Country Music Artists Support #ChildrensHospitalsWeek
Lady Antebellum, The Swon Brothers, Lauren Alaina, Gretchen Wilson, Locash, Chris Lane, Josh Turner, Josh Turner and Carley Pearce encourage support for #ChildrensHospitalsWeek March 20-27. Learn more here.
Born without a jaw, 17-year-old Isaiah Acosta, of Phoenix, Arizona, has never spoken a word. Against all odds, he just released his first lyrical rap song, “Oxygen to Fly,” on iTunes, benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals). Recognizing Isaiah had a poignant message to share, CMN Hospitals introduced him to one of the Southwest’s biggest rappers, Trap House, who collaborated with the teen and gave his voice to Isaiah’s lyrics and first track.
The song speaks to Isaiah’s struggles of living with serious medical conditions, despite doubts from medical professionals. The experience was captured in this documentary short, produced by CMN Hospitals and directed by award-winning director, Torben Bernhard.
Find song lyrics, music video, music critique and more, here.
Easy ways to support #ChildrensHospitalsWeek March 20-27, 2017
Invitation from John Lauck, president and CEO of CMN Hospitals:
Sport a bandage and write on it the name of a child who has benefitted from a children’s hospital, take a photo and share it with #ChildrensHospitalsWeek.
Tune in to a Facebook Live-athon hosted by Nick Cannon on Friday, March 24, at 10 a.m. (EST): The exciting, two-hour live event will feature appearances by Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields, legendary NFL quarterback Steve Young, singer Alli Simpson and a “Champion” child from every state and Canada, similar to CMN Hospitals’ trademark telethons. Catch the action at Facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
When Dylan Bradley’s little brother, Ethan, needed emergency care (treated for a high fever) at the local children’s hospital, he noticed the donation bin in the emergency room was empty. He wanted to do something to help. So the 7-year-old set up a table in front of his San Diego home on weekends and began selling items from their home pantry, mostly Cuties, to neighbors. He had raised about $400 for Rady Children’s Hospital, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Cuties learned about Dylan’s efforts and wanted to do something to help. So they recently surprised Dylan with his own custom-made cart, “Dylan’s Cuties Mart.” He came home recently to a crowd of neighbors and friends waiting to surprise Dylan. In his first day of sales with his new cart, Dylan set a new one-day sales record: $108.
With his cognitive and speech delays, Miracle Child Caden sometimes feels powerless and unable to communicate. But acting as Danny Zuko, Caden has the confidence to go to school and start conversations. He specifically asked his speech therapist to help him with the “s” sound so he could say ‘Sandy’ more clearly. His parents use Caden’s interest in movie characters to help him make sense of the world and overcome challenges. “I can’t take away the stigma of an intellectual disability,” says Caden’s mom. “But I can make his life magical.”
Giving Back - Story of a family affected by Louisiana floods 2016
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is a vibrant network of organizations and individuals who care for and about each other. This is exemplified in Danny Fields’ story. Not only did individual’s throughout Danny’s community come together to support him, but people from across the CMN Hospitals community gave money and time to his family. In addition, Danny also exemplifies the passion that many have for CMN Hospitals as an organization — he was back to work the day after the flooding. Showing what it means to truly work “for the kids.”
Learn more here.