Tampa’s Pagidipati family, represented by community heroes Ami and Sidd, will be true superheroes to future patients treated at a new St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital facility that will be named in their honor, thanks to their $50 million gift.
Heroes Ball co-chairs/presenting sponsors Vik and Sneha Patel and nearly 800 guests celebrated the philanthropic family at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street on April 13, also honoring Drs. Rudrama and Devaiah Pagidipati on their 50th wedding anniversary.
The wildly successful gala borrowed from the beloved children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” for entertainment, dinner and an illuminated drone show.
Countryside High student Braeden Callahan gave a harrowing account of his emergency surgery for two stab wounds and a 10-day hospitalization last year, his words helping raise $1.45 million for the pediatric intensive care unit.
Tampa Bay Times
Amy Scherzer
Times Total Media Correspondent
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