ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND SHANDS CHILDREN'S HOSPTIAL PATIENT WILL REPRESENT FLORIDA AS PART OF A GROUP OF YOUNG MEDICAL CHAMPIONS

CARSON CHORNEY will visit Capitol Hill to share his remarkable medical experience with Children’s Miracle Network’s program Champions presented by Walmart and Sam’s Club!

Orlando, FL -  5/13/2010 — Children’s Miracle Network and Walmart have named an Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Shands Children's Hospital patient as a Champion for Florida. 

Carson Chorney, 9, who battled Neuroblastoma, will join child ambassadors, known as Champions, from every state as part of the Children’s Miracle Network program, Champions presented by Walmart and Sam’s Club. The program brings attention to the important work being done at children’s hospitals by honoring remarkable children like Carson who have triumphed despite severe medical challenges.

Carson and his fellow champions will travel for two separate weeks as a representative of the 17 million children treated at Children’s Miracle Network hospitals each year throughout the United States. The Champions will first travel to Washington, D.C., in June where they will visit The White House and Capitol Hill to share their stories of medical victory, then to Orlando, Fla., in November for the Children’s Miracle Network Celebration event at Walt Disney World Resort.

Since the partnership began in 1987, Children’s Miracle Network and Walmart have worked together to help children by raising money for children’s hospitals. This year Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, customers and members are celebrating the contribution of more than $500 million for children’s hospitals during the relationship, with more than $27,568,234.00 benefiting Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in Florida.

This is the second year Walmart and Sam’s Club have sponsored the Champions program.

About Children’s Miracle Network

Children's Miracle Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals. Each year the 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind. To learn more go to ChildrensMiracleNetwork.org.

About Philanthropy at Walmart
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are proud to support the charitable causes that are important to customers and associates in their own neighborhoods. The Walmart Foundation funds initiatives focused on education, workforce development, economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health and wellness. From Feb. 1, 2009 through Jan. 31, 2010, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $512 million in cash and in-kind gifts globally, $467 million of which was donated in the U.S. To learn more, visit www.walmartfoundation.org.