Celebrating Panda Express and Lunar New Year

Today, February 1, 2022, marks the beginning of Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. Lunar New Year is one of the world’s biggest festivals centered around food, family and togetherness.  

Since 2007, Panda Express has been making an impact at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by raising millions of dollars throughout the year by asking guests to round-up at the register. Funds donated stay local and benefit patients and families in our community at Freeman Health System. 

We want to join alongside the associates and guests celebrating this Lunar New Year and take a moment to recognize the immense impact made on Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in 2021. More than $22,900 was raised locally for programs like Higgins Heroes that supports the whole child, including their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. Higgins Heroes provides comfort hero packs for pediatric in-patients and NICU families, sensory hero packs for children with sensory issues seeking treatment in the Freeman Emergency Department, toy inventory, entertainment, hospitality items, technology, and more. 

We are grateful for the ongoing partnership with Panda and the many ways they help change kids’ health and change the future across the country. Learn more about Panda Express Joplin store manager, Susan Crespino’s, story and her connection to our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital:

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