Log a Load For Kids ^TM

AOL annually sponsors Log A Load For Kids in Oregon (LAL), as part of a national fund-raising campaign for the forest products community to participate in the Children's Miracle Network campaign (CMN). Oregon Log A Load For Kids raises funds for charitable donation to three local CMN children's hospitals-- Doernbecher Children Hospital, Sacred Heart Medical Center, and Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Loggers, forest owners, mills and allied harvest businesses in Oregon are joining together to support a most worthwhile cause- medical care for our children.

Here in Oregon, Associated Oregon Loggers sponsors Log A Load For Kids, part of a national fund-raising campaign for the forest products community to participate in the Children's Miracle Network.

The concept is that loggers and timber companies donate their share of earnings from a load of logs, as well as other donations, events etcetera.

Log A Load For Kids nationally has become a top 15 donor to the CMN, since its 1988 origin in South Carolina. Loggers in over 25 states have state-based Log A Load For Kids campaigns that annually raise funds for their local CMN hospitals. Collectively, the national Log A Load For Kids campaign raises nearly $1 million annually for the CMN telethon.

LOG A LOAD GOALS:

Oregon Log A Load For Kids supports three local CMN children's hospitals, raising revenue for vital children's medical equipment & treatment.

Log A Load highlights logging's role in the community and shows our continuing support for our most valuable resource, our children.

CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK (CMN):

All funds raised remain with children's hospitals in the local area. 100% of every Oregon donation goes to help Oregon children without any administrative deductions.

Log A Load supports children's care in Oregon at:

• Doernbecher Children Hospital, Portland
• Sacred Heart Medical Center, Eugene
• Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, Medford

Since it began in 1983, CMN has raised more than one billion dollars for 170 hospitals serving children - CMN is now the world's largest telethon.

Log A Load For Kids nationally has become a top 15 donor to the CMN, since its 1988 origin in South Carolina.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Pledges - Make a donation to assure the success of this special fund-raising effort. Show your commitment to Oregon's children by returning a Log A Load For Kids pledge card and check, payable to Log A Load For Kids.

Special Events - Log A Load will conduct a variety of fund-raising activities to encourage pledges. Watch for announcements of these upcoming events!

Telethon - The annual CMN Television Special is carried on more than 200 TV stations, reaching 101 million households throughout America. As a top sponsor, Log A Load For Kids appears on national and local Oregon Telethon broadcasts.

Here in Oregon the CMN Telethon is broadcast annually the first weekend after Memorial Day. Watch for the CMN Telethon on these NBC and ABC affiliates!

• KGW Northwest News Channel 8, Portland
• KEZI Channel 9, Eugene
• KDKF Channel 31, Klamath Falls
• KDRV Channel 12, Medford

WHY HELP? -- Some Good Reasons:

• 100% of your pledge pays for medical care at the Oregon children's hospital of your choice.
• AOL supports Log A Load by covering all fund-raising administrative costs—so every pledge dollar donated by a logger or forest industry representative goes directly to help children in need of medical care.
• The timber harvest community's care for our valuable forest resources, and our most valuable resource --our children.
• Your charitable tax-deductible donation directly touches the lives of children in your community.
• Assist in a most worthwhile cause that shows the value of logging and forestry.
• Oregon's three children's hospitals treat all children, regardless of ability to pay.
• Loggers already involved with Log A Load For Kids say the rewards are immeasurable.