Sunny 92.3 and 96.5 The Mountain aired live from the T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Erlanger from Nov. 5-7 during the 3rd Annual
Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon. During those three days, listeners heard
stories and learned first hand the day to day experiences patients and
families go through at the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
As a result of the overwhelming support from Sunny 92.3 and The
Mountain listeners, the Cure Kids Radiothon raised over $114,000.
These funds will be used to further support cancer research, care, and
education at the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
“I couldn’t be more impressed with the amazing support our listeners
showed during the 3rd annual Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon,” said James
Howard, Sunny 92.3 DJ and host of the annual event.
According to Megan Hooper, Children’s Miracle Network coordinator at
Children’s Hospital, funds raised during “power hours” will benefit
the Center by providing two laptops, numerous Wii and Playstation
video games, and equipment to benefit the proposed family workout
room. Most importantly, enough money was raised to send 40 kids to a
camp especially designed for cancer patients this summer.
The oncology program at Children’s Hospital, the only facility in the
region specifically trained to provide cancer care to children and
young adults, is part of a national network of children’s hospitals
called Children’s Oncology Group (COG). This group meets regularly to
share information on childhood cancer and standardize protocols for
each kind of cancer.