Hardmeyer - City Magazine

The Mandan Police Department
providing fingerprinting at the Back
to School Extravaganza.
and the St.
Alexius-
Kohl's Backto-School
Extravaganza
(August).
Bugbee says
over 3,500
children
participate in
the programs
each year.
“We partner
with the
schools and
invite other
organizations,
such as
police, fire and ambulance services, and groups
like Sertoma Club, Kiwanis, North Dakota EMSC
and the North Dakota Safety Council to help us
with these events,” Bugbee says.
“Kohl’s is a family-based organization, and
we are dedicated to supporting kids’ health and
education,” says Tammy Hoff, the Bismarck Kohl’s
manager. “We’re proud of our partnership with St.
Alexius Medical Center.”
Hand-in-hand with Kohl's Cares for Kids®, the
Kohl’s Corporation also encourages its employees
to get involved in their communities through
volunteering. Kohl’s Bismarck “A-Team” events
have benefitted high school sports teams and
booster clubs, the March of Dimes, the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation and United Way.
A-Team participation is matched with a
corporate grant of $500. To qualify for the grants,
there must be five or more Kohl’s associates
who volunteer a minimum of three hours. The
Kohl’s website says that, last year, more than
64,000 Kohl’s associates volunteered more than
217,000 hours representing nearly $5.6 million in
corporate donations to support their efforts.
Area nonprofits that work with children are
encouraged to download an A-Team Request Form
at www.kohlscorporation.com and return it to
Tammy Hoff at the Bismarck store.
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