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MIAMI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd Annual CSI Management & South Florida Opulence Magazine Golf Outing brought together some of South Florida's elite for a day of fun in the sun to benefit Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. This year's golf tournament was held in Aventura at the exclusive Turnberry Isle Resort and Club on the vibrant and challenging fairways designed by Robert Trent Jones. For 92 participating golfers - notable residents, board members and vendors...
MIAMI, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Dade Medical College is donating $500,000.00 to the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation, the Hollywood, FL-based Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital's philanthropic arm. College Vice Presidents of Community and Governmental Relations Elizabeth Martinez and Jorge Alvarez presented a check for $100,000.00 on Friday, September 23, 2011, the first of five installments to be provided on a yearly basis through 2015. (Photo:...
With 650 pediatric specialists under one roof, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital opens its doors as South Florida's newest, freestanding children's hospital with a unique "Power of Play" theme, a room service only menu, and other amenities inspired by kids. Hollywood, FL (PRWEB) July 11, 2011 In its 19-year history, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital has earned the distinction of being the leading children's hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and a regional pediatric...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ANF Group, Inc., a South Florida based construction management firm, announced today the completion of the 170,000-square-foot Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital - the first free standing children's hospital in Broward County. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110614/FL18288 ) The hospital's unique 4-story building and new central energy plant is designed to earn Gold Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED)...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11: JOE DIMAGGIO RETIRES FROM BASEBALL Profile America -- Saturday, December 11th. One of baseball's greatest players -- Joe DiMaggio -- announced his retirement from the game on this day in 1951. He was the middle of three brothers who each became major league center fielders,...
A dozen multimillion-dollar bids for a Los Angeles crypt directly above that of Marilyn Monroe have all fallen through, the seller says. They were all phony-balonies, said Elsie Poncher, who put the crypt that holds the remains of her husband, Richard, up for auction on eBay. The winning bid from Japan was $4.6 million and there were 11 other bids of at least $4.5 million. All of them backed out, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. No one even offered to pay the $500,000 minimum, the...
A California woman plans to list the crypt now occupied by her husband on eBay with a unique selling point: It is just above the one where Marilyn Monroe rests. Elsie Poncher told the Los Angeles Times the minimum bid will be $500,000 for the crypt at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park. She wants the money to pay off the $1.6 million mortgage on her house in Beverly Hills. I can't be more honest than that, she said. I want to leave it free and clear for my kids. Poncher said her...
Dominic DiMaggio, a seven-time all-star for the Boston Red Sox, died Friday at the age of 92, the team announced. Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry said DiMaggio, who played for the Boston club for for 11 seasons, died of complications from pneumonia at his home in Marion, Mass. Dom DiMaggio was a beloved member of the Red Sox organization for almost 70 years, Henry said. Even after his playing days, Dom's presence at Fenway Park together with his teammates Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr and...
By David Ramsey, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Jul. 27--COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. --Goose Gossage can barely sleep. He lives in a state of emotional chaos as he prepares to join his heroes at the Baseball Hall of Fame. On Friday night, Gossage endured a long nightmare. He dreamed he had lost his best suit, forcing him to deliver his acceptance speech in tattered sweats that had writing all over them. He stood there, in front of the baseball nation, looking like a bum. Then he awoke,...
By Sergy Odiduro, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Jul. 6--Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital YMCA Aquatic Center, a 25-yard, six-lane lap pool with a family lagoon, was recently unveiled. The center at the Greater Hollywood YMCA Family Center is designed to help reduce the incidence of child drownings. Through a partnership with Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and SWIM Central, basic water safety and swimming lessons will be offered to children as young as a year old, along with water polo,...
