Preliminary Fundraising Total from our Light of Hope Gala: $273,196.33. “Words cannot describe how grateful we are for your prayer and financial support of the work we are doing to transform women's healthcare by taking care of women body, mind and spirit!” said Ana Hidalgo Stooks , Executive Director of Guiding Star Tampa.

Over $116,353.83 was donated in one time gifts. The rest was committed in monthly pledges. It is exciting that 81 families are making a monthly investment in the work of our ministry. Your generosity will power our mission through this coming year. With YOUR help, we will change women's healthcare not only here in Tampa but across the nation as we become the model for others! If you know anyone else that would like to join our community of prayer and financial supporters, we invite you to share with them our ministry: www.GuidingStarTampa.org If you would like for us to chat with them, feel free to give them our contact information: info@gstampa.org 813.948.7734

Welcome: Gus Lloyd, Master of Ceremonies

Invocation: Fr. Chuck Dornquast, Vocations Director – Diocese of St. Petersburg

Vision of Hope: Ana Hidalgo Stooks, Executive Director

“A Night of Miracles”

Michele; Shirley & Shevin and Rocio & Kyle.

Financial Appeal: Gus Lloyd

Benediction: Pastor Guillermo Jordan, Iglesia Bautista de Carrollwood

Special thanks to: Acuarela Events, DJ Felix Productions, Tony Masella of OurTownFLA.com and Steinbrenner High School.

Transforming Women's Healthcare. Our Vision is to be the best provider of women’s healthcare

Our Mission is to transform women’s healthcare by providing natural, holistic and life affirming options Our Purpose is to restore the Dignity and Beauty of the Feminine Genius GuidingStar Tampa is a comprehensive women's healthcare practice offering medical services, educational opportunities and on going support allowing women to make life Affirming choices throughout their entire life from puberty through menopause and beyond.

Medical: Well Women Care, Annual Physicals, Natural, Holistic Fertility Care, Infertility Counseling, IUD/Implant Removal, Bioidentical Hormone Therapy.

Education: Prenatal Classes, Earn While You Learn, Parenting Classes.

Support: Lunch & Learn Group, Art as Therapy, Miscarriage/Infant Loss Support, Boutique and Referrals to Community Partners.

Thanks to You in 2019

• More than 5,506 patient and client visits for medical appointments, classes, support groups and services – a 49% INCREASE over 2018

• Over 716 uninsured women received FREE physicals, Paps and labs including cervical cancer screenings, STDs, metabolic and lipid panels – a 45% INCREASE over 2018

• 101 prenatal care patients trusted us with their medical care

– a 33% INCREASE over 2018

• 15 women contacted us to start the Abortion Pill Reversal medical protocol

• 502 women and men participated in our support groups:

Lunch n Learn, Grupos de Mamas, Nursing Moms, Car Seat

Safety, Art as Therapy, Boundaries and Childhood Sexual Abuse

• 46,800 FREE diapers were given to moms and dads participating in our “Earn While You Learn” program compliments of The Junior League of Tampa, churches and individuals

• 3,129 volunteer service hours were recorded. Volunteers served as registered nurses, medical assistants, life coaches, group facilitators, or child watch attendants

Where We Need to Go…

We need you now more than ever to support this life saving work by joining our community of financial supporters.

Your commitment to partner with us is critical as we expand, grow and add more services. With your support we can begin expanding medical services to more women who don’t have access to medical care.

$170,000 will allow us to bring on a prolife OB GYN Medical Doctor You are making an investment in transforming the healthcare that women deserve. Please consider becoming a monthly donor to protect us from the financial limitations that we are currently faced with, but more importantly become a part of the solution to make a difference in women’s lives. Prayerfully consider what you can give.

Here is how your annual gift of $1200 impacts women:

• $1200 will allow us to journey with two women through the Abortion Pill Reversal protocol offering her free medical services, ultrasounds and counseling

• $1200 will allow us to give free physicals for 9 women who cannot afford medical care or are coming out of the human trafficking or the strip club industry

• $1200 will allow us to have a mental health counselor conduct an 11 week program for women healing from childhood sexual abuse

• $1200 will allow us to provide prenatal care to women that can’t afford insurance and don’t qualify for Medicaid

• $1200 will allow us to provide care and counseling needed to help women going through postpartum blues and depression

• $1200 will allow us to buy over 4500 diapers to give to moms who can’t afford them