Through Thalhimer Gives, Thalhimer Establishes Meaningful Partnership with World Pediatrics | $8,869 in Donations Presented to the Organization
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, December 18, 2025 – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer partnered with World Pediatrics during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 through its Thalhimer Gives program, a companywide initiative dedicated to community involvement and charitable giving in the markets we serve.
World Pediatrics is an international nonprofit organization that provides life-saving surgical and medical care to children worldwide. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, World Pediatrics’ mission is to heal more children, in less time, by transforming access to advanced pediatric healthcare. Since 2001, World Pediatrics has provided life-changing care to more than 27,000 children in 40 countries.
Through Thalhimer Gives, associates engage meaningfully with their communities by contributing financially, donating essential supplies, and giving generously of their time to local nonprofit organizations.
• Financial & In-Kind Support
o Thalhimer donated a total of $8,869 to World Pediatrics in Q4 through associate donations and a
dollar-for-dollar company match.
o Thalhimer associates also donated over $1,700 worth of items to comfort visiting families and children
during their medical stay, including winter coats, gloves, scarves, and hats.
• Volunteer Engagement
o Richmond associates supported World Pediatrics at their Imagination Playground in the Kids’ Zone
during the Dominion Energy Classic PGA tournament, supervising and playing with children
throughout the weekend. Volunteers covered multiple shifts from Friday through Sunday.
o Thalhimer also provided a pizza lunch for visiting families at the Ronald McDonald House at the
Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR), a World Pediatrics program partner. Marco’s Pizza
generously donated 20 pizzas for lunch, and Thalhimer supplied dessert to complete the meal.
“Partnerships like Thalhimer Gives strengthen our ability to put kids first,” said Vafa Akhavan, CEO of World Pediatrics. “We are grateful for their commitment to our mission. Their generosity directly expands our reach and helps ensure that more children receive the life-changing care they urgently need.”
“We are honored to support World Pediatrics through both financial contributions and donated items. Their commitment to expanding access to life-saving pediatric care to those in need aligns closely with our values. We’re proud to contribute to a mission that gives children access to critical care and ongoing pediatric healthcare, enabling them to live happier and healthier lives. In addition to donations, our team loved spending volunteer hours working in their Imagination Playground for kids and helping visiting families at the Children’s Hospital,” Lee Warfield, CEO, Thalhimer.
About World Pediatrics
In a world where every child, no matter where they are born, deserves access to life-saving medical care when they need it, World Pediatrics is making that vision a reality. Supporting World Pediatrics means joining a global movement for better pediatric healthcare—and giving children everywhere the chance for a brighter, healthier future. World Pediatrics is a Richmond-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to heal more children, in less time, by transforming access to advanced pediatric healthcare. Each year, World Pediatrics connects top medical professionals with thousands of children in underserved regions of the world, delivering thousands of critical surgeries and treatments that transform lives. Beyond direct care services, World Pediatrics strengthens local healthcare systems and develops workforce capacity to ensure systems-level solutions and lasting change that will put kids first – today and in the future.
Since 2001, World Pediatrics has provided life-changing care to more than 27,000 children in 40 countries. To learn more, visit www.worldpediatrics.org.
About Thalhimer Gives
Founded in 2018, Thalhimer Gives is a companywide initiative dedicated to community involvement and charitable giving in the markets we serve. Guided by our mission of Giving Back Through Action, Compassion, and Care, our associates make a meaningful impact in three ways:
- Action – Volunteering time and energy to support local non-profit organizations, with paid time off to make service possible.
- Compassion – Providing essential supplies and resources to meet the immediate needs of our communities.
- Care – Contributing financially to causes that matter and amplifying that support through Thalhimer’s dollar-for-dollar match each quarter.
Thalhimer Gives is at the heart of our commitment as a corporate citizen: to lead the transformation of the communities where we live, work, and play. Organizations are nominated each year by Thalhimer associates who are actively involved with a non-profit or passionate about the organization. To date, Thalhimer Gives has donated more than $301,446 to local charitable organizations, and we remain committed to growing that impact year after year.
About Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer
Thalhimer was founded in 1913 and currently has offices in Richmond, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg, Virginia. The company has nearly 100 broker professionals and employs approximately 530 associates. Thalhimer represents, on behalf of its clients, a property portfolio of 54 million leasable square feet, management of more than 28 million square feet of commercial property, and nearly 12,000 multifamily units. In 2024, Thalhimer completed over 1,800 transactions with a transactional volume of more than $1.96 billion. Thalhimer is the region’s leading provider of comprehensive commercial real estate services, including corporate services, investment sales, tenant representation, project management, asset management, and the sale and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties. To learn more, visit www.thalhimer.com.
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