 The N.C. Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon is UNC Health Care's largest single fundraising event each year. Held in conjunction with Curtis Media Group and Time Warner Cable, this signature fall event raises funds to benefit children’s programs and further support the continuation of excellence within the medical and surgical programs housed at North Carolina Children’s Hospital.
North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC is a nationally recognized leader in cystic fibrosis and other respiratory disorders, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, cancer, heart disease and trauma, including severe burns. We also specialize in treating children with gastrointestinal disorders, infectious diseases and birth defects. It is our commitment to treat each child with the same level of excellence, regardless of their families' abilities to pay.
We are very proud of the center of excellence that we have become and thank you for taking an active role in making our community even better for the children and families we serve. Click here for more information about N.C. Children’s Hospital, or contact us toll-free at 1-866-9NC-KIDS (1-866-962-5437). To learn more about volunteer opportunities or sponsorship information please contact the N.C. Children’s Promise office at (919) 843-4155.
2007's 6th annual N.C. Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon raised more that $800,000—our highest tally to date. (Read more about it below.) We hope to raise even more in 2008, so please mark your calendars now for Thursday, November 20, 2008. Listen. Watch. Pledge!
What's the annual N.C. Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon really about? Well, it's about North Carolina Children's Hospital's patients and the people who love them, of course. There's no better way to understand that than to listen to their own personal stories of courage (please allow time to download):
- Kenna & Haidyn's Story—Mom, Kenna, offers a poignant glimpse into her 4-year-old daughter Haidyn's battle against leukemia.
- A Mother & Infant's Story—A mother discusses her infant daughter's heart defect and the ups-and-downs they've experienced in the long journey to make her well.
- English & Silas's Story—Meet English, age 17, and brother Silas, age 9, siblings fighting cystic fibrosis.
- Aaron & Della's Story—15-year-old football player, Aaron, and his mother, Della, talk about Aaron's fight against cancer and their hopes for the future.
Special thanks to Brian Freeman of WSJS AM 600/1200, the Triad's NewsRadio, for providing these pre-taped interviews recorded on October 24, 2007. Special thanks, as well, to the patients and their families who granted these interviews. Their willingness to offer a glimpse into their personal struggles and triumphs both enriches our lives and reminds us why we're here.
November 15, 2007, was a special day at North Carolina Children's Hospital as children, parents, doctors, employees, and their supporters from across the state gathered in the hospital lobby for the sixth annual N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/Telethon. The daylong event featured live broadcasts from the Children’s Hospital lobby by seventeen Curtis Media Group radio stations and Time Warner Cable's News 14 Carolina, as well as live musical performances by Van Zant, Bucky Covington, Keith Anderson, Jason Michael Carroll, Lee Brice, and Parmalee—all in the Children's Hospital's lobby!
Live broadcasts began airing at 5 a.m. and continued through 11:30 p.m., all in an effort to raise money to support North Carolina Children's Hospital's cutting-edge medical services and programs. More than 450 volunteers worked tirelessly throughout the day to make the event possible, many of them answering your calls.
Thanks to your generosity, the Talecris Biotherapeutics Total Board at the sixth annual N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/ Telethon on November 15 displayed a final total of more than $800,000 raised to support North Carolina Children’s Hospital's cutting-edge medical services and programs in 2007. That's our highest total to date! We extend our deepest gratitude to you for your generous gifts, as well as to our media partners, Curtis Media Group and Time Warner Cable/News 14 Carolina. Your “promises,” large and small, continue to make a BIG difference!
Didn't get a chance to donate during the radiothon/telethon? Donate NOW!
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