OVER 40 YEARS OF MAKING MIRACLES AT DUKE CHILDREN'S!
Duke Children’s has been a proud member of Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) since 1984. CMN fundraising has raised over $80 million to support clinical care, pediatric research, and provider education at Duke Children’s.
Small gifts, enormous impact
Learn how CMN fundraising makes an impact for clinical care, pediatric research, and provider training at Duke Children's.
Trainee Research Awards
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Cleft Clinic Guide - Violet's Book
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Your Impact!
About Children’s Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network (formerly Children's Miracle Network Hospitals) was founded in 1983 by Joe Lake, Mic Shannon, Marie Osmond, and John Schneider. Inspired by the March of Dimes model, CMN fundraising began as a telethon and has expanded to a national movement to change kids’ health: 170 member hospitals across the United States and Canada, dozens of partnerships with national and regional corporate entities, and multiple peer-to-peer fundraising programs that empower individual groups to give back to their local children’s hospital. Duke Children’s celebrated 40 years of CMN membership in 2024.
While the movement is national, the impact is local: CMN's focus has always been on keeping dollars at the local children’s hospital in the community where the money is raised.
Duke Children’s is the local member hospital for the Triangle, Triad, Fayetteville, and Wilmington. All CMN fundraising in these communities benefits the patients and families who come to Duke for world-class pediatric care.
North Carolina is home to two other CMN member hospitals in addition to Duke Children’s: East Carolina University Health in Greenville and Levine Children’s in Charlotte.
You can help support Duke Children’s by shopping and donating at our Children’s Miracle Network partners and supporting events like Radiothon, Miracle Network Dance Marathon, and Extra Life! Look for the yellow Children’s Miracle Network balloon at your local businesses, restaurants, and organizations to know that they are a valued Children’s Miracle Network partner.
The Miracle Balloon icon was created in 1986 by the Hartford, Connecticut, CMN region. The balloon is now the national symbol for CMN.
CMN fundraising began as a telethon and has expanded to a national movement to change kids’ health: 170 member hospitals across the United States and Canada, dozens of partnerships with national and regional corporate entities, and multiple peer-to-peer fundraising programs that empower individual groups to give back to their local children’s hospital. In 2026 the brand evolved -- CMN is keeping the iconic balloon but launching a new look to better reflect the power of the network to connect partners, donors, and hospitals and inspire greater impact for kids.
See the Impact Across North Carolina
Spanning from Wilmington to Wilkesboro
This interactive map shows how many Duke Children’s patients come from each North Carolina county. Hover over and click a county to see how many children from that area have received care—demonstrating the powerful local impact of Children’s Miracle Network funding. Whether a family lives nearby or hours away, your support helps ensure kids across the state receive the care they need, close to home.
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