Some $2.5 Million raised to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Speedway LLC has once again helped fundraise for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in order to help provide lifesaving medical equipment, medical research and advanced technologies to benefit children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.
Speedway raised nearly $2.5 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals during the 26th annual Speedway Miracle Tournament at NCR Country Club.
The tournament raised another record-breaking amount thanks to the generous support of vendor partners, and is the centerpiece of Speedway’s annual fundraising efforts for the 56 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals throughout the 21 states in which Speedway operates.
“Speedway is an important partner and understands that one of the best ways to support kids in communities where their stores are located is to raise funds for children’s hospitals,” said John Lauck, president and CEO of CMN Hospitals. “This event is a tremendous help in ensuring children’s hospitals have the funds they need to care for sick and injured kids, and we are grateful for Speedway’s commitment to helping kids.”
The two-day event included more than just golf. It celebrated and highlighted 31 Speedway Miracle Children who benefit from donations to the CMN member hospitals the event supports. A Celebration Dinner, including a medals ceremony for the kids and a Miracle Child Art Auction that raised over $37,000 alone, was just one way of celebrating these amazing children and their families.
“Our partnership over the past 26 years with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has been exceptional,” said Tony Kenney, president of Speedway. “Our support provides the hospitals funding for such things as state-of-the-art lifesaving medical equipment, medical research and advanced technologies, all which help save the lives of millions of children treated for life-threatening illnesses each year.”
Since 1991, Speedway has raised more than $90 million for CMN Hospitals through a variety of initiatives, including year-round canister and icon campaigns in the stores and an employee payroll deduction program.