Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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The ProMedica Emerging Philanthropist of the Year Award is presented to a young professional who demonstrates exceptional support of our mission. We are proud to recognize Nikki McCarthy as our Emerging Philanthropist of the Year.

Nikki is the founder of Sam’s Fans, created in memory of her daughter, Samantha Jane McCarthy, who was diagnosed at age six with Fanconi Anemia. Despite her illness, Sam embraced life with courage and joy, finding comfort in Music and Art Therapy during her hospital stays. Inspired by Sam, Nikki and her husband Dan founded Sam’s Fans in 2015 to bring the healing power of Music and Art Therapy to seriously ill children.

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