Spirit Halloween donates $93,000 to young patients at UM Health-Sparrow Children's Center
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — , the country's biggest Halloween store, celebrates reaching $1 million in donations to the UM Health-Sparrow Foundation for the
Spirit Halloween says a donation of $93,000 was made this week from contributions and sales made last fall at mid-Michigan Spirit Halloween stores.
For almost 20 years, the has raised money to support UM Health-Sparrow Lansing, the only Children's Miracle Network hospital in the area.
Spirit Halloween brings the 'Spirit' of Halloween to a local hospital
6 News will have more details on the donation event tomorrow afternoon.
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