If you’re looking to donate to Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, you can make a lasting difference for children suffering physical deformities by investing in the Fresh Start Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.
Through contributions of cash, appreciated assets, or property, you can make a difference in the life of a child. We are happy to work with you to identify ways that your gift may be recognized by naming a particular room or area for gifts of $35,000 and above.
Contact Michelle Pius, Chief Development Officer & U.S. & Global Partnerships, to name the Clinic Building.
$500,000 gift to name the Fresh Start Clinic Lobby where patients and their families wait for appointments and procedures. – Sold to the Junior Seau Foundation
$250,000 will name the Vital Signs Area at the Fresh Start Clinic
$100,000 will name the Fresh Start Clinic Patio
Clinic Room Naming Opportunities start at $50,000
Contact Information:
For more information on Fresh Start’s Surgical Gifts and donating to our children’s charity in San Diego, please contact Michelle Pius – Chief Development Officer & U.S. & Global Partnerships at 760-448-2018 or email.
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I. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
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IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.