Flint, Michigan – Elms Road Elementary in Swartz Creek has more than $1,000 to donate to CMN Hospitals as the result of their recent coin drive. The "winning" class (i.e. one that raised the most money) was allowed to select a charity from a list of options and they chose Hurley! This fourth grade class's teacher, Jeremy Love organized the check presentation at the school, which will include 25 students on March 13, 2013 at Elms Road Elementary School at 1 p.m.

“I’m extremely proud of my students for their immense generosity and compassion. The students really took the idea of helping other children to heart and showed it by bringing in so much change! I’m happy the money my class and the whole building collected can go to such a wonderful cause,” Jeremy said.

“And we are pleased to let these students know that 100% of the money they raised will stay right at Hurley Children’s Hospital to help our kids,” said Linda Tracy-Stephens, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Director at Hurley. “It’s inspiring to all of us to see kids helping kids,” she added. Hurley Children’s Hospital is the most northern CMN Hospital in the state and serves a 15-county area extending north to Alpena, west to Mt. Pleasant, east to part of the Thumb and all of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties.

NOTE: Media are invited to take photos of the check presentation at Elms Road Elementary School, 3259 Elms Rd, Swartz Creek on March 13 at 1p.m. Interviews with the teacher and students are available. To RSVP, please call Ilene Cantor, Hurley Administrator, Marketing, Community and Public Relations at 810-262-7164 or icantor1@hurleymc.com. We hope to see you there!

Hurley Children’s Hospital provides outstanding patient and family centered care for our region’s youngest patients, including Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Oncology, a nationally recognized Asthma program, the region’s highest level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level III) and a separate dedicated Pediatric Emergency Room, along with a multitude of pediatric sub-specialties. Hurley Children’s Hospital maintains academic affiliations with Michigan State University, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan-Flint, Mott Community College, Henry Ford Health System, and Children’s Hospital of Michigan-Detroit, caring for more than 20,000 pediatric patients annually.