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Your charitable gifts remember people who made a difference
Gifts of remembrance add to legacy
The Health Foundation has a long tradition of accepting charitable donations to celebrate the lives of friends, family, and loved
ones. These gifts serve a two-fold purpose by
creating a lasting tribute and contributing to
health care efforts in Wilkes County.
As a donor, you will receive an acknowledgement of your gift for tax purposes. If your
gift is made in remembrance of someone who
Dwight Edward
Pardue, Sr. served
on the board of
directors of The
Health Foundation
since 2005.
His legacy of
selflessness
and caring will
stand in
perpetuity.
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In Memory Of…
Bobby Ashley
Mrs. Dorothy Johnston
Norman Call
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bumgarner
Ferne Caudill
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bumgarner
Marcella Church
Mrs. Betty S. Winslow
Maxie Elledge
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Miles
A.G. Foster
Mrs. Wilma Foster
Mabel Sheets Faw Garner
Mrs. Teana Compeau
Grant Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bumgarner
Dr. and Mrs. William Hayes
Dr. and Mrs. Larry S. Kilby
Calvin Henderson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vannoy
John White Hubbard
Mrs. Rebecca S. Hubbard
Don Jarvis
Mrs. Pat Jarvis
Mary Hix Marlow
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Collins
Nathan and Viola Martin
Ms. Hazel Barnes
Batina McKinney, R.N.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker
Dr. and Mrs. James Mills
Dr. and Mrs. Larry S. Kilby
Nettie Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Skees
Dwight E. Pardue, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Absher
Ms. Angela M. Bewley
Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Bumgarner
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bumgarner
Ms. Joyce M. Dyer
Mr. Richard D. Elledge
Mrs. Sarah S. Emerine
Mr. G. Gerald Hendley
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold N. Lakey
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Marlow
Mr. Jerry A. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Parsons
Ms. Rebecca Ann Sebastian
Mr. David E. Shelton
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Shoemaker
Summer
2013
has died, we will send a note to the family. We
also send special cards to the recipients of gifts
made in their honor. Below are gifts that were
received from March 1, 2013 through
May 31, 2013.
We extend our sincerest sympathies to
the families and friends of those who have
passed away, and hope they find comfort in
the remembrances of friends.
Mrs. Jane H. Shoemaker
Ms. Libby Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Everett B. Solomon, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Yale
Vikki Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bumgarner
Helen Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bumgarner
Juanita Phillips
Ms. Brenda Moore
Bart G. Purvis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Absher
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Murphy
North Wilkes Retired Teachers
Arlen "Junior" Rash, Sr.
Mr. Robert Stipe
Peggy Rizoti
Mr. Kirk Walsh
Hessie Sebastian
Ms. Irene Sebastian
Ms. Vetra Sebastian
Irvin H. Sebastian
Ms. Irene Sebastian
Ms. Vetra Sebastian
Phillip E. Sebastian
Ms. Rebecca Ann Sebastian
Lori Shaffner Shumate, R.N.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bumgarner
Lynn Underwood
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Murphy
Mrs. Betty S. Winslow
June N. Vanmeter
Ms. Geraldine V. Goldston
Doris Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold N. Lakey
Mrs. Betty S. Winslow
Bob Welborn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mitchell
Doug Winslow
Mrs. Betty S. Winslow
In Honor Of…
Shelmer Blackburn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Church
Zbigniew Cichon, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holloway
George B. Collins
Ms. Kristy Dancy
Jerry L. Pinkerton, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Wessels, DM.D.
Brad C. Shinaman, D.D.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boyette
Board of Directors
Ann Absher
Pat Bumgarner
George B. Collins
James W. Cook
Lynn Day
Cam Finley
Bill Harris
Vaughn Hayes
Leonard G. Herring
Cathy Huie
Arnold N. Lakey
Beth Lovette
J. Richard Marlow
Penny Musson
Dariel Rathmell, M.D.
Brad Shinaman, DDS
James N. Smoak
William C. Warden
Carl G. Yale
Chairman
David E. Shelton
Executive Director
Heather Murphy, CFRE
Ex-Officio Members
WRMC CEO
Gene Faile
WRMC Chief of Staff
Dwight Benn, M.D.
WRMC Chairman
C.W. Barker
WRMC Auxiliary President
Colleen Manolovich
P.O. Box 667
230 Jefferson Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
336•838•1949
www.healthfoundationinc.org
Financial information about
this organization is available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at
919-807-2214. This license
is not an endorsement by
the state.
Update
THE
HEALTH
FOUNDATION
Member Newsletter
Health Summit Seeks Community Solutions
Overflow seating had to be brought in to
accommodate a crowd of over 120 participants at the 2013 Health Summit held in
May. The event was organized by The
Wilkes County Health Department and
Wilkes Regional Medical Center and
sponsored by The Health Foundation.
The three groups collaborated on
a community health assessment to determine local health care needs and then
presented preliminary data at the summit.
