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Grateful Patient Martha Birnbaum Shares a First-Person Account of Why She's So Appreciative

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Martha Hart Birnbaum (center) with her family.

Our Donor Stories


Aly Selchick

A Girl Named Hope Finds and Gives Some

Ping … ping … ping … went Aly Selchick’s phone. “Dad wants you home,” her siblings texted.

“What? He’s away on vacation. Why did he want me home now”?

When she got there, she wasn’t prepared for the answer.

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David Falk, MD, Albany Medical College class of 1943

A Grateful Recipient Becomes a Generous Donor

It was quite simple – young David Falk was out of money.

“I came up short. I didn’t have it.”

That was 1938, when he could not afford the balance of his undergraduate tuition. His school offered help which allowed him to finish the year.

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Andrew Ginder

Young Donor Makes Meaningful Gift

You never know what treasures will come from a garage sale.  At the Ginder family sale, it wasn’t an item, but an idea – a lemonade stand. 

Five-year-old Andrew Ginder told his parents he wanted to open a lemonade stand but didn’t want to keep the money he made.

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The Amazing Gracie's Gift Foundation brought an Easter celebration to the Children's Hospital at Albany Med.

Amazing Gracie's Foundation Provides Holiday Treat

Easter came early for patients at the Children's Hospital at Albany Med thanks to the creativity and generosity of the Amazing Gracie's Gift Foundation.

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Miranda Golf Tournament Benefits Children's Hospital

When Miranda Real Estate was looking for a way to get involved in the community, the Children’s Hospital at Albany Med was on top of the list...

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Paver Stone Creates Permanent Thank You

The Pastizzo's message of gratitude inscribed on a two-foot square stone paver will join those of many others in Albany Med’s new healing garden, a part of the 325,000-square-foot Patient Pavilion expansion.

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