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The Wheeler Family Fund Fundraising Page

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As many of you know our oldest son, Griffin, was born prematurely and spent three months at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) NICU. It was a scary and dark time for our family but one of the bright spots was the care that Griffin and our family received from the NICU team.  In the years following Griffin's discharge we've spent countless hours at NCH.  While no one wants to spend time at the hospital, the world-class care Griffin has received over the past eight years has allowed our boy to grow into a joyful, funny, and thriving eight year old!

When we walked out the NICU doors for the last time, with Griffin in our arms, we were overwhelmed with gratitude and vowed that one day we would find a way to give back to the place that gave us so much.  Over the past several months we have been working with the NICU and are proud to announce the creation of The Wheeler Family Fund.  The goal of the Wheeler Family Fund is to provide for NICU families in a practical way.  One of the realizations we had post-NICU is that we were fortunate to live very close to NCH and have a huge support system surrounding us…sometimes to assist with the simplest of life’s stressors.  Others parents we shared those hallways with were not as fortunate. Our hope is that by alleviating some of these daily hurdles, parents can turn their entire focus to their baby.

Example assistance could include:

  • Money for a car repair that allows parents to drive to visit their baby (we most recently heard of a family that was limited to 1 visit per week due to lack of automobile but with that $500 repair would be there daily)
  • Help with parking fees, meals or overnight hotel stays near NCH
  • Sibling help to allow parents to spend alone time with their baby
  • Cleaning service to enable parents to bring home their baby to a clean house
  • Rent, utility and/or mortgage assistance for parents taking time off from work 

We are personally making a multi-year financial commitment and aim to provide for many families at NCH.  With over 260 beds in the NCH neonatal system and receiving over 3,000 babies each year, there is much to be done.  Will you consider championing this cause with us? Every single dollar raised will go directly to a NICU family in need. We will be running the Nationwide Children’s Hospital half marathon together this year on Sunday, October 20th in honor of Griffin and all NICU families.  Please consider a donation or giving us a high five along the route.  Thank you!

With deepest gratitude,

Collin and Shanna Wheeler

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Achievements
TeamRaiser Achievement Badge
$5,000 Donation Level
Raised $5,000
Personal Progress:
of Goal
$12,620 Raised
$20,000.00
Fundraising Honor Roll
Jim and Anne Wheeler
$1,000
Wendorf Family
$1,000
The Rasey Family
$500
Epting Family
$500
Bobbie Doak
$500
Jessica Fusco
$500
Paula and Bill Lee
$500
Tony & Joanna D'Amelio
$500
The Chrisman Family
$500
The Duncan Family
$500
Peggy & Steve Morgan
$500
Baughcum Bodin family
$300
Lisa Yashon
$250
Adam Bowman
$250
Lauren Sparber and Josh Werman
Wesley and Megan Thornhill
$250
The Carpenter-Cartlidge Family
Joe Wuersch
$250
Brent & Maggie Borio
$200
The Fergusons
$200
Tina Simmons and Larry Schlussel
$200
Brad & Randi Stricker
$150
Champions
$100
The McMahon Family
$100
The Morgan Family
$100
Dan and Leslie Griffin
$100
Henry Haack
The Gulliver Family
$100
John and Jessica Anderson
$100
Matt McCune
$100
The Fleck Family
$100
Sam & Chris Glaviano
$100
Heydlauff family
The Crites Family
$100
Jane Ferry
$100
Evan Smith and Dana Cleason
$100
Caroline Krug and Andrew Pace
$100
Donnell Family
Tish Stein
$100
The Wright's
$100
The Thompsons
$100
Jim and Pat Derck
$100
Greg & Kiki Kullman
$100
The Aufderheide's
$100
Court and Robin
$100
Reidy Family
$100
Declan James
$100
Roads family
$100
The Stimson Family
$100
Wayne & Paula Chester
$100

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