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(l-r) Gregg Sjoquist, President and CEO, The Wasie Foundation, Nina Beauchesne, Administrator Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Services for the Memorial Healthcare System and Frank Sacco, President and CEO Memorial Healthcare System
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Last summer The Wasie Foundation pledged up to $2.5 million in matching funds to support the new Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
The Wasie Challenge was created to ensure Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation would achieve its capital campaign goal of raising $36 million for children’s hospital. The grant, which will continue through July, 2012, matches dollar-for-dollar all new gifts and pledges to the Believe Capital Campaign starting at $20 and above, including increased sponsorship dollars from special events like the Memorial Classic and Tour de Broward.
The grant has been significant in encouraging others to give at all levels. “We would not be where we are today without The Wasie Foundations’ extreme generosity and dedication,” said Kevin Janser, vice president and executive director of the Memorial and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundations. “The new Wasie Surgical Suites at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, named in honor of one of our most generous contributors, will provide a wonderful resource for children and their families to receive the finest treatment possible and solidifies the hospital as the premiere children’s healthcare facility in the region.”
