A CHAMPION FOR HIS COMMUNITY Even before TMC’s 2011 Children’s Miracle Network Champion was born, Jacob Mockbee was diagnosed with spina bifida. His first two surgeries took place when he was a mere 6 hours old. Due to complications related to his diagnosis, he has had more than 50 surgeries. “Tucson Medical Center and Children’s Miracle Network have provided excellent medical care, treatments, therapies, and equipment that have given him a chance to live life to the fullest!” said his mother, Stacie Mockbee. Jacob, who is now 13 and in the seventh grade, loves to hang out with his friends, play Wii and watch the Food Network. “Jacob knows no strangers and loves to serve his community, especially when it makes a difference for other children who have faced some of the same challenges that he has,” Stacie said.
“Jacob knows no strangers and loves to serve his community.”
“Now as a CMN Champion, Jacob will serve as an ambassador, representing children treated at Arizona CMN hospitals,” said Erika Grasse, director, CMN. Along with other Miracle Children and their families, the Mockbee family will travel to Washington, D.C. this fall to visit the White House, and then to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. In Orlando, the Champions from across America will join CMN representatives and celebrities in taping the 2011 Children’s Miracle Network Celebration, which will air in June 2012.
CMN TOTAL TOPS $878K ON CENTER
The Children’s Miracle Network and Tucson Medical Center raised $878,042 in 2010 to benefit children in Southern Arizona. Walmart was the largest donor with a combined total from all its Southern Arizona stores of $203,483 CMN is an international non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for, and awareness of, children’s hospitals across the country. Since its founding in 1983, CMN has raised more than $3.4 billion in support of these hospitals. TMC has been a part of CMN since 1984, raising more than $10.6 million for the TMC Foundation Children’s Fund to benefit local programs for infants and children. All the money raised in Southern Arizona stays here to support wellness programs, purchase life-saving medical equipment and provide health services for children at TMC. 9