USA Gymnastics $1 million for charity

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Gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1 million for Children’s Miracle Network since USA Gymnastics first partnered with Children’s Miracle Network in 2001. Gym clubs and their members raised a record $201,203 in 2008 as part of their celebrations for National Gymnastics Day through the Tyson Fitness Challenge, a joint initiative of USA Gymnastics and Tyson Foods that helps today’s kids get more physically fit through fun activities and raises money to help kids who are fighting illness at Children’s Miracle Network hospitals around the country. …

The three clubs and three individuals who raised the most money for Children’s Miracle Network in 2008 are listed below.

Clubs
1. Gymnastics World, Broadview Heights, Ohio, $32,000, taking its six-year total to $122,951
2. Massachusetts Gymnastics Center, Boston, Mass., $30,066
3. John Macready’s and John Roethlisberger’s Flip Fest of Lake Frances, Tenn., $14,000

Individuals
1. Emma Timblin, Northern Elite, Flanders, N.J., $4,425
2. Michelle Mook, Gymnastics World, Broadview Heights, Ohio, $4,000
3. Mary Kate Cacchione, Northern Elite, Flanders, N.J., $3,700

Four other individuals raised more than $2,500: Lauren Wise, Sonshine Academy, Conway, Ark., $3,228; Lauren Briskey, The Flip Zone, Plainfield, Ind., $3,174; Andrew Wise, Sonshine Academy, Conway, Ark., $2,925; and Abby Vienneaue, Gymnastics World, Broadview Heights, Ohio, $2,851. …

GYMNASTICS: USA Gymnastics exceeds $1 million total for Children’s Miracle Network