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GRACE H. DANSBY REACHES NEW HEIGHTS On Thursday, November 30, the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) Foundation hosted a dedication and blessing of TMH’s new helipad – named after local Tallahassee businesswoman, philanthropist and longtime TMH supporter Grace H. Dansby. For For decades, decades, Grace Grace Dansby Dansby has has been been aa civic civic and and philanthropic philanthropic leader leader in in the the Big Big Bend Bend region. region. Grace’s Grace’s generosity generosity has has supported supported many many community community organizations organizations including including TMH, TMH, Florida Florida State State University University and and Big Big Bend Bend Hospice. Hospice. Grace Grace served served as as the the Vice Vice Chair Chair of of the the TMH TMH Board Board of of Directors Directors and and later later went went on on to to serve serve on on the the TMH TMH Foundation Foundation Board Board of of Trustees Trustees for for over over aa decade. decade. Grace Grace was was also also aa co-founder co-founder of of the the Foundation’s Foundation’s biggest biggest annual annual event, event, Golden Golden Gala. Gala. Grace’s Grace’s distinguished distinguished service service on on the the Golden Golden Gala Gala executive executive committee committee has has been been continuous continuous for for the the last last thirty thirty years. years. However, However, her her philanthropic philanthropic efforts efforts to to support support the the community community extend extend beyond beyond the the work work she she does does at at TMH. TMH. Grace Grace established established and and donated donated to to the the Sherill Sherill and and Grace Grace Dansby Dansby Scholarship Scholarship Endowment Endowment for for Medical Medical Education Education at at Florida Florida State State University University (FSU). (FSU). She She attended attended FSU FSU from from 194719471948 1948 and and continues continues to to give give her her support support to to the the university. university. In In addition, addition, she she provided provided 750 750 acres acres and and Piney Piney ZZ Lake Lake to to the the
“...whether they know how much
[Grace] has contributed to that helipad, grace is something that these patients coming to us need in that moment.
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