Tag: "Richard Leikweg"

Honoring the foresight of a great hospital's founder

bjh_blog | May 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

Did Robert Barnes know what he was starting when he left a bequest in his 1882 will to found a new hospital? He certainly knew how to make and manage money. He went from store clerk to bank president before the age of 40. He knew how to change a community. He and his wife, [...]

The illumination10 gala raises over 1.5 million for the Cancer Frontier Fund.

bjh_blog | May 17, 2010 | Comments (0)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer, headlined the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation’s annual illumination10 gala on Saturday May 15th at the Chase Park Plaza. 1.569 million was raised to support the “Cancer Frontier Fund,” a 10-year, $50 million fundraising initiative spearheaded by Amy and Bill Koman. The goal of the fund [...]