Fifth grader named National Champion for Children’s Miracle Network

By Becky Ginos

SYRACUSE—Kendalyn Illu has spent her whole life in and out of the hospital but that hasn’t stopped her from being a happy, energetic 11-year-old. The Bluff Ridge Elementary school fifth grader was surprised at a special school assembly on Friday, Feb. 13, when she was told that she had been selected by Children’s Miracle Network as a National Champion. As National Champion she will represent 170 children’s hospitals nationwide in 2026.

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