Shawn Elliott and Eric Elkins establish fund to
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Shawn Elliott and Eric Elkins establish fund to
WINTER SPRING 2016 Palmetto Health Foundation Shawn Elliott and Eric Elkins establish fund to support inpatient pediatric rehabilitation (L-R) Shawn Elliott, Jack Enright and Eric Elkins Dear Friends Samuel J. Tenenbaum President Swinging into action for a Children’s Hospital playground It’s that time of year again when we gather to reunite and celebrate. We make extra efforts to see family and friends, enjoy the festive season and appreciate all that we have. At this joyous time of year, Palmetto Health Foundation would like to raise a toast to all of you, our generous donors, for all you’ve done to support us throughout the year. We closed our fiscal year on September 30 with our highest revenue ever—more than $10.7 million in total revenue, $8.5 million of which came from committed donors like you. When we brought needs to your attention like the Child Abuse Medical Assessment Program and advanced breast cancer detection equipment, you stepped up to help. When the floods came and Palmetto Health team members were in need, you gave again. Because of you, we cared for Palmetto Health team members in crisis and maintained extraordinary patient care. Words like “thank you” seem inadequate. Our appreciation is sincere. This holiday season, we celebrate all our donors and volunteers who have given so generously. We celebrate our local first responders who extended a hand in our time of crisis. We also celebrate all that your generosity and caring means to our community. May your holidays be filled with peace, joy and good health. May your new year be prosperous! Cheers! Warmest Regards, Samuel J. Tenenbaum (L-R) Back row: Caughman Taylor, MD, Senior Medical Dir., Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital; Shirley MacRae, Dir., Corporate Alliances, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals; Samuel Tenenbaum, President, Palmetto Health Foundation; Christy Fink, Child Life Manager, Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital; Richie Raccoon, Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital mascot; Drew Painter, 2015 Chair, Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital Board; Drew Lufkin, Division VP of Consumer Sales for Kruger Products, manufacturer and distributor of White Cloud. Front row: Nadia Durasamy, Marketing Manager at Kruger Products, manufacturer and distributor of White Cloud; Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital patients, Brooklyn Harvin, Kate and David Schelling, Pierce Embree Cook, Kendale and Keldon Hemingway, Benjamin Brown and Sara Kate Bryant. A $30,000 prize from White Cloud through their “Real Comfort, Real Kids” video contest has jump-started a fundraising campaign to create a special playground at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. B106.7FM will “swing” into action to support the playground through the annual B106.7FM Children’s Hospital Radiothon to be held Feb. 9-10, 2016, at Children’s Hospital. Playing is a vital part of the healing process for Children’s Hospital patients. With the new playground, even the sickest children can play, using specially designed equipment that will accommodate IV poles, wheelchairs and hospital beds. “WITH THE INCREDIBLE GIFT FROM WHITE CLOUD AND THE SUPPORT OF B106.7FM AND THEIR LISTENERS, WE WILL BE WELL ON OUR WAY TO CREATING THE SAFE OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE WE’VE BEEN DREAMING OF,” SAID CHRISTY FINK, CHILD LIFE MANAGER, PALMETTO HEALTH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. To learn more about how you can be part of the Children’s Hospital playground project, visit the Special Projects section at PalmettoHealthFoundation.org or call 803-434-7275. Be sure to tune in to B106.7FM Feb. 9-10. 2 WINTER/SPRING 2016 “Double E” fund supports inpatient pediatric rehabilitation at Children’s Hospital Jack Enright Strength, perseverance and a keen sense of awareness (L-R) Shawn Elliott, Jack Enright and Eric Elkins at fund-a-need live auction Each year, 40-50 patients at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital experience a life-altering condition or injury that requires specialized rehabilitation. Because an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation program does not exist at our Children’s Hospital—or anywhere in South Carolina—these patients and families have to go out-of-state for care. Families are often unexpectedly uprooted for months at a time. Shawn Elliott, a football coach at the University of South Carolina, and Columbia businessman Eric Elkins have teamed up with Palmetto Health Foundation to create a special fund, the “Double E” (Elliott/Elkins) Fund, to establish an Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation program at Children’s Hospital so families can sleep in their own beds at night. At the Foundation’s donor event and Festival of Trees auction preview on Nov. 20, Elliott and Elkins were joined on stage by Jack Enright who inspired support for the program. Within minutes, $92,000 was raised during a fund-a-need live auction. The project is special for Enright and his mother, Ann, because earlier this year, Enright was paralyzed during a lacrosse game at Chapin High School, and he was rushed to the Palmetto Health Trauma Unit. When it was time for Jack to start rehab, he and his family had to go to Atlanta— more than 200 miles from their home. If an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation program had been in place at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, Enright would have simply moved from the Trauma Unit to Children’s Hospital—within minutes from his home. The new eight-bed Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit, led by Stanley Skarli, MD, will be constructed on the 5th floor of Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital expects to treat 58 patients in the new unit within the first year. To get the program up and running, nearly $2 million of community support is needed. Renovation is anticipated to begin summer/fall 2016, and the unit is expected to open in the spring of 2017. To learn more about how you can join Elliott and Elkins in their fundraising efforts, visit the Special Projects section at PalmettoHealthFoundation.org. Details on naming opportunities will be available soon. To lend your support, are among many attributes of Chapin High School lacrosse player, Jack Enright, who was injured during a game on March 4, 2015. In those first moments, he could feel his teammates rallying around him. He could feel the positive energy from his opponents and the crowd. Although he knew something was terribly wrong, he felt a sense of calm. He remembers everything—from being driven off the field in an ambulance to the flurry of activity when he arrived at the Trauma Unit at Palmetto Health Richland. “WHEN WE WERE ON THE FIELD AND I REALIZED JACK COULDN’T MOVE HIS LEGS, I MADE SURE WE WERE BEING TAKEN TO THE PALMETTO HEALTH RICHLAND TRAUMA UNIT BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER,” SAID ANN, JACK’S MOTHER. “So much happened so fast,” said Jack. “There were teams of people around me, and they took me into surgery at 1 a.m. after scans revealed the reason I was paralyzed from the waist down.” The Trauma team confirmed Jack’s neck was broken. After successful emergency surgery to repair a vertebrae that had crushed into his spinal cord, Jack spent a week in the care of the Trauma team and built a strong relationship with many of the nurses and doctors. Through their actions and words, Jack felt confident he was in great hands. “I trusted the Trauma team with my life,” said Jack. “I appreciated their reassurance that I would be okay. As I was leaving the hospital, they told me they wanted to stay in touch, so I’m going to continue to update them on my progress.” Jack is gaining strength every day and pushing himself to reach milestones. With the support of his family, physical therapist, community, classmates and teachers at Chapin High School, he is making great strides. He uses a wheelchair but has progressed to using forearm crutches and a cane to walk. He can drive with modified hand controls and remains hopeful to regain mobility and function from his spinal cord injury. contact Diane Junis at Palmetto Health Foundation. 803-434-2832 or [email protected]. 3 Annual donor recognition event and 26th Festival of Trees On Nov. 20, the Foundation celebrated more than 1,100 donors and supporters at our annual donor event and Festival of Trees Auction Preview. First responders were thanked and celebrated. 4 WINTER/SPRING 2016 Proceeds from the 26th Festival of Trees, benefiting Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, totaled more than $332,000, including in-kind donations. 5 Palmetto Health Foundation recently inducted these Fellows in grateful appreciation and recognition of their exemplary service, dynamic leadership and generous personal commitment to the mission and vision of Palmetto Health Foundation. Thomas B. Bates (posthumously) James S. Konduros, Esq. P. Prithvi Reddy, MD, FACS, FAAP In 2007, when Palmetto Health Foundation was in the midst of a $20 million capital campaign to expand and renovate Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital to become South Carolina’s first freestanding children’s hospital, Tom Bates made a significant gift—$1 million. This was the largest individual gift received for the campaign and the second largest individual gift ever received by Palmetto Health Foundation. Bates’ gift named the Tom Bates