The Other Side of Frown: Children's Miracle Network gifting campaign!

From AFS:

Angels for a Cause is proud to announce our brand new project!! We all love David’s new CD “The Other Side of Down” and it truly lifts our spirits on a daily basis when we are feeling a little down. Well, its time to share David’s music with children who need a smile and positive messages through song. We started by contacting all the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and got a HUGE response from lots of hospitals that are SO EXCITED to receive David’s music! We have over 75 hospitals participating in this project and probably one close to where you live! They are going to use the CD’s for various things such as prizes for games, a present for a child’s birthday, a gift for a child going through a tough procedure, music therapy for anxious kids, discharge gifts and more! “Things are Gonna Get Better” would be the perfect song for a worried child, dont you think?

Let’s make those kids smile! It’s the Other Side of Frown by gifting The Other Side of Down

So, we are all here to support David, right? Now, you can support his music while at the same time giving a sick child hope and inspiration! This project is very easy! All you have to do is purchase David’s TOSOD CD’s and have it shipped to a CMN Hospital of your choice! You can purchase 1, you can purchase 10! Its up to you! You can send to one hospital or many hospitals! This is a great way to share David’s CD as well and create new fans! We did some research and David’s CD’s are available right now for a low price online through:

1) Amazon $11.97 (free shipping over $25)

2) Target $12.99 (free shipping over $50)

3) Walmart $10 (WOW!)

4) Barnes and Noble (free shipping over $25)

Or, you can purchase one at a store near you and have it shipped from your house. Or maybe you picked one up in the last week to support David and you can share those!!

Click HERE to check out the list hospitals that are participating!

David meets a Childrens Medical Center patient

Credit to ChildrensMedical

Childrens Medical Center Holiday Parade is on today in...

AZ
Tucson (Sierra Vista) - KKTU at noon MST

CA
San Diego - XETV (for time, check local listings)

FL
Jacksonville/Brunswick - WJXT at 9 a.m. EST (that's right now - go go go!)

IL
Peoria/Bloomington - WMBD (for time, check local listings)

IN
Indianapolis - WISH (for time, check local listings)
South Bend-Elkhart - WSJV (for time, check local listings)

MI
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo - WOOD (for time, check local listings)

NC
Wilmington - WWAY (for time, check local listings)

NV
Las Vegas - KLAS (for time, check local listings)

NY
Binghamton - WIVT (for time, check local listings)
Elmira - WETM (for time, check local listings)
Watertown - WWTI (for time, check local listings)

OH
Youngstown - WKBN (for time, check local listings)

OR
Portland - KGW (for time, check local listings)

SD
Rapid City - KOTA at noon MST
Sioux Falls (Mitchell) - KTTW (for time, check local listings)

TN/VA
Tri-Cities - WJHL (for time, check local listing)

Early tomorrow morning if you live in the Seattle-Tacoma area or Kong at 3 am.

CMC

Childrens Medical Center Holiday Parade is on today in:

AZ
Phoenix (Prescott) - KPNX at 11 a.m. MST

IA
Des Moines-Ames - WOI at 3 p.m. CST

MA
Boston/Manchester - WCVB at 4 p.m. EST

MI
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo - WZZM at 12:30 p.m. EST

MN
Minneapolis-St. Paul - KSTP at 1 p.m. CST

NC
Charlotte - WCNC at 1 p.m. EST

NV
Reno - KOLO at 4:30 p.m. PST

NY
Albany-Schnectady-Troy - WNYT at 1 p.m. EST

OR
Bend - KOHD at 1 p.m. PST
Eugene - KEZI at 1 p.m. PST

SC
Charleston - WCIV at 4:30 p.m. EST

UT
Salt Lake City - KJZZ at noon MST

VA
Norfolk-Portsmouth - WVEC at 4 p.m. EST

CMC

Childrens Medical Center Holiday Parade is on today in...

AR
Monroe-El Dorado - KARD/KTVE at 5 p.m. CST

CT
Hartford/New Haven - WCTX at 3 p.m. EST

FL
Ft. Meyers/Naples - WFTX at 4 p.m. EST

GA
Macon - WPGA at 3 p.m. EST

KY
Bowling Green - WBKO at 3 p.m. CST

NY
New York - WABC at 2 p.m. EST

OH
Dayton - WBDT at 2 p.m. EST

PA
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York - WGCB at 11 a.m. EST

TX
Amarillo - KCPN at 1:30 p.m. CST
San Angelo - KSAN at noon CST

CMC

Childrens Medical Center Holiday Parade is on today in:

TX
Beaumont-Port Arthur - KFDM at 1 a.m. CST

CMC

Childrens Medical Center Holiday Parade is on today in:

WA
Seattle-Tacoma - KING at 8 a.m. PST

CMC

Childrens Medical Center Holiday Parade is on today in:

CT
Hartford/New Haven - WNTH at 3 p.m. EST

IL
Chicago - WLS at 1:30 CST

MS
Jackson - WAPT at 1 p.m. CST

NV
Reno - KOLO at noon PST

OH
Cleveland-Akron (Canton) - WEWS at 4 p.m. EST

CMC

Childrens Medical Center Holiday Parade is on today in:

CA
Palm Springs - KESQ at noon PST

ID
Boise - KIVI at 2 p.m. MST

KY
Louisville - WMYO at 2 p.m. EST

OH
Youngstown - WYFX (for time, check local listings)

CMC

Touching story from Children's Medical Center

When Becky Randolph of Southlake learned that pop star David Archuleta would perform a concert in Dallas, all she could think about was going.

