AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An enormous marketing campaign has wrapped up and is bringing in funds to the Kids’s Hospital of Georgia, and you’re a huge a part of making this occur.

Chances are you’ll bear in mind purchasing at a close-by Walmart or Sam’s membership and being requested to donate to the Kids’s Miracle Community throughout checkout.

Nicely, that donation is altering lives.

Right here’s what it means for not solely the hospital however the staff who performed a task in making it occur.

Since 1986, CHOG has been a member of Kids’s Miracle Community hospitals.

When a donation is made, it stays right here locally, serving to native youngsters.

“It makes my coronary heart full to know that the group is stepping in and serving to,” stated Kiffany Avera, academy lead on the Evans Walmart.

Walmart has been a sponsor of CMN since 1987, elevating greater than $1 billion for the group.

“What it means to me is our clients really care, and our associates really care. We wish to save folks cash to allow them to stay higher at Walmart, however we wish folks to stay higher as properly, and there’s no higher manner than to care for our youngsters,” she stated.

This yr, Walmart marks 35 years as a companion.

Throughout June and July, not solely do they elevate cash on the register however by means of inventive occasions like cookouts, contests between employees, and costume days.

Brenda Parsons says there’s nothing she hasn’t loved.

“I needed to stroll round in a foolish hat, however I raised some huge cash for the children and the cookouts since you have interaction everyone, not simply the associates, you have interaction the group,” she stated.

For Dakota Carter, this marketing campaign brings out a number of emotion.

“It means quite a bit to me as a result of I used to be a untimely child again within the 80s, so I understand how a lot it could possibly value households who’re within the want of those funds,” stated Carter, academy coach.

Thirty-eight Walmart and Sam’s Membership places within the Augusta and Savannah space took half within the marketing campaign.

The donations have additionally funded issues just like the dolphin fountain situated in entrance of the hospital.

This yr’s Walmart and Sam’s Membership marketing campaign raised greater than $178,000. The Walmart in Evans raised greater than $9,300 alone.

“It’s going to assist a number of youngsters, and each little bit helps. Even if you happen to don’t make an enormous donation, simply your spare change or something you may contribute does assist,” she stated.

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