Day Hospital at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. In 1998, Baptist Medical Center and Richland Memorial Hospital became one integrated health care system— Palmetto Health Alliance. The alliance was significant news for our community and garnered Palmetto Health national attention. For two large, competing hospital systems to become one, years of planning and preparation, with the right leaders in place, was critical. Jim Konduros, Esq., co-founder of the McNair Law Firm, was a trusted advisor to the alliance team, as he helped navigate countless legal and regulatory concerns in the process. His tenacity for a successful merger coined him the nickname, “Coach K.” Years prior to the merger, Konduros’s diligent work as chief legal counsel for Baptist Healthcare System set the tone for his successful outcomes on the Palmetto Health Alliance team. As a “Founding Physician” of Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, Dr. Prithvi Reddy was a well-loved and respected leading physician for many years at Children’s Hospital. His unwavering commitment to children’s health care and innovative ideas for pediatric surgery was vital to his success as a distinguished member of the Palmetto Health Richland medical staff and leadership team. During his tenure, he was a founding member of Pediatric Surgeons of South Carolina, chief of the Children’s Hospital medical staff, senior medical director for Surgery at Palmetto Health Richland and a member of the Children’s Hospital Board from 2005 to 2006. Dr. Reddy’s personal contributions and efforts to strengthen the relationship between the Hospital and Foundation were instrumental to the success of the Children’s Hospital Capital Campaign and Pediatric Surgery Campaign. When Bates toured Children’s Hospital and met the care team, he realized their commitment and noted the “beautiful things they do for children every day.” He was most pleased that his gift would help provide a restful place for families to take their children for care without requiring inpatient hospitalization. Prior to his gift to Children’s Hospital, Bates, a retired financial consultant and auditor with Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, made a significant gift to Spring Valley High School to build Bates Hall, the first freestanding wrestling facility of its kind in the state. Bates died in September 2010. 6 In the years that followed, Konduros’s relationship with Palmetto Health remained strong, as he and his family continued to support the hospital through significant gifts to Palmetto Health Foundation for a variety of programs at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital including the Children’s Hospital Capital Campaign, Pediatric Neurology, Child Life, Pediatric Palliative Care Program, Sickle Cell and Reach Out and Read. Most recently, Konduros established the Konduros Fisherman Fund Endowment for Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, with the initial earnings benefiting the Child Abuse Medical Assessment Program. Over the years, Dr. Reddy was presented numerous awards, including the 2005 Derrick/Lynch Champion of Children Award and the 2005 Pediatric Hall of Fame Award from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. In 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2005, he received the Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award, presented by general surgery residents at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Reddy retired in 2012 after 36 years of service to Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. WINTER/SPRING 2016 Many Fellows celebrated at a recent induction ceremony for 2015 Fellows: (L-R) Lester P. Branham, Jr., Jimmy Derrick, P. Prithvi Reddy, MD, Donna and Curt Rone, Linda Wells, Beebe James, Bebie Linn Chambers, Dr. Chris and Chantsie LaTorre, James S. Konduros, Esq., Dr. Traci Young Cooper and Ronald Dew, MD OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE FOUNDATION FELLOWS Eugene D. Allen Lynette L. Allston Gerry Sue, Norman, Ben and Lisa Arnold Thomas N. Bagnal, Sr.* Garnet A. Barnes* Harold Bessent* William A. Boyce* Lester P. Branham, Jr. Bebie Linn Chambers Congressman James E. Clyburn Beth Coble Dr. Traci Young Cooper C. Warren Derrick, MD Jimmy Derrick Ronald Dew, MD Charles H. Dickerson* Mr. W. Russell Drake John Ducate, Sr. Martha C. Edens* George C. Fant, Jr. Caroline and Kester Freeman Stiles Harper* Joyce Martin Hill Dr. Charley* and Beebe James Sheila Bonner Kolb Dr. Chris and Chantsie LaTorre John H. Lumpkin, Jr. B. Palmer McArthur* Bill McDaniels Fred S. Miller, Jr., DD* John E. Peters Curt and Donna Rone Charles R. Sloan, MD* Frank S. Smith, Jr.