FOR RELEASE:
March 30, 2011
Catawba Medical Foundation Recognizes Women In Philanthropy
HICKORY, NC –Catawba Medical Foundation recognizes the commitment
and contribution of Women in Philanthropy, a group of women formed with
the idea of combining their giving power to bring about more substantial
change. Mary Lee Miltier and Donna Wright volunteered to join the Steering
Committee and currently serve as Co-Chairs of the Women In Philanthropy
initiative at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
“As a group, we have elected to come together to benefit Catawba
Valley Medical Center and its various programs and services,” says
Miltier. “In October, 2007, we conducted our inaugural meeting where
we heard from Amanda Fisher of the Morton Plant Mease Healthcare System
in Clearwater, Florida. She shared experiences of what women have accomplished
since forming a Women In Philanthropy initiative in 2001.”
Women in Philanthropy meet four times each year. “We hear various
proposals from the Administration of Catawba Valley Medical Center in
the spring, then vote to distribute our collective gifts at the fall meeting,”
says Miltier. Recent donations from Women in Philanthropy include the
following:
- $10,000 to provide a smooth surface sports court/play area at the Healthy
House, Catawba Valley Medical Center’s childhood obesity initiative
- $3,400 to provide a vanity, make-up mirror, wigs, and caps to Details Salon,
the new home for the American Cancer Society’s Wig Bank
- $3,000 to install a patient lift for obese patients
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$2,400 to help partially fund a resource book for cancer patients developed
by Catawba Valley Medical Center, The American Cancer Society, and other
organizations The next Women In Philanthropy meeting is June 8, 2011.
For more information about Women in Philanthropy, or to become involved,
please call Sheryl King at 828/326-3670 or visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org/women-in-philanthropy.
The Catawba Medical Foundation serves as a valuable extension of Catawba
Valley Medical Center’s mission. Catawba Valley Medical Center in
Hickory, N.C., is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system providing
and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being
of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education,
wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. Located in Hickory,
N.C., CVMC has received three Magnet designations from the American Nurses
Credentialing Center and has been recognized for providing “An Outstanding
Inpatient Experience” for a third consecutive year by J.D. Power
and Associates. For more information, please visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org.