Attendees representing the school system, health care providers, and social
service agencies were then asked to provide insights into how Wilkes County can
address the most pressing health care
concerns.
“Health departments have long
been required to conduct similar assessments. Non-profit hospitals are now required to do likewise, and so it makes
sense that we would all work together to
gather this information,” said Executive
Director Heather Murphy. “Past assessments have informed our work by helping
us focus on what’s important to the people of this community.”
Facilitators conducted six breakout sessions addressing access to health
care, mental health, physical activity and
nutrition, unintentional injuries and violence, chronic disease, and substance
abuse.
Data for the assessment was collected from health care providers, a representative sample of people throughout
the community, hospitalization records,
and other secondary data sources such
as death records. A study being conducted by Dr. Joseph Telfair, the Professor of
Public Health Research and Practice at
the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, will analyze the data to shed
light on the areas of highest importance.
The Health Foundation conducted
a retreat in February that focused in part
on how community partners working together can have a collective impact on
complex issues. The concept is that businesses, educators, community members,
health care providers, and philanthropists
can work together to help make the world
a better place by focusing and acting on
what’s most important.
The Foundation is working on a
strategic plan and will announce its plans
this fall during its annual meeting.
Cover artwork compliments of University of Wisconsin
Population Health Institute. County Health Rankings
2013. Accessible at www.countyhealthrankings.org.
Doctor’s
Day
2013
We celebrate the
care and
compassion with
which our doctors
and other health
care professionals
take care of us by
honoring them
each year on
March 30th.
The following
doctors were
presented with a
booklet filled with
thanks from
grateful patients.
All Wilkes County Doctors
Wilkes Communications Inc.
Susan Albert, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Steven Anderson, M.D.
Jerry Church
William and Lynn Clark
Stephanie and Mel Shinaman
Davida Smithey
Dwight Benn, M.D.
Jean and Fred Graf
Craig R. Bennett, M.D.
Jerry Church
Margaret W. Dunn
Marcella Greer
Linda Hadley and James O. Faw
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Roger and Wanda Mathis
Judge and Mrs. J.A. Rousseau, Jr.
Robin and Warren Staley
Clayton and Gail Yates
John N. Bennett, M.D.
Betty S. Winslow
Michael A. Blackwell, M.D.
Carl and Linda McCann
John L. Bond, M.D.
Joe and Lillie Brewer
Joseph Bumgarner
Willye Dancy
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Mira Boone, M.D.
James and Violet Carson
David C. Braswell, M.D.
Mr. David C. Braswell, Sr.
Michael H. Browder, D.D.S.
Irene Sebastian & Vetra Sebastian
T. R. Bryan, Jr., M.D. †
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Mary Lou Church, M.D.
Phyllis and David Moulton
Zbigniew Cichon, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Church
Tim and Kim Church
Curtis Furr
Mary Belle Greene
Rebecca and Richard Holloway
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Davida Smithey
Phillip E. Compeau, M.D. †
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Kenneth Curl, M.D.
William and Lynn Clark
Ted and Gladys Walker
Jeffrey Derick, M.D.
Carol M. Canter
Teri Canter and Patrick Zander
Margery Edgerton
Bill Eller
Lisa and Michael Lentz
Jerry and Gwynda Marlowe
Arnold and Nancy Simpson
Jeffrey Derick, M.D.
Peggy and Carl Swofford
Barry Ellis, M.D.
Joseph Bumgarner
Gregory Evans, M.D.
Betty S. Winslow
Joe Fesperman, M.D.
David and Carol Bauguess
Ken Canter
Sue Cashion
Willye Dancy
Stan and Susan Dudek
James and Pat German
Chuck and Pauletta Parker
Betty Powell
Mrs. Gordon Smoak
Jim Sturdivant
William and Karen Watts
Susan and Charles Whitesides
Thomas Grote, M.D.
Gordon S. Chambers
Marcella Greer
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Kenny Hefner, M.D.
Joseph Bumgarner
Jimmy Gryder
Stephanie W. Shumate
John Hettiarachchi, M.D.
William and Lynn Clark
Jean and Fred Graf
W.A. and Barbara Groce
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Robin and Warren Staley
Shane Hodge, M.D.
Worth and Linda Bentley
Jeanne and Whit Loflin
Ben Horton, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Laura Hubbard, M.D.
Fred and Sara McCall
Edward Scott
Brad Huggins, M.D.
Vaughn Hayes
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Ivy I. Johnson, APRN, NP-C
ArcVision Studios PC
Todd Jordan, M.D.
Joseph Bumgarner
Alan Keys, M.D.
Joe and Lillie Brewer
Larry Kilby, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Sloan McCarter, O.D.
Joe T. and Carole Eller
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Irene Sebastian & Vetra Sebastian
Jack McLarney, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Betty S. Winslow
Thomas K. McMahan, M.D.
