philanthropy Archive — Page 10 of 11

Studio portrait of a woman in a black jacket and scarf standing beside a vintage-style microphone against a textured blue and reddish-brown backdrop.
July 30, 2015

Singer’s selfless gift benefits lung cancer program

In a town full of amazing singers, Nashville songstress Dawn Sears’ voice was something special.

Group of adults pose in a children’s hospital beneath colorful hanging butterfly decorations while holding an oversized $10,000 donation check from SEYA.
July 23, 2015

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.

Eight adults pose outdoors while holding an oversized Vanderbilt University Medical Center check made out for $11,130.00.
June 25, 2015

Benefit concert for organ donation exceeds fundraising goals

In only its second year, Songs for Life, a benefit concert to raise awareness and celebrate organ donation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has far exceeded fundraising goals.

Three men converse in a medical research laboratory beside a microscope: a seated researcher in a white coat and two men in business attire.
June 11, 2015

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.

Three women stand in an office beside carts and tables filled with colorful donated care bags.
May 28, 2015

Dietitian and friends donate chemo care bags to VICC patients

A Nashville-based dietitian who lost her mother to cancer is using the power of social media to raise funds for chemo care bags for cancer patients.

Tuwanda Coleman smiles at the camera in a television control room, with multiple video monitors visible behind her.
May 21, 2015

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.