Media Advisory: Kohls Department Stores, Nationwide Childrens Hospital Announce Program Gift

September 6, 2014

WHAT: Kohl’s Department Stores check presentation to Nationwide Children’s Hospital at the Home & Garden Show and Holiday Fest

WHO: The gift supports the Kohl’s Cares® Safety for All Seasons program www.NationwideChildrens.org/Safety at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which supports injury prevention and safety education. Since 2000, Kohl’s has donated more than $3 million to Nationwide Children’s Hospital through Kohl’s Cares®.

WHEN:    1:45 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 6

WHERE:    Ohio Expo Center (Ohio State Fairgrounds) - 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus

VISUALS:

  • Kids’ activities: pumpkin decorating, free helmets for kids
  • Kohl’s and community volunteers
  • Kohl’s Associates presenting an oversized $268, 877 check

About Kohl’s
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping environment. With a commitment to environmental leadership, Kohl’s operates 1,155 stores in 49 states. In support of the communities it serves, Kohl’s has raised more than $231 million for children’s initiatives nationwide through its Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program, which operates under Kohl's Cares LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores Inc. For a list of store locations and information, or for the added convenience of shopping online, visit www.Kohls.com, join the discussion on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/kohls) or Twitter (http://twitter.com/Kohls), or get inspired on Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/kohls/) and Instagram (http://instagram.com/kohls).

Sept. 6 Onsite Media Contact:
Julia Painter, 614-395-0593
Nationwide Children’s Hospital 

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.