14 DAY TRIAL // Brad Pitt and the entire Pitt family, which presumably also includes partner Angelina Jolie, have agreed to donate $1 million for an endowment fund at St. John’s in Springfield, Missouri. The announcement was made by Brad’s brother, Doug, and confirmed by News-Leader but, as of now, further details on this have not yet been provided.
“Doug Pitt announces $1 million Pitt family donation. As a St. Jude affiliate, St. John’s will require more specialists on its staff. In response, Doug Pitt announced the Brad Pitt family, Doug and Lisa Pitt and Rob and Julie Neal will donate $1 million to establish an endowment fund to pay cancer specialists at St. John’s. In honor of their mother, the center will be renamed St. John’s Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center.” the aforementioned e-zine says.
The center made possible with this generous donation will be situated temporarily on the fifth floor of the building, the publication informs. Plans to further expand it are in place but are dependant on extra financial sources. Nevertheless, the donation coming from the Pitt family marks a step forward in the right direction.
“When the St. John’s Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center opens this summer, it will temporarily be located fifth floor of the hospital’s west pavilion. There are future plans to add a new 31 pediatric unit, a 10-bedroom hospital-based Ronald McDonald House; and double the size the neonatal intensive and pediatric intensive care units. St John’s Auxiliary has pledged $1 million to help fund this expansion and other projects.” News-Leader also informs.
With all the efforts towards making a change for the better, Brad Pitt continues to get the most media coverage on account of his personal life or, better yet, for rumors pertaining to it. Either he and partner Angelina Jolie are splitting or having another baby – both of which are rumors that emerge with frequency, as fans must already know –, Brad continues to be a genuine headline magnet no matter what he does.