Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House appears on “Connecting Your Passion”

PR Log (Press Release) – Oct 13, 2008 – Fort Wayne, IN – Cindy Atkinson, Executive Director, of Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House was the guest on Connecting Your Passion Public Access show hosted by Joe Dager of Business901. The show will air on October 14th @ 9:00 AM. This is a bi-monthly program that is hosted on the Fort Wayne Public Access station. It is an interview type format and focuses on the participating “Nonprofit’s Story.”  The highlight of the show is the difference they have made in someone’s life. Typically, a staff member and a board member or a recipient of their service is involved. Children’s Hope is located on the campus of Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The mission of Children's Hope is to offer temporary, minimal-cost lodging to parents and families of children receiving medical care away from home; to provide families with a quiet haven during stressful times—a place of comfort, hope and emotional support; to serve families regardless of race, gender, religious or political affiliation, and never turn away any family due to an inability to pay.

Children's Hope is dedicated to providing families with children in any community hospital with overnight accommodations in a family-centered, home-like, supportive environment. Six private family bedrooms with baths are available at Children’s Hope, as well as shared areas including a kitchen with a fully stocked food pantry, a library with Internet access, a relaxing television lounge and laundry facilities. Children's Hope is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to registered house guest families. One full-time salaried executive director, one full-time house manager, five part-time hourly night managers and an active volunteer program keep the facility running smoothly while caring for the families.

Joe Dager, owner of Business901 in Fort Wayne, IN is the host and producer of the Connecting Your Passion program. “Children’s Hope is a fantastic organization and it was a great honor discussing their programs and mission with Cindy. Just simply, a great resource that is not very well known about in my opinion.” says Dager.

Dager also added: “Mad Anthonys, one of the best known organizations in Fort Wayne has chosen to sponsor Children’s Hope but even though they contribute a significant portion to the organization there is still much more needed. Children's Hope relies on foundation grants, corporate gifts and individual contributions to fund the overnight accommodations and services. Children’s Hope relies on qualified referrals from medical professionals, pastoral care and pediatric social service units of area hospitals and medical facilities regarding sending families to Children’s Hope.

About Business901
Joe Dager is President of Business901, a progressive coaching company providing no-nonsense direction in areas such as target marketing and organized referral marketing. As a certified coach of the Duct Tape Marketing Consulting organization, Joe provides practical, information-rich, immediately applicable direction that profoundly impacts the success of small and mid-sized businesses. His experience includes numerous start-ups, several turnarounds in variety of industries to include manufacturing, retail, and professional services to include marketing.