"It was the only thing I wanted for Christmas," she said.

Becky's Christmas wish came true Friday evening when she was able to attend and even met the teenage singer-songwriter in person.

"It was so awesome," she said.

Becky, 13, suffers from spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the backbone and spinal column.

Becky's parents, Brigitte and Michael Randolph, wanted to make her dream come true and bought tickets to the concert. But they were unable to make arrangements for handicapped seating at the Majestic Theatre.

"I called and left messages, but I never heard back," Brigitte Randolph said. "Becky had been in so much pain before the concert that I knew there was no way she could tolerate not being able to sit in her power chair.

"I was in a panic so I got down on my knees and prayed to God, asking for a miracle so Becky could go," she said.

Then the phone rang. April Sutton, development coordinator at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, called to tell the family that the hospital would provide the tickets and make arrangements for Becky to attend the concert in her chair.

It turns out that an elf had intervened.

The Randolphs' next door neighbor Heather Trumpfheller learned of Becky's problem while home for Thanksgiving break. Heather, a junior at the University of Missouri, stops by to see Becky and her twin sister, Rianna, whenever she is in Southlake. Rianna does not have spina bifida.

"I used to babysit the girls, and I'm still very close to them," she said. "Becky really adores David Archuleta and probably has 100 pictures of him in her room. I know how much this meant to her."

Heather had contacted local radio stations and Children's to find some free tickets for the family. Unbeknownst to Heather, the Randolphs purchased three seats for Becky, Brigitte Randolph and Becky's best friend, Nicki Sue Green.

The hospital offered additional seats for Becky's father and sister as well as the opportunity to meet Archuleta in pre-concert session with select guests.

"We are still pinching ourselves," Randolph said. "We can't stop smiling.

"David Archuletta is so sweet and kind, and he was so nice to Becky."

Archuletta wrote in an e-mail that meeting Becky was a pleasure.

"Being a patient at a hospital can be really tough especially during the holiday season," he wrote. "Spending time with her is a simple way to help, and there is nothing like seeing the smile on her face."

Becky has been a patient at Children's for several years and had several surgeries there, including one last summer.

Efforts to control Becky's pain haven't been as successful as the family had hoped, and Becky had been in extreme pain the week before the concert. She hasn't been able to attend all her classes at Carroll Middle School.

"She had been very depressed lately because of the pain," Mrs. Randolph said. "We worried about her even being able to go to the concert."

Becky was able to get dressed up, put on her makeup and get her nails polished for the concert. She and Nicki Sue had priority seating away from the rest of family so Becky could feel like an average teenage girl going to her first concert.

"I felt good all night," Becky said.

Becky said she has felt a special kinship with Archuleta ever since she first saw him perform on the seventh season of American Idol a few years ago. Archuleta had suffered briefly from vocal chord paralysis, which also was one of Becky's complications.

The Randolphs said they believe that the events that allowed Becky to attend the concert as well as her meeting with her teen idol are nothing short of a miracle.

"We believe that God does perform miracles," Brigitte Randolph said. "We believe that he hears our prayers and that he made this happen for her. We believe that we will also see relief from her pain and suffering."

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The Holiday Parade on tv!

The 2010 Children’s Medical Center Holiday Parade Presented by Capital One Bank will be broadcast LIVE on WFAA-TV Channel 8 in Dallas/Fort Worth at 10 a.m. CST on December 4.

Through national syndication at varying times in December, the parade will be broadcast to more than 100 million homes across the country in markets that include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and Atlanta.

See the most current list of stations and broadcast times. Some broadcast times and dates are pending and are not listed. Please check your local listing for more information.

childrens.com

There's 4 pages of listings, so check your local listings and it'll probably be there between 12/11 and 12/25! ;)

A smile on their faces

After taking some time to visit the patients at Children's Medical Center, David Archuleta performed at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas last night. The concert benefits the Medical Center.

"It was a pleasure to stop by and visit with the children today at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Being a patient at a hospital can be really tough, especially during the holiday season. Spending time with these kids is a simple way to help and there is nothing like seeing a smile on their faces," said Archuleta.

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Parade buzz!

PR Newswire
Dallas News
NCB DFW

Chlidrens Medical Center Holiday Parade!

More pics here

Melodies of Christmas:


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David in the parade:


Credit to HushCatsTX

Hey cutie

More to come? I hope so!

David's new Plixi pic!

Looks like David got a Plixi account! View it here

David at the Children's Medical Center

via Melinda

Noah Guillen,10,meets David Archuleta at Children's as he recovers from a car accident. David made his day! #cmchp

Sweet patients and their brother with David Archuleta and Miss America! #cmchp

via heatherduge

David Archuleta and Miss America took a break from parade prep to visit patients at @ChildrensTheOne #cmchp

via smsarks

David Archuleta makes Sophie's day by stopping by to say hello. #cmchp @ChildrensTheOne

via JunPx

David's leading the parade!

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BTS at Good Morning Texas

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Dallas in December!

David Archuleta will be LIVE IN CONCERT on December 3rd at the Majestic Theater in Dallas. The concert benefits the Children’s Medical Center.

Get your tickets starting Tuesday, November 16 at ticketmaster.com.

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