COSTCO-SIZE
EFFORT
Left: Ocean animals made
up the balloon display at
Costco Kapolei. Above (Inset):
2018 CMN Champion Kayle Osai
with Costco associates.
RECORD-BREAKING
FUNDRAISER
When it comes
to super-size
shopping, Costco
goes big.
The same can be said for its fundraising
efforts. Hawai‘i’s Costco stores
raised a record $535,865 in 2018 for
Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women
& Children, Hawai‘i’s only Children’s
Miracle Network hospital. All seven
Hawai‘i locations contributed to the
largest finish ever for its Miracle May
campaign, a one-month collection
of donations from associates
and members.
Each Hawai‘i Costco team had its own
unique approach for building support
for Kapi‘olani. On Maui, the entire
community was inspired to get involved.
In the weeks leading up to the start
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of the campaign, Maui Costco team
members went out and encouraged
local businesses to join the cause. The
warehouse took large Children’s Miracle
Network balloons and banners to hang
over the cash registers of participating
businesses like Maui Coffee Roasters,
Sam Sato’s and 808 Towing, to name
a few. This rallying of support made
Maui Costco the number one fund-
raising warehouse in Hawai‘i with
$93,996.
On Kaua‘i,
Costco workers
looked forward to the sounds of bells.
Team members would ring a bell
to celebrate donations. It was a
sweet sound of success—the Kaua‘i
Costco surpassed its entire 2017
fundraising efforts in just 11 days
of this year’s campaign.
Shoppers discovered a lot of enthusi-
asm on O‘ahu as well. At the Hawai‘i
Kai Costco, team members stayed
motivated by friendly competition. The
warehouse staff divided into groups so
customers could support their favorite
cashier team by making a donation.
Iwilei Costco hosted creative fundrais-
ing events throughout May including
plate lunch sales, bake sales and
two concerts.
The money raised will pay for new
ultrasound machines at Kapi‘olani.
At the Fetal Diagnostic Center at
Kapi‘olani, specialized 4D high-resolu-
tion ultrasound equipment will quickly
identify complicated pregnancies. The
other ultrasound machines will be used
in the Emergency Department to help
identify pediatric problems including
liver disease, brain abnormalities in
premature infants, and neck or thyroid
gland disorders.