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Cincinnati Home Makeover 2008 - Akers Fund Raiser Event

The fund raiser for the family was on Wednesday July 16, 2008 at the Savannah Center in West Chester.

Thanks to the support of so many in our community, we raised over $77,000 for the Akers family. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

The Akers family is still faced with insurmountable medical bills. If you would like to donate money to help them, please click on the secure donate button, or come in to any Union Savings or Guardian Savings branch.

Monetary donation:

Donations can also be made by going into any Union Savings or Guardian Savings Branch or by sending them to the following locations:

Union Savings Bank
Attn: Savings Department
8534 E. Kemper Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45249
P: 800.582.9702

Guardian Savings Bank
Attn: Savings Department
5901 Colerain Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45239
P: 877.351.0613

Please make checks payable to:
Akers Cincinnati Home Make Over 2008

Donations are not tax deductible

The Akers family went on vacation courtesy of ABC, and when they returned they had a new house!

Family Story: Greg Akers bought their bi-level house on Manor Drive in West Chester in 1995 in hopes that the home would be perfect for raising a family. Ginger and Greg were married in 1997 and were excited to start a family, since they themselves had known each other since they were 12. They had their first child Christian in 1998, and then two years later they had their second child Brooke. When Brooke was only 15 months old, she was diagnosed with Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Ginger and Greg were devastated, but loved their children and knew that their faith in God would help them handle having a child with a life-threatening disease. In 2004 their third child Faith was born with SMA as well. Once again, Greg and Ginger faced another challenge. As if this wasn’t enough for one family to handle, Christian was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2005. That's the same disease that his father had been suffering from since he was diagnosed in 1992. As you can imagine Greg and Ginger have had an insurmountable amount of medical bills that are not always covered by insurance. Even though their house is not wheelchair accessible or large enough for the amount of medical equipment needed for the girls, they can not afford to move. Yet with all of these hardships, Greg and Ginger are always willing to help others in their church and community, and now we feel it is time for the community to help them. For more photos of the family, you can visit www.akerschm2008.com.