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Make a GiftHow Your Dollars Make Miracles
The Pediatrics Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center is proud to be the local CMN Hospital in the Greater Kansas City area. The funds raised through CMN events go directly to fund pediatric research initiatives taking place exclusively at KU Medical Center. In addition, funds help sick and injured children being treated at the University of Kansas Health System. These dollars are used to pay for charitable care, equipment, supplies and educational programs.
Where Miracles Meet the Road: Your Dollars at Work
When you give to Children’s Miracle Network, we know your heart is behind every dollar. We are grateful that you trust us to make sure your generosity heals what’s broken and is wisely invested in programs and research that will insure a healthy future for our community’s kids! Below is an overview of how we have recently put your dollars to work at KU Medical Center.
Patient Care Services (14%): Supporting the non-medical needs of children and families. The Child Life, Music Therapy, and Pet Therapy programs help the hospital feel less intimidating for children spending time away from home. New parents are wrapped in care through professional lactation support and the Happy Bottoms community diaper bank. Travel and food support can help families access and focus on the care they need.
Equipment (12%): Treating a child is not just treating a small adult. They require specialized equipment and support to insure the best health outcomes possible. This includes specialized cribs for the Pediatric ICU, state-of-the-art lactation chairs, NuRoo Kangaroo wraps, and Angel Eye camera software in the NICU. We also had the opportunity to invest in pediatric equipment and supplies for the new KU Med West Campus. We also know how important the care team is at Marillac, our pediatric mental health hospital, so we supported the creation of a Rejuvenation Room for their staff.
Education & Advocacy (10%): Navigating pediatric health challenges is something that requires support. Your dollars help fund the Parents-as-Teachers program on the KU Med campus, as well as Social Work programs that guide families through challenging diagnoses and care. CMN also funded the Safe Sleep program to teach parents how to reduce the risk of sleep-related injury to babies. Your dollars have also been put into local schools to work collaboratively on varies studies and programs to improve community health.
Research (59%): Children’s Miracle Network is proud to fund innovative and transformative research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Currently, one of the largest projects receiving your support is a multi-year study focused on the correlation between early-onset obesity, type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease.
Charitable Care (5%): Supporting the cost associated with a child’s medical care that is not covered by insurance. This could include durable medical equipment, specialized therapies, or other treatments that will support the health, healing, and wellbeing of the child.
2023: Westlake Ace Conference: Celebrating Success & Wrapping Local Kids in Care
Our CMN team was honored to participate in this year’s Westlake Ace Hardware General
Managers Conference in February. Representing 154 Westlake Ace locations across 12 states, General Managers came together for a few days to kick off the business year ahead and celebrate Children’s Miracle Network fundraising successes including an amazing $1,067,811 raised last year!
Participants were also treated to a dynamic guest speaker, Joe Tillery, the 2015 Kansas National Champion, and Miracle (big) Kid who has received all his care at KU Medical Center. Joe shared the impact that CMN has made on life and how his Cystic Fibrosis care at KUMC helped him achieve his greatest accomplished to date: K-State Graduate.
CMN was also grateful to be the recipient of Westlake Ace’s Salute to Service project for this year’s meeting. Following Joe’s presentation, General Mangers worked together and made over 100 tie-blankets for kids being served at KU Medical Center. These cozy comforts will help remind every child that they are not alone in their healthcare journey and are wrapped in care as they heal.
Thank you, Westlake Ace, for your dedication and generosity to local KC Kids!
RE/MAX Agents Go Above & Beyond
Throughout the Greater Kansas City area, RE/MAX agents make giving back a priority. Since 1992, they have helped thousands of kids treated at KU Medical Center by giving of their time and resources.
