Superheroes Invited to Walk for Miracles at Detroit Zoo
Superheroes of all ages are invited to Beaumont Children’s “Walk for Miracles” at the Detroit Zoo, Saturday, June 10. On-site registration opens at 7:30 a.m. The walk starts at 8:15 a.m. Blaine and Lauren, 96.3 WDVD morning show hosts, will serve as emcees. Money raised through Walk for Miracles will help support care for Beaumont Children’s patients.
Elise Bromund meets Super Beau, the Beaumont Children’s Mascot Bear
Rochester residents, Beth Bromund and her daughter Elise, are gathering family and friends to join them at the Walk for Miracles on June 10. This will be the first time that the family has participated in this fundraising event for Beaumont Children’s, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Elise, age 7, and her family have benefitted from the programs of the Children’s Miracle Network at Beaumont Children’s. “Elise has benefited so much from medical care at Beaumont. She has had multiple surgeries and medical tests,” said Beth Bromund. “Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals have helped make her stays more pleasant, and I know that the program has purchased some special pediatric equipment that Elise has benefited from. They also purchased the chairs that pull out to become twin-size beds for parents to comfortably spend the night on to stay with their sick child.”
Elise is the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for the State of Michigan. She is looking forward to dressing up as one of her favorite characters, Elsa or Anna from Frozen.
Walkers are encouraged to dress as their favorite superhero character. Children will meet Super Beau, the Beaumont Children’s mascot bear, and other popular fairy tale and comic book heroes. Each child will receive a super hero cape.
Breakfast and refreshments are included with your registration. In addition, everyone will be able to enjoy the Kids Craft Corner and exciting exhibits at the Detroit Zoo, including the Polk Penguin Conservation Center. Zookeepers will also be at various animal exhibits to answer questions and share information.
Walkers must register for the event and make a minimum donation: $20 per adult and $5 per child ages 3 to 14. Children 2 and under are free. Walk registration also includes same-day family admission to the Detroit Zoo. Additional fundraising is encouraged. All proceeds will support nonprofit pediatric programs throughout Beaumont Children’s. To register in advance, visit www.beaumont.org/walk-for-miracles or call 248-551-3607.
About Beaumont Children’s
Part of Beaumont Health, Beaumont Children’s offers comprehensive health services for infants, children and adolescents in nearly every medical and surgical subspecialty with 80 pediatric subspecialists and 500 board-certified pediatricians. Facilities include the William and Marie Carls Children’s Medical Center at Beaumont, Royal Oak, inpatient pediatric units in Dearborn, Troy and Farmington Hills, and outpatient locations throughout Metro Detroit. Pediatric services include emergency care, hematology-oncology, newborn and pediatric intensive care, pediatric surgery and craniofacial surgery. Mothers deliver more than 17,000 babies every year at Beaumont hospitals. Beaumont Children’s is Southeast Michigan’s only Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals affiliate. Find a Beaumont Children’s pediatrician or specialist at beaumont.org/childrens, or call 855-480-KIDS (5437).
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and health care services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, and learn about your member hospital, at www.cmnhospitals.org.
