In celebration of Thanksgiving, the University of Florida women’s volleyball team spread a little holiday cheer to pediatric patients at Shands Hospital for Children at UF on Sunday, Nov. 25. This marks the 20th consecutive year Coach Mary Wise and her team, which just won the Gators’ 20th…
The smell of Southern barbecure and the sound of down-home country music rang through The Space at Feather Oaks in Tallahassee on Nov. 2 as more than 200 community members gathered fro the third annual Belt Buckle Ball. The event, which included dinner followed by a silent auction as well…
Laura Brown, Shands at the University of Florida visitor assistant, greets visitors with smiles and answers at the hospital’s east lobby welcome desk. “I go out of my way to help people,” said Brown, who has held this post for three years. Her desk and her job will soon…
Hyundai Hope on Wheels awarded University of Florida researcher Wesley Bolch, Ph. D., and his research team a grant of $250,000 to support their pediatric cancer research. Osteosarcoma survivor Sam Blakemore left a paint hand print on two pieces of canvas prior to placing one on a 2013…
Radio personalities, Miss Florida, pediatric patients, faculty, staff and community members took over the Shands at the University of Florida atrium and local airwaves Tuesday, raising more than $100,000 to help sick and injured children at Shands Hospital for Children at UF. The annual Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon for Kids…
This Thursday, June 28, CAMPUS USA Credit Union will celebrate reaching $1 million in donations to Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida. Shands HealthCare CEO, Tim Goldfarb, and president and CEO of CAMPUS USA Credit Union, Larry Scott, will make a formal presentation…
Why just run a race when you can climb, jump, crawl and mud your way to pushing the boundaries of your own physical endurance? The Swamp Dash & Bash is the most challenging mud run around, with miles of challenging obstacles, and plenty of mud to push your limits.
“We don’t want to grow up, We’re for the Shands kids!” This Peter Pan mentality is not rare on college campuses. However, these words refer to Dance Marathon at the University of Florida’s 18th birthday this spring. The 18th annual DM at UF will be held March…
FSU students enjoying the DM 2010 linedance February 17-19, 2012 will mark the 17th anniversary of Dance Marathon at Florida State University. DM at FSU was one of the founding five Dance Marathons benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In 1996, its humble beginnings started in Tully Gym with approximately 100 dancers…
