Our Partners

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Heart Institute provides care for Gift of Life Mid-South patients with congenital heart defects. Its surgeons and cardiologists carefully work with families to plan for optimal outcomes that will give your child the best possible quality of life.

The Heart Institute team also provides cardiology coverage at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and conducts joint research to better improve the lives of children with heart defects. To learn more, please click here.

Newsletter: July 2023

July 17, 2023

In the July 2023 newsletter, we share: “Another Successful Surgery – Roger Navarro”, “Where are they Now?”, “Save a Heart Crawfish Boil” and more.

FedExFamilyHouse

FedExFamilyHouse opened its doors in December 2010 and is the first home of its kind for families at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Financial support for construction of FedExFamily House came from a $2.3 million donation from FedEx Corporation and personal donations from Fred Smith, chairman and CEO and his wife, Diane; and Alan Graf, executive vice president and CFO and his wife, Susan.

FedExFamilyHouse has served more than 40,000 family members from around the world since opening its doors. With your support we can continue to provide free, comfortable accommodations to out-of-town families of patients at Le Bonheur.

FedExFamilyHouse is located at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Ayers Street – across the street from Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Visit their website.

FedExFamilyHouse operates 24 suites, multiple dining facilities and recreational spaces and a small business center, in addition to several other family-friendly amenities.

Rotary

Gift of Life International is a Rotary-based nonprofit that over the past four decades has helped more than 18,000 children from emerging countries receive treatment for their heart disease. These children have come from 71 different countries and otherwise would not have been treated. View a list of all countries served by GOLI.

There are more than 70 Gift of Life programs throughout the world. The majority of these programs are based in Rotary Clubs or Rotary Districts on 5 continents. View a list of GOL affiliated programs.

Volunteers

Volunteers for Gift of Life Mid-South are the lifeblood that provide comfort for the children and their families while in Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and FedExFamilyHouse.

Volunteers, along with members of the board of directors, coordinate travel to and from Memphis, facilitate meals and accommodations with the FedExFamilyHouse, and provide other essentials to enhance the comfort of the children.

The majority of our children are from Spanish-speaking countries, and multilingual volunteers are always needed, be it Spanish, Chinese, or other languages spoken in Africa.

Help save the life of a child and get involved. Our goal is to save the life of one child per month.

Gift of Life Mid-South is part of Gift of Life International (GOLI) and a network of more than 73 Gift of Life programs worldwide. Our program is one of 28 programs in the United States. Gift of Life International is a Rotary-based organization that over the past four decades has helped more than 18,000 children from emerging nations receive treatment for their heart disease. These children have come to the United States from 67 different countries and otherwise would not have been treated.

For it is true that when you cure the heart of a child you cure the heart of all humankind.

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Gift of Life Mid-South brings children to Memphis for life-saving heart surgery at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.