Celebration 2008

Children's Miracle Network hospital, sponsor, and media partners and celebrities have all converged in Orlando, Fla., this week to celebrate the miracles happening at 170 children's hospitals throughout the world. The annual Children's Miracle Network Celebration event brings together the organization's diverse partners to share best practices, celebrate achievements and honor the children who benefit from their tireless fund raising efforts.

Children's Miracle Network co-founder Marie Osmond and the entire legendary Osmond family will be in attendance to celebrate the organization's 25th anniversary and its expansion into the United Kingdom and Ireland. Since its founding in 1983, Children's Miracle Network has grown dramatically from a televised fund raiser in the Osmond's small studio to one of the world's leading children's charities helping 17 million kids each year.

The Osmonds will perform during the Children's Miracle Awards Friday, March 14 as part of their 50th Anniversary World Tour. The Children's Miracle Awards presented by Delta Air Lines is a special event that honors outstanding pediatric caregivers at Children's Miracle Network children's hospitals.

The Children's Miracle Network Celebration kicks off Thursday evening, March 13 with Miracles in Media, a tribute to Children's Miracle Network's more than 350 media partners and the revolutionary ways they tell the stories of children's hospitals. Neil Flynn of NBC's hit comedy series "Scrubs" will host the evening.

National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO David Rehr and CNN Headline News and radio talk show host Glenn Beck will be a keynote speaker at the Celebration General Session. Beck will also host the Children¹s Miracle Awards Friday evening.

Celebration will conclude with a special medal ceremony for children who were selected for their courage in overcoming medical obstacles and represent every state in the United States, every province in Canada, and new hospitals in Ireland and the United Kingdom. American Idol-winner Taylor Hicks and special performance by Cirque Dreams will conclude the evening.

All Children's Miracle Network Celebration evening events are sponsored by long-time Children's Miracle Network supporters Foresters, Delta Air Lines and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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