For more than 45 years, the UF Health Leesburg Hospital Foundation has helped raise the necessary funds to purchase equipment and technology, complete construction projects, provide additional programs and services, and reach out into the community in a variety of ways. The Foundation funds scholarships for men and women pursuing health care careers and those looking to further their education in health-related fields.
Donors come from all walks of life and give for many different reasons. Each gift is important, no matter how large or small. Charitable contributions to the UF Health Leesburg Hospital Foundation are tax deductible.
advancing health care
Royal Palm Society
Our members are passionate about health care and this community. They use their power as philanthropists to move medicine forward.
screening matters
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Here’s your chance to sponsor mammograms for your friends and neighbors who may not be able to afford this life-saving test!
aiming high
Bourbon, BBQ & Bustin’ Clays
We are putting the FUN in fundraising! Grab your shotgun and join us for this friendly competition.
SUPPORTING SERVICE LINES
Life Center for Women
We are helping to fulfill a critical list of needs for the Maternal Child Health Department!
Employee Giving
The employee giving campaign provides UF Health Leesburg team members the opportunity to engage in our culture of philanthropy.
Spiritual Care
The pastoral services staff at UF Health seeks to provide spiritual support for patients and their family members by providing spiritual counseling, participation in consultations, sharing sacraments and other rituals of faith and being available as supportive personas who can listen objectively to the concerns voiced to them.
Scholarship Program
UF Health Leesburg Hospital Foundation is honored to award thousands of dollars in scholarships annually to students graduating from Leesburg High School, hospital teen volunteers and hospital employees who wish to pursue or advance their career in the healthcare field.
Foundation development team
- Erica Lebo, Executive Director/Foundation President
352.323.5501
Email Erica - Jessica Nguyen, Foundation Director
352.323.5507
Email Jessica - Kristopher Sargeant, Retail Services Director
352.751.8871
Email Kristopher - Sharon Couture, Philanthropy Operations Coordinator
352.323.5502
Email Sharon - Lili Rodas, Special Events Coordinator
352.323.5506
Email Lili - Jennifer Woods, Supervisor, Volunteer Services
352.323.5062
Email Jennifer - Stephanie Clark, Foundation Engagement Specialist
352.323.5503
Email Stephanie
Foundation board members
- Andrew LoFaro, chair
- Josh Gonzales, Immediate past chair
- Lori Davis, vice chair
- Dolores Geverink
- Heath Nailos, JD
- Amanda Patten
- Deneal Sullivan
- Dan Tatro
- Gerry Tucker
- David van de Velde
- Lynne Winker, UF Health Central Florida advisory board rep.
- Blake Merrill
Board emeritus
- Patrick Grady
Ex-officio
- Heather B. Long, Chief Executive Officer, UF Health Central Florida
- Erica Lebo, MBA, Executive Director/Foundation President
Contact Us
701 N. Palmetto Street, Suite G
Leesburg, FL 34748
352.323.5500
elebo@shands.ufl.edu
UF Health Leesburg Hospital Foundation is a private, not-for-profit organization and is a qualified charitable organization under section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code – EIN 59-1800743.