Winner Announced for The Miracle Home Makeover 2008

For Barbara Kennard of Clinton, winning the 12th annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Home Makeover project was personal. The fund raiser for Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare has built miracles for the children of our community – including Kennard’s daughter. In twelve years, more than $2 million dollars has been raised by the project to benefit women and children’s services at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare and this year – for the ninth consecutive year – the tickets sold out weeks in advance. On October 22, Kennard was notified that her ticket had been drawn and she won the $100,000 Miracle Home Makeover. “I bought the ticket because a couple of years ago my daughter was on a Spanish Club trip and developed food poisoning,” Kennard explained. During her daughter’s stay at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare, CMN paid for the television services for all of the children on the pediatric unit. “This made our stay that much better and was one less thing we had to worry about… I wanted to give back,” she said.As for learning of her prize, Kennard said, “I was totally shocked and in disbelief when I won. I saw the boy reach his hand into the 4,000 names and you just never think it will ever be you. My co-workers (at the Oneida County Courthouse) and family were shocked and excited. Everyone has been wonderful and keeps congratulating me.” WKTV-NewsChannel 2, WIBX, Lite 98.7FM joined the Faxton-St Luke’s Healthcare Foundation, Lewis Custom Homes, and the Home Builders Association of the Mohawk Valley to sponsor the $100,000 home makeover. “We are so thankful for the amazing generosity of our community. More than 85 vendors, contractors and businesses are giving each year to ensure the Miracle Home Makeover project is a great success. It truly is a community project. Everyone involved, from the ticket holders to the sponsors should be proud of the difference they have made in the lives of so many children who have received care at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare,” said Eileen Pronobis, Executive Director, Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare Foundation