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                                              CONTACT:  Katherine Jackson


                   CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK TELETHON RAISES
                  $705,578 FOR U.VA. CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., June 3--Volunteers helped to raise $705,578 
for the University of Virginia's Children's Medical Center during the 
21-hour Children's Miracle Network's telethon that aired from 8 a.m. Saturday
to 6:30 p.m. Sunday on NBC Channel 29.  This year's total exceeded last 
year's by $49,000.
        Of the 165 medical facilities participating in the nationwide 
telethon, U.Va. consistently raises the most money per capita, according
to telethon officials.
        All donations raised from the Charlottesville and surrounding 
counties will go toward supporting pediatric outpatient services, where
children receive treatment ranging from routine check-ups to day surgery.
       The CMC, organized in 1984, treats more than 66,000 children from
acrose central Virginia and beyond.
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                                               June 3, 1996