In the over 35 years of their nursing careers, John and Ann Carter have been Mayo employees for most of those years. John is a Certified Registered Nurse Anthesist with Mayo. Anne is Supervisor of Nursing at the Kasson Clinic.
With 3 grown sons and a wonderful little granddaughter, in whom they take great delight, they spend their hours away from work doing their favorite things like gardening, woodworking and cooking for John and for Ann settling in with a good book or some handiwork.
Their philanthropic support in United Way began with their early gifts through payroll deduction.
This early inspiration for giving began as transplants to Rochester over 30 years ago. Then, as now, they saw United Way as a way to help take care of friends and neighbors.
In their work they have both seen how others benefit from the services that United Way covers. They believe that no one person ever knows when you will need help for yourself.
“We have known people who never thought they would need help from one of these services and end up doing so.” Ann said.
John and Ann are Loyal Contributors, donors who have been contributing for 20+ years to any United Way, and Leadership Givers. They find that they do not have as much time as they would like to volunteer but they can support the doers in our community.
Ann expressed, “We see that as our support - by giving we are supporting the time, talent and treasure needed. Giving our contribution is something we can do.”
Leadership giving for Ann and John is about the unspoken reward that goes with knowing that they have helped in some way.
Ann’s belief in United Way stems from the assurance she sees everyday in seeing what her United Way support is doing. She related, “It is a sense, a personal knowledge that we have that we have helped.”
When asked for a quotation that resonates with her, Ann was quick to know the one she likes from Mother Theresa, “In this life we cannot do great things; we can only do small things with great love.”
Ann and John’s support is summed up in their core belief in United Way - one contribution covers so much.