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Foundation President and Recent Patient: Why Kate Sawa Is Doubly Proud to Be Part of the St Joe’s Family
Kate Sawa is no stranger to the impact an amazing non-profit can have on people’s lives. As a new college graduate, Kate started a non-profit called On Our Own to…
Read MoreSt. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital Auxiliary: Five Decades of Giving Back
When Connie Lodato decided to volunteer with the St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital Auxiliary in 2002, she was looking for a way to give back to her community. For nearly two…
Read MoreSt. Joseph’s Hospitals Auxiliary: Four Hospitals, Seven Decades, Hundreds of Volunteers, and Millions of Dollars in Support of St. Joe’s
At a time when most people are starting to think about retiring, Dorothy Delisle had no desire to slow down. That’s when the then-58-year-old decided to join the St. Joseph’s…
Read MoreThe Adcock Family: Three Generations of Giving
Life was going along just as planned for Brian and Amanda Adcock, who met at Auburn University, and returned to Brian’s hometown in the Tampa Bay area right after graduation.…
Read MoreVideo Gaming Skills, Get Put to the Test at St. Joe’s
Shonda called her son repeatedly, but she couldn’t speak. The words wouldn’t come out of her mouth. She clenched the phone. Still nothing. Then she called her daughter over and…
Read MoreDrs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel and St. Joe’s: Doing Good, Together
“Do whatever good you can possibly do.” These are words Dr. Kiran Patel heard often from his father and they have been a guiding principle for him and his brothers…
Read MoreSt. Joe’s Not Only Kept Jay Davis Alive, But Enabled Him to Thrive
Jay Davis, a London transplant who has called Tampa Bay his home since 2005, was a cross country athlete and an avid soccer player throughout his teen years. In the…
Read MoreMom Rests Assured: St. Joe’s is The Place to Deliver
Jennie Restrepo is a marketing director for a title company in Tampa Bay, but more importantly, her predominant job is being a mother. When Jennie found out she was pregnant…
Read MoreHow One Family’s Journey Led to A New Currency for Care
In the summer of 2020, Flora and Duke Kim happily made the move from New Jersey to the Sunshine State with their daughter Serena and awaited the arrival of their…
Read MoreA Marriage Inspires a Heartfelt Gift
In 1996, David and Beverly Ficken were like many young, newly married couples, excited to start their life together – one they hoped would include a family of their own.…
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