Partners & Campaigns
Children's Miracle Network at KU Medical Center is grateful for its partners in the community who participate in a variety of fundraising campaigns throughout the year.
7-Eleven participates in register fundraising at different times throughout the year.
Ace Hardware is a national partner and our largest local retailer is Westlake Ace Hardware. They participate in multiple Round Up campaigns during the year and most notably, "CMN Ace Bucket Days," which takes place in August.
Bob's Discount Furniture is a retail furniture chain that supports Children's Miracle Network with a Bob's Plushie campaign that runs from February through June.
Club Car Wash is an express car wash that offers a full menu of wash options to its customers. They fundraise for CMN throughout the year with their $12 Tuesday campaign. Each Tuesday, the $25 MVP wash is just $12, with $1 of every purchase benefiting KU Medical Center. They also have customer campaign in May and a
and and an air freshener campaign in September.
During the month of May, Costco sells Miracle Balloons to each member at the time of checkout. There are 5 locations in the Greater Kansas City area.
Credit Unions from around the area participate in supporting CMN in many different ways. The most popular is Skip A Pay, which allows members to skip a loan payment in return for a donation to CMN. Others participate through ATM contributions, coin canister collections and a variety of other fundraising activities.
Dairy Queen's most notable CMN fundraiser is "Miracle Treat Day," where a portion of every Blizzard sold is donated to KU Medical Center. This campaign rounds out two months of Miracle Balloon sales from June - July. During the months of March and Septmber, Dairy Queens also offer a Round Up to guests to raise additional funds for CMN.
GameStop locations fundraise year-round through a Round Up ask at point of purchase.
Knight-Swift Transportation's annual fundraising campaigns include employee giving, a peer-to-peer fundraising "Truck-A-Thon" campaign, and the Knight-Swift Charity Golf Classic.
Life Time locations across the country host their annual "Ride of a Life Time" charity cycle class in March to support CMN.
Love's Travel Stops participates in a Round Up campaign throughout the entire year as well as a Miracle Balloon Campaign during the months of August and September.
Marriott International has been a proud partner of CMN for over 40 years. Local Marriott hotels hold a variety of signature fundraising initiatives throughout the year including: Root Beer Float Day, Casual 4 Kids, Breakfast and Burger Campaigns and a Pepsi Product Campaign.
Ollie's sells World's Finest Chocolate candy bars from February through April to benefit CMN. They also participate in a Miracle Balloon campaign that runs from May to June.
Panda Express locations fundraise with a Round Up ask at their registers throughout the year.
RE/MAX relators support Children's Miracle Network through their Miracle Home Program which allows a donation to be made after every sold transaction in their client's name. Agents and offices throughout the Kansas City area also paricipate in a variety of fundraising events during the year.
Valvoline kicks off their campaign in the month of November with a point of sale ask to every customer.
Walgreens participates in a Miracle Balloon fundraising campaign in September.
The Walmart & Sam's Club locations take part in a point of sale ask across all register and self-check-out lanes during the months of June and July. Locations also have the opportunity to raise additional funds all year long through a variety of different events for both customers and associates. Currently, the Walmart and Sam's Club partnership is the CMN's largest fundraising campaign.