Author: Dorron Blumberg

 

November 25, 2020 – The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation has issued a $200,000 challenge grant to build a pediatric hematology and oncology infusion clinic in Naples. The Clark Family Foundation has stepped up to meet the match by donating $100,000. An additional $100,000 is still needed to meet the match, for a total of $400,000 raised for the project.
 

November 30 2020 – Since the pandemic began, hospital emergency rooms are seeing less patients, and many who are arriving are much more ill. This is a growing national trend of patients ignoring symptoms and potential life-threatening emergencies instead of calling 911 or visiting the closest emergency room. Instead, they are resisting imminent critical care, or worse, dying at home, due to fears and anxiety about potential exposure to COVID-19.
 

 

November 30, 2020 – COVID-19 has affected the way nonprofits fundraise in 2020, but that doesn’t mean the philanthropic spirit isn’t alive and well in South Florida.  

 

More than 500 supporters of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation recently gathered online for a celebrity virtual wine tasting event that raised $350,000 to underwrite the cost of programs, equipment, and facilities at the Hollywood-based hospital. Hosted by the Diamond Angels and sponsored by UKG – Ultimate Kronos Group, the event featured a Hawaiian-themed luau, selection of wines and cheeseboards, sommelier, celebrities, and lots of laughs.
 

 

November 30 2020 – Demonstrating its commitment to never give up in the fight against breast cancer, Susan G. Komen is going virtual for its 30th Anniversary Komen South Florida Race for the Cure on Saturday, January 30, 2021. The decision to transform the live event to an engaging online and personal experience in homes and neighborhoods across South Florida was made to protect the health and safety of participants in the COVID-19 era.