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For Immediate Release
Contact: Sandy McPherson
Phone: (407) 481-2774

Magic 107.7 Cares for Kids Radiothon Raises over $413,000 for Children's Miracle Network

ORLANDO, FL, February 18, 2008 — Magic 107.7 concluded their eighth
radiothon for Children’s Miracle Network sponsored by Foresters, at 7 p.m, Friday, February 15, raising $413,664 for Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

Dave Collins and Leslye Gale, the Magic 107.7 morning team, along with Ken Payne, began the three-day “Magic Cares for Kids” Radiothon at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. The show was broadcast live from the atrium of Arnold Palmer Hospital where the hosts interviewed hospitalized children and their families and hospital staff who care for them, asking listeners to call in pledges to benefit Children's Miracle Network. More than 1,200 listeners called in during the broadcast to pledge their support and share stories of their own experiences at Shands Children’s Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital.

Children's Miracle Network began in 1983 to raise funds for children’s hospitals and awareness of the services they provide. Today, there are 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. Foresters, a provider of life insurance and annuity products, is the founding sponsor as well as the international underwriting sponsor of the Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon. As a result, every dollar raised during the Radiothon stays in the region to help children and their families at these two local children’s hospitals. The money raised through Children's Miracle Network sponsors and programs in each community benefits the local participating Children's Miracle Network hospitals. Proceeds from the Magic 107.7 Cares for Kids Radiothon will benefit the pediatric programs at Shands Children's Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital through Greater Orlando Children's Miracle Network. The money
is used to fund equipment, research and programs that ensure these hospitals can provide the most advance level of medical care for children.

For more information, contact Sandy McPherson at the Greater Orlando Children’s Miracle Network office, 407-481-2774 or visit www.gocmn.org.

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About Foresters
Founded in 1874, Foresters helps individuals and families achieve financial security with its innovative portfolio of life insurance products and annuities. Foresters shares its financial strength with its members, who are customers, through complimentary life, health and education benefits that help its more than 750,000 eligible members and their families in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Foresters provides opportunities that inspire its members to make a difference in their communities. For more information, please visit www.foresters.com.

Foresters is a trademark of The Independent Order of Foresters, a fraternal benefit society, Toronto, Canada M3C 1T9.

 

 

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