Russell Stover donates 25K chocolate boxes to healthcare workers

Company made donations under #GiveThanks campaign.

Healthcare professionals at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago accept chocolate donations from Russell Stover. Photo from Russell Stover.

Russell Stover Chocolates has donated more than 25,000 chocolate boxes to frontline healthcare workers since April.

The Kansas City, Missouri-based company donated the boxes under its #GiveThanks campaign to hospitals including:

UPMC Pinnacle, Carlisle, PA
Baylor Medical Center & UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
Piedmont, Atlanta, GA

Russell Stover said in May it donated chocolate to hospitals in celebration of National Nurses Week, held May 6-12.

“Since 1929, our brand has been a source of happiness, and we remain committed to reinforcing that message as we continue to navigate this unprecedented global situation together,” Russell Stover said on its website. “It is our belief that in times like these, little acts of generosity are more meaningful than ever, so we hope that a gift of chocolate can brighten their day.”