We are grateful to the many community groups and individuals who host fundraisers to support the mission of Norton Children’s.
Mark your calendars and make a difference by participating in or donating to these spring events:
Upcoming Community Fundraising Events for Norton Children’s
Foundation
Dance Big Red
March 20, 2020
Western Kentucky University
Raymond B. Preston Health & Activities Center
Bowling Green, Kentucky
The Sixth Annual Dance Big Red student-led dance fundraising event at Western Kentucky University will be held March 20, 2020. This past March, nearly 900 students, faculty, families, sponsors and special community guests danced for 12 hours and raised over $71,000 for Norton Children’s Hospital.
Wings for Kids Radio Controlled Airshow
Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 2020
Bill Fluke Air Field
E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park
Louisville, Kentucky
Brought to you by the River City Radio Controllers, this event features a wide array of exciting flying exhibitions, including in-air dog fights and combat, aerobatic airplanes and scale vintage airplanes. Nationally recognized and award-winning pilots from throughout the Midwest and beyond come to this airshow to demonstrate their flying skills and model aircraft for the public.
Other fun activities for the whole family include candy drops from radio-controlled airplanes, inflatables, face painting and flight simulators.
Children’s Hospital Foundation
Middle schooler thriving after scare as a baby, now giving back
Kentucky Country Day School seventh grader Ryan Shaps raised $3,500 as a social action project for his bar mitzvah and through sponsors for the Norton Sports Health 10K he ran in September. He is donating […]
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5 things to keep in mind when buying toys
Toys and games are tons of fun for kids and even us, as adults. And while most toys are safe, they still cause a staggering number of trips to the hospital. According to the Consumer […]
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‘Text neck’ syndrome and some ways to ease the strain
We’ve all heard about the dangers of too much screen time for kids. Now, there is a new health concern about a possible physical injury associated with spending all that time on the phone: “text neck” […]
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Preventing teens’ abuse of opioids and other drugs
Would you notice if you were missing any of those prescription pain relievers leftover from your surgery last summer? Do you even know how many pills are in those bottles in the back of your […]
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Home & BMW Raffle winners drawn at Snow Ball
The winners of the 2019 Norton Children’s Hospital Home & BMW Raffle were drawn during the annual Snow Ball gala on Saturday, Nov. 23. The grand prize winner of a beautiful new home in Norton […]
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