Donor Stories

Acts of Giving to Scripps Health

 

As a not-for-profit public benefit health care organization, Scripps Health relies on the continued support of grateful patients and friends like you so that we can build state-of-the-art facilities, purchase leading-edge equipment and fund quality programs and services so that our physicians are able to provide the quality, patient-centered care that our patients expect. Learn how our donors have made a meaningful impact on the future of healthcare at Scripps Health through their acts of giving and how it has positively changed the lives of others.  If you would like to learn more about how you can create your own legacy at Scripps Health, please click here
 

or call a Gift Planning Officer today at 858-678-7120.  How will you be remembered?

International Humanitarian and Activist Selects Scripps
International Humanitarian and Activist Selects Scripps
Charitable Gift Annuity Fits Her Philosophy of Life
Rosemary Straley had traveled to 158 countries and 49 states before...
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Providing Lasting Support
Providing Lasting Support
Charitable Gift Annuity Benefits MOST Patients in Mexico
Guided by a big heart and a spirit of giving, Pat Robinson, RN, co-founded the Mercy Outreach Surgical Team...
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Giving Heart-to-Heart
Giving Heart-to-Heart
Bequest Supports Heart Care
Inge and Peter Manes had already shared a lifetime together by the time they moved...
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An Investment in the Future
An Investment in the Future
Charitable Remainder Trust Supports Cancer Care
An international banker by trade, Jim Ferris is a savvy investor...
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Giving Back by Planning Ahead
Giving Back by Planning Ahead
"Two-Life" Charitable Gift Annuity is a Win-Win
Genevieve Conroy is a savvy investor and knows from personal experience...
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Hollywood Love: Happily Ever After
Hollywood Love: Happily Ever After
Bequest Supports Scripps Health
In 1927 Kate rode a motorcycle from Delaware to Hollywood, where she became a Goldwyn Girl...
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Passion for People
Passion for People
Donors' Charitable Remainder Unitrust Helps Scripps
My mom has been a great role model. As single women, we both had our struggles in achieving our goals...
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Sharing the Good Life
Sharing the Good Life
Life Estate Gift Annuity Helps Donor and Others
Kitty - "I wanted to make a gift that would take care of others and help me enjoy the good life."
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Making Up for Lost Time
Making Up for Lost Time
Charitable Gift Annuities Enables Couple to Travel the World
It is not easy to get in touch with Jack and Jeanette. After 50+ years of running a successful business...
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It Pays to Give Back for These Two Sisters
It Pays to Give Back for These Two Sisters
A Life Estate Can Prove Better Than a Reverse Mortgage
For more than 50 years, members of Jane and Anne's family have entrusted their health care to Scripps...
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Rewarded for Their Good Deed
Rewarded for Their Good Deed
Life Estate Gift Annuity Creates a Win-Win for Couple
Jere has been a volunteer at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla since 1979. For the past 27 years...
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Many Happy Returns for Scripps Volunteer
Many Happy Returns for Scripps Volunteer
Gift Planning Yields Tax Benefits and Lasting Legacy
To say Doris likes to keep busy would be an understatement...
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A Vision for the Future
A Vision for the Future
Charitable Gift Annuity Helps Improve Eye Care at Scripps
For more than 50 years, Mary has relied on her eyes to create beautiful pieces of ceramic...
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