Stepping Forward Giving Back
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt holds construction expansion celebration
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt held a celebration Tuesday to mark the launch of construction on the hospital’s latest expansion, which will add four floors of new space atop the hospital’s existing structure. Patients and families, joined by community supporters and Vanderbilt leaders, gathered to celebrate… Read MoreSep 2, 2015
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McNeilly, Stein show that support can last a lifetime
John Stein and Bob McNeilly Jr. were students at Vanderbilt University decades apart. One studied biology, the other education. One was a Nashville native, the other from Florida. Read MoreAug 27, 2015
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Young professionals bolster cancer research efforts
With a basketball tucked under his arm, 7-year-old Roger Waynick climbed on top of his dad’s black Tahoe SUV with the intention of sailing upward through the air toward the basketball goal. He was poised to make the most epic dunk ever. Read MoreJul 23, 2015
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Former heart patient inspired to create Discovery Science Fund
Two vastly different causes of heart failure, both of which can devastate a patient’s life, are being studied at Vanderbilt University Medical Center thanks, in part, to the generosity of a grateful patient whose own damaged heart was repaired at Vanderbilt more than five years ago. Read MoreJun 11, 2015
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Coleman’s telethon work a longtime labor of love
Not long after Tuwanda Coleman started her career as a TV producer at WTVF-NewsChannel 5 more than 30 years ago, she was given an assignment that was different from the typical minutes-long news segment. Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Brooks, Spalding tune up music industry support
Donating your own money, time and energy to a charitable cause is one thing. Asking friends and colleagues to join you in pursuit of a fundraising goal is something altogether different. Read MoreApr 23, 2015
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Friends of Children’s Hospital dedicated to showing support
For more than 40 years, a group of dedicated volunteers known as the Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has worked to turn scary hospital visits into happier memories. Read MoreMar 26, 2015
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Board members spur Children’s Hospital campaign
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is growing to new heights on the shoulders of its board members, who are making key contributions to the campaign for a four-floor expansion, both in the giving of their time and resources. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Couple’s gift bolsters neonatology training, research
Dupree Hatch, M.D., shrugs off the sleep deprivation from a night taking care of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and launches into a discussion of his efforts to describe — and reduce — adverse events associated with intubation in the NICU. Read MoreFeb 5, 2015
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Family’s gift bolsters schizophrenia research, treatment
A “transformational” $6.4 million gift from Dallas couple Donald Test Jr., and his wife, Charlotte, who have a very personal connection to the devastating disease of schizophrenia, is supporting Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry research and treatment into schizophrenia and related disorders. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Reunion helps build, reinforce alumni connections
Rainy weather couldn’t dampen the festivities as nearly 1,200 medical and nursing alumni returned to campus for Reunion for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) Read MoreNov 20, 2014
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Bradfords’ strong support bolsters melanoma research
When something attacks you, you want to attack it back. That’s how Lillian “Tooty” Bradford views her late husband James “Jimmy” Bradford Jr.’s decision to make an initial gift to fund melanoma research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC). Read MoreSep 25, 2014
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Impact of philanthropy drives faculty members
For Vanderbilt faculty members Vivien Casagrande, Ph.D., Hal Moses, M.D., and Paul Sternberg Jr., M.D., the lessons about the importance of giving came early. Read MoreAug 7, 2014
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Classmates unite to create medical scholarships
Whether it’s former classmates or perfect strangers coming together to support a great cause, there is no denying that there is strength in numbers. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Gratitude fuels graduates’ scholarship creation efforts
When October’s Reunion 2014 rolls around at Vanderbilt University, alumni from Vanderbilt’s Schools of Nursing and Medicine will gather not only to renew enduring friendships, but also to celebrate the successful fundraising that many classes have undertaken to fund scholarships for deserving students who might not otherwise be able to attend the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. Read MoreApr 24, 2014
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Volunteers exemplify compassion, commitment
Fran Hardcastle still recalls her first volunteer experience — selling papers on Palm Sunday to benefit the Junior League Home for Crippled Children. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Events have long history of making a huge impact
They are touchstones on the Nashville calendar — Iroquois Steeplechase and the Music City Tennis Invitational usher in spring. The Eve of Janus is a celebration of summer. Christmas Village kicks off the holiday season. Read MoreDec 12, 2013