Community & Giving

November 7, 2013

Photo: Steeplechase support

Steeplechase representatives recently presented the funds raised during this year’s Iroquois Steeplechase to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Beth Moore, left, and Meg Rush, M.D., second from right, of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, accept from Iroquois Steeplechase representatives GeorgeAnn Dingus, second from left, and Libby Cheek, right, a ceremonial check for $245,320, which represents the amount the Steeplechase raised for the hospital during the 2013 event. Since being designated in 1981 as the official charity of the Iroquois Steeplechase, Children’s Hospital has received nearly $10 million. Rush served as honorary co-chair of the Steeplechase, which took place on May 11.