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Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette Mr. Sam Walton once told the co-founders of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals that Walmart and Sam's Club associates would amaze them. Since then, Walmart and Sam's Club associates, customers and members have raised nearly $1 billion to help kids live better. Walmart and Sam's Club associates continue going above and beyond to help sick and injured kids right in their local communities live better. They do this by raising funds for their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital, most of it raised one associate at a time, $1 at a time. The more than 30-year relationship between Walmart and Sam's Club and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is a perfect match, given Walmart Giving's pillar of strengthening local communities and CMN Hospitals' model of ensuring all money raised stays local. Walmart and Sam's Club have impacted thousands of local communities through fundraising for CMN Hospitals. Today, 170 of the best children's hospitals in the U.S. and Canada are part of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. It's these hospitals that Walmart and Sam's Club associates, customers and members are supporting when they participate in fundraising activities. Given the cost and specialization of pediatric care, the need for donations is truly great. CMN Hospitals provide 32 million patient visits to more than 10 million children annually. In one day, these hospitals treat an average of 16,000 children for emergencies, 935 for diabetes, 2,218 for cancer, 925 in the newborn ICU and 2,329 for surgeries. The primary CMN Hospitals fundraiser for Walmart and Sam's Club is the annual register campaign. Associates are encouraged to ask every customer and member to make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network Hospital in their area when they check out. This year's campaign kicks off on Aug. 27 and runs through Sept. 23. Walmart and Sam's Club associates have certainly amazed everyone at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, but most importantly, they have helped improve the lives of millions of sick and injured kids in thousands of local communities. ADVERTISING FEATURE The impact of $1 billion The Walmart Museum welcomes associates and the investment community to Northwest Arkansas. – Sam M. Walton – Born 1918 His legacy lives on. " Those wonderful associates out there in the stores and distribution centers, they're all mission-bound to take care of our customers. " – Sam Walton 105 N. Main Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 479.273.1329 walmartmuseum WalmartMuseum.com Thursday, May 31, 2018 19 NWA Democrat-Gazette Walmart Shareholders