Associates donate to CMN through the Miracle Home Program and by hosting special events throughout the year. We would like to recognize the following offices that reached Miracle Office status in addition to brokers, owners and agents who reached Platinum, Gold and Silver Miracle Agent status through their contributions to CMN through the Miracle Home Program in 2022:
Congratulations to the following Miracle Offices:
- RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO - $41,500
- RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO - $17,590
- RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO - $16,612
- RE/MAX State Line, Leawood, KS - $6,846
- RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO - $5,450
- RE/MAX Heritage, Kansas City, MO - $4,863
- RE/MAX Premier Realty, Prairie Village, KS - $4,525
- RE/MAX Infinity, Overland Park, KS - $3,505
- RE/MAX Realty Suburban, Shawnee Mission, KS - $3,240
Congratulations to the following agents for their amazing contributions to the Miracle Home Program:
Platinum Miracle Agent (Donating $2,000 or more)
- Shaun Ashley, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Carie Averill, RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Tiffany Moe, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Tisha Homfeld, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Angela Shade, RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO
- David Wiesemann, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Gary D. Ashley, Sr., RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Jason Rains, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
Gold Miracle Agent (Donating $1,000-1,999)
- BJ Ersery, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Pat Tholen, RE/MAX Premier Realtors, Prairie Village, KS
- Justin Hough, RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO
- Brittney Saettone, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Felicia Harris, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Angela Hart, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Mark Wiesemann, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Gayle Houser, RE/MAX Infinity, Overland Park, KS
- Stephen Smith, RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO
- Brett Wren, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- James Thomas, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Alissia Jaynes, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Leo Sebus, RE/MAX Heritage, Kansas City, MO
Silver Miracle Agent (Donating $500-999)
- Daniel Ashley, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Morgan Rainey, RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO
- Sara Davis, RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Jennifer Flaspohler Hill, RE/MAX State Line, Leawood, KS
- Mike Smith, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Brett Buffum, RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO
- Mike Nielsen, RE/MAX Realty Suburban, Shawnee Mission, KS
- Yvette Lopez, RE/MAX Heritage, Kansas City, MO
- Melanie Weaver, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Jennifer Cox, RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO
- Melinda Crawford, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Steven Roberts, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Jay O’Brien, RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO
- Tim Prindle, RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Sonya Muller, RE/MAX Realty Suburban, Shawnee Mission, KS
- Amber Circo, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Theresa Smithart, RE/MAX Infinity, Overland Park, KS
- Zachary Salazar-East, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Holly Jones, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Tasha Smith, RE/MAX Truman Lake, Clinton, MO
- Brandi Christensen, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Genia Birchfield, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Julie Maupin, RE/MAX Heritage, Kansas City, MO
- Jennifer Martin, RE/MAX State Line, Leawood, KS
- Janet Fournier, RE/MAX State Line, Leawood, KS
- Gigi Perry, RE/MAX Realty Suburban, Shawnee Mission, KS
- Carrie Cowan Holder, RE/MAX Premier Realty, Prairie Village, KS
- Holli Albertson, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Brandon Bicknell, RE/MAX Infinity, Overland Park, KS
- Michael Schroer, RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Keith Taylor, RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Rachael Mahan, RE/MAX Results, Kansas City, MO
- Teresa Penner, RE/MAX Heritage, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Megan Shinneman, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Debbie Staab, RE/MAX Premier Realty, Prairie Village, KS
- Marlene Williams, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Lyn Cheek, RE/MAX Revolution, Gladstone, MO
- Terri Gilgour, RE/MAX Heritage, Blue Springs, MO
- Bree Logan, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Joe Kosko, RE/MAX Connections, Ottawa, KS
- Katie LaBrie, RE/MAX Infinity, Overland Park, KS
- Emily Teasley, RE/MAX Elite Realtors, Lee’s Summit, MO
Thanks A MILLION!
A major goal for many of our corporate partners is to raise enough to hit the $1 million fundraising mark. This is a level that deserves special recognition and we are excited to announce that we have TWO partners who have reached that level nationally. Congratulations to Club Car Wash and Valvoline Instant Oil Change for joining the CMN Miracle Million Club!
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