March 2022 Update - $41,512


We recently reached a major milestone, passing $40,000 raised supporting child health-care research through The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital!


Fundraising Plaques


​We've already raised thousands of dollars by raffling off wood plaques (made by an elf in our basement).  We'll keep announcing new partnerships as they develop. Can we partner with you?


​How To Donate

  • ONLINE:  If you are ready to donate to our on-going campaign, here is the web link:  DONATE ONLINE.  If your donation is linked to a specific event or instructor, please mention it in the COMMENT block.  
  • BY MAIL:  Make your check out to "Nationwide Children's Hospital" and send it to:  K-Step 4 Kids, PO Box 224, Amlin, OH 43002.  You'll receive your tax receipt by return mail from the Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation.

Donation Highlights from Dance Events

  • November 2015: Thanks to Patti Nivens and Steve Carroll, we raised $765 in New Jersey and Delaware.
  • March, 2016:  A great evening with Dee Blansett's Country Kickers!  We raised $495 in Chardon, Ohio.
  • April, 2016:  89 dancers plus their sponsors and donors contributed over $10,000 during our Columbus (Ohio) K-Step 4 Kids event.  We gave away nearly $2000 in donated prizes.  What a blast!​
  • October, 2016:  We raised $1,360 during Eddie Huffman's 7th Annual Born 2 Dance in Pigeon Forge, TN.
  • May, 2017: In partnership with Columbus (Ohio) Recreation and Parks, we raised $1,395 through raffles at the John Robinson Line Dance Workshop.
  • October, 2017: Raised nearly $1,600 during Eddie Huffman's 8th Annual Born 2 Dance Workshop in Pigeon Forge, TN.  This included raffles of several plaques and a unique Line Dance Quilt donated by Master Quilter Terry Stull of Columbus, OH.
  • October 2017:  Collected over $1000 in donations during the 3rd Annual Motor City Dance Classic in Detroit.  A very appreciative "thank you" to our hosts, Derek Steele and Jason Miller, for joining the campaign!
  • November 2017: Choreographer/instructor Rob Holley conducted a month-long raffle resulting in $415 in donations.
  • January 2018:  Choreographer/instructor Lisa Johns-Grose (Ft. Pierce, FL) raffled off a plaque, with proceeds shared between a local charity and K-Step 4 Kids, resulting in a $155 donation.
  • January 2018:  Choreographer/instructor Christa Thomas (Chicago) held a January raffle that raised over $900!
  • March 2018: Jamie and Barney Marshall's Ft. Wayne Dance For All raised $1788!
  • March 2018:  Deb Howell hosted a raffle in Nashville.
  • April 2018:  Cheryl Rogers and the HOT Heart Of Texas Team raised $315.
  • May 2018:  Conrad Farnham and the Copperhead Line Dance Team in Vermont have collected $500 so far toward June and July event raffles!
  • ​June 2018:  Eddie Huffman's 9th Annual Born 2 Dance, in Pigeon Forge, TN, raised $1066, bringing their 3-year total to $4072.  Awesome!
  • ​July 2018:  Melissa Culbertson and the Indy Dance Explosion raffled off a plaque to bring the campaign past $34,000.
  • October 2018:  Mark Cosenza and Tina Veliotis provided a generous donation from the Windy City Line Dance Mania event.
  • November 2018:  Wendie Riggs Smith and DeeDee Maynard, and the Wild Roses Dance Team in Ft. Pierce, FL, raffled off a single plaque for $400 to push the campaign past $35,000
  • November 2018:  Our Facebook "Giving Tuesday" fundraiser booked $1770, raising our running total to nearly $37,000.  Some of that will be matched in January 2019 by Facebook/PayPal, too!
  • January 2019:  We added $180 in January, thanks to choreographer-instructor Lisa Johns-Grose and the Cactus Moon Dance Club (Ft. Pierce, FL), plus two of our grand-daughters shoveling snow off driveways!
  • And then COVID put a global hold on dance events!  We have not yet resumed this aspect of our campaign.  Can we start with you?

What You Can Do

  • PLAN AN EVENT:  Create a K-Step 4 Kids event, or add a K-Step 4 Kids element to an existing event.  We'll be happy to help.  We'll help you educate attendees regarding our campaign.  Perhaps even attend and tell the story in person!
  • TURN ONE OR MORE DANCE CLASSES INTO A FUNDRAISER:  Are you an instructor?  Lets demonstrate the power of the world-wide dance community.  Ask your dancers to bring small cash donations, or checks made out to "Nationwide Children's Hospital."  Pool cash donations into a single check.
  • ​In either case, give us some advance warning and we'll craft you a high-quality solid maple wall plaque you can use as a raffle prize!

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