* Nathaniel John Stewart, Jr., MD Ray Tanner Don E. Taylor John A. Warren* Richard Wayburn, MD* Linda Wells Lights for Hospice Providing comfort and compassion during uncertain times, Palmetto Health Hospice and Palliative Care helps families remain together in peace, comfort and dignity. This holiday season, you can offer the warm embrace of hope through Lights for Hospice. Lights for Hospice has shined brightly for hospice patients for 30 years, lighting the way for people to support Palmetto Health Hospice while honoring or remembering someone dear. Lights for Hospice proceeds benefit Palmetto Health Hospice and Palliative Care patients and their families, providing medications as well as emergency rent or utility assistance for qualified patients. Annually, Palmetto Health Hospice provides financial, physical and spiritual assistance to nearly 1,000 patients and families in 13 South Carolina counties, and implements bereavement programs for adults and children who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Donate online at: PalmettoHealthFoundation.org/LightsforHospice. *deceased 7 Walk for Life/Race for Life January 9, 2016 Finlay Park, Columbia Registration open! WalkForLifeColumbia.org 8 WINTER/SPRING 2016 The expertise and dedication of our board members is reflected in their extraordinary contributions to Palmetto Health Foundation. Palmetto Health Foundation Board Bill Duda, Chair | Margaret Nevill, Chair Elect | Brian Dunphy, Finance Chair/Treasurer | Ted Creech, Secretary | Marie Boyd | Emily Brady Bedenbaugh | Janice Coleman, MD | Virginia Crocker | Mary Dailey | Ryan Dukes | Vanessa English | Jeff Griffin (L-R) Mary Claire Clonts, president, Palmetto Health Richland Volunteer Auxiliary; Patti Smith, a member of the Auxiliary and Randy Branham, director, Operations, Simulation Center Welcome, Ethel! Thanks to a generous gift from the Palmetto Health Richland Auxiliary, the Palmetto Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Simulation Center welcomed “Ethel,” the most advanced, realistic and reliable female and childbirth simulation technology. “SINCE WE WELCOMED ETHEL IN JULY 2015, WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE WAY HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATION IS EXPERIENCED BY THE RESIDENTS AND NURSES WHO TRAIN IN OUR CENTER,” SAID RANDY BRANHAM, DIRECTOR, SIMULATION CENTER OPERATIONS. “WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE PALMETTO HEALTH RICHLAND VOLUNTEER AUXILIARY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YEARS OF POSITIVE IMPACT FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES AS A RESULT OF THIS GIFT.” Opened in 2007 as a collaborative effort between Palmetto Health and the University of South Carolina, the Simulation Center hosts team-based simulation training for medical students, nurses, resident physicians and the public in everything from individual patient care to full-scale disaster response scenarios. Health care simulations generally have four main purposes: education, assessment, research and health system quality integration. Charlene Keys | Dan Lebish | Bill McElveen | Carroll McGee | Henry McMaster | Judy C. Smith | Tim Timmons | Lynn Williams Palmetto Health Cancer Centers Board Chip Stanley, Chair | Mary Ellen Barnwell, Vice Chair | Bruce Fewell, Treasurer | Sharleen Craig, Secretary | Bhavna Maker Vasudeva, Development Chair | Chris LaTorre, DMD, PA., Membership Chair | Dee A. Bennett, Past Chair | Alice Adams | Stephany Connelly | John W. Foster, Jr. | Elizabeth “Beth” Frost | Jeanette Fulton, MD | DR Granger | Christie Hill | Audrey Korsgaard | Sara Krisnow | Emily Anna Long | Chris MacDougall | Jennifer Mashura | Phyllis McElveen | Kathy Mercer | Lisa M. Merritt | Kathleen McDavid Muthig | Barbara Ann Petit | Leigh Pound | Suzanne Pucci | Donna Rone | Georgette Sandifer | Debbie Seale | Wade Shugart | Sandra Sims | Robert E. Smith, Jr., MD | Janet Snider | Susan Steck | Marilyn M. Swygert | W. Bruce Truluck | Charles Vernon, Jr. | Peter Zvejnieks, MD Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital Board Jeffrey T. Reeves, Chair | John Griggs, Vice Chair | Rett Kendall, Treasurer | Drew Painter, Immediate Past Chair | Carl W. Blackstone, AMC Member-at-Large | Jeff Holloway, MD, AMC Member-at-Large | Shelton W. Haile | Jennifer Lloyd | Mary Lynch Wagnon | Anna Alessandrini | Diane Bagnal-Moody | Kristen Beckham | Brad Blackburn | Billie M. Boette | Scott Bonnette | Eleanor Clark | Greg Downs | Darren Foy | Michele B. Frazier | Jay Hamm | Drew Hampton | Chad Holbrook | Robert Hubbird, MD | Victor Iskersky, MD | Fitz King | Lauren Leviner | Charles Moore | Bill Oliver | Chris Pricenor | Rhonda Quinones | Brenda Rankin | Barbara Koosa Ryan | Stacy Sawyer | Darrell Scott | Ronald Scott | Stephanie Shields | Caughman Taylor, MD | Debbie Zvejnieks 9 PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE A story about families who, although separated by decades, are collectively shaping