WINONA Minn. – A Winona couple, Barbara and Steve Slaggie, donated $50 million to Mayo Clinic to expand chemotherapy treatment into home-care for cancer patients. Steve Slaggie, age 85, himself a cancer survivor, was a cofounder of the Winona industrial manufacturer Fastenal in 1967. “Being a cancer survivor, I know firsthand the anxiety of seeking prompt, exceptional care,” Slaggie said. “We’re honored to help people with cancer by providing treatment in their home without the time, expense and travel involved in accessing a clinic or hospital.” The donation will help fund further clinical trials of Mayo’s pilot project for blending in-facility, digital and home-based care to more patients. The Cancer Beyond Walls project already has had 140 chemotherapy infusions in patients’ homes out of Mayo’s facility in Florida. The project next decentralizes to Arizona, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Earlier Slaggie philanthropy
> $20 million to Winona Cotter schools.
> $10 million to Saint Mary’s mUniversity.
> $3.5 million to St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville.
> $3 million to Marquette University.
> $1 million to Mayo in LaCrosse.
> $300,00 the Great River Shakespeare Festival.
Slaggies. Their gift is to extend cancer care to patients in the healing environment of their homes.