Children's Miracle Network
What is Children's Miracle Network?
Children's Miracle Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping kids by raising funds for 170 children's hospitals across North America.
The 170 hospitals affiliated with Children's Miracle Network help 17 million children each year-kids with cancer, birth defects, pediatric AIDS, accident trauma and every affliction imaginable. These children's hospitals are there 24 hours a day to provide stat-of-the-art care, cutting edge research and community outreach programs that benefit children in every state in the U.S.
To find out more about Children's Miracle Network log onto www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org
What does this mean for contestants?
Service, one of the four points of the crown, has always been important to contestants striving for the opportunity to be Miss America. to build on this, contestants competing at any level in the Miss America system will now be expected to raise a minimum of $100 to support Children's Miracle Network and the Miss America Scholarship Fund. This is not an entrance fee, but rather a new service requirement to participate in Miss America sponsored pageants.
This new service requirement will not only continue the Miss America Organization's legacy of service and scholarship assistance, but also raise funds and awareness for Children's Miracle Network.
How will funds be raised?
Raising funds will be as easy as one, two, three!
- Before participating in local, state and the national Miss America pageants, each contestant will log onto www.missamerica4kids.org to create her personal fun raising web page and to set a fun raising goal (minimum--$100 local, $250 state, $500 national).
- Once registered, contestants will e-mail friends and relatives to ask for donations to support Children's Miracle Network and the Miss America Scholarship fund using a simple pre-formatted e-mail system.
- Friends and relatives will then log on to their contestant's personal fund raising web page to make secure online donations using a credit card or check.
Getting Started
Go to www.missamerica4kids.org and click on the "New Contestants" link. Then follow the step-by-step instructions to create your personal contestant web page and send e-mails to relatives, friends and neighbors.
STEP ONE: Create #-Mail/Personal Page Complete personal profile Upload picture Hit Save button Click on link to personal page to preview the page
STEP TWO: Send E-mails to Relatives, Friends and Neighbors Click on Send E-mails link on left side of page Enter 10 or more e-mail addresses of family and friends you would like to contact If you would like to preview your e-mail click on Preview button Click to Send button
STEP THREE: Review Fund Raising progress, monitor donations and current standings You can view your fund raising progress by going to your personal page. After you have sent e-mails to your family and friends you can monitor your results by clicking the "view donors" buttons on the left hand side of the screen. In addition to monitoring your donors you can also view your standing among other contestant by clicking on "view all contestants."
You are now off and running! Have fun, good luck and thank you for your support of Children's Miracle Network and the Miss America Scholarship Fund.