated Miracle Treat Day. In 2016, thanks to the generosity of local DQ stores and our Fans, over $4 million was donated to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the United States and Canada. These donations help provide support for over 32 million patient visits each year to local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

To purchase a blizzard, please see participating DQ locations below:

Street	City	State	ZIP
1040 S Springfield	Bolivar	Missouri	65613
1530 State Hwy 248	Branson	Missouri	65616
912 S Ash	Buffalo	Missouri	65622
908 Montgomery Street	Cabool	Missouri	65689
P O Box 102	Camdenton	Missouri	65020
428 S Main Street	Harrison	Arkansas	72601
780 S Jefferson	Lebanon	Missouri	65536
313 S Hwy 60	Marionville	Missouri	65705
1324 Spur Drive	Marshfield	Missouri	65706
1000 N Central	Monett	Missouri	65708
140 S Main Street	Mountain Home	Arkansas	72653
147 US Hwy 60 E	Republic	Missouri	65738
1303 N Bishop Ave	Rolla	Missouri	65401
1046 Old Route 66	Saint Robert	Missouri	65584
261 Hwy 62 E	Salem	Arkansas	72576
2300 W College Street	Springfield	Missouri	65806
1411 W Kearney	Springfield	Missouri	65803
3665 E Sunshine	Springfield	Missouri	65809
4150 S Campbell	Springfield	Missouri	65807
101 S State Route 19	Thayer	Missouri	65791
1665 S US Hwy 63	West Plains	Missouri	65775

Hamra Enterprises’ Wendy’s division has once again selected Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals as its charity of choice for 2017. The partnership, now in its fourth year, raised nearly $100,000 for CMN Hospitals in 2016 – funds that greatly benefited local children and their families.

“We had a very successful campaign and partnership with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in 2016,” said Chuck Ocarz, president of Hamra Enterprises’ Wendy’s Division. “We are looking forward to what is in store for 2017 with goals to meet and hopefully exceed what we raised in 2016 for CMN Hospitals.”

As a corporation that cares deeply for the welfare of children, Hamra Enterprises will raise funds throughout the year at each of its 35 Wendy’s locations to assist local children suffering from injuries and illnesses. Funds are raised through the sale of $1 paper miracle balloons during certain months, which are currently on sale through April 23. Canisters are also placed near cash registers throughout the year where customers can donate their change.

“We are humbled and grateful that we were selected as Hamra Enterprises’ charity of choice for the fourth year in a row,” says Tim Siebert, executive director of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth. “We depend on the generosity of businesses, individuals, foundations and organizations to bring hope and healing to children who might otherwise go without the medical attention they desperately need. We thank Hamra Enterprises for the care and compassion they are sharing with the children and families we serve.”

About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the medical care of children, birth through age 18. Unique to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth is the fact that 100 percent of gifts and proceeds directly benefit local children. To learn more about Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth and to help local kids with medical needs, visit coxhealthcmn.com.

About Hamra Enterprises

Hamra Enterprises is a dynamic organization owned and founded in 1975 by the Hamra family. The company’s headquarters is in Springfield, Missouri and includes three restaurant brands and one hotel brand in six states; Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire and Texas. Hamra Enterprises is committed to providing the highest quality products and services within the hospitality industry, creating exceptional experiences for people and communities by engaging each of its restaurant neighborhoods through community service, fundraising, and other philanthropic partnerships such as Boston Children’s Hospital, Make-A-Wish of Illinois, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. For more information, visit www.hamraenterprises.com.