Oregon Ace Hardware Store Competes Nationally for Funds for Doernbecher Children's Hospital - Public Can Help Vote

Salem, OR - (August 11, 2017) Just as Oregon legislators left the Capitol in Salem, South Salem Ace Hardware made sure it wouldn't be forgotten by building a replica made entirely out of 5-gallon buckets. Ace stores around the national were challenged to build structures to compete for a donation to their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. For Oregon, that is Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Oregon's South Salem Ace won the state a spot in the finals. Now the real competition begins. 

The display, located at 706 Madrona AV SE in Salem features the Oregon Capitol Building, complete with a gold man, borrowed from Travel Salem. A ribbon cutting event was held last week featuring their child ambassador, Mya (a Doernbecher patient who had brain cancer and is now cancer free) Rep. Paul Evans (Oregon District 20) and officials from Doernbecher hospital. 

As finalists, Oregon will now compete with 9 other stores. The picture with the highest number of votes by Tuesday, August 15, before 10 p.m. wins a $7,500 donation to the store's local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. Voting links are found on the Ace Hardware Facebook page or at http://woobox.com/qd2uo5. 

For information call Donna at 503-763-6323. 

(At press time Oregon trails behind Virginia, Nebraska, South Carolina and Georgia.) 

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About our national partnership: Since becoming a Children's Miracle Network Hospitals partner in 1991, Ace Hardware has raised more than $64 million for local Children' s Miracle Network Hospitals across the country. This success stems from the creative fundraising efforts of the Ace Hardware Foundation and the generous contributions of Ace retailers, Ace customers, vendor partners and Ace team members. www.AceSouthSalem.com