Frida and I established Barco’s Nightingales Foundation in 2008 as our way of honoring generations of nurses for their contributions and dedication to making the world a better place. Through our Foundation, we also have paid tribute to our loved ones who taught us honesty, integrity, compassion, and a commitment to inspire the hearts of […]

For the fourth year, Barco’s Nightingales Foundation will walk with RMHC in their annual Walk for Children.  Since its inception in 2008, Barco’s Nightingales Foundation has been on a mission to lift the lives of children around the world in honor of nurses.  Since then, we have been able to make a difference in the […]

We had a chance to sit down with our founder, Michael Donner and talk candidly about Barco’s Nightingales Foundation.  Below is part one of the conversation. Q.     What motivated you to start Barco’s Nightingales Foundation?   A.     For some time my wife Frida and I had been trying to think of a way to pay […]

This story from ReSurge International is one of many that touches our hearts.

Tonmoy is a 13-year-old boy from Bangladesh, who loved climbing trees and running.  One day, while running through the house, he bumped into the stove and knocked over a pot full of boiling water severely burning his skin.  His doctors did not think that Tonmoy would survive but he did and through the many painful […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation partners with a number of nonprofits, like ReSurge International, in an effort to improve lives around the world.

As a nurse, you know there is always plenty of work to do.  Today, there are over three million registered nurses in the United States, it is the largest health care profession in the country (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012).  It is also perhaps, one of the more stressful careers in the country, and as such, […]

This story is from a report we received from ReSurge International showing the impact of our contributions to their efforts.  We found it inspiring and delightful. For these two young girls, recovering from free reconstructive surgery did not have to be serious business. After spending a week in the pediatric recovery ward together, Thi Lien […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is delighted to report that our Facebook campaign supporting ReSurge International over the past few weeks helped raise $1,725 to provide almost six surgeries for children. Read more about this on ReSurge’s blog.  

Monday, we launched an important new initiative that has the potential to dramatically change the lives of 50 poor children around the world.  We have partnered with ReSurge International and will be donating $5 for every new like on our Facebook page – up to $15,000!   With one single click of your mouse, you can […]