the future for women with breast cancer THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THIS STORY was written in 1977, by Saydo “Tommy” Gemale. He emigrated to the U.S. from Italy as a small child with his parents. He fought in World War II, made his career in the Army and, with his wife, Eunice, called Columbia home. The Gemales found themselves under the care of Dr. Hoyt Bodie at what is now Palmetto Health Baptist, after Eunice was diagnosed with inoperable cancer and given one year to live. Under Dr. Bodie’s care, she lived for five years. During the final days of her life, she requested to be at home. This was before Baptist had established a hospice program; therefore, Bernice Smith, the Oncology nurse who had assisted Dr. Bodie and cared for Mrs. Gemale, volunteered to check on Mrs. Gemale while at home. Tommy Gemale was so impressed with the care given to his wife by Dr. Bodie and Bernice Smith that he changed his will immediately following her death. After his own death in 1977 and in accordance with his wishes, a large portion of his estate was gifted to what is now Palmetto Health Foundation to create the Gemale Cancer Fund, with the stipulation that the gift be used to benefit cancer treatment at Palmetto Health Baptist. John and Betty Warren THE SECOND CHAPTER OF OUR STORY commences in the early 2000s, when John and Betty Warren, longtime leaders in our community who had given generously to Palmetto Health Cancer Centers and Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, decided they would find a way to support these institutions well past their own lifetime. The Warrens’ desire to pave an easier journey for cancer patients and for sick and injured children, even past the duration of their own lives, should come as no surprise to those who knew them. Years prior, John had co-founded the Atrium Society, an annual giving society whose members collectively fund high-priority equipment and technology for Palmetto Health Cancer Centers. Betty served on the Children’s Hospital Board in its very early years in the mid-tolate 1980s and was most recently a member of the Champions Society, an annual giving society to support key initiatives at Children’s Hospital. Their contributions spanned nearly 30 years. 10 WINTER/SPRING 2016 The Warrens had given generously, and inspired others to do the same, to support the construction of the Cancer Center at 7 Richland Medical Park in the early 1990s, for which the Warren Atrium was named in their honor. Coincidentally, 7 Richland Medical Park was converted to a freestanding Children’s Hospital in 2008, and the Warrens once again led the way as major donors to this project. These places were near and dear to their hearts. John Warren, beloved husband of 64 years, died in 2009. Betty passed away on February 3 this year. THE THIRD CHAPTER OF OUR STORY involves current members of the Atrium Society, individuals and couples who give annually to support the Cancer Centers. Just over a year ago, members of the Atrium Society Executive Committee mulled a list of needs presented by Debbie Seale, director of Oncology Services at Palmetto Health. Their charge? To decide on the Society’s funding focus for the year, with a goal of delivering maximum benefit to families who would rely on Palmetto Health for their cancer care. The committee, led by Foundation Fellows Curt and Donna Rone set a goal of funding three Hologic® Quantra™ software licenses that would allow the medical team at Palmetto Health Breast Center to better serve women with dense breast tissue, at a cost of around $18,000 per license. Tumors are difficult to see in dense breast tissue, so women with dense breasts may need tests beyond a screening mammogram. Equipped with Hologic Quantra software, the radiologists will be able to measure tissue density and make appropriate recommendations as to which women may need an additional test. An estimated 40 percent of women have dense breast tissue. Over the next year, 50 Atrium Society members contributed and raised $60,000 for this purpose. IN SEPTEMBER 2015, ALL OF THE CHARACTERS IN OUR STORY INTERSECTED. As the Atrium Society’s campaign was winding down, the Foundation received notice regarding the estate of John and Betty Warren. In keeping with the couple’s wishes, a gift of $62,000 was designated for Children’s Hospital, and $62,000 was designated for the Cancer Centers. Because John Warren co-founded the Atrium Society more than 20 years ago, the Cancer Centers leadership agreed it was appropriate for the cancer contribution to be directed to the Atrium Society. The Warrens’ gift more than doubled the Atrium Society total, bringing it to $122,000. This provided the Atrium Society’s leadership with an opportunity to make a much bigger impact than originally thought possible. Perhaps rather than purchasing