Your Gift In Action

Kirstyn was all smiles on her 12th birthday as she opened presents and ate cupcakes decorated like emojis. Life hasn’t always been smiles and happy emoticons for this brave girl.

Teresa Zamor is experiencing a lot of firsts as a physician assistant student at the UF College of Medicine.

At 13 years old, Micha Wright became an unconventional jeweler. Her route to entrepreneurism and philanthropy began in 2000, when Micha was born three months early.

Every day, through the generosity of others, our patients experience exceptional care and support, are offered promising new treatments and therapies, and have access to the nation’s best physicians and healthcare professionals. Thank you.

During 2015-2016, you were part of an effort that raised more than $4 million for the 150,000 patients treated at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. That’s the magic of Dance Marathon ­­­­— the money you helped raise stayed right here in your community.

Kaedyn's health struggles haven't stopped him on the baseball field.

Nick Mullen was just 2 years old when he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick, making it harder for the heart to pump blood and causing abnormal heart rhythms.

Born at only 26 weeks and weighing a tiny 1 pound and 4 ounces, Alyssa started fighting for her life right after her birth in the neonatal intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.

When he was 38 years old, Doug Kirk remembers how things like brushing his teeth or raising his left arm became difficult. He wasn’t able to sleep. Even sitting for extended periods of time proved painful. But this summer, he and his wife Sheila will cycle for more than 450 miles along the scenic southern hills of Iowa.

By the time Reilly was 6 months old, he had undergone two open-heart surgeries to repair his congenital heart defect.