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Prevailing through a Pandemic
EVEN WITH A DELAY AND A NEW FUNDRAISING APPROACH , LOCAL COSTCO TEAMS REMAINED DETERMINED TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY . Costco Wholesale warehouses usually host a Miracle month to raise donations in May , but in 2020 because of the pandemic the Children ‘ s Miracle Network ( CMN ) campaign was postponed to September . That wasn ‘ t the only change . In years past , Hawai ‘ i ‘ s seven warehouses recognized donors to Kapi ‘ olani Medical Center for Women & Children with CMN balloon cutouts customers could sign that would then cover the walls and checkout counters in an inspiring show of support . Paper and pens were eliminated at Costco Wholesale warehouses across the nation as part of its no-contact safety measures for COVID-19 . Instead , the Costco team rallied to tell every customer about the need and motivated them to give . The results were incredible ; $ 573,000 was raised overall .
The Maui and Hawai ‘ i Kai Costco warehouses even finished among the top 10 fundraising locations in the entire company . Congratulations as well to Hawai ‘ i Costco Wholesale for being the top fundraising Kapi ‘ olani CMN corporate partner for
Hawai ‘ i Costco Wholesale locations set up displays to share Kapi ‘ olani ‘ s fundraising needs .
2020 ! “ The Children ‘ s Miracle Network fundraising campaign is very important to Maui Costco because of the amazing support Kapi ‘ olani gives to our local community ,“ said Nalani Hunt , general manager for Costco Maui . “ Here on Maui , when there is a serious medical concern with a child , he or she must be flown to Kapi ‘ olani . We understand that this is very costly , which is one of the reasons we put our hearts and souls into fundraising .“
High Marks for Creativity
EVEN WITH THE WORLD ON PAUSE , WALMART AND SAM ‘ S CLUB LOCATIONS STEPPED FORWARD to run the first big fundraising campaign in 2020 for Kapi ‘ olani Children ‘ s Miracle Network . As always , Hawai ‘ i Walmart and Sam ‘ s Club workers got creative with their efforts . The team from the Hilo store planned a parade of decorated carts to put giving to Kapi ‘ olani on full display in a physically distant and safe way . The employees at another store encouraged contactless donations by accepting gifts dropped into fishing nets . All the ideas worked . Local stores set the bar for the entire company . The Hilo and Pearl City Walmart locations ranked first and second , respectively , in the amount of money raised in 2020 nationwide . In total , local Walmart and Sam ‘ s Club partners contributed more than $ 400,000 for Kapi ‘ olani .
Hilo Walmart ‘ s parade of carts featuring Hawai ‘ i ‘ s CMN Champion , Haumea Friel .
Game On !
EXTRA LIFE IS A CHILDREN ‘ S MIRACLE NETWORK FUNDRAISING PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS GAMERS TO THEIR LOCAL CHILDREN ‘ S HOSPITAL . From Fortnite to Dungeons and Dragons , PC gaming to board games , Extra Life gamers played their favorites to collect pledges for Kapi ‘ olani . Every minute of play added up , with an incredible $ 50,000 collected for Kapi ‘ olani , a 200 % increase from 2019 . More than $ 600 came from one family from Puna on Hawai ‘ i Island . Shane Hanley and his son , Tristan , earned the money by playing Dungeons and Dragons on their YouTube show called “ Saturday Morning Wartoons .“ It was a win-win ; they enjoyed valuable family time while helping hospitalized kids in need .
Hawai ‘ i ‘ s CMN Champion Haumea Friel celebrating the support of Extra Life ‘ s gaming community .
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