WVU Medicine Children's
Once again, WVU Medicine Children’s is holding a Mediathon in conjunction with the WVU Day of Giving. As part of this extraordinary day, you have the opportunity to hear inspiring stories, participate in challenges, and help us raise critical funds to help improve the health of West Virginia children and women.
Why we need your support
At WVU Medicine Children’s, we believe that children and expectant mothers should never have to travel far from home to receive the best care. We are committed to building healthier futures for our children and elevating care for all West Virginians, regardless of their ability to pay.
Your support builds a legacy that protects every moment of joy a child deserves. Your legacy is their future and allows us to fill the hospital with everything that can make that future bright – top talent, cutting-edge equipment and technology, innovative research and education, and expanded telemedicine capabilities. You can help us go above and beyond for West Virginia’s families.
How you can help
Contributing to one of our priority funds is one way to support WVU Medicine Children’s.
WVU Children’s Greatest Needs – Fund #2V127
This fund provides support where the need is the greatest at WVU Medicine Children’s.
Cure Kids Cancer – Fund #2W378
The Cure Kids Cancer Fund supports the Blood Disorders and Cancer Center at WVU Medicine Children’s. This Fund supports a variety of psychosocial resources for children and families including a residential summer camp, providing gas cards for travel to and from the hospital for treatment and celebrating monumental milestones.
Child Life Fund – Fund #2V497
Child Life is the heart of our hospital, as these specialists touch every family in our care. Fear of the unknown is often a major challenge for patients and families. Child Life specialists provide age-appropriate information to help children and their families cope and prepare emotionally for invasive procedures and surgery.
Participating Mediathon TV Stations
WBOY - Clarksburg
WDVM – Hagerstown, MD
WOWK – Charleston/Huntington, WV
WTRF – Wheeling, WV - Steubenville, OH
WVNS – Bluefield/Beckley, WV
Join the following WVU Children’s Mediathon sponsors today in supporting the kids of our state and region.
- Title Sponsor – Toothman Ford
- Phone Bank Sponsor – Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration
- Text Line Sponsor – Dutch Miller Automotive, Chris Miller, President
- Miracle Moment Sponsor – Mascaro Construction Company
- Miracle Moment Sponsor – Toothman & Sowers Ford
- Giving Hope Sponsor – HealthNet Aeromedical Services
- Giving Hope Sponsor – Lee Supply Co.
Together — on one day — we all can go above and beyond for the kids treated at WVU Medicine Children’s.
Keep checking back as we move closer to March 22 to view our challenges.
$10,000
Children’s Hospital Leadership Challenge
In honor of our new Children’s Hospital being open for 174 days, if 174 people make a one-time gift of at least $25, it will unlock a $10,000 donation from WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital Leadership.
174 / 174 Gifts
Completed
$7,000
Toothman Ford Evening Challenge
In honor of CMN Champion Child, Zane Webber’s 7 surgeries and procedure, once WVU Medicine Children’s reaches another $7,000 in donations, Toothman Ford will donate an additional $7,000.
$7,000 / $7,000 Raised
Completed
Success!
Tweet Challenge: 8 a.m.
Help get WVU Day of Giving going on Twitter by promoting the day and the unit you wish to support. The 10th tweet between 8 and 9 a.m. will earn $500 for their unit, the 50th tweet will earn $1,000 for their unit and the 100th tweet will earn $1,500 for their unit. Be sure to use #WVUDayofGiving and tag your specific unit in the tweet. 1st – WellWVU ($1,500) 2nd – WVU Student Food Pantry ($1,000) 3rd – Chambers College ($500)
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Most Alumni Gifts Challenge: 10 a.m.
Hail West Virginia! The top three participating groups with the most gifts from WVU alumni between 10 and 11 a.m. win additional funding. 1st place - Chambers College of Business & Economics ($3,000) 2nd place - WVU Extension ($2,000) 3rd place - Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ($1,000)
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First-Time Donors Challenge: 12 p.m.
Never made a gift to WVU? Please consider making one this hour! Every donation helps! The top three participating groups with the most first-time donor gifts between 12 and 1 p.m. will win additional funding. 1st place - WVU Extension ($3,000) 2nd place - Davis College of Ag, Natural Resources and Design ($2,000) 3rd place - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences ($1,000)
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WVU Gear Kid Photo Challenge: 4 p.m.
Between 4 and 5 p.m. on social, post a picture of your kid(s) in WVU gear on Twitter or Instagram and we’ll select three of the most creative to earn additional funding. Make sure to include #WVUDayofGiving and tag the specific unit you wish to support. 1 – Davis College ($1,500) 2 – Davis College ($1,000) 3 – WVU Extension ($500)
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Success!
