Pembroke Pines FL — Joe DiMaggio had an outstanding baseball career complete with 10 pennants and nine World Series titles, a collection of awards, and a Baseball Hall of Fame induction, yet there was another part of his life that brought great meaning to him in his later years. In 1992, DiMaggio gave his name and fundraising efforts to support a children’s hospital at Memorial Regional in Hollywood FL, making clear the one caveat to all of his support: No child will ever be turned away because of inability to pay.

On Saturday, September 8, Hollywood’s Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is hosting a celebration commemorating 20 years of world-class healthcare. The event will be from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm on hospital grounds at 1005 Joe DiMaggio Blvd. At 6:00 pm, District Manager Jeffrey Becker and Hollywood Officer-In-Charge Michael Lloyd will present an enlargement of the Joe DiMaggio stamp to hospital administrators and to Morris Engelberg, DiMaggio's closest friend and confidante over the last 16 years of his life.

To commemorate the hospital’s “two decades of world-class care,” the Postal Service created a special cachet envelope which will be available at $4.00 each starting next week at the Hollywood Main Office, 1801 Polk Street; Hillcrest Postal Store, 4229 Hollywood Boulevard; and West Hollywood Hills Branch, 5771 Johnson Street.

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