09 June 2004 18:34
Wal-Mart announces chance to participate in puck drop at Canada-Russia World Cup of Hockey game and to meet Wendel
Clark
LEGO and Wendel Clark lend support to Wal-Mart Walk for Miracles MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 9 /CNW/ - Wal-Mart Canada is
offering Canadians two chances to fulfill their hockey dreams. The company announced that it will begin accepting
auction bids today for the opportunity to drop the puck during opening ceremonies of the upcoming Canada-Russia game at
the World Cup of Hockey on September 4, 2004 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. Bids will be accepted online at
www.walmartwalkformiracles.ca and proceeds will be donated to The Wal-Mart Walk for Miracles, an annual walkathon to
benefit the Children's Miracle Network (CMN) and children's hospitals across Canada. The company also
announced that Wendel Clark, one of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club's most popular players of all time, will be
on-hand at the first inaugural Wal-Mart Walk for Miracles on Sunday, June 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at
Toronto's Coronation Park to sign autographs, greet walk participants and help launch the walkathon. Made available
through the generosity of LEGO Systems Inc., the World Cup of Hockey auction prize includes: Airfare for four from any
major Canadian city to Toronto; two nights accommodation; four tickets to the September 4th Canada-Russia hockey game at
the World Cup of Hockey at Toronto's Air Canada Centre; and the chance for the winning bidder to participate in the
ceremonial puck drop at the game. Bidding is open at www.walmartwalkformiracles.ca and will close at midnight, Saturday,
June 19th. "This auction is the chance of a lifetime for generous Canadians to play a part in hockey history, while
also building a future for Canadian kids who rely on medical treatment from children's hospitals nationwide,"
said Wendel Clark. The Wal-Mart Walk for Miracles will include three main components to give Canadians in all regions of
the country the opportunity to participate: - A 1 km and 5 km walkathon Toronto at Coronation Park on Sunday, June 13,
10:00 a.m. - In June, people will be able to participate by making online donations to the children's hospital in
their individual region of Canada by visiting www.walmartwalkformiracles.ca. The website also enables participants to
register for the Toronto walkathon. - Special in-store fundraising events to complement the walkathon will take place in
Wal-Mart stores right across Canada on June 13 (and June 12th in select markets) to benefit Children's Miracle
Network hospitals. Money raised through the Wal-Mart Walk For Miracles will be donated to the following hospitals and
foundations: - The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, Toronto - British Columbia Children's Hospital
Foundation, Vancouver - Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation, Calgary - Stollery Children's Hospital
Foundation, Edmonton - Children's Health Foundation of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon - Children's Hospital
Foundation of Manitoba, Winnipeg - Children's Health Foundation, London, Ontario - Children's Hospital of
Eastern Ontario Foundation, Ottawa - Operation Enfant Soleil: Montreal Children's Hospital Hopital Sainte-Justine,
Montreal Le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec - IWK Health Centre Foundation, Halifax - Janeway Children's
Hospital Foundation, St. John's Newfoundland About The Children's Miracle Network Each year Children's
Miracle Network generates millions of dollars for their member children hospital foundations to fund expensive, highly
specialized, life-saving equipment, invest in breakthrough medical research and in doing so, provide the finest of
medical care to the children who need it most. Children's Miracle Network's member non-profit foundations and
hospitals, which are the premier facilities in their respective communities and some of the finest hospitals in the
world, treat more than 2 million children each year in Canada with diseases and injuries of every kind. About Wal-Mart
Canada Established in 1994 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Wal-Mart Canada operates a network of 236 outlets
nationwide. The company employs more than 62,000 Canadians nationwide and operates one of Canada's strongest
community involvement programs. Under the "Good Works" banner, Wal-Mart Canada and its associates have raised
and donated more than $30 million to Canadian causes over the past 10 years.
VIEW ADDITIONAL COMPANY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/orgDisplay.cgi?okey=73403 /For
further information: Karen Oliveira, NATIONAL Public Relations, (416) 848-1427; Andrew Pelletier, Wal-Mart Canada Corp.,
(905) 821-2111, ext. 4585/
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