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FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY
Ray Daue, chair of the UM
St. Joseph Medical Center
Foundation, calls on guests
at the medical center's
150th Anniversary Gala
in 2014 to support the
renovation and expansion
of a new nursery in the
Mother Baby Unit.
RAY DAUE'S WINNING DRIVE
On Sept. 13, 2014, Ray Daue, chair of the UM St. Joseph
The level of caring and the commitment to healing I see from
Medical Center Foundation, walked up to the podium at
the physicians and nurses inspires me to always be at the top
the hospital's 150th Anniversary Gala. In less than four minutes
of my game. And, we have a phenomenal Foundation Board
he raised more than $180,000 from 91 donors to partially fund
who is as dedicated as I am."
a new nursery on our Mother Baby Unit. Ray has just that
Senator Kelly laughs when asked about Ray. "Actually,
much power of persuasion when he wants others to support
I'm not sure you can print the words I would use to describe
a cause that is close to his heart.
Ray Daue," he says with a broad smile. "In all seriousness,"
Ray credits his father, Raymond Sr., for planting the seed
he adds, "there is no other person in Baltimore that I would
of helping the less fortunate. He was a longtime supervisor at
want for this important job. I've known Ray for many years
Baltimore's Pepsi-Cola plant, struggling to raise five children.
and seen his phenomenal ability to connect with people
"Dad always held a little out of his paycheck to lend to other
and convince them to support causes important to all of us.
workers at the plant who had even less. I learned early on that
We are lucky to have him."
you don't need to have much to make a difference in people's
lives," he says. "It was a wonderful lesson."
For the past 40 years, Ray, senior vice president of Willis
Adds Thomas Smyth, MD, president and CEO of UM St.
Joseph Medical Center, "I've seen Ray work his fundraising
magic through our mutual affiliations with several institutions
Towers Watson, has used golf as his path to raise an estimated
in our area. When I accepted the position of president of
$12 million for local nonprofits. "There is nothing that says
the medical center, it was only with the assurance that Ray
you can't have fun while helping others at the same time," he
would be working alongside of me. He is invaluable."
laughs. "When Senator Kelly approached me about chairing the
"I am 100 percent convinced that helping others is the secret
Foundation Board at St. Joe's, I jumped at the chance. I was
to happiness," Ray concludes. "I wasn't cut out for the medical
raised down the street in Govans and St. Joe's has always been
field but love that I have this chance to do my part. I'm still in
our family hospital. It's a sensational place to be involved.
awe, every day, by how much good there is in the world."
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