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A group cuts a red ribbon at the Seacrest Studios opening at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, while children, staff and onlookers watch and take photos.
March 18, 2016

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Ryan Seacrest Foundation Open Seacrest Studios, a New Multimedia Broadcast Studio

By Christina Echegaray
Large group of Vanderbilt Dance Marathon participants posing indoors while holding signs spelling “$230,099.10 VUDM!”
March 10, 2016

Dance Marathon rings up new record for Children’s Hospital

Vanderbilt University’s Dance Marathon set a new record in its annual fundraising effort that benefits Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
Seven men stand on a golf course holding an oversized ceremonial check for $50,000 from the Million Dollar Hole-in-One for Charity event, with spectators gathered behind them. The check names Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as the beneficiary.
March 3, 2016

Making their day

Joe Don Rooney of the group Rascal Flatts came the closest to a hole-in-one at the inaugural Million Dollar Hole-in-One for Charity event at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Feb. 11 in California. Rooney chose Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as the beneficiary of his $50,000 prize.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Rows of repeated yellow-and-white map-pin-shaped badges arranged on a gray background; each badge contains small, mostly unreadable text and a logo.
February 25, 2016

CMN partners show strength of grassroots giving

The smiling face of Maddy Christison, a 7-year-old who has spinal muscular atrophy, greets customers at Speedway convenience store locations in Middle Tennessee. As the most recent Speedway Miracle Child representing Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, her photo has appeared on life-size cardboard cutouts in Speedway’s 21 Middle Tennessee locations with the goal of encouraging customers to help more children like her.

By Christina Echegaray
Group of adults and children posing at a special spring celebration, with a costumed dog mascot and an event banner behind them.
February 12, 2016

Junior League of Nashville commits $1.5 million to Children’s Hospital

By Christina Echegaray
Nashville Predators players Shea Weber and Pekka Rinne pose with child patient Libby Rushing, who holds a stuffed animal, in a children’s hospital play area.
November 19, 2015

Many groups, one mission: caring for children, families

At 6 feet 4 inches, Shea Weber towers over the tiny tots he visits at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, yet it is he who looks up to them.

By Kathy Whitney