The Clemson Derby Days charity event which benefits the Children's Miracle Network at Greenville Children's Hospital is taking place this week. The Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for hospitalized children in over 170 children's hospitals. In the Upstate, the local CMN-affiliated hospital is Children's Hospital at Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS).
Derby Days has been a tradition at Clemson since 1979 and it includes a week-long series of events in which Clemson's sororities engage in friendly competition to raise money for Children's Miracle Network. Events during Derby Days include bowling, karaoke, a dance competition, and more. The sorority ladies are getting more and more involved every year and previous attendance has been on a campus-wide level. The week will be capped off with the great concert courtesy from the ever-popular Blues Traveler. Clemson Derby Days' contributions of more than $100,000 over the past four years have helped create Safe Kids Upstate, an organization of more than 450 coalitions who help prevent accidental injury of children by providing training and education to parents, teachers and medical professionals. I'm glad to see them playing a role in preventing the number one cause of death to children under fourteen in the United States, motor vehicle accidents.
In these tough times it can be difficult to find the money for worthy causes and the CMN would be very grateful for contributions of any size. Donations to CMN create miracles by funding medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of 17-million children each year. To make it easy, they've set up an online system at the Clemson Derby Days website where you can make a donation through the click of a button.
Thank you very much for your time and please keep the efforts of Children's Miracle Network in your heart as we try to enrich the lives of those less fortunate.
