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Meet Our Donors

We are thankful for those who have made an estate gift to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation. Here are some of their stories.

Miami Leader Issues Challenge in Honor of Nicklaus Children's 70th Anniversary

"I take great pride in the mission of Nicklaus Children's, the excellence of its reputation and the role we play in moving the hospital forward. We use our influence to lead by example in ensuring a secure future for important healthcare providers like Nicklaus Children's."

Why We Made a Planned Gift: A Testimonial From The Gelber Family

For the Gelbers, giving back is part of their family values. The family of four has supported Nicklaus Children's Hospital for nearly 10 years, by donating their time and pledging a gift through legacy planning.

Grandparents Support Healthy Futures for a Generation of Babies

For Frank and Lynn Scaduto, the decision to provide for the future of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital was an easy one. See how they’re paying it forward to ensure our life-saving care continues for years to come.

Gary Gregory and his daughter, Taylor Peña

Serving Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for Four Decades…and Beyond

What can you say about a man who has served Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for four decades? You could say he is caring, selfless, wants to leave his community and the world a better place, or he derives great satisfaction from giving back. We at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital have been fortunate to have such a man as part of our community.

A Patient's Appreciation After 67 Years

In 1951, a 7-year-old boy was admitted to Variety Children's Hospital to be treated for polio. The Hospital was known in that era as the "polio hospital" built to treat the youngest patients for weeks and months at a time. Fortunately for this young boy and his family, after a six-week stay the doctors and nurses helped cure his polio, and he went on to live a fulfilled and successful life. That was 67 years ago and that young boy was Tim Anagnost.

Making the Patients of Nicklaus Children's Hospital Her Grandchildren

Rita Auerbach Wallach was born in the Borough of the Bronx, New York, and moved with her family at a young age to Miami where she attended the University of Miami. She was a woman who loved her family, music, the arts and education. She possessed great talent, warmth and a good sense of humor. Mrs. Wallach had a son and daughter who sadly pre-deceased her, and her greatest dream of having grandchildren was never realized.

A Legacy of Hope for Children

Eleanor B. "Ellie" Sweet lived a long and prosperous life. True to her name, she was known to be sweet to all who came in to contact with her.

Grand Dame Leaves a Legacy

Florence Groover Frank was born and raised in Ohio. She later married, moved to Colorado, and after successfully operating her own fur store for 22 years, retired in Florida in the 1980s.

A Gift From the Heart

Gladys Stewart came to this country from Cuba as a young woman in 1948 to join members of her family and to seek a bright future. At the age of 75, Mrs. Stewart married and she and her husband shared a happy life together. After her husband, Frederick, passed away Mrs. Stewart mentioned to her cousin, Mrs. Josephine Clary, that since she did not have children of her own, she might want to help children and particularly less-fortunate ones.