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Contact: Sarah Bello

Michael Wahl is one of CMH's facilities engineers. He celebrated his fifth anniversary with CMH in February.

Wahl pledged to donate $120 per paycheck, adding up to $10,000, toward the BuildCMH Expansion Project.

"The reason why I'm doing this is because I work with the older building — and she's a great building, but her bones are starting to get old," Wahl says. "We need the new expansion. I think (my donation) averages out to about two coffees a day at Dutch Bros. I can definitely afford that."

While at work, Wahl helps out with a variety of projects to keep CMH's buildings working safely. Every day, he works on building and preventive maintenance projects and helps out with repairs when needed.

"Anything I can do to help (the expansion project) is worth it," Wahl says. "I'm not going to be here forever, but the hospital will be here a lot longer than I will be. [Expanding the hospital] is kind of like a testament for everybody who has worked here and done everything they can for the community. This is what we're here for — to help you guys out."

Wahl hopes his fellow caregivers join him in contributing.

"I invite everybody who works here, even if it's only $5 per paycheck, to put in just a little bit of money to show you, too, care for this community and for everyone around us," Wahl says. "It's a great way to show the community at large that we do care about where we work and we love working here."