>> It's 4 A.M. and we're ready to start our 35th Anniversary of Telethon.
>> Hopefully a very easy process.
You have your script here.
>> This morning we have two special guests with us.
We have Ashley and we have Kaya, who is a facility dog here at Penn State Children's
Hospital.
>> Thank you very much.
>> This is an isolette.
This is the way they transport infants, for instance, that are in need of medical care.
>> You want the cookie dough, hon?
You want one or two dips?
It's a dollar a dip.
Two?
>> The best way to describe Devin is he actually looks like a Barbie Doll with a little bit
bigger head.
That's how you can describe Devin.
>> Yeah.
>> Tina, what happened to Izzy and how did she get involved with CMN and Penn State Children's
Hospital.
>> Sure, right when she was about three weeks old we had an unfortunate accident where she
fell and had a skull fracture and also had a bleeding on her brain.
So she was admitted to the PICU, the Intensive Care Unit for about two weeks.
>> With your help miracles can happen right now.
[ Cheering ]
>> Oh good evening everybody.
Can you feel the energy?
>> Absolutely.
Oh if you're just joining us, thanks for joining us this hour we call the "power hour" because
you're watching the Children's Miracle Network Telethon.
What we're doing is we've been raising all day long for Penn State Children's Hospital.
Thanks for joining us!
So $35 every month for the year, right?
And you get to take home Lilly's shirt.
Lilly, isn't that kind of cool?
>> Yeah it is pretty good because it gets them the money and we get something of yours
to help other kids.
>> Turn around, let's show you the design that she did.
>> Really cool artwork.
>> She loves Legos and you did the nurse Lego because nurses were really important for you
and your family, right?
>> Yeah, they were because they helped me survive and they helped my mom survive.
>> It's not just your money.
It's going to be matched during -- you mentioned "Power Hour."
All hour long by the Hershey Company.
So thank you so much to the Hershey Company, it's like doubling your money.
But we just showed the ambulance.
That's what actually helped purchase by CMN in 2011, so eight years ago.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Why do we need another one now?
>> So we need a new ambulance right now because since that time period we've put almost 300,000
miles on that ambulance.
We've transported almost over 4,000 pediatric patients from hospitals within this region.
Oh yeah, you go to New York and Philadelphia, Baltimore, all over the place.
>> Yes, sir.
So it's high mileage vehicle that needs to be replaced.
>> And yet here she is looking great, asking for the microphone.
I mean what do you want to say to all the folks out there are thinking about donating?
>> So without the pediatric intensive care ambulance she would have not have even made
it her first night.
>> You guys are getting so big.
It's been seven years since I first met the [inaudible name] twins.
We've got Hailey and Jenna and something really big happened on what Friday?
What happened?
>> We graduated.
>> Ah are you're kidding?
You graduated from high school?
>> Yes, we did.
>> Thank you for giving me the gift for growing up.
>> And there is Henry.
He is four years old.
Doing great.
A miracle.
And you know, I'm with his mother now, Rachel, what is his prognoses, Rachel?
>> Everything.
He can do anything he wants to.
He is an amazing little boy.
The machines that we use, the people we save, the families, the friends, anything you can
do.
It's wonderful.
>> All right, Ian.
>> Hi.
All right.
Thank you very much.
He said it all!
This is what it's all about, the rambunctiousness, because we're giving the gift of growing up
and you're doing great Henry.
>> [inaudible] and your piggy bank and you've got something for me tonight.
>> $50! $50!
>> I was born with a hole in my heart, CHD and basically a machine donated from funds
from people, from Children's Miracle Network.
>> It was the ECMO Machine.
>> Yes.
It saved my life and ever since then we've been doing, you know, raising money to help
CMN.
>> [Drumroll] Boom!
[ Cheering ]
All right!
>> He rode in that pediatric ambulance that Children's Miracle Network purchased back
in 2011.
Do you remember that?
>> Yes.
Yes.
>> That's a silly question isn't it?
>> Yeah, and seeing it here in person again is it brings back all the emotions.
They ended up having to take him from my arms to give him up.
[ Cheering ]
>> Doesn't even need music.
He can tap dance!
>> And Caden you're going to help him unveil this.
Drumroll please everybody.
Here we go the big check!
Let's see what we've got.
Look at that, $40,000!
Why is it so important for you guys to be involved in all of this?
>> Well the Credit Union motto is people helping people and to be affiliated with kids being
able to help other kids who are in similar situations to what they went through, it just
seems like a no brainer.
It's a perfect fit for us and we're glad that we can be a part of it.
>> And you were actually matching some kid's donations up to 5-grand right?
>> Yes, sir.
>> Look at this.
Hold it up.
$35,000!
Today's total for our CMN Telethon for 2019, $317,000.
That is an incredible!
>> I think that will help buy a pediatric ambulance!
>> You bet it will.
[ Cheering ]
>> OK, are you guys ready?
>> Now we got a big number for you.
>> OK, here's the big number -- they're all big numbers but --
>> This is all year long, the number is, for the fundraisers all year for CMN and the Penn
State Children's Hospital, $4.4 million!
[ Cheering ]
>> Elizabeth, Telethon is over what are you going to do now?
>> Sleep and go to Disney World and eat a cheeseburger!