Donor Stories

Learn more about the generous donors who make it possible for St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation to continue our mission of healing and hope.

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The Barrow Family: St. Joe’s Provided Hope During a Risky Time

When Heather and Bennett Barrow’s daughter was born in 2006, she represented the third generation of her father’s family to make their entrance into the world at St. Joseph’s Hospitals.…

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St. 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…

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St. 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…

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The 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.…

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Drs. 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…

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How 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…

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A 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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St. Joe’s Made the Impossible, Possible for the Bayless Family and Now They are Doing That for Others

When you’re a parent, you expect your kids to have their share of runny noses and stomach bugs and the Bayless brood was no different. So, in 2005, when Howard…