Media Alert: Nationwide Childrens to Receive Stuffed Bunny Donations from Local H&R Block Thursday

March 28, 2013

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Lisa Patterson, 816-305-4421, lisa.patterson@hrblock.com
 

 

WHAT:

Associates and clients will celebrate Easter a few days early when they make a donation of nearly 500 stuffed bunnies to Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

 

WHEN: 

3 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013

 

WHERE:

630 Children’s Drive – entrance located at the new main hospital lobby

 

WHY:

The H&R Block offices in Columbus have been collecting stuffed animal donations to help patients at Nationwide Children’s celebrate Easter this weekend. Just as taxpayers should consider their tax situation throughout the year, H&R Block’s associates also recognize charitable organizations need support all year long.

“We not only work in this community, but we live and shop here as well,” said, Mitch Hilderbrand, district manager. “H&R Block is proud to be able to help Nationwide Children’s Hospital with a fuzzy gift for patients this weekend.”

 

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About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.