The annual MIX 106.5 Radiothon benefiting Johns Hopkins Children’s Center will mark its 21st anniversary with a four-day on-air celebration starting at 5 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. The marathon broadcast will continue until 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28. Radiothon has raised more than $12.3 million for Hopkins Children’s since it first aired in 1989.
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The event kicks off at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, with Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Justin Harper, world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson, M.D., the MIX 106.5 Morning Show team, and Hopkins Children’s patients and their families.
As in years past, this year’s broadcast will include stories of survival against all odds, cutting-edge medicine, heartbreak and triumph, seen through the eyes of the patients and families and the doctors and nurses who care for them. With this year’s Radiothon, Hopkins Children’s will also launch the “Caring for Kids” multimedia campaign to benefit patients and their families.
“Radiothon is the foundation of our annual fundraising, and MIX 106.5 has been a steadfast partner,” says Hopkins Children’s Director George Dover, M.D. “This year we are excited to include our Caring for Kids effort, which significantly expands our ability to reach new partners and supporters.”
One new supporter is Boost Mobile, which will make a donation at this year’s kickoff based on touchdowns scored by Raven Willis McGahee. Last summer, Boost Mobile pledged to donate $500 to Hopkins Children’s for every regular season touchdown McGahee scored. Harper will represent McGahee at the kickoff.
“I am so thankful for the partnership I have with Hopkins Children’s and Boost Mobile,” McGahee said. “I am so blessed to be in a position to share with others and to be a part of this community. These kids deserve so much. I set out with a goal of inspiring and empowering these children, to let them know that their community cares about them and that they can grow up to achieve their dreams. Little did I know, they were the ones who would inspire and empower me.”
Dover noted that the groundbreaking medical research and outstanding patient care that takes place every day at Hopkins Children’s would not be possible without the generous support from the community.
“All of us here at Hopkins Children’s, from the patients in their beds, to the nurses caring for them and to the staff in the operating rooms, thank our supporters and eagerly await this year’s broadcast.”
Call for patient stories: If you are a current or a former patient of Hopkins Children’s and want to share your story with the listeners, please contact Ekaterina Pesheva at 410-516-4996 or via email at epeshev1@jhmi.edu
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