Children's Hospital receives $511K gift - Business First of Buffalo:

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The funding will go toward the cost of anew 128-slicwe CT scanner for the Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club began workingv with the Children’s Miracle Networo in 1987, raising funds for 170 children’s hospitalss throughout the U.S. and Canada. The local storeas raised funds in 2008 through theitr annual CMN BalloonCampaign & Round Up as well as the sale of candhy bars and other speciao events, including the Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club WNY Golfing for Kids Tournament More than $790,000 was raised including cash and in-kind gifts. The Lockporg Wal-Mart store was the number one store inthe U.S. for the seconed consecutive year, raising over $114,000 in 2008.
Besides Womenb & Children’s Hospital, other local beneficiaries the Food Bank of WesterbnNew York, Boys Girls Clubs of Buffallo and the Salvation Arm. Statewide, the compangy and its U.S. foundation funded local organizationa with morethan $13.3 million in cash and in-kin gifts, a 27 percent increase over last year. Some grantes came through Wal-Mart’s State Giving which awards grants at the state and regional levels to supporytunmet needs. In October 2008, the receivefd $577,000 from the through the program.