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Band Together for Children. Become a Cash Bandit.

It's time to summon your inner bandit. To don the mask. To band together with your co-workers, friends and family. Your task? To change the lives of your children and kids across the region. Become a Cash Bandit!

Mission

From Jan. 11- Feb. 12, Cash Bandits will raise $10,000 for the Children's Miracle Network. 100% of the funds will support our local MeritCare Children's Hospital and Clinics. As any bandit knows, small amounts add up, and all amounts can make a world of difference in the lives of children in our region. Read these inspiring stories and learn how MeritCare Children's Hospital and Clinics have made a difference:

A Family Doubles

Remember your first airplane ride? By the ripe old age of 13 days, twins Adam and Bradley Morse of Bagley, Minn., had already flown not once, but twice. "It's a truly remarkable story," says their mom. Read More

Against All Odds

The deck was stacked against him. Born four months early and weighing barely over a pound, could this tiny, fragile boy survive? And if he survived, what obstacles would he face? Meet Matt Garberg, energetic third-grader and 2009 Children's Miracle Network Champion. Read More

Allies

Cash Bandit has joined forces with BOB 95, Y-94 and Mojo 104. They will lend radio muscle by promoting Cash Bandit and then broadcasting the Cares for Kids Radiothon on February 18-20, 2010. Tune in for more details.

Plan

You ready to don the mask? Here's how, Cash Bandit:

Register Online.
Create an individual, business or school Cash Bandit team and band together raising money for children.
Donate online or support a Cash Bandit or team of Cash Bandits with a donation.
Businesses can collect money on site with our money collection bins.

Rewards

All gifts will be used at MeritCare Children's Hospital for state-of-the-art medical equipment, research on children's medical conditions and education and programs for children and their families.

Win prizes for the top individual Cash Bandit and the top team and be showcased on the radio, Facebook and Twitter.

Check back for a listing of prizes to be awarded.

Bandits Challenge Bandits

Check the registration page often to see how much of a bandit you are. See the top Cash Bandits and top team of Cash Bandits.

Tips for Cash Bandits

Send the links to your friends, family, neighbors and coworkers. Set goals on how much you want to rustle up and then break it down. $200 can mean asking 200 people for a dollar or two people for a hundred.

Tools

For questions on the Cash Bandit program, or if you are a business who would like to collect money on site for this cause, contact Hillery Mork at (701) 234-5036.