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INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND
PROGRAMS
Committee Chair: Sarah BradyCommittee Members:
Emily Gonthier, Marcus Mosley, Nickolas Boroda, and Nicole Jones
New York District Key Club
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Children’s Miracle NetworkChildren’s Miracle Network (CMN) was established to help children by actively supporting improved health care for millions of young people around the worldThe mission is to generate funds and awareness for the benefit of children served by its associated hospitals (more than 170 nationwide) CMN works to keep funds in the community in which they were raised
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Children’s Miracle NetworkCMN benefits many pediatric programs and services and impacts young lives battling every type of childhood illness and injuryFunds are used to support programs that seek to prevent children’s injuries, and promote healthy lifestyles in their communities.
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Children’s Miracle Network
For more information on the Children’s Miracle Network please click here
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March of Dimes
The mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality
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March of Dimes2003, launched its Prematurity Campaign to help decrease the amount of premature births
Goal was to increase public awareness and decrease the preterm birth rate by 15 percent by 2010The campaign has been extended to 2020 in effort to apply additional scientific, clinical, and public advances to solve this problem
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March of Dimes75.4 percent of money raised on research and programs that promote the health of babies
Support research offering prevention and solutions for babies born prematurely or with birth defectsFund programs to give moms-to-be the best chance of having a healthy babyProvide comfort and information to families with babies in the Intensive Care UnitAdvocate for newborn screening and health insurance for all pregnant women and children
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For more information about March of Dimes click here
March of Dimes
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UNICEF
The mission is to do whatever it takes to make the 22,000 children that die each day from preventable causes reach zero by giving children the essentials for a safe and healthy childhood
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UNICEFWorks in over 150 countriesWith their access, expertise, and influence with government they have been able to save more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization
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UNICEFThe Eliminate ProjectThe George Harrison FundHaiti 365Trick-or-Treat for UNICEFBelieve in ZeroThe UNICEF Snowflake
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UNICEFUNICEF provides:
Child immunizations and vaccinations to more than half of the world’s childrenFamilies with clean drinking water and sanitation, helping meanly 1.8 billion people gain access to safe drinking water.Nourishment to prevent malnutritionAccess to a quality education for all childrenMore than 19 million anti-malaria bed netsDrugs and knowledge to help prevent the spread of aidsProtects to children who experience abuse
For more information on UNICEF click here
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For more information on how Key Club interacts with these International Projects and Programs click here.