Media Advisory: Bringing Halloween to Kids at Nationwide Children's Hospital

October 13, 2015

WHO: Volunteers from local Spirit Halloween stores, patients and families at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Spirit of Children Program has raised more than $124,555 for Nationwide Children’s Hospital to date.
 
WHAT: Spirit of Children will host a Halloween party for pediatric patients and their families at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, complete with costumes, games and crafts
 
WHERE: Nationwide Children’s Hospital New Hospital Entrance Welcome Desk
700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205. If members of the media are interested in attending, please call Danielle Warner at the contact information listed below.
 
WHEN: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. 
 
*Parking is available in the parking lot on the West side of Parsons Avenue, between Nationwide Children’s Orthopedic Center at 479 Parsons Ave., and Research Building III at 575 Children’s Crossroad. Turn West onto Children’s Crossroad from Parsons Ave., and then turn right into the gated parking lot. (A token will be provided to exit the lot) Cross Parsons Avenue to enter the hospital. 
 
About Spirit of Children
At the heart of Spirit Halloween is the Spirit of Children program which focuses on making hospitals less scary for kids and their families. Since its inception in 2006, Spirit of Children has brought smiles, laughter and a much needed escape to thousands of pediatric patients in 134 hospitals across the United States and Canada. One hundred percent of the money collected each year is given directly to the local Child Life Departments at partner hospitals, such as Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Spirit of Children’s goal is to raise $6.7 million this year, bringing its total contribution total to more than $28 million since the program’s inception. Spirit encourages customers to head to their local Spirit Halloween store or visit online to make a difference in a child’s life today.
 
SPIRIT OF CHILDREN CONTACT
Carmella Shillito
Spirit of Children
609-910-5806
Carmella.shillito@spirithalloween.com
 
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CONTACT
Danielle Warner
Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
Office: 614-355-0492
Cell: 614-209-5994
Danielle.Warner@nationwidechildrens.org
 
 

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.