Community & Giving Archive — Page 31 of 37

Seven men stand on a golf course holding an oversized ceremonial check for $50,000 from the Million Dollar Hole-in-One for Charity event, with spectators gathered behind them. The check names Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as the beneficiary.
March 3, 2016

Making their day

Joe Don Rooney of the group Rascal Flatts came the closest to a hole-in-one at the inaugural Million Dollar Hole-in-One for Charity event at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Feb. 11 in California. Rooney chose Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as the beneficiary of his $50,000 prize.

Rows of repeated yellow-and-white map-pin-shaped badges arranged on a gray background; each badge contains small, mostly unreadable text and a logo.
February 25, 2016

CMN partners show strength of grassroots giving

The smiling face of Maddy Christison, a 7-year-old who has spinal muscular atrophy, greets customers at Speedway convenience store locations in Middle Tennessee. As the most recent Speedway Miracle Child representing Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, her photo has appeared on life-size cardboard cutouts in Speedway’s 21 Middle Tennessee locations with the goal of encouraging customers to help more children like her.

dance marathon logo
February 17, 2016

Dance Marathon Saturday; record fundraising goal is $200,000

Vanderbilt’s largest student-run philanthropic organization, which supports the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, is hosting its annual keystone event this Saturday in the Student Life Center Ballroom.

Five adults pose with an oversized check dated Jan. 2, 2016, payable to Vanderbilt Hearing & Speech for $40,750; the backdrop reads “Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute.”
February 4, 2016

It takes a village

The 55th annual Christmas Village, organized by the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, raised a record amount to benefit the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and other Pi Beta Phi philanthropies.

January 13, 2016

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt launches new Pediatric Specialty Clinic in Murfreesboro

Young blonde girl wearing a red Santa costume and hat, holding the sides of her hat and looking toward the camera.
January 7, 2016

Support for Eye Institute research a family affair

Sight is one of the most critical elements of a normal, happy life. When a child’s eyesight is threatened, his or her future stands to be permanently altered — and parents try to find the best treatment available.