Circle K is Changing Kids’ Health at CHRISTUS Children’s

The Circle K Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) campaign benefitting CHRISTUS Children’s is running through June 6! Participating Circle K locations across south central Texas will ask customers to make a donation or round up the change from their purchase to help change kids’ health and change the future.

Children’s hospitals are at the forefront of protecting the health of future generations, but we can’t do it alone. That’s where CMN Hospitals’ partnership with Circle K comes in; it makes giving easy. Each time a customer chooses to donate to their local CMN Hospital, it adds up to make a big impact in our community for years to come. At CHRISTUS Children’s, we are providing the best-in-class care for children and their families.

Marceline and Phoebe were born at 23-weeks-gestation at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – New Braunfels. The twins both weighed just a little over one pound each and were extremely frail. Marceline and Phoebe were immediately airlifted to CHRISTUS Children’s for further treatment and were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Upon arrival, doctors quickly got to work to care for these tiny girls. Phoebe underwent surgery right away to repair a small bowel perforation and continued to have surgeries on her GI tract. Marceline had extra blood flowing to her lungs and received surgery to close the artery as well as surgeries to correct cranial abnormalities. Today, Marceline and Phoebe are two fiery five-year-olds and proud members of our Patient Ambassadors Club.

Next time you’re in Circle K and are asked to donate, remember Marceline and Phoebe and all of the other kids just like them, who are counting on your support.  And be sure to thank our friends at Circle K for their continued support of our children.

For more information about how you can make a difference for our patients and families, please visit ChristusChildrensFoundation.org.