philanthropy Archive — Page 7 of 11

Dolly Parton speaks into a microphone during a children’s hospital studio interview, surrounded by children and broadcast equipment.
October 19, 2017

Dolly’s Children’s Hospital visit highlights strong ties

To celebrate the release of her first children’s album, “I Believe in You,” legendary country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Friday, Oct. 13, and performed songs from the album for patients, their families and hospital staff.

By Jill Clendening
Singer Amy Grant speaks at a podium during a reception; a backdrop reads “Future of Health Care” and includes Vanderbilt University Medical Center branding.
May 11, 2017

Reception celebrates VUMC’s community ties

Nearly 400 members of the Canby Robinson Society and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) community joined together at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens recently for a reception celebrating the Medical Center’s shared commitment to healthy communities and to pioneer the future of health care.

By Nancy Humphrey
Architectural rendering of E. Bronson Ingram College, showing a large red-brick collegiate complex with a central tower surrounding a broad green lawn, trees, and a few walking figures.
April 21, 2017

Ingram family honors father with $20 million gift to Vanderbilt’s College Halls

Three Ingram family members are making gifts totaling $20 million to name Vanderbilt University’s newest College Hall in honor of their late father and former Board of Trust member, E. Bronson Ingram.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Child in a yellow Dance Marathon shirt gives high-fives to participants in colorful tie-dye shirts at a crowded indoor fundraising event.
April 13, 2017

Dance Marathon

Dance Marathon, Vanderbilt’s largest student-led philanthropic organization, raised a record $282,332 to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt during its recent annual event.

By Doug Campbell
Four people stand outside the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center holding an oversized $100,000 donation check from DS Services of America to support breast cancer research.
March 30, 2017

Research support

DS Services of America Inc. recently presented a $100,000 gift to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) to support breast cancer research.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Four adults pose together outdoors at an event: Kathryn Carell Brown, Edie Carell Johnson, Jeff Balser, and Julie Carell Stadler, left to right.
February 9, 2017

Passion for philanthropy a family affair for Brown

When Kathryn Carell Brown volunteered to lead the Growing to New Heights Campaign less than three years ago, she was following in the footsteps of her late parents Monroe Carell Jr. and his wife, Ann Scott Carell.

By Christina Echegaray