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Change Kids’ Health, Change the Future During Lunar New Year at Panda Express

Lunar New Year

Friday, February 12th marks the beginning of Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. Lunar New Year celebrates the coming together of family and friends to feast and welcome the new year.

Since 2007, Panda Express has been bringing good fortune to millions of kids treated at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by asking for donations at the register all year long. Funds donated at the Cornerstone restaurant in Centerville stay local and impact patients and families in the Dayton region.

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 Dayton Children’s Hospital in 2020. Nearly $12,000 was raised for equipment and programs children need right now in our community.

Helping Dayton Children’s Change the Future for Kids in our Community

Dayton Children’s outpatient behavioral health facility will open this year. This space will provide a solution to the increase in mental health needs for children in our community. In 2020 alone, Dayton Children’s saw 2,284 kids in the behavioral crisis center. Over 5,000 children in the hospital required behavioral health crisis assessments. Dayton Children’s recognized the need for a facility to support these patients after crisis. The outpatient behavioral health facility will allow us to help these patients as they transition back into their routines.

This is one area the funding from Panda Express is utilized and needed.

To bring good fortune to your family this year, visit the Panda Express at Cornerstone in Centerville to pick up a meal and celebrate Lunar New Year beginning February 12. We are grateful for the ongoing partnership with Panda and the many ways they address the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of children, bringing them courage and hope to heal and thrive. #PandaCares

Watch this video to learn even more about Lunar New Year- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVPHdFX9iHY

Since 2016, Panda Express has raised over $54,000 for Dayton Children’s Hospital.