Erica Dayton traveled to Chile for a four-day site visit to see firsthand the impact of Special Olympics Healthy Communities work in Latin America. Healthy Communities, now in its 14th year, has been funded with the support of $67 million provided by Tom Golisano...
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Golisano Global Health Leadership Awards Presented in Berlin
Event Video Event Program Foundation Awards Newsletter with Honoree Videos Ann Costello Message to Honorees Quick Fact on Special Olympics Health Special Olympics Golisano Healtyh Leadership Awards 2023 The fourth Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards were...
Ann Costello Receives President’s Medal from St. John Fisher University during 69th Commencement
Ann Costello, executive director of the Golisano Foundation; Dr. Rick DeJesús-Rueff, emeritus vice president of student affairs at Fisher; and John Carlo, former senior vice president of pharmacy for Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. received a President’s Medal from St....
Ann Costello Visits South Africa to See Impact of Special Olympics Global Health Work
Ann Costello, the Golisano Foundation Executive Director, visted this year’s Special Olympics South Africa National Games to witness the impact Tom Golisano's and the Golisano Foundation's global gifts have made on community health care for people with intellectual...
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Celebrates 5-Years!
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida celebrated its 5-year anniversary this May! While May marks five years since Golisano opened in its new home, it also marks the realization of a dream that was more than 20 years and thousands of people in the making....
WXXI Receives Public Media Award for Move to Include National Initiative
WXXI was honored with a Public Media Award from the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) for its Move to Include national initiative. In the Community Engagement category, WXXI received the National Project Award for the work that Move to...
Tom Golisano Gifts $30 Million to Special Olympics to Expand Critical Health Services Globally for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Special Olympics announced today that it has received its largest single private gift in the organization's 53-year history. Tom Golisano, Paychex founder, philanthropist and father of a son with an intellectual disability, will provide $30 million, his third major...
Golisano Medical Oncology Center Celebrates First Year Anniversary
Representatives from Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Golisano Foundation celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Golisano Medical Oncology Center today. The $2 million center, which is a member site of the...
Golisano Center for Special Needs Opens at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital has opened the Golisano Center for Special Needs, designed to streamline autism care for children in the region. The center provides comprehensive, coordinated and scientifically-based medical and behavioral care for children and...