Children’s Miracle Network is pleased to announce Walmart Canada’s spring fundraising campaign contributed over $8.2 million, including a $1 million corporate donation from Walmart Canada, in support of children, families, and their local children’s hospitals across Canada. Last year, Canadian children’s hospitals had nearly 3 million visits.
The Children’s Miracle Network campaign took place from May 12 to June 13. Customers were invited to donate in-store, online and via numerous in-store fundraising events. This year’s top fundraising store was the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec Walmart.
“What extraordinary generosity demonstrated in Walmart Canada‘s recent campaign,” said Mark Hierlihy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations. “Walmart associates and customers continue to show their steadfast commitment for children’s hospital foundations across Canada through their Children’s Miracle Network campaign. This unwavering support for children’s health is making a big difference to kids and for that, we are grateful,” added Hierlihy.
Walmart Canada has been partnering with Children’s Miracle Network for more than 27 years and has raised and donated more than $190 million to date in support of 12 children’s hospital foundations across Canada, making Walmart the largest corporate, private sector contributor to children’s hospital foundations in Canada.
“We’re on a mission to be a regenerative company – a business that supports communities and society,” said Rob Nicol, Vice President, Communications and Corporate Affairs, Walmart Canada. “Our associates and customers are the driving force behind our community giving and we’re so proud to support Children’s Miracle Network and the incredible work they do to help children and their families.”
Dollars raised in-store fund local critical treatments and healthcare services with each hospital directing dollars where they need them most:
- Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $465,000
- BC Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $1,040,000
- CHEO Foundation – more than $520,000
- Children’s Health Foundation – more than $410,000
- Children’s Hospital of Manitoba Foundation – more than $340,000
- IWK Foundation – more than $690,000
- Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $210,000
- Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $250,000
- McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $300,000
- Opération Enfant Soleil – more than $2,100,000
- SickKids Foundation – more than $1,230,000
- Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $585,000
