Blog – Akron Children's Hospital

Children's hospitals get into the spirit of Halloween!

While many children are out trick-or-treating and celebrating Halloween, tens of thousands of pediatric patients are in the hospital receiving treatments at local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Thankfully, these hospitals…

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Here’s the scoop: Dairy Queen’s generosity honored with playroom naming

October 28, 2019 by Jim Houck – Writer Well isn’t that the cherry on top of the sundae. Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley recognized local Dairy Queen franchisees for their decade-long generosity…

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Students “Change Kids’ Health, Change the Future” on Child Health Day

On October 7, 2019, Miracle Network Dance Marathon programs all over the nation celebrated Child Health Day. Students from 244 campuses joined efforts encouraging their communities to “Change Kids’ Health,…

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#WeFight to #ChangeKidsHealth

West Virginia University’s (WVU) Dance Marathon, MountaineerTHON, is going to #ChangeKidsHealth today and everyday, by creatively engaging WVU students around campus, with their #WeFight Campaign. MountaineerTHON students worked tirelessly For…

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Kicking off Fall Business Meetings!

We kicked off the start of yesterday’s Fall Business Meeting in Salt Lake City with an awesome accomplishment for our very own Program Director, Ashley Horbachewski! Opening ceremonies yielded many…

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Fill A Miracle Bucket, Support Akron Children’s Hospital

From August 2 – 4, participating Ace Hardware stores will help make customers and kids happy during their annual Miracle Bucket Days event. Customers will be encouraged to purchase a…

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DQ® Blizzard® Treat Sales Bring Healing and Happiness to Kids at

On Thursday, July 25, local participating DQ locations will come together to raise funds for Akron Children’s Hospital. On Miracle Treat Day, $1 or more from every Blizzard® Treat sold…

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Flat Champions Pop Up in Walmart & Sam’s Club

“Flat Stanley” has been used for decades to help kids learn about different people and different places using traveling, colorful, kid-decorated cutouts. In a similar manner, Walmart and Sam’s Club…

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Akron Children’s Hospital Hosts First Extra Life Event

On Saturday, May 19th, Akron Children’s Hospital had the pleasure of hosting our first Extra Life Akron Guild event. Extra Life is an organization dedicated to recruiting gamers around the…

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Youngstown State University Senior Receives 2019 Miracle Network Dance Marathon Distinguished Leadership Award

From the thousands of graduating seniors who have participated in Miracle Network Dance Marathon at the approximately 300 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada, twenty students were selected to…

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