Thank you for being a donor!
Throughout the year, you’ll get special updates from me, Caleb, so you can see how friends like YOU are helping to advance research and improve care here at Cincinnati Children’s.
Current Update:
My name is Caleb, and I'm super excited to share my journey with you as your new Champion at Cincinnati Children's. I'm 11 years old and had a kidney transplant when I was just 5. Thanks to my awesome medical team, I'm feeling great and always ready for some fun adventures!
Here are some fast facts about me:
I love playing Pokémon!
One of my favorite activities is building epic LEGO creations.
I have fun hanging out with my dog—Kane and my big sister—Leah (I call her my second Mom).
I pretty much know everything about sharks—did you know some sharks can live for over 100 years? How cool is that?
When I grow up, I want to be a doctor at Cincinnati Children’s and help kids just like me.
I’m going to be reaching out to you throughout the year with cool updates, so you can see how your support is helping to make a big difference for kids like me who count on Cincinnati Children's.
And as the Cincinnati Children’s spokesperson for Children’s Miracle Network—that’s CMN to those of us in the know—I’ll be sharing all the new and coolest places where you can show your support through our partners.
To kick things off, guess what? National Wawa Day was on April 16, and through May 25, you can Round Up at the register to benefit the patients and families of Cincinnati Children’s. It's a super easy way to help out—just round up your change each time you visit!
Thanks for being an awesome friend and champion for Cincinnati Children’s!
Catch you later,
Caleb
Nora: Hi everyone! It's Nora! This is my last Champion Checkup. I had so much fun telling you all about my story. Now, I want you to meet our new Champion, Caleb! He's awesome!
Watch this video to see me pass the torch to him, a cool new tradition for our Champion Checkup kids, like me!
Here are some FUN FACTS about my new friend, Caleb—your 2025 Champion!
- Age: Turning 11 this month!
- Grade: 5th
- Favorite subject: Everything except math
- Favorite color: Blue
- Favorite kind of music: 80s classic rock
- Favorite food: Mac & Cheese
- Favorite holiday: Christmas
- Favorite tradition: Kidney Anniversary
- Favorite toy: Lego
- Hobbies: Drawing, Playing Nintendo Switch, Bowling and Playing Outside
- Dream career: Doctor
- Favorite family activity: Playing board games
Nora: Caleb and I are like two peas in a pod! I'm super-duper excited to follow his amazing story here at Cincinnati Children's. It's going to be so much fun!
Bye for now!
My name is Caleb, and I'm super excited to share my journey with you as your new Champion at Cincinnati Children's. I'm 11 years old and had a kidney transplant when I was just 5. Thanks to my awesome medical team, I'm feeling great and always ready for some fun adventures!
Here are some fast facts about me:
I love playing Pokémon!
One of my favorite activities is building epic LEGO creations.
I have fun hanging out with my dog—Kane and my big sister—Leah (I call her my second Mom).
I pretty much know everything about sharks—did you know some sharks can live for over 100 years? How cool is that?
When I grow up, I want to be a doctor at Cincinnati Children’s and help kids just like me.
I’m going to be reaching out to you throughout the year with cool updates, so you can see how your support is helping to make a big difference for kids like me who count on Cincinnati Children's.
And as the Cincinnati Children’s spokesperson for Children’s Miracle Network—that’s CMN to those of us in the know—I’ll be sharing all the new and coolest places where you can show your support through our partners.
To kick things off, guess what? National Wawa Day was on April 16, and through May 25, you can Round Up at the register to benefit the patients and families of Cincinnati Children’s. It's a super easy way to help out—just round up your change each time you visit!
Thanks for being an awesome friend and champion for Cincinnati Children’s!
Catch you later,
Caleb
Would you like to continue supporting patients like Caleb and more at Cincinnati Children’s?
You can also choose to make a recurring donation to become a part of our ongoing commitment to a better future for all kids.
For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Hannah Gerth at hannah.gerth@cchmc.org.
Fun facts about our past Champions!
2024 Nora
I’m a twin sister!
I love to play sports like soccer, basketball and swim on my Special Olympics team.
After I was born, I was diagnosed with Down syndrome and when I was just 7 months old, I had heart surgery!
I love participating in Cincinnati Walks for Kids! Our family team name is: Oh Nuts Nora!
2023 Saniya
I love hip-hop dance class, playing sports and having adventures with my family.
I have sickle cell disease - it makes my red blood cells a different shape, like crescent moons. 🌙
I love participating in Cincinnati Walks for Kids each year!
2022 Colton
At just 12 years old, I’ve had over 220 visits to Cincinnati Children’s.
I visit both Occupational and Physical therapy to help with my mobility and speech!
I had leg surgery in 2021 and now I can walk for 15 minutes with help from my braces and walker (before surgery, I could only walk for 60 seconds, can you believe?)!
I’m a huge football fan and thanks to the Indianapolis Colts owner, along with the amazing folks at Cincinnati Children’s, I got to see the Bengals in the Superbowl!!
2021 Anna Grace
When I grow up, I want to work with the Champions Program at Cincinnati Children’s. I also want to work at a camp for kids with limb differences, so I can help others just like me!
My mom is my hero! She saved the day by adopting me and my sister.
Running is one of my FAVORITE things to do — I trained for 10 weeks with our friends at be.well to complete a 5K!