CMN-Shodair-Montana Legislature

March 20, was a special day for one young girl and the Shodair Children’s Hospital. Every year the Children’s Miracle Network hosts Champions Across America by bringing one patient with a success story from each state to gather in Washington D.C. and Florida to promote the cause of the Network.
Shodair is Montana’s only CMN hospital and they chose a young lady named Nicole to be Montana’s Champion. She has had an enormous journey of courage and recovery.
March 20 was the press conference announcing Montana’s representative accompanied by a proclamation in the Montana legislative session. I was asked to speak at the press conference representing the partnership between CMN, the Miss America Organization, and the Miss Montana Scholarship Program. Since this alliance, the Miss Montana Scholarship Program and Shodair Hospital have begun many awareness and philanthropic projects.
After the press conference and lunch at Shodair, I attended the legislative session where Nicole was introduced on the floor of the House and the Senate during the reading of the proclamation. She is a very courageous yet soft spoken young lady. I was touched by her story and encouraged by her mission of recovery.
I returned to Shodair in the afternoon and visited some of the patients. I sang for them in three different age groups and learned a lot about how their hospital operates. I was amazed at how they responded to music and I wish each of them the best recovery possible.