Photo courtesy Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network. LàR: Peg McInerney, Duracell; Jody Philips, Ace Hardware Foundation; Stacey Acma, Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network; Jean McInerney, Duracell; Rod Roler, Duracell; Cody Sugai and Ikaika Ka‘ahanui, Kapi‘olani Medical Center patients; and Jimmy Alexander, President Ace Hardware Foundation.
By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)–Duracell has donated $50,000 to the Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network (KCMN) in support life-giving care at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Hawai‘i’s only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Duracell is a longtime supporter of KCMN in Hawaii with donations totaling $485,000 to date in support of the hospital’s ongoing areas of highest need; and of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals nationwide with donations topping $1.5 million to date.
“We are honored to support the important mission of Hawaii’s only full-service pediatric specialty hospital,” Rod Roler of Duracell said. “We are a worldwide company with deep ties in Hawai‘i, and we are particularly proud that 100 percent of the funds stay here in the state to help local kids through Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network.”
Martha Smith, COO of Kapi‘olani Medical Center, added, “We are extremely grateful for Duracell’s contribution both this year and over the last 16 years. This continued partnership and long-term giving from such an established international corporation helps sustain the highest quality of care for our families.”
The Bethel, Conn.-based manufacturer of high-performance alkaline batteries is recognized as an Ace Hardware Foundation – Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Miracle Partner. In a partnership with Ace Hardware Foundation, Miracle Partners build on retailer, dealer, manufacturer and vendor relationships and network channels to maximize opportunities to raise funds for children’s hospitals all over the country, through supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Since 1991 Ace Hardware Foundation and Miracle Partners have raised more than $52 million for local Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals:
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds for 170 children’s hospitals across the United States and Canada, which, in turn, provides support to member Children’s Miracle Network hospitals so the money can be used where it is needed the most. Every donation stays in the community, helping local kids. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $4 billion, most of it $1 at a time. Marked by the signature red and yellow icon balloon, Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network has provided over $9 million locally to help thousands of children and their families throughout the Pacific Region receive the life-saving specialized pediatric care they deserve right here at home. These donations support ongoing research and training, purchase state-of-the-art equipment, and pay for uncompensated care, all in support of the mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Learn more at www.CMNHospitals.org.
About Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children:
Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children is well recognized as Hawai‘i’s leader in the care of women, infants and children. With 207 beds and 66 bassinets, the nonprofit hospital is Hawai‘i’s only maternity, newborn and pediatric specialty hospital. It is also a tertiary care, medical teaching and research facility. Specialty services for patients throughout Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region include intensive care for infants and children, 24-hour emergency pediatric care, air transport, maternal fetal medicine, and high-risk perinatal care. More than 1,300 employees and 612 physicians provide specialty care at Kapi‘olani Medical Center. The hospital is home to Kapi‘olani Women’s Center, Kapi‘olani Breast Center and Kapi‘olani Women’s Cancer Center – the state’s only dedicated breast health and gynecological cancer centers. Kapi‘olani offers numerous community programs and services, such as the Kapi‘olani Child Protection Center and Sex Abuse Treatment Center. Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children is an affiliate of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, the state’s largest health care provider. Learn more at: www.kapiolani.org.
For more information on the Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network visit www.KapiolaniGift.org/KCMN.