only three software licenses, we could upfit every mammography unit at Palmetto Health. After all, that had been recognized as a dream early on by Dr. Douglas Bull, the Breast Center’s medical director, at Pitts Radiology. Upfitting all 15 units at once would allow the team to maintain efficient patient flow, avoid adding unnecessary anxiety for patients (which would be the case if the medical team had to move a patient from one unit that wasn’t upfitted to one that was upfitted) and, importantly, allow a consistent opportunity for reporting. To upfit all units at every campus would require at least another $120,000. REMEMBER MR. GEMALE, who after losing his wife to cancer, decided to fund treatment and research to help others? And Dr. Hoyt Bodie and Bernice Smith, those caregivers who inspired Mr. Gemale by living Palmetto Health’s vision—to be remembered by each patient as providing the care and compassion we want for ourselves—decades before it was ever uttered aloud? Perhaps this was a perfect fit for the Gemale Cancer Fund, which had been a source of funding for the Cancer Centers over the years. The physician, Oncology nurse, hospital leaders and board members who oversee use of the funds agreed. Palmetto Health Breast Center is now moving forward with the purchase and installation of Hologic Quantra licenses system-wide, marking a tremendous advancement in the care that the Breast Center will be able to offer for women in our community. To date, no other breast center in the Midlands is providing this important service. THE NEXT CHAPTER IS THE ONE THAT’S STILL UNWRITTEN. IT’S THE HIGH POINT OF OUR STORY—WHEN AN ESTIMATED 16,000 WOMEN WHO HAVE DENSE BREAST TISSUE WILL RECEIVE BETTER CARE. TO THE MANY AUTHORS OF THIS STORY, THE LATE TOMMY GEMALE, DR. HOYT BODIE, THE LATE BERNICE SMITH, THE LATE JOHN AND BETTY WARREN, CURT AND DONNA RONE AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE ATRIUM SOCIETY, WE SAY THANK YOU. WHY BREAST DENSITY MATTERS The ability to assess and measure breast tissue density represents a promising advancement for Palmetto Health Breast Center and ultimately, for the women the Breast Center serves. The American College of Radiology acknowledges that mammography alone may not be enough to detect breast cancer in women with greater breast density. However, until recently, radiologists have not had a way to objectively measure breast tissue density and make recommendations based on the density score. Now, new technology such as Hologic ® Quantra™ is available to objectively and consistently assess and measure breast tissue density. The technology is a software application that is used with existing digital mammography units and will allow radiologists to get an objective measure of breast tissue density. This measurement will help the radiologists determine which women are most likely to have hidden tumors and may need additional diagnostic tests. 11 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1031 1600 Marion Street PO Box 247 Columbia, SC 29202 803-434-7275 PalmettoHealthFoundation.org PalmettoHealthFoundation PH_Foundation phfoundation PHFoundation Important dates! Lights for Hospice benefiting Palmetto Health Hospice and Palliative Care through Dec. 2015 25th Walk for Life and Race for Life benefiting Palmetto Health Breast Center Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 Finlay Park WalkForLifeColumbia.org B106.7FM Children’s Hospital Radiothon benefiting Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital February 9-10, 2016 Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital B106FM.com University of South Carolina Dance Marathon benefiting Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital February 27, 2016 Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center USCDM.org KEMOPALOOZA benefiting CAMP KEMO Programs, Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital March 11, 2016 EdVenture Children’s Museum KEMOPALOOZA.org Find out more at PalmettoHealthFoundation.org. Portfolio Editor: Ashley M. Dusenbury, APR 803-434-2738 | [email protected] Contributing writers: Amy Coward, APR, Fellow PRSA, Leah Peace, Anna Saunders, Randy Branham Photography thanks: Field Brabham, John Mann, Kimberly Campbell For a list of Palmetto Health Foundation employees and information on fundraising events and initiatives, visit PalmettoHealthFoundation.org. Vision: Inspiring philanthropy to advance health care in our community Mission: Engaging community partners to enhance health care for patients and families served by Palmetto Health Palmetto Health Foundation protects your personal information and adheres to all legislative requirements with respect to privacy. If at any time you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please contact us at 803-434-7275 or at [email protected]. Columbia, SC