The co-founders of a high school student mentoring program that began 11 years ago in Gainesville were among the 262 official designated nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded today to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The Partners in Adolescent Life Support program, known as PALS, is a…
Nearly 200 people gathered for the ground breaking of the Alachua County Senior Recreation Center at Northside Park (5710 N.W. 34th Street) on Sept. 14. This $5 million, 17,000-square-foot center will be the only one of its kind in the county. To fund this project, we received $1.5…
In all, RITA has donated $1,001,500 to Shands Jacksonville. In a January ceremony, Research Is The Answer (RITA) presented a check for $100,000 – making this foundation’s total gift to Shands Jacksonville $1,001,500. This includes a $25,000 grant specifically for the Lymphedema Program at Shands Jacksonville. Officials from Rehabilitative…
This UF Medical Guild subcommittee recommended that the Medical Guild donate $50,000 to the Shands Cancer Hospital at UF Garden of Hope. As part of the University of Florida Medical Guild 50th Anniversary Project, the UF Medical Guild will donate $50,000 to the Shands Cancer Hospital at UF Garden…
Albert and Alberta introduce the Buffalo Standers to two of our PICU patients. Thanks to the University of Florida Medical Guild and Children’s Miracle Network, our youngest patients who often reside in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) or on the fourth floor for months to a year now have…
When Matt Dumas and his grandparents, Ron and Marie Dumas, met Erin Dunbar, MD, for the first time at Shands at the University of Florida, they were anxious, confused and searching for answers. Matt had come with his grandparents to Shands because he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor…
Don’t miss out on the Inaugural Swamp Dash & Bash on Saturday, November 12, 2011 in Gainesville, FL. We will be “gettin’ muddy for a cause” for Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Hospital for Children at University of Florida. The Dash is designed to challenge your strength and…
The new Pediatric Emergency Room at Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida opened on July 1, 2011, becoming north central Florida’s first emergency room specifically geared toward kids. Located at Shands at the University of Florida, the Pediatric ER has a separate entrance with free valet…
