Linwood, NJ - On Saturday, April 18,
Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev along with Miss America state titleholders
from across the country will be called upon to participate in "Miss
America Serves" - a national day of volunteer service presented by
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. This combined effort will raise
funds for member hospitals while addressing the unique needs of
communities across the nation.
Last September in Atlantic City, NJ, our 53 contestants led
by Mary Haskell volunteered at the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, working the
prep and service lines in the kitchen, meeting with mothers and children living
at the Family Life Center, and assisting with the replenishment of the food
pantry. This event was the inspiration to create a national effort for each
state representative to show their spirit of commitment and community service
in their home state.
Miss America Serves will bring together Miss America
contestants and volunteers from our state organizations to create service
events that address critical needs in their communities. A few of the
activities confirmed thus far include volunteering at local Children's Miracle
Network Hospitals; cleaning up parks, beaches and neighborhoods; assisting
youth and senior organizations; visiting nursing homes; collecting clothes;
stocking food pantries and feeding the homeless. These are only a few of the
many activities planned on this special day to salute volunteerism and
community service across the country.
Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev stated "The 'Miss
America Serves' event will bring together contestants, families and friends to
serve their communities. The Miss America Organization has a long history of
service, a cornerstone of our program. This national day of service will bring
much needed attention to our national platform partner, Children's Miracle
Network Hospitals while raising funds for the charity and for our scholarship program."
Sam Haskell, Miss America Organization's Chairman
added, "We hope to continue giving our young women the
opportunity to create a legacy of service by participating in this special
event to show our organization's commitment to volunteerism and inspire others
to find ways to seek out service in their own communities."
As a tribute to the service local Children's Miracle Network
Hospitals provide every day, state titleholders will rally their friends,
families and communities to participate on April 18. Donations will have a
direct impact on the area where each event is held, benefiting local kids
treated at the member hospital serving that community.
Since 2007, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has been
the official national platform of the Miss America Organization. More than $11
million has been raised for both the Miss America Scholarship Program and
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to help create awareness for 170 member
hospitals that treat 10 million kids each year across the U.S. and Canada. To
participate and for more information, visit www.MissAmericaServes.org
Join the #MissAmericaServes conversation
on Facebook.com/MissAmerica,
Twitter@MissAmerica and @MissAmericaOrg,
Instagram missamericaorg,
andYouTube.com/MissAmericaOrg.
About Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and
awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year
to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical
treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable
care. Since 1983, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5
billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity's Miracle Balloon icon.
Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit's mission
to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why
children's hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and
learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at CMNHospitals.organd facebook.com/CMNHospitals.