| Walmart, Sam’s Club do Right Thing |
| Tuesday, 10 May 2011 18:44 | |||
 Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2011— Walmart and Sam’s Club will be accepting donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®, a charity that raises funds for children’s hospitals, at all Walmart and Sam’s Club locations between May 1 and June 13. Last year the six-week fundraising campaign surpassed the $15 million goal, raising $20 million for children’s hospitals across America. CMNHospitals.org
Walmart customers and Sam’s Club members can make a donation to their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for as little as $1 while checking out at their nearby Walmart or Sam’s Club. The goal for 2011’s six-week fundraising campaign is to raise $20 million, which would bring the total amount raised by Walmart and Sam’s Club for children’s hospitals to $580 million since 1987. “Each year, Walmart and Sam’s Club customers and members embrace the opportunity to help children in their community through the campaign, because they understand that even a small donation can make a huge difference in the life of a sick child,” said Margaret McKenna, president of the Walmart Foundation. Because all donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals stay in the community where the donation was made, all 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals will benefit from the fundraising campaign. Benefiting hospitals often use Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals funds to purchase life-saving equipment, invest in research or training, or cover the medical costs of uninsured or underinsured pediatric patients. The retailer’s support for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals began in 1987. Since then, Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, customers and members have raised and contributed more than $560 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the most ever raised for children’s hospitals by a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partner. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds for 170 children’s hospitals across North America, which, in turn, put the money where it’s needed the most. When a donation is given it stays in the community, ensuring that every dollar is helping local kids. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $4 billion, most of it $1 at a time. These donations have gone to support research and training, purchase equipment and pay for uncompensated care, all in support of our mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Learn more at CMNHospitals.org. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are proud to support initiatives that are helping people live better around the globe. To learn more, visit www.walmartfoundation.org. SOURCE: Walmart Foundation
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