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Children's Hospital Of San Antonio Gets $319,000 Donation

CHRISTUS Health

The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio is the beneficiary of a six-week fundraising campaign by Walmart and Sam’s Club. The annual campaign raised more than $319,482 for the children’s hospital.

The ongoing partnership with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital ran from May 7 through June 21 in all the store's locations through San Antonio and South Texas.

The nationwide campaign raised more than $40 million through the in-store donations, which will go toward equipment and therapy programs for children who become seriously ill.

Children’s Hospital of San Antonio treated 150,000 kids last year.

Eileen Pace is a veteran radio and print journalist with a long history of investigative and feature reporting in San Antonio and Houston, earning more than 50 awards for investigative reporting, documentaries, long-form series, features, sports stories, outstanding anchoring and best use of sound.