Annual Children's Miracle Network Hospitals radiothon to be held April 19 -21 | Eastern NC Now

For Immediate Release:

    The 16th annual 'Music for Miracles' radiothon, set for April 19-21 on Classic Hits 107.9 WNCT, raises funds to help sick and injured children in eastern North Carolina through Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to benefit Vidant Children's Hospital.

    GREENVILLE - Radio listeners will have a chance to brighten the world for hospitalized children during the 16th annual "Music for Miracles" radiothon April 19-21 on Classic Hits 107.9 WNCT.

    The three-day radio marathon raises money to benefit the programs and services of Vidant Children's Hospital. In 2012, there were more than 33,000 pediatric inpatient and outpatient visits from a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.

    "Our efforts over the past 14 years have been so successful, and they've shown us how much people in eastern North Carolina care about this Children's Hospital," says Dr. Ronald Perkin, co-medical director, Vidant Children's Hospital; James and Connie Maynard Distinguished Professor and chairman, department of pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University; chief of pediatrics, Vidant Medical Center. "We are looking forward to another successful radiothon this coming weekend and continuing to raise funds to improve the lives of the children we treat."

    Since the first radiothon in 1998, the event has raised over $2.9 million.

    For the on-air personalities of Classic Hits 107.9 WNCT, the "Music for Miracles" radiothon is a spring highlight and a project they all eagerly anticipate.

    "We get very excited about the radiothon and know it's going to be a huge success," says on-air personality Donna Kelly. "Classic Hits 107.9 WNCT's listeners have big hearts and are some of the most generous people I know. And the children we have met over the years are just amazing. There's a certain energy in just knowing that what we do over those three days will help countless children across eastern North Carolina. We believe in miracles, and we know our listeners believe, too!"

    Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is a fund-raising program of the Vidant Medical Center Foundation. Vidant Children's Hospital in Greenville serves children and their families living throughout a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.

16TH ANNUAL MUSIC FOR MIRACLES RADIOTHON
Friday, April 19 - Sunday, April 21
Classic Hits 107.9 WNCT
To pledge: (800) 673-5437
    All proceeds to benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to support Vidant Children's Hospital and the 29-county service area.

    Contact: Laura Lee Potter, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals program director, (252) 847-5437


    Contact: Beth Anne Atkins, Vidant Health Strategic Development, (252) 847-7735 or beth.atkins@VidantHealth.com

    Vidant Health, a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in nine eastern North Carolina hospitals and has a management agreement with one other. The health system includes Albemarle Health, Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Vidant Bertie Hospital, Vidant Chowan Hospital, Vidant Duplin Hospital, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, The Outer Banks Hospital, Vidant Medical Center, Vidant Pungo Hospital, Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Vidant Home Health and Hospice, Vidant Wellness Centers, Vidant Medical Group and is affiliated with the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. On the web at www.vidanthealth.com.