Kohl’s Department Stores to donate $63,841 to St. Mary’s Children’s Services
for Helmet and Car Seat Safety
As part of our ongoing commitment to keep kids safe, St. Mary’s Children’s Services and Kohl’s Department Stores are once again teaming up to sponsor “Celebrate Safety with the Evansville Otters†on Friday, August 7 at Bosse Field. The Otters will host the Southern Illinois Miners at 6:35 p.m.
Tickets are now available. You can pick-up your free tickets to the Otters game, courtesy of St. Mary’s and Kohl’s, at St. Mary’s Center for Children or at Kohl’s locations in Evansville. The first 500 kids through the gates, age 12 and under, will receive a free bike helmet. The Evansville Bicycle Club will fit the helmets for the kids.
There will be excitement throughout the evening, as St. Mary’s LifeFlight helicopter will land in the outfield at Bosse Field to deliver the baseball for the ceremonial first pitch. Make sure you stay for a special fireworks display after the game.
As the lead agency for SAFE KIDS Vanderburgh and Warrick County, and the area’s only verified Pediatric Trauma Center, St. Mary’s is committed to the safety of children in the Tri-State area.
For the past ten years, Kohl’s Department Stores has partnered with St. Mary’s to develop a program to Keep Kids Safe. “Celebrate Safety with the Evansville Otters†is a safety event and the kickoff for this year’s program.
Kohl’s Department Stores, through the Kohl’s Cares® cause merchandise program, will present St. Mary’s with a check for $63,841 during the seventh-inning stretch of the Otters game. The donation was collected from Kohl’s stores in the Evansville area and will be used throughout the next year to educate children and their caregivers on ways to stay safe.
“St. Mary’s has been able to fulfill our Mission through trusted partnerships, including the Kohl’s & St. Mary’s Keep Kids Safe Program. We are grateful to Kohl’s for their support as we educate thousands of children in our community on leading safe lives,†said Keith Jewell, President of St. Mary’s Health.
Since 2006, Kohl’s has donated more than $700,000 to St. Mary’s Children’s Services. Kohl’s commitment to St. Mary’s Children’s Services is made possible through the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program. Through this initiative, Kohl’s sells $5 books and plush toys, where 100 percent of net profit benefits children’s health and education programs nationwide, including hospital partnerships like this one. Kohl’s has raised more than $274 million through this merchandise program. In addition to the merchandise program, Kohl’s Cares features the Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program, which last year recognized more than 2,500 young volunteers with more than $400,000 in scholarships and prizes. Through the Kohl’s Associates in Action volunteer program, more than 834,000 associates have donated more than 3.2 million hours of their time since 2001, and Kohl’s has donated more than $79 million to youth-focused nonprofit organizations. Kohl’s also offers fundraising gift cards for schools and youth-serving organizations. For more information, visit www.Kohls.com/Cares .
For more information about the “Celebrate Safety with the Evansville Otters†event, please call Adam Trinkel, Annual Giving and Grants Coordinator for St. Mary’s Health Foundation, at 812.485.4730.
