Costco kicks off the 2021 Campaign in the Central Valley

It was great to get together with the eight Central Valley Costco stores for our Children’s Miracle Network campaign kickoff meeting. We have not gathered as a group in two years, so it was a treat to see each other in a safe manner. We welcomed employees from across the Valley including Visalia, Hanford, Merced, Fresno, Clovis and two of our new locations Turlock and Modesto. Associates were enthusiastic and looking forward to this year’s campaign. We had the opportunity to celebrate funds raised in 2020, strategize for 2021 and to hear from our local 2021 CMN champion Fernando and his mom Angelica.

In 2020, Merced was our #1 store. Their #1 associate, Procer, is pictured below wearing one of our new capes. Top fundraisers at each store will be celebrated by parading around in the fun costume. Warehouses are also excited to start using ribbons that display how much each associate has raised over the course of the campaign.

We are looking forward to store visits this year as each store will have their own special Kid Captain! Each Kid Captain was previously or is currently a patient at Valley Children’s. The warehouse that fundraises the most will win a pizza party for their warehouse as well as for the Kid Captain’s Family.

Stay tuned for the Costco CMN Hospitals campaign scheduled for the month of May. A big thank you to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Fernando, his mom Angelica and all the Costco employees making a visit to Fresno.