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2010

More Than $800,000 Raised from 21st Radiothon with MIX 106.5

MEDIA CONTACT: Ekaterina Pesheva
EMAIL: epeshev1@jhmi.edu
PHONE: (410) 502-9433

March 01, 2010

The 21st annual MIX 106.5 Radiothon for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has raised more $800,000, bringing the total raised to date to more than $13.1 million.

The numbers were unveiled Sunday evening minutes after the Morning Show team signed off the air following a marathon four-day live show broadcast from Hopkins Children’s.

“For 21 years now, MIX 106.5 has not only been providing an inside peek into the world of Hopkins Children’s and the lives of our patients, doctors, nurses and staff, but raised money to help Hopkins Children’s do what it does best: Change the course of medicine, one patient at a time, and we thank you for that,” said Hopkins Children’s Director George Dover, M.D.

With this year’s Radiothon, Hopkins Children’s launched a new multimedia “Caring for Kids” campaign to enhance its outreach to new partners and supporters wanting to help our young patients. WMAR ABC-2, a longtime supporter of Hopkins Children’s, joined forces with MIX 106.5 for one day, broadcasting live from the hospital lobby.

“Radiothon may be over until next year, but our campaign continues and our work at Hopkins Children’s continues,” Dover added. “Those wishing to pledge their support can still do so.”

To make a pledge www.hopkinschildrens.org/caring-for-kids



Founded in 1912 as the children's hospital at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins Children's Center offers one of the most comprehensive pediatric medical programs in the country, with more than 92,000 patient visits and nearly 9,000 admissions each year. Hopkins Children’s is consistently ranked among the top children's hospitals in the nation. Hopkins Children’s is Maryland's largest children’s hospital and the only state-designated Trauma Service and Burn Unit for pediatric patients. It has recognized Centers of Excellence in dozens of pediatric subspecialties, including allergy, cardiology, cystic fibrosis, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, pulmonary, and transplant. Hopkins Children's will celebrate its 100th anniversary and move to a new home in 2012. For more information, please visit www.hopkinschildrens.org 


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