Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion—most of it $1 at a time—for 170 children’s hospitals across the United States and Canada, which, in turn, use the money where it’s needed the most. These donations have gone to support research and training, purchase equipment, and pay for uncompensated care, all to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.
Our mission: We increase funds and awareness for local children’s hospitals.
Our vision: Together we save kids’ lives.
Right now there’s a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital working to save the lives of kids in your community. In fact, 62 children enter a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for treatment every minute — that’s one child every second. Some are battling cancer. Some are suffering from a traumatic injury. Others require constant care because they were born too early, or with a genetic disease. Regardless of why the kids are there, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals always have their doors open.
62 children enter a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for treatment every minute. Whether they suffer from common childhood afflictions like asthma and broken bones, or fight bigger challenges like birth defects or cancer, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals provide comfort, treatment and hope to millions of sick kids. In fact, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals treat one in 10 children in North America each year.
These kids aren’t in faraway countries or from opposite sides of the nations – they’re in your community. They may be your own children.
Every year, we identify a child with a remarkable medical story from each state. These “Champions” serve as the face for the millions of children treated at our hospitals every year. Our Champions and their families travel to Washington, D.C., and Orlando, Fla. on an official Ambassador Tour to highlight the vital work of children’s hospitals.
We need your help in raising awareness about Dairy Queen’s July 30th event – Miracle Treat Day! On Thursday, July 30th, 31 Dairy Queen locations in North Carolina will be participating in this all-day fundraiser, where at least $1 for every Blizzard Treat sold will be donated Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals including Duke Children’s (and some locations will donate $2 or the whole proceeds!). Last year, the donations from these locations exceeded $33,000. That’s a lot of Blizzards! This year, several locations in Fayetteville, Raleigh/Durham, Greensboro, Wilmington and surrounding areas have chosen to participate in this exciting fundraiser. To check which locations are participating, visit www.miracletreatday.com. We hope to make this the biggest and best Miracle Treat Day ever to benefit the four missions at Duke Children’s: clinical care, advocacy, research, and education.
We hope you will consider supporting Duke Children’s by joining our Miracle Treat Day Community Marketing Team – encouraging your community to visit their local Dairy Queen and purchase a Blizzard Treat on July 30th. By joining the team, you will be given resources that will help you market Miracle Treat Day via social media, personal emails, flyers, and more in the 2 weeks leading up to the event. We will provide you with a digital packet that has sample wording for posts and emails that you can copy and paste directly – or you can get creative and write your own! By having you on our team, we hope to reach many more people than we ever could on our own – letting them know that there’s a fun and easy way to support Duke Children’s waiting for them at their local Dairy Queen on July 30th!
Thank you for considering this unique way to support Duke Children’s.