Log A Load For Kids Volunteers Kick Off 22nd Campaign, Celebrate Record Year

On Tuesday, March 30, the Arkansas Log A Load For Kids committee held its 22nd campaign kickoff at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). Since 1993, this grassroots fundraising program has raised more than $7.47 million for ACH. In 2014, the group raised a record $612,000 at events in Arkadelphia, Russellville, Monticello, Sheridan, Texarkana and Warren.

Volunteers from logging and forestry related businesses work on local committees around the state to host dinners, auctions, golf tournaments and other events to raise money for the hospital.

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The following events are planned for 2015:


South Central - Arkadelphia

May 30



Drew County - Monticello

August 2



River Valley - Russellville

September 12



Bradley County - Hermitage

September 26



Central Arkansas - Sheridan

October 17


During the meeting, ACH President and CEO Mary Doderer provided the group with an overview of the hospital’s five-year strategic plan and how it will support ACH’s mission to “champion children by making them better today and healthier tomorrow.”

In addition to reviewing and discussing fundraising efforts and planned events, the group toured the Log A Load For Kids of Arkansas Emergency Department and Trauma Unit in the South Wing, the pediatric intensive care unit and the helipad.

Arkansas Log A Load For Kids will contribute all funds raised from 2008 through 2017 to the hospital’s emergency services and trauma program, a $4 million commitment. In addition to the trauma unit and emergency services commitment, Arkansas Log A Load For Kids has funded two $1.5 million endowments at ACH—one in pediatric cardiovascular surgery and another in support of the Angel One helicopter transport program—and one $1 million endowment in support of the hospital’s imaging and radiation program.

“The state’s forestry and logging community continues to go above and beyond to raise money the help the patients, families and staff at Arkansas Children’s Hospital,” said Anna Swaim, Arkansas Forestry Association communications director and state Log A Load For Kids coordinator. “This grassroots program’s volunteers and donors are unwavering in their commitment to ACH.”

More than 25 states participate in the program, raising money for pediatric care facilities that are part of the Children’s Miracle Network. The Arkansas Forestry Association and Arkansas Timber Producers Association sponsor the program in Arkansas. For more information, look online at arkforests.org.

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Arkansas Log A Load For Kids volunteers recently kicked off the program’s 22nd campaign to raise money for Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The group toured the Log A Load For Kids of Arkansas Emergency Department, named because of the group’s $4 million pledge to the hospital’s emergency and trauma services. Left to right: Allen Farley with the River Valley event in Russellville; Mike Pennington, Bryan McDuffie and Gay Pace (seated), with the Drew County event in Monticello; Brad Darrow and Clint Stockton, with the Southwest Arkansas group in Texarkana-Ashdown; and Van Hendry, Harrell Wilson, Kip and Ruth (seated) Queathem, and Jim Donham with the Central Arkansas event.