Largest Gift Online Challenge: 6 p.m.
Ready to go all-out? The top three participating groups with the largest gift online between 6 and 7 p.m. win additional funding.
1st place - WVU Medicine Children's ($3,000) 2nd place - Chambers College of Business & Economics ($2,000) 3rd place - School of Dentistry ($1,000)
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Tweet Challenge: 8 p.m.
Help us on Twitter with an evening push for WVU Day of Giving. The 10th tweet between 8 and 9 p.m. will earn $500 for their unit, the 50th tweet will earn $1,000 for their unit and the 100th tweet will earn $1,500 for their unit. Be sure to use #WVUDayofGiving and tag your specific unit in the tweet. 1 – Honors College ($1,500) 2 – Chambers College ($1,000) 3 – Chambers College ($500)
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Repeat Gifts Challenge: 10 p.m.
If you’ve already made a WVU Day of Giving gift, we sincerely thank you and offer this challenge! The top three participating groups with a donor(s) who gives for the second, third or even tenth time between 10 and 11 p.m. will win additional funding. 1st place - WVU Extension ($3,000) 2nd place - College of Creative Arts - 50 ($2,000) 3rd place - Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ($1,000)
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‘I Gave’ Challenge:
After making a WVU Day of Giving donation, use the share feature from the confirmation page to tell others about your gift, using #WVUDayofGiving and #IGave and tagging the unit you gave to. At the end of the day, we will choose three of the most creative social posts from Twitter, TikTok or Instagram to receive additional funding for the units tagged. 1 – WVU Cancer Institute’s Music Therapy Program ($1,500) 2 – Women’s Leadership Initiative ($1,000) 3 – Reed College ($500)
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Leaderboard
Most Gifts Challenge: 7 a.m.
Rise, shine and help support our students, alumni, friends, faculty and patients. The top three participating groups with the most gifts between 7 and 8 a.m. will win additional funding.
| Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | WVU Extension | 123 |
| 2 | $2,000 | Davis College of Ag, Natural Resources and Design | 43 |
| 3 | $1,000 | WVU Cancer Institute | 40 |
| 4 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 21 | |
| 5 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | 17 |
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Leaderboard
Most Dollars Raised Challenge: 3 p.m.
Who will raise the most this hour? May the odds be ever in your favor. The top three participating groups with the most dollars raised online between 3 and 4 p.m. will win additional funding.
| Rank | Prize | Department | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | WVU Alumni Association | $12,000.00 |
| 2 | $2,000 | Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | $10,145.00 |
| 3 | $1,000 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | $8,505.00 |
| 4 | College of Creative Arts | $6,145.00 | |
| 5 | WVU Extension | $5,919.04 |
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Leaderboard
Smash Last Year’s Gift Challenge:
Let’s smash last year’s number of gifts by exceeding 5,637 gifts in one day! The top three participating groups with the most gifts (once last year’s record is beat) by the end of the day on March 22 win additional funding.
| Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | WVU Extension | 855 |
| 2 | $2,000 | WVU Cancer Institute | 403 |
| 3 | $1,000 | College of Creative Arts | 275 |
| 4 | Davis College of Ag, Natural Resources and Design | 226 | |
| 5 | WVU Alumni Association | 190 |
Ended
$5,000
Toothman Ford Afternoon Challenge
In honor of CMN Champion Child, Zane Webber, once WVU Medicine Children’s reaches $5,000 in donations before 3:00 p.m., it will unlock an additional $5,000 donation from Toothman Ford.
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed
Success!
Recurring Gifts Challenge: 5 p.m.
A smaller monthly payment can add up to a significant gift over time. The top three participating groups with the most gifts of $120 or more, OR $10 per month for the next year received online between 5 and 6 p.m. will win additional funding. 1st place - Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ($3,000) 2nd place - WVU Athletics ($2,000) 3rd place [5 way tie] - Women's Leadership Initiative ($200) Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources ($200) Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute ($200) Davis College of Ag, Natural Resources and Design ($200) School of Medicine ($200)
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Campus Photo Challenge: 9 a.m.
No matter who you are, you’ll find your place at WVU. Share your favorite campus photo on Twitter or Instagram with #WVUDayofGiving and tag your favorite campus unit. The top three participating groups with the most posts between 9 and 10 a.m. will win additional funding. 1 – Reed College ($1,500) 2 – Honors College ($1,000) 3 – Davis College ($500)
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Largest Gift Online Challenge: 11 a.m.
