Melissa Yardy St. Pete Beach-

I am so proud to announce that my office, RE/MAX Preferred has been a Miracle Office for the last 15 years. A Miracle Office simply means that every closing we have in our office and out of every commission, a donation is made to Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) and all proceeds go to All Children’s Hospital, a non-profit pediatric hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.

All Children’s Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, is the most advanced children’s hospital on Florida’s west coast and a U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital, ranking in the Top 50 of three specialty areas. With over 50 pediatric specialties and 259 beds, All Children’s is dedicated to advancing children’s health through treatment, research, education and advocacy. Programs that include a Clinical and Translational Research Organization, pediatric biorepository and a new pediatric residency program are driving innovation in personalized pediatric medicine and child health. A network of 10 outpatient care centers in eight counties along with affiliate programs at regional hospitals makes All Children’s a leading provider of care for Florida’s children.

Children’s Miracle Network provide 32 million patient visits every year. One interesting fact is that 62 children enter a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for treatment every minute – that’s one child every second. And provide $3.4 billion in charity care annually.

You might be asking yourself, “Where do all these donations go”? What’s raised, stays right here, helping every single child that walks through the doors. Recently, on April 18, 2015, Miss America contestants and volunteers joined forces and participated in community service activities like visiting their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, cleaning a park, beach or neighborhood, assisting youth and senior organizations, visiting nursing homes or collecting clothes, stocking food pantries or feeding the homeless – all while collecting donations for the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

I would like to take this time to thank all of my clients and customers for their never ending contributions and support of the Children’s Miracle Network, it warms my heart to know that these individuals care as much as I do about such a wonderful organization.