Who isChildren’s Miracle Network?

170 Children’s Hospitals

70 Sponsors

Doctors and Nurses

Kids and FamiliesKids and Families

17 Million Children

6,000,000for accidents

6,000,000for accidents

45,000Heart Defects & Problems

45,000Heart Defects & Problems

49,000 Cancer

49,000 Cancer

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

One Year In Atlanta• 15,930 In-patient Visits

• 128,497 Out-patient Visits

• 57,344 ER/Trauma Visits

• 23,348 Cancer/Hemotogy Visits

• 4,080 Cardiology Visits

• 10,472 Orthopedic Visits

• 95 Organ Transplants

• 32,210 Surgical Procedures

What makes us different?

•100% stays local

•Never exploit sick or injured kids

•Operate at a fraction of the cost

10 Years of Caring for Kids

• Why American Legion

• Service Oriented

• Local touch and feel at each post

• Your belief “this is the right thing to do”!

10 Years of caring for Kids• New accounting procedures

• Came from the IRS for Non-Profits

• Can only count actual cash/check/cc donations made direct to CMN National or Local Member Hospitals

• Cannot count hours of service, Josh Dogs or other in-kind donations to the hospital.

• Money donated at any location other then Legion fundraiser – Wal-Mart, etc.

• In 2007 the Legion Family donated $348,821.00

10 Years of caring for Kids

10 more Years!

• Over the last ten years we have:

• Sold Miracle Balloons

• Paper Flags

• Bracelets

• Car washes, etc.

• All still options

10 more Years!

Tools

• New Website

• 101 Fundraising Ideas

New Website

• Watch and email video for free.

www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org/amlegion

New Website

• Make donations via credit card

www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org/amlegion

New Website

• Printable form to send in cash and check donations

New Website

• View up-to-date fundraising totals

View fund raiser results by clicking HERE

www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org/amlegion

New Website

• Username: american

• Password: legion

www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org/amlegion

101 fundraising ideas

• Simple to execute

• Come up with your own ideas

• Don’t be afraid to contact your hospital for help

101 fundraising ideas• Each idea comes with a

guide to help you determine the amount of planning and work involved.

Events divided into:

•Multi-Day •Single Day•One-Hour

10 more Years!

• Last year these programs generated over $348,000.

• If only 30% of members active (750,000 members)

• That’s $0.47 per active member

• What if we raised that to $1 per active member?

10 more Years!

• Let’s make a goal!

• Can each Post, Unit and Squadron raise just $1 per active member?

• Can you do it by December 31st?

• Will each Department be responsible to:

• Collect the money from each post

• Send one check or money order for department total to Children’s Miracle Network by Jan. 31st.

• Provide a report with the Post, Unit or Squadron from your department and how much they donated

10 more Years!

• Let’s make a goal!

• I will:

• Contact each Department by Jan.15th as a reminder

• Provide any support necessary

• Report back to you by Spring Meetings

10 more Years!

Can we do it!

Will you do it?

Funds Stay Local

Why?

•10 year of Caring for Kids

•New accounting procedures

•Tools

•New website

•101 Fundraising Ideas

•100% Stays Local

•$1 per member by December

Summary

Summary

It’s for the Kids

Thank you!