The one thing we love and adore about Amarillo is the giving hearts. In a world where all you seem to hear is the negative, there are moments so big that they bring joy.
That joy filled the top floor of ANB Plaza 1 on Thursday, May 7, in downtown Amarillo. It was Children’s Miracle Network‘s Mediathon Day. It was a day when 101.9 the Bull, 96.9 KISS FM, 98.7 The Bomb, Mix 94.1, and our friends at KAMR came together with volunteers. Local businesses like Street Volkswagen and Northwest Texas Hospital worked the phone banks, while others like BCL Construction and Roofing, Little Bees Playhouse, and iPow matched donations dollar for dollar. Even the family members of the CMN director worked the phone bank for one hour and raised over $10,000.
Amarillo Answers the Call for Children’s Miracle Network
We shared the stories of children and their families, helped by the Children’s Miracle Network. Many of these families have children who are battling cancer, rare diseases, or genetic disorders. The one thing that kept them both mentally and financially was the help that CMN provided these families.
Families Share Heartbreaking and Inspiring Stories
One Family’s Medication Cost $22,000
Makayla shared that insurance stopped covering a medication that kept her child, Koa, alive. The cost of that medication was $22,000. Without it, Koa couldn’t survive. Luckily, CMN helped cover some of the cost of a generic medication until Makayla could figure out the insurance situation. Today, Koa is full of energy and running around as a 4-year-old should.
If it wasn’t for CMN, Koa wouldn’t be alive…