GIANT and MARTIN'S Customers Raise Money for Local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Customers and associates at GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets donated $599,688 through the annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) balloon campaign.

“This year marks our 20th anniversary of supporting CMN,” says 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 is one of the top 10 fundraisers in the country for CMN. In addition to the annual in-store campaigns during the summer and at the holidays, associates also regularly volunteer at CMN Hospital events, including radio and television telethons.

In July, GIANT/MARTIN’S supported CMN Hospitals through the Our Family Foundation Golf Tournament with more than 2,000 golfers playing on 14 courses throughout Central Pennsylvania. More than thirty local media celebrities were paired with miracle kids at the GIANT Celebrity Putting Contest raising an additional $10,500 for CMN. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the alliance of premier hospitals for children, is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals across North America.

The following CMN Hospitals in GIANT/MARTIN’S communities 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.