Go above and go beyond by making a significant gift! The top three participating groups with the largest gift online between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. wins additional funding. 1st place - Chambers College of Business & Economics ($3,000) 2nd place - WVU Extension ($2,000) 3rd place - WVU Alumni Greatest Needs ($1,000)
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Tweet Challenge: 2 p.m.
Keep those tweets going! The 10th tweet between 2 and 3 p.m. will earn $500 for their unit, the 50th tweet will earn $1,000 for their unit and the 100th tweet will earn $1,500 for their unit. Be sure to use #WVUDayofGiving and tag your specific unit in the tweet. 1 – WVU Humanities Center ($1,500) 2 – Adventure WV ($1,000) 3 – Reed College ($500)
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Most Friend Gifts Challenge: 4 p.m.
We have a generous community beyond our alumni that are passionate about WVU. The top three participating groups with the most gifts from friends between 4 and 5 p.m. will win additional funding. 1st place - WVU Extension ($3,000) 2nd place - College of Creative Arts ($2,000) 3rd place - WVU Cancer Institute ($1,000)
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WVU Gear Pet Photo Challenge: 7 p.m.
Between 7 and 8 p.m. on social, share a picture of your pet(s) in WVU gear on Twitter or Instagram and we will select three of the most creative to earn additional funding. Make sure to include #WVUDayofGiving and tag the specific unit you wish to support. 1 – Chambers College ($1,500) 2 – Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ($1,000) 3 – Chambers College ($500)
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“Country Roads” Challenge (Twitter and Instagram): 9 p.m.
“Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong…” Record a video of yourself singing or performing “Country Roads” to help your favorite unit/program and we’ll select three of most creative to earn additional funding. Make sure to include #WVUDayofGiving and tag the specific unit you wish to support. 1 – WellWVU ($1,500) 2 – Chambers College ($1,000) 3 – Reed College ($500)
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Most Faculty and Staff Gifts Challenge:
As faculty or staff members, you make a difference every day for students and programs. Support an area most meaningful to you and help make a greater impact. The top three participating groups with the most faculty and staff gifts by the end of the day on March 22 win additional funding. 1st place - WVU Extension ($3,000) 2nd place - Chambers College of Business & Economics ($2,000) 3rd place - Davis College of Ag, Natural Resources and Design ($1,000)
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Leaderboard
Most Gifts Challenge: 12 a.m.
Let’s do this! When you make a gift—no matter the size—you help WVU go above and go beyond! The top three participating groups with the most gifts between 12 and 1 a.m. will win additional funding.
| Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | WVU Cancer Institute | 107 |
| 2 | $2,000 | WVU Extension | 102 |
| 3 | $1,000 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 31 |
| 4 | School of Dentistry | 30 | |
| 5 | College of Creative Arts | 29 |
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Leaderboard
Most Gifts Challenge: 1 p.m.
Gather your friends and family! The top three participating groups with the most gifts online between 1 and 2 p.m. will win additional funding.
| Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | WVU Extension | 281 |
| 2 | $2,000 | College of Creative Arts | 140 |
| 3 | $1,000 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | 98 |
| 4 | Honors College | 96 | |
| 5 | WVU Athletics | 47 |
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Leaderboard
Night Owl Challenge: 11 p.m.
Attention night owls! We know you are still awake watching TikTok videos. Take a break and make a gift! The top three participating groups with the most gifts between 11 and midnight will win additional funding.
| Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | WVU Extension | 271 |
| 2 | $2,000 | Davis College of Ag, Natural Resources and Design | 171 |
| 3 | $1,000 | WVU Cancer Institute | 104 |
| 4 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 80 | |
| 5 | College of Creative Arts | 61 |
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Participating Groups
Additional Areas Of Support
Center for Veteran, Military and Family Programs
Chambers College of Business & Economics
College of Applied Human Sciences
College of Creative Arts
College of Law
Critical Care and Trauma Institute
Davis College of Ag, Natural Resources and Design
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Grateful Patients, Families, and Friends Program
Health Sciences Center
Honors College
MindFit
Office of Graduate Education and Life
Reed College of Media
Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Rosenbaum Family House
School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
Science Adventure School
Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources
Student Life and Organizations
Student Success and Services
Upward Bound
Women of WVU
Women's Leadership Initiative
WVU Alumni Association
WVU Athletics
WVU Cancer Institute
WVU Extension
WVU Eye Institute
WVU Global Affairs
WVU Heart & Vascular Institute
WVU Humanities Center
WVU Libraries
WVU Medicine Children's
WVU Online
WVU Potomac State College
WVU Staff Council
WVU Tech
