Donate to Children's Miracle Network, a great cause.

My daughter Sheridan Hurtig is Miss Northern Suburbs Outstanding Pre-teen and is competing in the Miss IL Outstanding PreTeen competition on May 30th. she has set a goal to fundraise $250 and is at $140 currently. Please look at this link and donate and ask your friends too or forward this email to them.

Children's Miracle Network is the alliance of premier children's hospitals. Every year, Children's Miracle Network hospitals treat 17 million children for every disease and injury imaginable. Children's Miracle Network hospitals impact the lives of more children than any other children's organization in the world. Children's hospitals provide state-of-the-art care, life-saving research and preventative education for children 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. There is a Children's Miracle Network hospital dedicated to serving children in every community across the United States and Canada. These hospitals are committed to providing the best care for children when they need it.

Children need the specialized care and equipment only children’s hospitals can provide. Children's Miracle Network hospitals:

* Provide $2.5 billion in charity (uncompensated) care each year
* Treat 98% of all children needing heart or lung transplants
* Treat 88% of all children with cancer
* Treat 76% of all children with cystic fibrosis
* Treat 90% of all children with sickle cell anemia
* Treat 72% of all children with pediatric AIDS
* Devote 60% of their services to children under age six and 25% to newborns
* Train 60% of pediatricians and 80% of all pediatric specialists
* Educate families about issues like child safety seats, helmet safety and bike safety

You can help make the dreams of millions of kids come true who need the life-saving care and specialized services that only Children’s Miracle Network hospitals provide. Please visit Sheridan's link to donate to CMN at
https://www.maoteen4kids.org/m.aspx?i=1201995EC3B5EEB51
to find out how you can donate too.

it is so easy and a really good cause
Sheridan and Sari Hurtig

PS we also have two collection jars at the Culver's in Libertyville and Mundelein, thank you for letting us put out collection jars. Every Penny does count!