The generosity and incredible commitment of Walmart’s associates and customers will support children’s hospitals’ areas of greatest need, including revolutionizing treatment and care through research and providing lifesaving equipment and specialized healing environments. To kick-start this year’s campaign, Walmart made their own $1 million donation.

Walmart Canada has partnered with Children’s Miracle Network for more than 29 years. Donations made by Walmart associates and customers stay local to support the children’s hospital in their community. Just recently, Walmart Canada achieved a monumental milestone of raising and donating more than $200 million to Children’s Miracle Network.

“Walmart Canada is an incredible supporter of children’s health,” said Adam Starkman, President and CEO of Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations. “For almost 30 years, they have supported Children’s Miracle Network for a very important reason. Walmart Canada knows that their associates and customers care about the health and well-being of Canada’s kids and their families who live in their local communities and who are served by children’s hospitals across Canada.”

“Walmart associates and customers hold a special place in their hearts for Children’s Miracle Network and the incredible work they do supporting children’s health,” said Rob Nicol, Vice President Communications and Corporate Affairs, Walmart Canada. “For 29 years strong, we’ve been supporting children’s hospitals and we want to thank everyone who participated in this year’s campaign for their generosity and for another successful campaign.”

This year’s campaign theme was “Your Support Matters to Me” and featured kids who have been patients of the 13 children’s hospitals in Canada that are supported by Children’s Miracle Network.  Kids like Harper, this year’s SickKids Champion, who in July of 2022 received a heart transplant at the age of five. Today, Harper is in school and thriving.  For Harper, one thing donor support helped provide was a child-centred healing environment that made her long months in the hospital a little less daunting.  The support of corporate partners like Walmart helps ensure that kids like Harper receive the right care at the right time. To learn more about Harper’s story, please click here.

Learn more about Walmart Canada’s support of Children’s Miracle Network here.

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In 2021 alone, local children’s hospitals across Canada delivered care to children through nearly 3 million in-person and virtual visits. To support the health of children and their families, Dairy Queen staff, volunteers and stakeholders come together throughout the year to highlight Miracle Treat Day and help raise funds.

“Since 1984, Dairy Queen has played an integral role to Children’s Miracle Network in Canada, contributing over $46 million in support of local children’s hospital foundations across Canada,” said Mark Hierlihy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations, the not-for-profit organization which runs Children’s Miracle Network in Canada. “Every Blizzard Treat sold on August 11 will help bring us one step closer to achieving our ultimate vision—when we change the health of children, we change the health of Canada,” added Hierlihy.

“We’re celebrating Miracle Treat Day in the summer for the first time since 2019 and are thrilled to be reaching our 20th anniversary milestone this August,” said Candida Ness, Vice President of Marketing, Dairy Queen Canada. “We are so proud of what we have accomplished with Children’s Miracle Network over the past 20 years and we can’t wait to see the additional impact we can make over the next two decades. Miracle Treat Day wouldn’t be possible without the tireless work our franchisees do year-round to make miracles happen.”

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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

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This 3^rd annual holiday fundraising campaign, which kicked off on Giving Tuesday and ran to December 31, yielded a record-breaking $5.4 million for Canada’s kids, families, and their local children’s hospitals.

“Walmart Canada and its associates and customers are extraordinary partners of Children’s Miracle Network in Canada. Thanks to their incredible generosity and unwavering commitment to children and families across Canada, children’s hospitals are receiving vital support to care for Canada’s children and help them live their happiest, healthiest, and most fulfilling lives possible,” says Mark Hierlihy, President and CEO of Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations. “On behalf of our entire children’s hospital network, we say thank you to Walmart Canada for their exceptional leadership and support and for the significant difference they are making.”

Walmart Canada’s beloved Teddy* returned for the 2021 holiday season. For every Walmart Teddy purchased between November 1 and December 31, Walmart donated $2 to Children’s Miracle Network to help kids treated at children’s hospitals across Canada. Customers were also invited to support their local children’s hospital by donating at checkout at Walmart Canada’s more than 400 stores or online at Walmart.ca.

Walmart Canada has been partnering with Children’s Miracle Network for over 27 years and has raised and donated more than $185 million to date in support of 13 children’s hospitals across Canada, making Walmart the largest corporate, private sector contributor to children’s hospital foundations in Canada.

Walmart Canada is also Children’s Miracle Network’s 2021 Canadian Corporate Partner of the Year for its strategic partnership and commitment.

“We are thrilled by the success of our 2021 Spark a Miracle campaign and our customers’ generous, unwavering support of local children’s hospitals,” said Nabeela Ixtabalan, Executive Vice President, People and Corporate Affairs at Walmart Canada. “We know Teddy brought joy to thousands of children this holiday season and encouraged Canadians to give generously to support Children’s Miracle Network and Canadian 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 $375,000
• BC Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $775,000
• CHEO Foundation – more than $300,000
• Children’s Health Foundation – more than $350,000
• Children’s Hospital of Manitoba Foundation – more than $270,000
• IWK Foundation – more than $375,000
• Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $125,000
• Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $125,000
• McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $250,000
• Operation Enfant Soleil – more than $750,000
• SickKids – more than $1 million
• Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation – more than $500,000

SOURCE Children”s Miracle Network

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