<p><strong>Landover, MD</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Giant Food of Landover has kicked of its eighth annual Triple Winner game which started in 2005. The game benefits the Pediatric Oncology Division at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc, according to a press release. Since its inception, the Triple Winner game has raised $10 million for pediatric cancer research, marking it as one of the most successful cause-marketing programs in the country. For its eighth annual game, the company has committed to raise $1.5 million for the cause.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> To receive a Triple Winner scratch card, customers can donate $1 at their local Giant Food store. Every card is a winner boasting prizes that include a free product, gift card, or cash up to $10,000. All donations will go directly to the Pediatric Oncology Division at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Children’s Cancer Foundation. Anthony Hucker, President, Giant Food of Landover, Md, states, “Having raised $10 million over the history of Triple Winner is an incredible and humbling accomplishment. Through conversations with our friends at Johns Hopkins and The Children’s Cancer Foundation, it’s clear that every dollar helps make a difference.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Every year, four children who are patients at the Kimmel Cancer Center are selected as Triple Winner ambassadors who serve as the brave faces of the cause. This year, the 2012 ambassadors are listed as printed in the press release:</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>•Christian is a nine-year-old fourth grader who has Lymphoma. Despite his illness, Christian is very active and loves fishing and crabbing on the Eastern Shore with his two brothers. He hopes to join the football team once he’s finished with chemo.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">•Eleven-year-old Mercedes has Leukemia and is one of six kids. She loves dancing and fashion and aspires to be a lawyer and doctor.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">•Originally from India, Neha, 16, has Lymphoma, but is as bright as they come. She writes short stories and has tutored fellow students. Neha also loves to cook and has distributed food to Washington, D.C.’s homeless.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">•Rick, 17, is a member of the National Honor Society and has brain cancer. He organized a fundraiser that resulted in more than $17,000 for cancer research. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is sending Rick and his family to Australia this month, and he plans to attend the University of South Carolina.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>www.giantfood.com</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
