Meet Art Collins

An elderly gentleman with glasses smiles while standing in his sunlit dining room.

A Qualified Charitable Distribution is a win-win for Art and the Foundation Art Collins and his wife believe in giving back. The tax savings of a planned gift using a QCD mean they have more to give. Art Collins and his wife donate regularly to the Foundation because they know that quality health care is…

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Meet Courtney Clough

A young woman with curly hair stands outside in the woods on a sunny day.

Your support for perinatal bereavement provided comfort to Courtney during her traumatic loss Courtney Clough was halfway through her pregnancy when a routine checkup turned her world upside down. Tragically, tests revealed that her baby’s heart had stopped. Donors provided Courtney and her family access to the Perinatal Bereavement Program at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate…

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Women’s Imaging Center in Portsmouth

Giving Opportunity Women’s Imaging Center in Portsmouth Ensure Accessible Care for Women Help fund an imaging center in Portsmouth Donate Give underserved women in Portsmouth the best chance to fight breast cancer With your support, the new Women’s Imaging Center can offer quality care to disadvantaged residents It’s a sad yet familiar story that city spaces see…

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Frank Rickman’s Story

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Frank donates to Bon Secours Hampton Roads Foundation to give his city the best health care possible Frank Rickman knows first-hand how important it is to have a hospital in his community of Franklin, VA. He wants to make sure his small city continues to access to great care. “It is rare for a city…

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Meet Debra Long

An elderly woman stands outside beneath some trees in late autumn.

Thanks to you, Debra had life-changing bariatric surgery Debra Long’s life before her bariatric surgery was painful and unhealthy. She was overweight, borderline diabetic and in need of a knee replacement. Even going up a flight of stairs hurt. She found relief at the Bon Secours Hampton Roads bariatric surgery program at Mary Immaculate Hospital,…

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Susan Pilato’s Story

A middle-aged woman stands by a lakeside, smiling.

Susan gives to community health programs because they reflect the mission of Bon Secours Susan Pilato has been a Bon Secours Hampton Roads Foundation donor for a number of years. She gives because she sees the need in her community. She also sees the passion of those who provide care. Witnessing both is why she…

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Meet Candace Pitts

An middle-aged woman stands on a suburban street, smiling.

You helped Candace make the long trek to her treatments for breast cancer Candace Pitts is the co-owner of a bed and breakfast on a farm in rural Virginia. The seclusion is part of her business’ appeal. But it also makes her drive to see her doctor about two hours by car. After a breast…

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Meet Nancy Rowe

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You’re helping Nancy stay active while she recovers from a broken hip at East Pavilion Nancy Rowe has always been one busy lady. Even an extended stay at Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center’s skilled care and long-term care facility, East Pavilion, to recover from a broken hip isn’t slowing down this 86-year-old. “At one point…

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