Throughout the Month of August, Five Cents From Every Iced Coffee or Chill Zone Beverage Purchased Will Be Donated to Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center & Other Regional Children’s Hospitals.
Leading coffee, convenience and gasoline retailer, Cumberland Farms, today launched its 7th annual Cups for Kids campaign. The campaign is a month-long fundraiser that benefits pediatric care programs at five regional hospitals, including Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Throughout the month of August, five cents from every iced coffee or Chill Zone beverage, including HYPERFEEZE™ (the beverage varies by hospital), purchased at participating retail locations across the Northeast, will be donated directly to pediatric care programs at partnering children’s hospitals.
“The time has already come to kick off another Cups for Kids fundraiser,” said Ari Haseotes, CEO of Cumberland Farms. “Last year, we donated over $145,000 to our hospital partners and we couldn’t be more proud to give back to the local hospitals in the communities we serve. To help us exceed our donation from last year, we encourage our customers to head to their local stores and support the fundraiser this month.”
In Massachusetts, Cumberland Farms is partnering with Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, a full-service children’s hospital in Boston with a mission to improve the lives of children and their families. During the month of August, five cents from every iced coffee purchased at participating retail locations across Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be donated directly to pediatric care programs at Floating Hospital. Matthew Scott, 11, from Marshfield, Massachusetts will be representing Floating Hospital for Children during the fundraiser this year. Last summer, Matt began experiencing frequent headaches that became increasingly severe. After visiting his pediatrician, Matt was sent directly to Tufts MC for an emergency MRI, which revealed a small tumor was blocking a drainage path from his brain. After undergoing emergency brain surgery, the pressure Matt experienced has subsided! Matt and his family are extremely grateful for the exceptional care and continuous support they have received from Tufts MC and Floating Hospital throughout their experience.
“We are so grateful that Floating Hospital for Children will be a beneficiary of the Cups for Kids campaign for the fifth consecutive year,” said Geoffrey G. Binney, Jr., MD, MPH, Acting Pediatrician-in-Chief at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. “Over the past four years, Cumberland Farms has raised more than $275,000 through Cups for Kids for Floating Hospital, and last summer, they raised more than $83,000 – the highest amount yet – in support of our smallest, but mightiest patients.”
Below is the complete list of participating hospitals, as well as their selected Cumberland Farms beverage for the fundraiser:
- Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center – Iced Coffee
- Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock – Iced Coffee
- Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center – Chill Zone Beverages
- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – Chill Zone Beverages
- The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center – Chill Zone Beverages
For more information around the Cups for Kids campaign, please visit https://www.cumberlandfarms.com/company/doing-good/cups-for-kids.
