Miss America’s National Day of Service
Presented by CMN Hospitals
Date:
April 18, 2015
Website URL:
NationalServiceDay.org (being developed)
Concept:
On April 18, the Miss America Organization will hold its first annual National Day of Service presented by
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Miss America contestants across the country will join forces with
their friends and family in a day of service. The inspiration for this national event began last year in
Atlantic City, NJ when the 53 national contestants led by Mary Haskell volunteered at the AC Rescue
Mission working the prep and service lines in the kitchen, meeting with mothers and children living at the
Family Life Center and assisting with the replenishment of the food pantry.
Now, contestants and volunteers in the Miss America program across the country will actively
participate in projects with a goal to improve the quality of life in the communities they serve. From
volunteering at a CMN Hospital, cleaning a park, beach or neighborhood, assisting youth and senior
organizations, visiting those confined to nursing homes or collecting clothes, stocking food pantries or
feeding the homeless. These are only a few of the activities that may be planned on this special day to
salute volunteerism and community service.
Local CMN Hospital Participants will not only be asked to join Miss America in the service opportunity
but to fundraise $1 for every hour they serve. These funds will be given to their local Children’s Miracle
Network Hospital as a tribute for the tireless community service offered day and night by each of these
hospitals.
Fundraising Goal: $300,000
Fundraising Distribution:
 CMN Hospitals - $210,000 (70%)
 MAO States - $90,000 (30%)
Fundraising:
Each state will be asked to find 20 current or past Miss America program contestants and volunteers to
serve as team captains.
Each team captain will register their team on NationalServiceDay.org, decide what service project their
team will be doing for the day, and how many hours their team will be serving. Once the team has been
registered, the team captain will find 10 friends or family members to go to NationalServiceDay.org and
join their team. They will explain that each team member is committing to help with the service day and
fundraise for CMN Hospitals.
Each team member, including the team captain, will ask 10 people to donate $1 per service hour.
Fundraising simplified:
State Executive Directors – Find 20 contestants (past or present) and/or volunteers in your state to lead
their own service teams.
Team Captain – Find at least 10 people to join you in your service day experience – any service activity
of your choice.
All Participants – Find at least 10 people to donate $1 for every service hour (number of hours
predetermined by the team captain).
Example theoretical fundraising dollars: On average, we estimate participants will serve between 3-6
hours. This means an average donation of $5 will be “the ask” from each participant to their donors. 53
state programs x 20 teams each x 10 team members x 10 donors x $5 donation = $530,000 potential
Example Site: http://nationalserviceday.org
Website Design and Content: We are working to develop a custom design and site content.
Miss Georgia needs 20 Team Captains that will
each recruit 10 Team Members!
Each Team Captain will choose his/her own service project and his/her 10 Team Members. Each Team
Member should recruit 10 donors to donate $1 per hour worked.
The reward for the 20 volunteers:
Raise $1,000
 You will receive 2 Priority Tickets to the Miss Georgia Pageant for all 4 nights
 You will receive 2 tickets to the Farewell Luncheon
 You will be invited to all receptions prior to the Preliminary Night Competitions
 You will be recognized nightly at the Miss Georgia Pageant.
 If you provide photos of your project, we will dedicate a half page in our program
to each volunteer’s’ project.
Be the Top Fundraiser
You will receive an invitation to the Century Club Judges’ Dinner & Cocktail Party.
If you wish to be one of the 20 Volunteers, please email Snooky at mbias@knology.net as soon as
possible! He will acknowledge that you are one of the 20!
Thanks!