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Partners in Charity Supports Children's Miracle Network with a $15,000 Donation

Houston, Texas, January 15, 2004 – Partners in Charity is beginning their new year by giving back to the Houston community and donating $15,000 to Children’s Miracle Network at Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital. A gift presentation will be held Tuesday, January 13, 2004 at Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital in the Lowe’s Sun Room.

With the help of a local homebuilder, this donation will be the first time Partners in Charity has donated to CMN in Houston. “We are strong believers in raising money and giving back to the community,” said Charles Konkus, Partners in Charity Executive Director.

Partners in Charity, found online at www.partnersincharity.org, is a nationwide, non-profit corporation dedicated to helping homebuyers become homeowners by supplying down payments in the form of gifts. “The only criteria homebuyers must show is that they are able to make a mortgage payment,” Konkus said. Under the program, the free gift funds used toward the down payment do not have to be repaid. Partners in Charity will gift up to five percent of the final sales price on a home. “We estimate about 10%-20% of every down payment goes back to helping the community,” Konkus said.

Children’s Miracle Network in Houston is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children suffering from diseases, injuries and birth defects by raising funds and awareness for Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital. The funds donated by Partners in Charity will contribute to the care provided by Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital to treat all children regardless of condition or their family's ability to pay.

For more information about how to support Children’s Miracle Network and make a donation, please call the main number at 713-704-1073.

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