SEATAC, Wash.–Six regional Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals in the Pacific Northwest have received red wagons stuffed with toys and games sure to make a child’s hospital stay a little less scary–plus another $320,330.04 in cash to fund research, support for families of hospitalized children, and lifesaving medical equipment.
The money was raised in the autumn of 2016 during the Northwest Credit Union Association’s (NWCUA) annual Credit Unions for Kids auction.
“Credit Unions for Kids was founded here in the Northwest and we’re proud of the difference we have made supporting CMN hospitals, patients, and their families.” said Carmen Vigil, community manager for the NWCUA. “When you think about the fact that any given day, 16,000 kids are treated in a CMN emergency room, or that every hour, 39 babies are treated in the newborn ICUs, there is a real need for the work credit unions are doing.”
Vigil and a team of credit union movement ambassadors just completed this year’s giving tour to each of the hospitals that are benefitting from the NWCUA auction.
Hospitals receiving support include:
- OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital-Portland, Oregon
- PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Hospital—Springfield, Oregon
- Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center—Medford, Oregon
- Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital—Spokane, Washington
- Seattle Children’s Hospital—Seattle, Washington
- Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital—Yakima, Washington
Vigil also announced the Association’s 2017 Credit Unions for Kids auction will have a Kentucky Derby “Run for the Roses” theme and will take place during the MAXX Convention in Spokane Oct. 24. The 2017 event will mark the first year that Idaho credit unions join the credit unions of Oregon and Washington in raising funds for CMN hospitals across the three-state region.