Kyle and Samantha Quillen have a deep love for Tuscarawas County, Ohio – the place where they grew up and now live, work and raise their son. This rural county boasts good schools, hardworking people, an interesting mix of businesses and a tight-knit community where people support each other through the good and bad. The […]
With Toy Foundation support, the Imagination Zone helps kids learn and create
The Akron Children’s Family Resource Center (FRC) is a place where families can learn about services at the hospital and in the community. Thanks to a grant from The Toy Foundation, the FRC is also a spot where kids and families can play, hang out and learn together. “We’ve transformed what was previously the family […]
James Hamilton Hower’s gift honors the past while preparing others for the future
In the Akron area, the Hower family name is synonymous with industrial growth, community leadership and selfless service. A transformational gift of $6.6 million from the James Hamilton Hower estate—the second-largest individual gift in Akron Children’s Foundation history—will reinforce these family traits for hospital employees, patients and families for decades. “We are extremely grateful for […]
Golf tournament benefits Akron Children’s, thanks in part to Women’s Board volunteers
The Kaulig Companies Championship golf tournament exemplifies how philanthropy and volunteerism make a winning team. Since 1984, the tournament, held annually at the historic Firestone Country Club in Akron, has generated more than $32 million in grants to northeast Ohio nonprofits through its philanthropic arm, Northern Ohio Golf Charities & Foundation (NOGCF). More than $3.8 […]
Family of blind boy sponsors a tree featuring inclusivity for visually impaired
Every year since 2019, the Detwiler family has donated a tree to the Akron Children’s Tree Festival in honor of their youngest child, David, who was born blind, without a functioning kidney or bladder and with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. “David’s care at Akron Children’s is 100% the reason he is still here today,” said […]
Welcome Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD, Lois C. Orr Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry
This spring, Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD, joined Akron Children’s as the new Lois C. Orr Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry and director of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Her arrival comes at a critical juncture as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Office of the U.S. Surgeon […]
