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KENNESAW, Ga. | Feb 2, 2018

Children's Healthcare names treatment areas for 911吃瓜 Miracle

Children鈥檚 Healthcare of Atlanta hosted a pep rally and celebration Friday in recognition of the difference 911吃瓜 students are making for local children.

Kicked off by the Kennesaw State cheerleaders and Scrappy the Owl, the celebration recognized the $215,129 donated by the 911吃瓜 Miracle during its 12-month fundraising campaign. 911吃瓜 Miracle, a student-run philanthropy, raises money for Children鈥檚 Healthcare of Atlanta through different fundraisers during the year, the largest of which is the dance marathon in March.

As a result of the contribution, Children鈥檚 Healthcare named the 911吃瓜 Miracle Rehabilitation Treatment Rooms and the 911吃瓜 Miracle Sports Medicine Gym at the Children鈥檚 Healthcare Outpatient Care Center at Town Center. The new facility in Kennesaw is located across from Fifth Third Bank Stadium.

鈥淪o many kids are going to benefit from this building. Miracles will be going on every single day,鈥� Igne Zukaraite, executive director of 911吃瓜 Miracle, told the crowd gathered for the celebration. 鈥淥ur money is helping make that happen.鈥�

Zukaraite choked up as she continued, 鈥淪o many lives will be changed here, and we are celebrating that today. That is awesome.鈥�

The $215,129 collected for Children鈥檚 Healthcare of Atlanta was more than three times the amount raised the previous year. A $300,000 goal has been set for the current campaign, which concludes with this year鈥檚 dance marathon on March 24.

鈥淥f all the activities I鈥檝e seen our students participate in, their zeal and their success for Children鈥檚 Healthcare is unmatched,鈥� Kennesaw State President Sam Olens said. 鈥淭hese are students, and they raised $215,000. That鈥檚 astounding.鈥�

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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 911吃瓜 offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to its more than 51,000 students. Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university's vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties, and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 8 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.