Susan Dinter, president of The Pap Corps, and Dr. Stephen D. Nimer, director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, cut the ribbon to open the Garden of Hope, a place of peaceful reflection for cancer patients and their families.
Saving lives, kindling hope Philanthropy’s impact at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
chair of The Pap Corps, cut a purple ribbon as part of a
For seven decades, The Pap Corps Champions for Cancer
Goodwin, former director of Sylvester and emeritus professor of
Research has been dedicated to saving lives by funding cancer
otolaryngology at the Miller School; Dr. David Lessen, medical
research at the University of Miami.
director at Sylvester Deerfield Beach and Fort Lauderdale, and
Their landmark $50 million pledge, made in 2016 to support
by University of Miami Trustee Jayne Malfitano; Dr. W. Jarrard
many others whose dedication and generosity have allowed the
cutting-edge research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,
garden to blossom into a quiet place for cancer patients, staff
was recognized with the naming of Sylvester’s Deerfield Beach
and visitors.
location as The Pap Corps Campus. Since its founding in 1952,
“On behalf of everyone at Sylvester, we are extraordinarily
The Pap Corps has donated more than $110 million to Sylvester,
grateful to The Pap Corps for their continued support, as well as
the only NCI-designated cancer center in South Florida, and one
their dedication to Sylvester, to our mission and to our community,”
of only two in the state.
said Dr. Nimer, who is also the Oscar de la Renta Endowed Chair
Now The Pap Corps Campus in Deerfield Beach has a Garden
in Cancer Research and professor of medicine, biochemistry,
of Hope, a serene courtyard with a fountain at its center and
and molecular biology. “It is a great partnership that will endure
benches shaded by lush foliage. Dedicated in the fall of 2021, the
forever, and the Garden of Hope will be here as a symbol of what
garden is the realization of a long-standing vision to create a place
we do together.”
of peaceful reflection for patients fighting cancer and those who care for them. The garden helps raise funds for Sylvester’s research, through
“I can’t imagine anyone not being in awe of the beauty that has been created here,” Susan Dinter said. “It is a safe and serene environment that will provide hope for the patients being treated
the sale of brick pavers inscribed with the names of survivors and
here and for the doctors and staff that work here. Both The Pap
loved ones, and inspirational messages.
Corps and Sylvester have created a legacy that will be shared and
Dr. Stephen D. Nimer, director of Sylvester, and Susan Dinter, 12
celebration that included a champagne toast. They were joined
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enjoyed for many years to come.”
