Day of Caring
Florida Hospital team members in the West Florida Division volunteered to give back to the communities for the annual Day of Giving, on Nov. 16.
More than 1,000 volunteers from several Florida Hospital locations gave back to more than 20 nonprofits across the state.
Some of the local initiatives in the Tampa Bay area included:
- Food Donations for Atonement Lutheran Church: Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel staff and leadership sorted and packed food at the church.
- Feed Our Children: Florida Hospital Tampa employees collected food donations for the Feed Our Children Ministry to help hungry members of the community.
- Food Drive for The Shepherd Center: Florida Hospital North Pinellas employees collected green beans for the center, and donated about 1,000 cans.
- Thanksgiving Baskets: Florida Hospital North Pinellas employees put together baskets of Thanksgiving goods to be shared with their own colleagues in need.
Access Health Care raises money for Marines
Access Health Care Physicians hosted a fundraiser at the Silverthorn Country Club to benefit Marine Corps League Spring Hill Detachment No. 708.
The detachment provides U.S. Marine veterans and other U.S. veterans with comfort, support and dignity of life.
The event included a silent auction, raffles and dancing.
The guest speakers included Maj. Gen. James “Hammer” Hartsell and Dr. Jaime Torres, an Access Health Care physician and veteran.
A total of $34,444 was raised for the Marine Corps detachment.
