Snoopy the Flying Ace soars into area Kohl’s to benefit St. John's Children's Hospital
November 29, 2005
 

St. John’s Children’s Hospital has been chosen by Kohl’s as the Springfield-area beneficiary of the Kohl’s Cares for Kids program. The program, Kohl’s will donate funds to St. John’s Children’s Hospital through St. John’s Foundation for Community Health.
 

For a limited time, Springfield Kohl’s store is offering exclusive collector’s editions of Peanuts books A Charlie Brown Christmas, I Want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown! and Snoopy: Flying Ace to the Rescue.  Kohl’s is also offering exclusive Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock plush characters and coordinating outfits.

Kohl’s stores across the country are featuring the exclusive items for $5 each with 100 percent of the net profits benefiting children’s health and education opportunities in Kohl’s markets across the country.  The items will also be available online at www.kohls.com.

Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced national and exclusive brand apparel, shoes, accessories, home and beauty products in an exciting shopping environment.  By the end of fiscal year 2005, Kohl’s will operate 732 stores in 41 states. For a list of store locations and information, or for the added convenience of shopping online, visit Kohl’s Web site at kohls.com.

“We are thrilled to be able to offer this special edition collection of children’s Peanuts books and plush toys to our customers,” said Julie Gardner, senior vice president of marketing for Kohl’s. “By buying and sharing these ageless stories, shoppers will help raise millions of dollars for our Kohl’s Cares for Kids program nationwide.”

The collector’s edition Peanuts books feature the classic Peanuts characters in brightly colored illustrations based on stories and comics by Charles M. Schultz.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is the classic holiday tale of Charlie Brown and his quest for the true meaning of Christmas. This year marks the 40^th anniversary of the first Peanuts television movie based on the book, which is the longest-running cartoon special in history, airing every year since its debut in 1965. 


I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown! is the story of Lucy and Linus’s younger brother, Rerun, who wants a dog of his own and there’s only one person who can help – Santa Claus! 

Snoopy the Flying Ace bravely keeps the world safe during World War I in Snoopy: Flying Ace to the Rescue.  

 

In addition to the Peanuts books and plush toys, Kohl’s is offering an exclusive holiday CD containing holiday favorites performed by Nat King Cole and Dean Martin.  The CD, available only at Kohl’s, features 12 holiday selections including Winter Wonderland, Joy to the World, Baby, It’s Cold Outside and many more.

The collector’s edition books and plush toys, as well as the CD, are part of the Kohl’s Cares for Kids program.  Throughout the year, Kohl’s features special items in its stores priced at $5 each with 100 percent of the net profits going to support health and educational opportunities for children in the communities it serves.

In addition to supporting children’s health and educational opportunities, the Kohl’s Cares for Kids program features a gift card fundraising opportunity for local schools and non-profit youth groups, the Kohl’s Kids Who Care program, which recognizes kids who contribute through volunteerism to their local communities, and the associate volunteer program, which encourages volunteerism to benefit local nonprofit organizations.

St. John’s Children's Hospital is a “hospital within a hospital”. It is comprised of all of pediatric specialties and subspecialties, including pediatrician offices in Springfield and southwest Missouri, surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, intensivists, radiology, anesthesiology, allergy, ophthalmology, orthopedics and otolaryngology St. John’s Emergency Trauma Center is the only one in the region designated as a level one adult and pediatric trauma center.

St. John’s Children’s Hospital offers many additional services to children and their families including:

• Children's Specialty Clinic in which a multitude of sub specialists conduct monthly clinics for pediatric patients;

• Behavioral health services;

• Home health care;

• Transport services;

• Ronald McDonald House;  (Coming Soon!)

• Pediatric Outpatient Services (POPs) provides light sedation, short term IV therapy, rehydration and chemotherapy for children

• Child Life Specialist who serves as a resource for patients, families and staff during a child's hospitalization.

For media information, contact St. John's Media Relations at 417-820-2426 or cscott@sprg.mercy.net.