The 8th annual Dancing for the Kids fundraising event, hosted by the Emerging Leaders of Akron Children’s Hospital, raised $140,000 to benefit patient and family services at Akron Children’s Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders. The event, presented by Adams, Gut & Associates, featured 9 local celebrities who performed on the Akron […]
The J.M. Smucker Company employee Brittany Buchheit hosts annual New Year’s Eve event to benefit the hospital
The J.M. Smucker Company is a proud supporter of Akron Children’s Hospital and its passion for supporting the institution extends to its employees, like Brittany Buchheit. In 2016, Brittany and her husband, Joe, lost their daughter, Scarlett, after a lengthy stay at Akron Children’s following a premature birth. This unimaginable loss was met with amazing […]
If these trees could talk
With a medley of seasonal decorations and magical trees on display, it’s easy to get caught up in the sparkling details of Akron Children’s Hospital’s 34th annual Holiday Tree Festival. In fact, decorators spend hours carefully crafting every detail to bring not only beauty to the branches, but also meaning. Details found in trees like […]
Holiday Tree Festival offers beauty beyond the tree branches
The beauty of the Akron Children’s Hospital Holiday Tree Festival is often in the stories that inspire people to donate and decorate trees. For one local family, the care they received at Children’s touched them personally, inspired a career and motivated them to give back to the hospital that helped their premature baby boys thrive. […]
Holiday Tree Festival: A dazzling display of dedication
Twinkling lights, beautifully-decorated trees and dazzling displays are set to shine at the 33rd annual Holiday Tree Festival, which for many, kicks off the holiday season on Nov. 22. The festival, which is presented by the volunteers of Akron Children’s Hospital, is expected to draw more than 250,000 visitors during its 9-day run.
Ohio CycleWorks Charities set to ride 3,000 miles to support hospital
Ohio CycleWorks Charities, a team of four cyclists, is set to take off Saturday, June 14 at 12 p.m. in the Race Across America (RAAM). The cyclists, Bryan Ray, Matt Geis, Brian Zupancic and Shawn Aker, will bike 3,000 miles across the country from Oceanside, Calif. to Annapolis, Md. in an event built on a foundation of giving back to the community.
