(UNDATED) – Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, customers and members in Indiana put their money where the miracles are during the annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising campaign.
Indiana raised $701,340 for Riley Hospital for Children. The effort was part of a national campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Donations poured in June 10 through July 7, as Walmart and Sam’s Club associates at 155 locations held various in-store fundraising activities and asked customers and members at the register to help kids live better. Stores’ fundraisers included everything from grilling out to hosting competitions between employees and managers.
“The CMN campaign is important to my family because my own 11-year-old son Evan is a Riley kid,” said Misty O’Toole, Assistant Store Manager in Bedford. “We know that without the donations of all the generous people in our local communities Riley couldn’t provide the level of care they do to over 300,000 kids each year.”
Donations to Riley Hospital for Children are used to support pediatric research and patient care, maternity and newborn health and family support programs, such as Child Life and Social Work. Because of the ongoing support of partners like Walmart and Sam’s Club, Riley is able to provide family-centered care through more than 323,000 patient visits each year.
“We are grateful for the continuous support and generosity of Walmart and Sam’s Club. They are committed to supporting the vital role Riley Hospital for Children plays in caring for children from all 92 Indiana counties,” said Meghan Miller, Chief Operating Officer for Riley Children’s Foundation.
Walmart and Sam’s Club funds impact each of the 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, which treat one in 10 children across North America.
For more information about Riley Children’s Foundation, visit BeTheHopeNOW.org.
About Riley Children’s Foundation
Riley Children’s Foundation is the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. Today Riley Hospital is recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation and is the only comprehensive children’s research hospital in the state of Indiana. Be the Hope NOW: The Campaign for Kids aims to raise $175 million by June 2020 to transform Riley Hospital through three high-priority programs: Pediatric Research and Patient Care, Maternity and Newborn Health and Family Support Programs. Riley Children’s Foundation also funds Camp Riley and the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home and Billie Lou Wood Visitor Center. For more information, visit BeTheHopeNOW.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter@RileyKids.
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
