Why I Give

"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 decided to support Mayo Clinic’s mental health programs."

"To say the level of care at Mayo is unique is an understatement, and it is something I have not experienced anywhere else. When one hears that the patient comes first at Mayo, it is true. I have no words to thank Mayo Clinic. Mayo has given me the gift of extending my life. I am grateful that I can give back and know that in some way I am helping to make a difference.”

“Mayo Clinic is a special place — it’s the cohesiveness, competency and compassion shown by the doctors and staff and the immediate follow-up. The level of care is just so different, and it’s a pleasure to be on campus. All in all, it’s just such a fantastic organization. We believe in giving back, and it gives us such joy to give to Mayo.”  

"Mayo Clinic and its doctors and nurses have had an extremely positive effect on our family when my mom needed it most. I want to help them help other families in the same way, and I feel giving to colorectal cancer research is the way I am most able to do that. I hope that this gift can be a small part of finding a cure."

"With Mayo Clinic's advanced care at home program, we feel we’re supporting the future of health care. All of us interact with the medical community throughout our lives, and the technology component of advanced care at home just makes sense to our family. Supporting Mayo Clinic is an incredible opportunity to make a meaningful impact, and that’s what we’re about."

“What I can say without hesitation is that the care provided at Mayo Clinic is exceptional. By exceptional I mean medical care that is patient-centered, unrushed, clearly explained, innovative, evidenced-based, and warm and caring. As a retired professor of social work and a former CEO of a large nonprofit social agency, I believe that when charitable giving is personal, it comes from the heart and it carries with it a powerful message to others … this is a place I believe in.”

“In deep appreciation for the skilled medical care received over the past 22 years from Mayo Clinic doctors and nurses, we are delighted to share financial resources from the many bountiful blessings granted to us by our Heavenly Father and great physicians.”

"Both Deb and I believe we have been richly blessed. My career and association with Mayo Clinic are part of that blessing. Deb and I believe our responsibility in response is to be in service and relationship to others. We are humbled."

"Mayo Clinic’s pillars of patient care, education and research reflect and inculcate core values requisite in health care sciences and humanity. Mayo Clinic’s philosophy of practice mirrors the Sanskrit term for the Buddhist concept of mudita (contentment from selfless and compassionate action to bring happiness to or relieve suffering of others). These principles and our personal experiences over the last 37 years at Mayo Clinic motivate our continuing support of Mayo Foundation."

"In 2013 I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Internet searches are terrifying because there is only a 9 percent survival rate for five years. ... God gave me this time, and I am going to make the most of it. With others, I hold a celebrity golf event called Champions for Hope to raise awareness and fund research to find an early detection method for pancreatic cancer. I feel confident the research team at Mayo will discover a test that will give countless others a longer life."