Emily's Path gives $2,000 to assist with purchase of a handicapped accessible van to transport 4 year old girl If you live in the Wausau area, chances are you've heard about a local family's efforts to raise money to purchase a handicapped accessible van to transport their 4 year old daughter, Maddie. Maddie
The employees of Greenheck Fan Corporation recently raised more than $1,000 for Emily's Path through the company's "Jeans Day" program. Each month, Greenheck features a local charity for its Jeans Day Fridays. Each employee who wishes to participate pays $10 to be able to wear jeans to work every Friday of that month. The money they
The Judy Peterson Dance Studio has donated $2,000 to Emily's Path from its recent contemporary production of The Nutcracker. A theatrical production such as The Nutcracker is not something the dance studio had done before. But dance leader Krystle Drees wanted to take on the challenge and donate all of the proceeds to
A local middle school guidance counselor contacted Emily's Path last week, requesting assistance for a 6th grade boy who has an inoperable brain tumor. "Matthew" (not his real name) gets weekly chemo treatments to shrink the tumor. Despite everything he is going through, Matthew remains a very positive person, and, by all accounts,
Emily's Path recently gave $1,000 to help send a John Muir Middle School student to a 4 day leadership conference. The conference is specifically for the most highly motivated students in the nation, focusing on core leadership power tools that provide scholars with critical skills essential for success in life. The young woman
Although Emily's Path often lends support by way of grants to benefit an individual child, we recognize that we can touch the lives of many children by supporting other child-centered organizations in our community. After visiting the Boys and Girls Club of the Wausau Area, our co-founder, Dale Eaton, was so impressed by
Stable Hands is a local organization that, for 20 years, has provided equine (horse) therapy that enhances the quality of life and health for special needs individuals by improving physical, emotional, cognitive and social development. Emily's Path recently gave $1,000 to Stable Hands. The funds will be used to sponsor therapeutic riding classes for
Emily's Path has contributed $500 to help Liam and other kids with limb loss attend Camp No Limits. Founded in Maine in 2004, Camp No Limits provides camps for children with limb loss, and education, mentorship, and support to these children and their families. With camps now held in 6 states around the nation,
Emily's Path donated an iPad for use with speech therapy students at Westside Elementary in River Falls, and in the Pierce County Birth to 3 program. They sent us this AWESOME thank you video from the kids. We wanted to share it with you, our supporters. Your generosity makes gifts like this possible.
In 2010, we received a request to help a Wausau boy who requires costly orthodontic treatment. Andrew is in eighth grade at John Muir Middle School. He wears a hearing aid and has a medical condition requiring blood transfusions every five weeks. Andrew has a severe overbite and misalignment of his teeth. These
