LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 1, 2026) - What began as separate campaigns by dozens of businesses and organizations combined to raise more than $5 million to support patients and families at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Northwest.

More than 30 Children’s Miracle Network partners across the region teamed up to donate $5,392,638.57 to Arkansas Children’s from their 2025 fundraising campaigns.

“We are extremely grateful to all of our Children’s Miracle Network partners for their generosity and their dedication in helping transform health care for the children of Arkansas and beyond,” said Fred Scarborough, executive vice president and chief development officer at Arkansas Children’s. “Thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers across the state and around the region, these funds will help make children better today and healthier tomorrow.”

Children’s Miracle Network partners who donated to Arkansas Children’s as part of their philanthropy efforts include:

Partner – 2025 Total

  • 7 Brew – $30,721.82
  • 7-Eleven – $843.44
  • Ace Hardware Corp. – $154,257.80
  • Albertsons, LLC – $693.42
  • CEFCO Convenience Stores – $4,891.20
  • Children's Miracle Network – $5,144.80
  • Extra Life – $22,460.54
  • Circle K Stores, Inc. – $1,313.95
  • Club Car Wash Operating, LLC – $75,745.50
  • Coca-Cola – $12,445.01
  • Costco Wholesale Corp. – $24,880.65
  • Credit Unions for Kids – $64,988.10
  • Dairy Queen Corp. – $31,108.96
  • GameStop – $77.14
  • Kiwanis International – $12,222.00
  • Radiothon – $140,867.84
  • Log A Load – $420,682.88
  • Love's Travel Stops – $361,992.62
  • Marriott International, Inc. – $678.25
  • Monster Energy Company – $7,478.59
  • Ollie's Bargain Outlet – $7,738.60
  • Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. – $102,394.59
  • Phi Mu Fraternity – $60,084.12
  • RE/MAX, LLC – $26,205.20
  • Red Bull – $2,963.10
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity – $33,360.00
  • The Gift Card Shop – $112.50
  • The Hershey Company – $2,354.81
  • United Networks of America – $40.25
  • Dance Marathon – $7,190.00
  • Valvoline, Inc. – $3,424.30
  • Walgreens – $2,808.00
  • Walmart Inc. – $2,011,523.44

Overall Total – $5,392,638.57

ABOUT CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK 

Children’s Miracle Network® raises funds for 170 children’s hospitals that support the health of 10 million kids each year across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. Donations go to local hospitals to fund critical life-saving treatments and health care services, along with innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, child life services that put kids’ and families’ minds at ease during difficult hospital stays and financial assistance for families who could not otherwise afford these health services. When we improve the health of all children and allow them the opportunity to reach their full potential, we also improve our communities for years to come. Together, we can change kids’ health. Together, we can change the future. To learn about Children’s Miracle Network and your local children’s hospital, visit cmn.org.

ABOUT ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S

Arkansas Children's is the only health system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' 850,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes the Arkansas Children’s Golisano Campus in Little Rock, home to Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), and the Arkansas Children’s Walker Campus in Springdale, home to Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW). The two pediatric hospitals host 361 licensed beds, supported by a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define, discover and deliver unprecedented child health. ACH is a Magnet-recognized facility operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric subspecialties (2025-2026): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology. ACNW, the first and only pediatric hospital in the northwest Arkansas region, is a Level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates an inpatient unit that will expand in 2026; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912 and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.

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