A Le Bonheur Legacy

In 1982, Jennilyn Uktov, BSN, RN, MBA, started her career as a nurse intern at Le Bonheur Children’s. For more than 40 years, Jennilyn has served in roles across the hospital, including emergency department nurse and Le Bonheur director of marketing.

Since 2015, Jennilyn has led Le Bonheur’s programs outside the walls of the hospital through our Community Outreach division and she now serves as vice president, Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach, overseeing more than 20 evidence-based community programs and 250 health professionals working in the community.

Not only has Jennilyn dedicated her career to serving children and their families in our community, she makes gifts each year to support Le Bonheur and has also included Le Bonheur in her estate plans by naming Le Bonheur a beneficiary of her donor advised fund (DAF). 

Opening a DAF is a simple way to manage current giving and create a plan to continue support of charities like Le Bonheur far into the future. Local community foundations and large financial firms offer DAFs which serve as a charitable savings account.

“Of all the work I have done in more than 40 years at the hospital, the community work at Le Bonheur has been the most rewarding,” Jennilyn said. “I am proud to give back to help ensure that this work will continue.”

 If you would like information about how you also can support Le Bonheur through a gift from your estate plan, please contact Cathy Wilson at 901-287-5575 or catherine.wilson@lebonheur.org or go to https://lebonheur.planmygift.org/.