Plainville-based Wheeler Clinic, which provides primary and behavioral health services, has received a roughly $1.9 million gift to advance programs and services that support children and adolescents.
The legacy gift is from Doris Nims, formerly of Cheshire, who died last year at the age of 89. She was the daughter of Herman Papenfoth, one of Wheeler’s earliest trustees and a leader in the Plainville community.
Nims was considered a woman ahead of her time, with a degree in preschool education and a strong business acumen, the release said. Her husband, Dr. Robert Nims, was a physician at the VA Medical Center in West Haven.
