Walmart and Sam’s Club in southwest Georgia once again helped raise funds for Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, a member of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. During the campaign, which ran from June 28 – July 25, the 16 Walmart and Sam’s Club area locations raised a total of $82,082.

Since 1987, the Walmart and Sam’s Club campaign has raised more than $1 billion for CMN Hospitals across North America, with over $34 million raised this year across the US. 

“Walmart and Sam’s Clubs’ customers, members and associates, continue to impact their local community everyday and we have seen that for the last 34 years,” said Clark Sweat, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of CMN Hospitals. "We are grateful for their long-standing partnership with us."

The Walmart and Sam’s Club campaign allowed customers and members to donate at the register, through Walmart.com and the Walmart app. You can still make a difference by donating now at www.HelpKidsLiveHealthy.org. 

“We can’t thank Walmart and Sam’s Club enough for their dedication to our local kids,” said Carolyn Higgins, President and Chief Fundraising Officer of Phoebe Foundation, Inc. “Every dollar they raise makes a direct impact on our smallest patients. Walmart and Sam’s Club should be very proud of the lifesaving work they accomplished with this year’s campaign.”

This year, all funds will be going towards a new state-of-the-art NICU ambulance at Phoebe that will serve tiny patients across the NICU’s 22-county service area. This new ambulance will help save hundreds of tiny lives each year.