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<strong>Orlando</strong> <strong>Health</strong>’s mission:<br />
to improve the health<br />
and quality of life of<br />
the individuals and<br />
communities we serve.<br />
T.J. Martell Foundation Honors Arnold<br />
Palmer with Lifetime Philanthropic Award<br />
Why is it important to join the 1918 Society?<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care is changing and <strong>Orlando</strong> <strong>Health</strong> is at the forefront. As we approach our centennial, broad and expansive<br />
plans for new facilities are underway to accommodate innovative patient care practices, new technologies and multidisciplinary,<br />
collaborative teams. Our vision for the future is exciting but in the midst of an economic downturn, with<br />
even greater budget cuts and patient need, we simply cannot achieve this vision without the generous support of donors.<br />
Philanthropy empowers healthcare to be truly exceptional.<br />
With the generous philanthropic support of caring people, <strong>Orlando</strong> <strong>Health</strong> is providing the highest level of care in<br />
many specialties including trauma, oncology, cardiology and pediatrics.<br />
And we’re not stopping there. Will you join us?<br />
To learn more, contact Lee Ann Fleming, senior development officer, 321.841.5059 or leeann.fleming@orlandohealth.<br />
com. To join the 1918 Society, visit orlandohealthfoundation.com, click on “Make a Gift” and then “1918 Society.”<br />
Lee Heard<br />
1918 Society member<br />
Foundation Board of Directors<br />
1918 Society<br />
Member<br />
Lee Heard<br />
“I joined the 1918 Society<br />
because I believe <strong>Orlando</strong><br />
deserves premier healthcare.<br />
It is amazing that <strong>Orlando</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> has been serving<br />
our community for nearly<br />
a century. I’m proud<br />
to financially support<br />
an organization that is<br />
dedicated to taking care of<br />
people during their greatest<br />
time of need.”<br />
1918 Society<br />
Membership Benefits<br />
Gold Level – $10,000<br />
• Includes all Silver Level benefits<br />
• Invitation to the President’s<br />
Roundtable event<br />
Silver Level – $5,000<br />
• Includes all Bronze Level benefits<br />
• Invitation to special donor events<br />
Bronze Level – $1,000<br />
• Recognition in <strong>Orlando</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
publications<br />
• Invitation to speaker series<br />
• Discount in <strong>Orlando</strong> <strong>Health</strong> cafeterias<br />
and gift shops<br />
Photo courtesy Steve Prue<br />
Pictured from left to right: Arnold Palmer, Susan Lucci, Darius Rucker, Tony Martell, Donald Trump, Melania Trump<br />
In the city where people dream of seeing their names in<br />
lights, Arnold Palmer’s name shone brightly as he was<br />
recognized for his more than two decades of work in<br />
building Arnold Palmer Medical Center. The nationallyknown<br />
T.J. Martell Foundation awarded Mr. Palmer with<br />
the Lifetime Philanthropic Award at their annual gala<br />
in November, in front of a room full of celebrities and<br />
dignitaries. This award comes just months after Arnold<br />
Palmer Hospital received its first grant from the T.J.<br />
Martell Foundation to support pediatric cancer research<br />
happening in <strong>Orlando</strong>.<br />
Arnold Palmer with Karli<br />
Leonard, who received<br />
treatment for cancer at Arnold<br />
Palmer Hospital<br />
Country music star, Darius<br />
Rucker, presented the award<br />
to Mr. Palmer, sharing his own<br />
personal story of how Arnold<br />
Palmer Hospital recently<br />
helped his young niece, Karli,<br />
battle a form of cancer.<br />
During the event, held at<br />
the Marriott Marquis Times<br />
Square in New York, several<br />
awards were bestowed on<br />
entertainment and business<br />
leaders while raising a<br />
record $1.3 million for cancer research. Among the other<br />
celebrities in attendance were daytime television icon,<br />
Susan Lucci, Grammy-winning country group Rascal Flatts,<br />
Donald Trump, and Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas.<br />
Rucker performed two songs for the crowd, including a<br />
Frank Sinatra song dedicated to Mr. Palmer.<br />
The T.J. Martell Foundation has been a driving force<br />
nationally for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research. The<br />
foundation has given over $250 million for these causes,<br />
primarily through their partner hospitals and research<br />
facilities. In 2011, Arnold Palmer Medical Center joined<br />
the elite list of only eleven partner hospitals in the<br />
country, which includes The Mayo Clinic, Memorial<br />
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Massachusetts General<br />
Hospital Cancer Center and The University of Texas<br />
MD Anderson Cancer Center.<br />
As a designated research facility Arnold Palmer Medical<br />
Center was awarded $50,000 from the T.J. Martell<br />
Foundation in April 2011. The grant will help the<br />
hospital continue performing research and developing<br />
innovative cancer treatments and protocols. We are proud<br />
to be recognized by the T.J. Martell Foundation for the<br />
groundbreaking work occurring each day at Arnold Palmer<br />
Medical Center.<br />
(Photo by Shahar Azran/WireImage)<br />
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