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Giant/Martin’s raises nearly $600,000 to aid children

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CARLISLE, Pa. — Customers and associates at Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets have donated $599,688 through the annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) balloon campaign.

“This year marks our 20th anniversary of supporting CMN,” said Tom Lenkevich, Giant/Martin’s president. “Together with our customers, associates and vendors we have raised more than $41 million to help provide brighter and healthier futures for thousands of children within our local communities.”

Giant/Martin’s said that it is one of the top 10 fundraisers in the country for CMN. In addition to the annual in-store campaigns during the summer and holidays, associates also regularly volunteer at CMN Hospital events, including radio and television telethons.

In July, Giant/Martin’s said that it supported Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through the Our Family Foundation Golf Tournament, with more than 2,000 golfers playing on 14 courses throughout central Pennsylvania. More than 30 local media celebrities were paired with miracle children at the Giant Celebrity Putting Contest, raising an additional $10,500 for CMN.

CMN Hospitals, an alliance of premier hospitals for children, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals across North America.

According to Giant/Martin’s, the following CMN Hospitals benefited from this summer’s paper balloon campaign: Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at Geisinger, Children’s National Medical Center, University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.


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