Xbox Becomes a Sponsor of Children's Miracle Network
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:07 pm
Microsoft Xbox Becomes a Sponsor of Children's Miracle Network
Premier Children's Charity and Microsoft Launch Campaign to Raise Money for Children's Hospitals, Bring Fun and Games to Young Patients
Premier Children's Charity and Microsoft Launch Campaign to Raise Money for Children's Hospitals, Bring Fun and Games to Young Patients
SALT LAKE CITY --(Business Wire)-- Oct 01, 2008 Children’s Miracle Network, an international non-profit that raises funds for 170 children’s hospitals, today announced Xbox as an official sponsor.
“By partnering with Xbox, we are engaging in a relationship that focuses on fun and laughter, elements critical to the recovery and well-being of the brave patients treated at children’s hospitals,” said Brian Hazelgren, Chief Development Officer, Children's Miracle Network.
Microsoft has created a Children’s Miracle Network Family Game pack for Xbox that will be available at participating retailers by Oct. 15. The $29.99 pack is rated E/E10+, and 100 percent of Microsoft’s net proceeds from this Family Game pack will go to support local Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. This Family Game pack contains the following three games: Viva Piñata Party Animals (Microsoft Games Studios); Sonic The Hedgehog (SEGA of America, Inc.); and Shrek The Third (Activision, Inc.).
“Our team has visited with a number of children at Children’s Miracle Network hospitals who are battling heartbreaking diseases and injuries,” said Mitch Koch, Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Retail Sales, Entertainment & Devices Division, Microsoft Corporation. “What stands out most is that these patients are only children. By purchasing this game pack, families are helping support recovery efforts for these children at hospitals in their own backyard.”
About Children's Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals. Each year the 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind. To learn more go to www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org.