Jingle Bell Jog 2012 | A Children’s Cancer Center Benefit
Produced by Jim Albritton | More than 1,000 people laced up their running shoes and broke out their jingle bells to support Mississippi’s only children’s cancer center at Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson. | http://facebook.com/newsocracy | http://newsocracy.tv
Kid Captains Represent Children’s Cancer Center, Batson Children’s Hospital at Ole Miss
Produced by Jim Albritton | Two 12-year-old Mississippians—both cancer survivors—represented the Children’s Cancer Center at Batson Children’s Hospital at an Ole Miss football game. But their journey to the field began years earlier. | http://facebook.com/batsonhospital | http://childrenshospital.umc.edu
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Former Bulldog’s Homecoming Return to MSU’s Davis Wade Stadium Highlights Daughter’s Health Struggle
Produced by Jim Albritton | Two Batson Children’s Hospital patients were Kid Captains of Mississippi State University’s 2012 Homecoming Game. They participated in the coin toss, were recognized on the field and helped kick off the hospital’s “Our Kids Got Game” bracelet campaign at MSU. | http://newsocracy.tv
GAME DAY | Ole Miss Bracelets Benefit Batson Children’s Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | Support Batson Children’s Hospital and show your Ole Miss pride. Donate $5 and get a red or blue “Our Kids Got Game” bracelet to help Mississippi kids fighting cancer, heart defects and other serious illnesses. Together we can help our kids win big. Bracelets will be available at Ole Miss home games. | http://childrenshospital.umc.edu
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Law Enforcement Officers, Trainees Unite for Batson Children’s Hospital Run
Produced by Jim Albritton | Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann led trainees and alumni from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy on a one-mile run from Millsaps College to Batson Children’s Hospital. Each participant donated money to the state’s only children’s hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Patients and staff greeted them at the hospital’s entrance and accepted more than $1,600. This is the third MLEOTA run benefitting the Jackson hospital. | http://newsocracy.tv
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Rush to Brush Benefits Pediatric Dentistry at Batson Children’s Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | The 10th annual Rush to Brush 5K run, walk and one-mile fun run benefits the pediatric dentistry program at Batson Children’s Hospital. It’s the only dental specialty training program in the state dedicated to providing oral health care of children with special health care needs. | http://childrenshospital.umc.edu
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Nick Trees Benefits Batson Children’s Hospital and Features a “Winter Wonderland” for Kids
Produced by Jim Albritton | Buying a Christmas tree from Nick Trees at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson or the former location of Rapids on the Reservoir in Rankin County has become an annual tradition for a growing number of families in central Mississippi. And again this year, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each tree benefits Batson Children’s Hospital. |http://childrenshospital.umc.edu.
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Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy 2nd Annual Run to Batson Children’s Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | Graduates of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy—now serving in various state and local law enforcement agencies—participated in a symbolic one-mile run from Millsaps College to the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children on the University of Mississippi Medical Center Campus. The run is intended to show support for the patients and staff at Mississippi’s only children’s hospital. Runners made donations and presented more than $1,500. For more information about the Batson Hospital, go to http://childrenshospital.umc.edu.
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Former Patient Wins Friends of Children’s Hospital Miracle Home
Produced by Jim Albritton | The Friends of Children’s Hospital Miracle Home Giveaway has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children. But this year’s winner is unlike any other. | http://foch.org
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St. Joseph Catholic School Dance Marathon Benefits Batson Hospital
Produced by Jim Albritton | Students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Madison, Mississippi organized a Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon to benefit the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson. Students raised more than $10,000 during the first-ever event of its kind in Mississippi. To learn more about organizing a dance marathon for the state’s only children’s hospital, go to http://childrenshospital.umc.edu
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Walk and Roll | April 2 | Register Now
The second annual Walk and Roll, a fund raiser for the Wilson Research Foundation, is set for Saturday, April 2, at 10 a.m. on Methodist Rehabilitation Center’s east campus in Flowood. The event raises money for neuroscience research at Methodist Rehabilitation Center and celebrates the accomplishments and abilities regained by brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke patients treated at the Jackson hospital. For more information or to register online, go to http://wilsonfoundation.org or call 601.364.3598.
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MAKE-A-WISH NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA
Produced by Jim Albritton | The inaugural Make-A-Wish New Year’s Eve Gala at the Jackson Convention Center featured good food, great music, a compelling message and the ultimate countdown clock. Organizers hope it will become the most popular new year’s eve event in central Mississippi in the next five years. For more information, go to http://ms.wish.org or http://newsocracy.org.
