‘Just that little thing counted’: Fort Wayne teen honored as Riley Champion 2025

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – A Fort Wayne teen has been honored as a Riley Champion of 2025 for his bracelet business.

Cory Buwalda has been going to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis every month for almost a decade after he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.

“I get an infusion, just me and my dad,” Cory says. “We spend the day in Indy, and it’s a great time.”…

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