After raising more than $6,000 on the very first day of their P2P fundraising campaign, it took the Albers less than two weeks to surpass their $19,000 goal for a final total of more than $23,000. Those funds will support the work of the Congenital Heart Center, including advanced care, research and innovative programs like 3D printing of heart models, composed of transparent plastic, which are used to explain to parents the complex procedures being proposed for their children. Your support—and the support of families like Abby, Joe and Otto Albers—makes a huge difference. Spectrum Health Foundation and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation can provide the tools and the support for any person—parents, patients, family and friends—to initiate a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign to improve health, inspire hope and save lives. P2P campaigns such as the Albers’ family campaign can make possible exciting initiatives that may not otherwise happen and can accomplish what Abby and Joe promised Otto: “to pay it forward to those who gave him a chance.” To learn more about how you can support the Spectrum Health Foundation and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation with a P2P campaign, contact Shelby Anderson at 616.486.9832 or shelby.anderson@spectrumhealth.org.
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