Smith’s Food & Drug Makes Historic Donation to Children’s Miracle Network at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
$881,548 CMN donation is largest-ever from generous Smith’s customers and employees to the children of southern Nevada
LAS VEGAS, December 10, 2024 – In an inspiring demonstration of generosity, Smith’s Food & Drug presented a record-breaking donation of $881,548 to the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals. This is the largest donation Smith’s has made to Children’s Miracle Network in southern Nevada.
Funds are raised through Smith’s annual Healing & Hope for Kids register campaign, a community-driven initiative that runs for four to five weeks each spring. Smith’s associates also contribute through a payroll gift program.
This year’s Smith’s donation brings the company’s total historic giving to Children’s Miracle Network in southern Nevada to an incredible $6,439,424.
All proceeds from Smith’s efforts directly benefit children treated at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals through CMN programs. These funds are specifically designated for pediatric charity care. Donations help provide quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare to children in need.
“Today, we celebrate an extraordinary milestone thanks to the generosity of Smith’s Food & Drug, their associates, customers, and vendors,” said Katherine Vergos, President and CEO of Dignity Health Las Vegas and President of Siena Hospital. “This year’s historic donation of $881,548 - the largest in our partnership’s history - reflects the deep commitment of this community to ensuring children in southern Nevada have access to quality, compassionate healthcare. We are profoundly grateful for Smith’s dedication and for everyone who chooses to support Children’s Miracle Network and St. Rose Dominican.”
Tina Murray - Corporate Affairs Manager, Smith’s Food & Drug, said, “Our partnership with St. Rose Dominican and Children’s Miracle Network is rooted in the shared belief that every child deserves access to compassionate healthcare. The historic donation this year is a testament to the incredible generosity of our associates, customers, and vendor partners. Access to quality, affordable children’s healthcare is a cause that hits home, which is why so many get behind such a great cause.”
This year’s Smith’s donation represents a 42% increase over last year’s $621,000 contribution and brings Smith’s total historic giving to an incredible $6,439,424 - almost $6.5 million.
Smith’s partnership with St. Rose Dominican and CMN has been instrumental in enhancing healthcare services and outcomes for children across the region. This year’s achievement underscores the power of collaboration and community support in making a difference in the lives of southern Nevada’s youngest residents.
In addition to donations from Smith’s Food customers and employees, funds were raised at the company’s annual vendor golf tournament in Midway, Utah. Tournament proceeds are split among four CMN hospitals in the Smith’s division of Kroger grocery stores.
For more information about Children’s Miracle Network, please contact Debi Walsh at [email protected] or visit www.supportstrose.org/home.
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About Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican:
Nevada’s only not-for-profit, faith-based health system, Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals remain guided by the vision and values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters who founded Rose de Lima Hospital in Henderson in 1947. Dignity Health now operates three acute care hospitals in southern Nevada - the Siena, San Martin, and Rose de Lima Campuses. St. Rose Dominican Hospitals is a member of the Dignity Health network of nearly 10,000 physicians, 60,000 employees, 41 acute care hospitals, and more than 400 care centers, urgent and occupational care, imaging centers, and primary care clinics. Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit health system committed to advancing health for all people and dedicated to serving the common good. More than 75 years after the arrival of the original seven Sisters in Henderson, the 3,500 employees of the St. Rose Dominican health system continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need, especially the most vulnerable. For more information, visit www.strosehospitals.org.
Dignity Health hospitals in Nevada are supported by the St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation, whose mission is to improve community health and wellness through fundraising and relationship building with caring supporters who donate or pledge to fund our work. To learn more, visit supportstrose.org or email [email protected].
Publish date:
Tuesday, December 10, 2024