Named in honor of the First President and Founder of Miami Children's Hospital Foundation (MCHF), Ambassador David M. Walters, the Ambassador’s Gems is the Foundation’s official acknowledgment of those funds received over the course of one year of $100 to $24,999. The Diamond Society honors those who contribute at levels exceeding $25,000.
Established in 1976, MCHF came under the leadership of Ambassador David M. Walters in 1982. The former Ambassador to the Vatican and prominent Miami attorney assumed the helm of the Foundation with the mission to raise funds to develop a new hospital campus. Ambassador Walters’ determination to build the best possible pediatric health are facility arose from the personal loss of his six-year old granddaughter Shannon to leukemia. Diagnosed late and unable to be properly treated locally, Ambassador Walters vowed that no other child or family would ever have to face the same consequence and thus the mission of the Foundation was established and it continues on today.
The Ambassador’s Gems recognize annual contributions by generous donors:
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Ruby $10,000 - $24,999
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Sapphire $5,000 - $9,999
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Emerald $2,500 - $4,999
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Topaz $1,000 - $2,499
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Amethyst $500 - $999
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Peridot $250 - $499
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Pearl $100 - $249
Diamond Society membership begins with cumulative contributions of $25,000 at the Champagne Diamond level. For more information click here.
For additional information regarding the Ambassador’s Gems please contact Miami Children's Hospital Foundation at 305.666.2889 or mchf@mchf.org.