Dayton Mall selling ‘love locks’ to help children

Dayton Mall announced that Dayton Children’s Hospital will benefit from the sale of Love Locks at the center throughout the month of September.

Shoppers can purchase a padlock from guest services for $5 and add it to “Dayton’s Big Heart,” the permanent sculpture located in the JCPenney Court.

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All proceeds from the sales will help the hospital purchase “life-changing and life-saving equipment and technology,” according to a news release.

About 299,000 kids are treated at Dayton Children’s each year. The mission of the hospital is to provide quality heath care for children from infancy through adolescence.

The initiative will last throughout the month of September. The mall is located at 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Road.