Benefactor Stories
'Only Mayo Clinic could have dealt with the complexity of my situation.'
When the Pounds reflect on their 30-year philanthropic journey, it comes back to loyalty and trust.
Stephen and Linda Odell believe in Mayo Clinic’s abilities to help individuals on a global scale.
A cancer diagnosis could have defined Jim Splinter’s life. He chose otherwise.
Bundy Kitchen + Market offers a calm space for patients and caregivers between appointments.
Bill and Diane Habiger established a lasting legacy for Mayo Clinic, ensuring support for future patients.
Leonard Lauder is helping fund research to benefit his fellow veterans who suffer from back pain and spinal cord injuries.
Dawn Botsford finds hope and recovery from advanced melanoma through a clinical trial.
Bob Alico formed a nonprofit to raise awareness and funding for the condition that took his wife’s life.
Gary Pies, D.D.S., says the three best things to happen in his life were meeting his wife, serving in Vietnam and going to Mayo Clinic for training as a fellow. In his wife's memory, Dr. Pies has established the Marcia S. Pies Fund in Breast Cancer Research and a $2 million charitable remainder trust.
In an old family farmhouse outside small Delavan, Minnesota, Mike Hoffman is getting to know his mom a bit better. She died nearly 40 years ago, but through a stack of yellowed letters, Mike and his wife, Tami, are delving into a part of her life that they didn't previously know much about -- her life built upon her nursing studies at Mayo Clinic.
"Tackling the toughest health care challenges is what Mayo does best. No wonder they are ranked so highly in so many medical areas. That’s why we[...]