CONCORD, N.C., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black
& Decker's (NYSE: SWK) iconic
CRAFTSMAN® brand has teamed up with Ace Hardware
Foundation and Erik Jones of Joe
Gibbs Racing to raise funds and awareness for Children's Miracle
Network (CMN) Hospitals. Celebrating the 14th annual
Racing for a Miracle program, the companies will donate
$100,000 to support the vital work of
CMN Hospitals while also providing four CMN Hospitals children an
unforgettable experience at this weekend's Charlotte NASCAR Cup
Race.
Four children from Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital in
Charlotte helped design the paint
scheme by imagining their own superhero powers: Zackery, age 14,
and Sofia, age 12, both chose the
power of teleportation; Christian, age 12 selected invincibility;
and Kyler, age 12, selected the power to be invisible. With
COVID-19 limiting the traditional Racing for a Miracle at-track
experiences, the paint scheme was unveiled in a victory-lane style
burnout amidst a cloud of white smoke. The children will be
honorary JGR team members for the race, with their cardboard
cut-outs sitting in Jones' pit box during the race. The children
also had opportunities for remote and virtual experiences to
replicate race-day fun, including a virtual e-race with Jones.
"I'm excited to be back supporting the Racing for a Miracle
program for the second year in a row," said Jones. "This program
and the kids from Children's Miracle Network Hospitals are
inspirational. I'm proud to be driving the CRAFTSMAN® Toyota this
weekend, motivated by the superhero powers chosen by the four
real-life heroes who helped design our Camry. I wish Zackery,
Christian, Sofia and Kyler could
be at the track with us this weekend, but I hope they'll be
watching and know this race is for them. It would be really cool to
get them to victory lane and be able to celebrate not only them,
but everyone who supports this great program."
"With limitations on at-track attendance, we had fun bringing
the program to life virtually this year with the help of our
partners," said Tony Merritt,
Director of Sponsorships for Stanley
Black & Decker. "This is always our favorite moment of
the year, and it's so inspiring to see the excitement of these
incredible kids. The Ace Foundation and CRAFTSMAN are proud to
honor them at the Charlotte NASCAR race this weekend in support of
the tremendous work of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals."
Each year, CRAFTSMAN presents the Ace Hardware Foundation with a
$100,000 donation to benefit their
partner, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Of this donation,
the Ace Hardware Foundation will directly donate $25,000 to Levine Children's Hospital. For more
than 14 years, the Racing for a Miracle program has donated a total
of $1.4 million to the Ace Hardware
Foundation to support CMN Hospitals around the country. As the
official charitable division of Ace Hardware Corporation, the Ace
Hardware Foundation helps enhance the vision of being the "Helpful
Place" in local communities across the country and around the globe
through charitable giving.
"We are so appreciative of the support and incredible experience
these organizations have given Levine Children's Hospital," said
Callie Dobbins RN, MSN, NEA-BC,
Facility Executive, Levine
Children's Hospital and Jeff Gordon Children's Center. "Not
only will their donation help make a difference in our children's
lives, but also the experience they've given their honorary crew
members will never be forgotten."
For more information on Racing for a Miracle or to make a
donation to Children's Miracle Network visit
Craftsman.com/club.
About CRAFTSMAN®
CRAFTSMAN® is an American icon that homeowners, home builders,
auto enthusiasts and master mechanics have trusted since 1927 – and
today's CRAFTSMAN® continues that legacy. With a focus on reliable,
high-performance tools, storage and equipment, CRAFTSMAN® has
revived its long-established pride in superior quality. Now it's
easier than ever to get the tools trusted for generations at more
places than ever. For more information visit www.craftsman.com or
follow CRAFTSMAN® on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Stanley Black &
Decker
Stanley Black & Decker is a
purpose-driven, $14 billion revenue
industrial organization. Stanley
Black & Decker has 61,000 employees in more than 60
countries and operates the world's largest tools and storage
business, the world's second-largest commercial electronic security
services company, a leading engineered fastening business as well
as Oil & Gas and Infrastructure businesses. The company's
iconic brands include Black & Decker, Bostitch, CRAFTSMAN,
DEWALT, FACOM, Irwin, Lenox, Porter
Cable and Stanley. Stanley
Black & Decker is a company for the makers and
innovators, the craftsmen and the caregivers, and those doing the
hard work to make the world a better place. Learn more at:
https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/
About Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative
in the world with more than 5,300 locally owned and operated
hardware stores in approximately 70 countries. Headquartered in
Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its
subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers
in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; Colon, Panama; and Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of
local communities around the world and known as the place with the
helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com
or newsroom.acehardware.com.
About the Ace Hardware Foundation
As the official charitable division of Ace Hardware Corporation,
the Ace Hardware Foundation helps enhance the vision of being the
"Helpful Place" in local communities across the country and around
the globe through charitable giving. The Ace Foundation provides
support and philanthropic opportunities to its consumers, retail
store owners, vendors and team members to give back to local
communities through fundraising efforts for Children's Miracle
Network Hospitals and American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Ace
Hardware has been a national partner for Children's Miracle Network
Hospitals for the last 29 years, raising over $125 million during that time.
About Atrium Health
Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping
health outcomes through innovative research, education and
compassionate patient care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is an
integrated, not-for-profit healthcare system with over 55,000
teammates at nearly 40 hospitals and hundreds of care locations
throughout the Carolinas and Georgia. Atrium Health provides top-ranked
pediatric, cancer and heart care to patients, as well as
specialized musculoskeletal programs and organ transplants. Ranked
among U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals for cancer
treatment and in eight different pediatric specialties, it
has also received the American Hospital Association's Quest for
Quality Prize and was the recipient of the 2020 Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award for its
efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care. Its
flagship hospital, Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center, is the
region's only Level I trauma center and is consistently rated among
the nation's best. Atrium Health is also a leading-edge innovator
in virtual care and mobile medicine, providing care close to home
and in the home. With a commitment to every community it serves,
Atrium Health seeks to improve health, elevate hope and advance
healing – for all. Over the past three years, Atrium Health has
provided nearly $2 billion per year
in free and uncompensated care and other community benefits.
About Children's Miracle Network Hospitals®
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness
for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each
year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical
treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and
charitable care. Since 1983, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
has raised more than $7 billion, most
of it $1 at a time through the
charity's Miracle Balloon icon. Its
various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit's
mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as
possible. Find out why children's hospitals need community support,
and learn about your member hospital, at CMNHospitals.org and
facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
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