“Wiffle Bowl,” a wiffle ball tournament fundraiser, will be held on Saturday, August 17 at Town Hall Park in Concord.  The event will feature food trucks Pitmaster Dad and King Kone, music by DJ Fredimak, family-friendly entertainment, a special guest, and a home run derby for all ages!

Teams of three (3) to five (5) players can register in one of four (4) different age divisions.  A limited number of sponsorships are available.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Carter Nedley Foundation, which since 2010 has served families impacted by childhood cancer and provided funding to improve patient experience at Cleveland Clinic Children's, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.  
 
More details:

• Divisions for ages 10-12, 13-15, 16-29 and 30+
• Home run derby for all ages
• Food by Pitmaster Dad
• Ice cream by King Kone
• Music by DJ Fredimak
• Family-friendly entertainment
• Guest appearance by “Loki,” a facility service dog at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s

The mission of the Carter Nedley Foundation is to serve children in northeast Ohio impacted by cancer, as well as their families and caregivers.  It fulfills its mission in three ways:

1. Improve quality of life: Provide toys and other entertainment for childhood cancer patients and their families in home and hospital settings; 
2. Financial support: Provide modest support such as food, fuel and parking to ease the financial burden on families caring for a child with a cancer diagnosis; and 
3. Improve patient experience: Support hospital-based professional caregivers by providing funding for technology and other enhancements. 

This year the Foundation is donating nearly $32,000 to Cleveland Clinic Children’s to outfit the inpatient cancer and bone-marrow transplant units with new Microsoft Xbox systems loaded with games.  The systems will provide needed distraction and promote a sense of normalcy for the kids during their hospitalizations.
 
“Loki,” a golden retriever currently serving the children in the outpatient cancer unit at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s, is scheduled to appear at the event.
 
Some other recent projects funded by the Carter Nedley Foundation:

1. Funding the purchase of a facility service dog for University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s to provide emotional support, therapy and love to the children receiving treatment in the inpatient cancer unit; 
2. Providing thirty (30) Microsoft XBox gaming systems for the infusion rooms at Cleveland Clinic Children’s; 
3. Providing twenty (20) Nintendo Switch gaming systems for the inpatient cancer unit at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s; and 
4. Providing ARISE, an augmented reality scavenger hunt, to improve patient mobility and reduce pain perception for the inpatient cancer unit at Cleveland Clinic Children’s.