Nationwide Children's Events & Announcements

Oct 10, 2017

Build-A-Bear Foundation Gives 20,000 Teddy Bears to Childrens Hospitals Across the Country in Partnership with United Way and UPS

(ST. LOUIS) October 10, 2017 – In honor of the company’s 20th Birthday, Build-A-Bear today announced a donation of 20,000 teddy bears that will be distributed among two dozen children’s hospitals across the United States.

Oct 10, 2017

Ohio Early Childhood Initiative Keeps Kids in Preschool Centers and Home Childcare

Expulsion rates of children prior to kindergarten are at rates up to 34 times higher than the rates of children expelled from kindergarten through 12th grade, combined.

Oct 10, 2017

The Butterfly Run Presented by Big Lots Foundation Premieres in Arizona November 11

One in every five children under the age of 18 is coping with a mental or behavioral disorder. Big Lots Foundation is presenting The Butterfly Run to increase national awareness, break stigmas and raise funds for much-needed behavioral health research to help children and adolescents everywhere who

Sep 28, 2017

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $250,000 Research Grant To Nationwide Children's Hospital In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Hyundai Hope On Wheels® will today present Nationwide Children's Hospital with a $250,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant. The grant funds will support the research of Timothy Cripe, MD, PhD, principal investigator and division chief of Hematology/Oncology and BMT. Dr.

Sep 28, 2017

Big Lots Partners With Nationwide Children's Hospital On Fall Fundraising Campaign To Support Kids Everywhere

Big Lots announced today the relaunch of their Give Big for Kids national point-of-sale fundraising campaign to benefit Nationwide Children's Hospital and its efforts to provide care to children in all 50 states and more than 52 countries from around the world.

Sep 27, 2017

Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals, Walmart and Sams Club kick off 30th Annual Fund-Raising Campaign

The Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, in partnership with Walmart and Sam’s Club, officially kicked off its annual campaign to raise money for critical medical care for local children.

Sep 21, 2017

JPMorgan Chase Announces $1.5 Million Commitment to Support Affordable Housing on Columbuss South Side

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a $1.5 million investment over five years to support new affordable housing opportunities for the residents of the city’s South Side.

Aug 01, 2017

Dr. Alex Kemper Named Division Chief in Ambulatory Pediatrics

Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, has been appointed division chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University.

Aug 01, 2017

14th Annual Bull Run, presented by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management to Benefit Nationwide Childrens Hospital

The 14th Annual Bull Run, presented by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, will take place Aug. 19 at the McFerson Commons (Arch Park) in the Arena District. Since the event’s inception in 2004, the Bull Run has raised more than $880,000 for Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Jul 28, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY: Concussion Health, in partnership with Nationwide Childrens Hospital, will host The Concussion Health Summit

MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Concussion Health, in partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will host The Concussion Health Summit in Columbus, Ohio, at the Hyatt Regency. WHEN: Saturday, July 29, 2017; 12:30 p.m.