Jeffrey and Susan Bastable: Paying it Forward with Generosity

When Jeffrey and Susan Bastable say they value giving back to the community, they mean it.

This husband and wife team has left a legacy everywhere they’ve been, including the Central New York community. While they may be technically retired from full time work – Jeffrey from health care administration and fundraising and Susan from nursing education – these two are just as busy serving the community in retirement as they were in their careers.

Retirement has simply given them more time to spend in the community – a role they both take very seriously.

Jeffrey serves on the board of Honor Flight Syracuse and on a Syracuse University board of advisors and the Varsity Letterman’s Club. He supports students at Cornell University as an instructor and mentor. Jeffrey has served in various board roles with United Way, Loretto Foundation and Boy Scouts. Susan is a part of the governing board of St. Joseph’s College of Nursing and has been a member of many governing boards and advisory committees of nursing schools and health care agencies throughout New York State and the Northeastern region of the United States.

In addition to their consistent, supportive presence among organizations and boards, they have committed to financially supporting St. Joseph’s Health as members of the Circle of Caring and as the founders of an endowed nursing scholarship for students of St. Joseph’s College of Nursing.

“We recognize that St. Joseph’s Health is a real diamond – a leading health care provider in Central New York,” said Jeffrey.

Susan continued “In addition to supporting health care in the community, we want to do all we can to sustain students’ education and to help them grow.”

Scholarships were part of what made Susan’s education possible – and after 30 years as a nurse educator, it’s no surprise she has a heart for all future students.

Their desire to pay it forward when it comes to health care and education in the community is something to be admired. At St. Joseph’s Health, we’re happy and humbled to be a part of it.

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