We are getting started on our 2011 Batson Hospital for Children MiracleHome! The new MiracleHome is located in the great Reunion development, located in Madison, MS The 2,900+ square foot, bedroom, ½ bath home features a large open floor plan with formal living and dining rooms adjacent to the spacious keeping room The home will also feature a separate home office, bonus room upstairs, outdoor kitchen and separate his and hers master bathrooms You can sit on your covered back porch and enjoy the protected green space that backs up to the property Charlie Warriner has signed on to build this year’s MiracleHome and he is excited for the challenge of building the biggest MiracleHome to date The giveaway is set for August 2011 WJTV News Channel 12 and local radio stations Y101, Mix 98.7 and US 96.3 will be broadcasting live from the house the day of the giveaway as we get together to celebrate the many wonderful children treated at the Blair E Batson Hospital for Children The house will be a part of the Homebuilders Association of Jackson's 2011 Spring Parade of Homes in May Following the Parade of Homes, the MiracleHome will be open every Saturday and Sunday for tours Please stop by the MiracleHome and purchase your ticket! Tickets are $100 apiece and a limited number will be sold We have sold an average of 5,000 tickets in past years Tickets are on sale now, so please visit our website: www.AHome2U.com or call 1-877-AHome-2U to purchase yours today Please visit www.foch.org for a complete listing of the rules and regulations and also to see a complete listing of sponsors and contributors who helped make this year’s MiracleHome a success You can view the MiracleHome construction progress as well as see a listing of secondary prizes Friends of Children’s Hospital is a nonprofit organization created to benefit the Blair E Batson Hospital for Children at the University of Mississippi Medical Center It was created by a group of dedicated members from around the state whose purpose is to support and promote the Batson Hospital for Children, Mississippi’s ONLY hospital designed and equipped specifically for the care and treatment of sick and injured children The Batson Hospital prioritizes children’s care and places emphasis on the special needs of hospitalized children Friends’ goal is to build a statewide base of community support in order to raise money for state-of-the art equipment, facilities and services for all pediatric patients Through volunteer efforts and contributions, Friends members help the Batson Hospital in its fight against childhood disease and injury Friends membership and sponsorship is open to anyone interested in improving health care for Mississippi’s greatest natural resource—our children Friends has developed several events to raise funds for the Blair E Batson Hospital for Children These include: An Evening with the Mannings, Batson MiracleHome Project, Trustmark Children’s Hospital Golf Tournament, Light-A-Light for Children and Enchanted Evening Under the Stars gala Friends is also the named charity for the Viking Classic and the SouthGroup 5K Walk/Run A specialty car license plate was released in 2004 to benefit the children’s hospital Co-created in 2003 by the Friends of Children’s Hospital and the Home Builder's Association of Jackson, the Batson Hospital for Children MiracleHome has quickly become Friends’ largest annual fundraiser Each year, the MiracleHome committee works with the Home Builder’s Association of Jackson and a volunteer builder to construct a new home which is given away Fabulous secondary prizes are also part of the prize package Tickets are sold during a multi-month marketing campaign which includes TV and newspaper ads, radio spots, news stories, website updates, brochure and letter mailings and MiracleHome open houses The project concludes with the MiracleHome broadcast, an event where Batson Hospital patients and staff, project volunteers, sponsors and contributors gather to give away the home Many great secondary prizes will be given away as well More than 150,000 children from all of Mississippi's 82 counties and surrounding areas are treated at the Blair E Batson Hospital for Children at the University of Mississippi Medical Center each year Projects like the Friends of Children's Hospital MiracleHome raise much needed funds for the hospitals programs and services Proceeds from the MiracleHome project have helped buy specialized equipment, supported the child life program and helped to expand the hospital's facilities Currently, Friends is committed to raising $1.7 million for the relocation of the pediatric clinics and the renovation and expansion of the pediatric emergency room-an estimated $4.4 million project As the state's only Level I emergency room designed specifically for children, Batson's emergency department provides services which cannot be duplicated anywhere else in Mississippi However, the ER was built more than 20 years ago Approximately 17,000 patients were treated annually when it opened Today, that number has nearly doubled The current facilities were simply not designed to handle this patient volume or the problems of today With your support of our Batson Hospital MiracleHome project, you will be supporting Mississippi's ONLY Children's Hospital and your donation will help us meet this critical need!