First Time in History the Miss America Organization Creates On-Going Philanthropic Alliance
Salt Lake City, Utah – January 23, 2007 – Children’s Miracle Network today announced that they have been selected as the official national platform for the Miss America Organization. This partnership represents the first time in the 86-year history of the Miss America Organization that they have adopted such a program. Children’s Miracle Network has had an 18-year history working with the Miss America Organization, with this newest initiative signifying a permanent and on-going relationship between the two.
The new partnership will provide opportunities for the Miss America Organization to not only raise funds and awareness for the 17 million children treated each year at the 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, but also for the Miss America Scholarship Program, the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women, providing more than $45 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance to them each year.
“We are thrilled to have formed this national partnership to continue to help the many children that are supported in every city in America by Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Together, we’ll work towards raising funds for our scholarship program to enable young and talented women across the country gain new opportunities,” said Art McMaster, president & CEO Miss America Organization. “We look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with Children’s Miracle Network.”
Each year the new Miss America, in addition to bringing awareness to her personal platform, will be an official goodwill ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network as she raises funds and awareness for both Children’s Miracle Network and the Miss America Organization. This partnership also extends to the woman competing at the local, state and national levels of the pageant, asking each contestant who participates to be responsible for raising funds on behalf of Children’s Miracle Network and the Miss America Organization.
“We are honored to be selected as the official national platform of the Miss America Organization,” said Jim Hall, CEO and president of Children’s Miracle Network. “The Miss America Organization and Children’s Miracle Network have had an amazing 18-year history and we’re looking forward to building on that and increasing funds for both organizations.”
