Partners in Philanthropy Celebration Honors Cleveland Clinic Supporters

Disease Prevention and Healthy Living Key.

Cleveland Clinic honored more than 500 friends at its annual Partners in Philanthropy celebration, which took place on June 28 and included presentations and exhibits focusing on health, nutrition and disease prevention.

At the event, Delos M. “Toby” Cosgrove, M.D., CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic, offered special recognition to Carl D. and Babs Glickman, lifelong contributors to Cleveland Clinic who have supported construction of a new facility that will house the Glickman Urological Institute, Department of Nephrology and hypertension, dialysis and other programs and new initiatives.

Glickmans Foster Patient-Centered Care
In this new building, different specialists will be grouped around a related body of knowledge, working in teams to treat people, Dr. Cosgrove said.

“We can now bring them physically together so they can have those wonderful hallway conversations,” he added.
While honoring the Glickmans, Dr. Cosgrove said, “We would like to thank you for your generosity and for stretching us to a higher goal. We also want to thank you on behalf of all the patients who will benefit.”

Kubik Receives Crile Award
For her ongoing and heartfelt support of stroke victims, Rose Mary Kubik, a Pyramid Legacy Society Member, was awarded the George W. Crile, Sr. Award.

Named after one of Cleveland Clinic’s four founders, the annual award recognizes a Pyramid Legacy Society member’s longstanding service, extraordinary commitment and outstanding contribution of time, talent and resources to furthering the mission of Cleveland Clinic.

Ms. Kubik has been a friend and supporter of Cleveland Clinic for 17 years.

In 2003, she established a fellowship to further stroke research in honor of two of her sisters who suffered strokes. Ms. Kubik’s ongoing contributions help fund Cleveland Clinic’s stroke team’s efforts to discover better ways to improve the outcomes of stroke victims and to conduct research in stroke prevention.

“I was inspired to donate because I’ve seen first-hand how devastating strokes can be to the patient as well as the patient’s family. Two of my sisters and some of my closest friends have suffered from strokes and I wanted to contribute something so that other families will not suffer the same,” she said.

Members of the Pyramid Legacy Society have committed to long-term charitable giving plans benefiting the hospital. Often, these gifts come in the form of a bequest through a will or living trust. In Ms. Kubik’s case, the gift came in the form of a charitable gift annuity.

“Through a charitable gift annuity, I was able to support Cleveland Clinic and and support my nieces and nephews. The process is simple and the people in gift planning made it easy,” she added.

Health and Nutrition Programs
Guests at the event also enjoyed special programs designed around health and wellness, which included a lunch of superfoods rich in antioxidants and vitamins. Chef Scott Uehlein of Canyon Ranch Health Resort created flavorful, healthful entrees, including gazpacho, salmon, mango salsa, bitter greens and oat cake and demonstrated how they are made.

In addition, Michael Roizen, M.D., Chairman of Cleveland Clinic’s Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Comprehensive Pain Management and author of The New York Times best sellers RealAge and You, The Owner’s Manual provided wellness and prevention insight.

Health and nutrition were aspects of his talk, which focused on retarding the aging process through good choices.

“Your degree of aging is not only based on your genes. The older you are, the more in control you are, and your own choices to a large degree turn on and off your genes,” Dr. Roizen said.

Throughout the day health and wellness exhibits were available for guests, providing information on sports medicine, preventive medicine, nutrition and other topics to lead a healthier, happier life.

Collectively, those at the Partners in Philanthropy event represented lifetime supporters, individuals who in 2005 made outright gifts, endowed chair founders and chair holders, and members of Cleveland Clinic’s Pyramid Legacy Society.