Jim and Rose Andrews
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Bentley
Jim and Doris Bentley
James O. Faw and Linda Hadley
Joyce Ferguson
Wilma E. Foster
James Huffman
Mrs. Marie Lenderman
Barbara and Don Mathis
Roger and Wanda Mathis
Jessie A. Pearson
Dr. and Mrs. Bob C. Thompson
Janie H. Warddell
James and Betsy Welborn
Betty S. Winslow
Brian Moffitt, AuD
Max and Isabell Colwell
Ashton Molai, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Pam Myers, PA-C
Len and Libby Brooks
Irene Sebastian & Vetra Sebastian
Demar Neal, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Gary Nichols, P.A.C.
Barbara and Don Mathis
John Oliver, M.D.
Jim and Rose Andrews
Libby Brooks
Pat Bumgarner
William and Lynn Clark
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Mrs. Marie Lenderman
Peggy and Carl Swofford
William and Karen Watts
Danny Payne, OD
William and Lynn Clark
Robert Pennington, M.D.
Joseph Bumgarner
Andrew Pinkerton, P.A.
Barry and Maxine Woods
Jerry L. Pinkerton, M.D.
Jerry Church
Laws Rental Properties
Gail and Stephen Wessels, DMD
Clayton and Gail Yates
Michele Polidoro, M.D.
Mel Shinaman
T.J. Pulliam, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Ellis
W.A. and Barbara Groce
Vaughn Hayes
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Dwight and Anne Pardue
William and Karen Watts
Dariel Rathmell, M.D.
F. A. and Faye Absher
Ellen Dee Berrong
Eugenia"Gene" Byrd
Gordon S. Chambers
Joyce M. Dyer
Marcella Greer
W.A. and Barbara Groce
Vaughn Hayes
Mary Alice Herbert
Alison Huskey
Max Joines
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Lisa and Michael Lentz
Dot Lewis
Jerry Motsinger
Dwight and Anne Pardue
Margie and James Pendry, Sr.
Mel Shinaman
Bob and Alline Skees
Joe and Martha Thompson
Rick and Jane Ward
Teresa and Willie Wolfe
Michelle Redman, M.D.
Debbie Furr
Reggie Hill and Shelby Hill
Lee and Kay Jennings &
Stevie Church
Geraldine Staley
Robert Ricketts, D.D.S.
Joe T. and Carole Eller
James and Betsy Welborn
Christopher Roberts, DDS
William and Lynn Clark
William Scarpa, Jr., M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
David Seales, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Brad C. Shinaman, D.D.S.
Kathryn and Tom Boyette
Bill Eller
Marcella Greer
Reggie Hill and Shelby Hill
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Judge and Mrs. J.A. Rousseau, Jr.
William and Karen Watts
Sunita Singh, M.D.
Jack and Mickey Anderson
Barbara G. Blevins
Jean and Fred Graf
Lillie Jennings
Jane S. Joines
Charles Mitchell and Marie Mitchell
Robin and Warren Staley
Pam S. Sloop, F.N.P.-C.
Barbara G. Blevins
Irene Sebastian & Vetra Sebastian
Duane Smith, M.D.
Kathy Benfield
Barbara G. Blevins
Cy Brame
Willye Dancy
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Irene Sebastian & Vetra Sebastian
Mary South
Teresa's Carousel Restaurant, LLC
Wilkes Hourglass Cleaners
Joel Swofford, M.D.
Jack and Mickey Anderson
Pat Bumgarner
Max and Isabell Colwell
David and Wilma Elmore
Elizabeth and George Forester, Jr.
Jimmy Gryder
Jane Higgins and Hazel Shumate
Jim Sebastian
Charles and Mary White
Robert B. Taylor, O.D.
Len and Libby Brooks
Dana Teague, L.P.N.
Len and Libby Brooks
Bradley Templeton, M.D.
Rex and Jestene Templeton
William and Karen Watts
Julian Thomas, M.D.
ArcVision Studios PC
W.A. and Barbara Groce
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Chuck and Pauletta Parker
Wilkes Hourglass Cleaners
Jon Thompson, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Tim Van Noy, M.D.
Arnold and Becky Lakey
Daniel, Jay, &
Stephanie Shinaman
Jim Sturdivant
Anna Grace, Wyatt, &
Tucker Whitworth
Tomas Vybiral, M.D.
Carl and Linda McCann
William Watkins, M.D.
Joe and Lillie Brewer
Bill and Frances Casey
U. W. and Verna Foster
Reggie Hill and Shelby Hill
Charles Mitchell and Marie Mitchell
Don and Carol Pardue
Margie and James F. Pendry, Sr.
Brad Shinaman
Glen Wingler
Jerry and Lois Woodie
Sherri L. Williams, D.O.
Kristi Thomas
LauraLee Wilson, M.D.
Joe and Lillie Brewer
Scholarship Committee Chairman Brad Shinaman
congratulates 2012 winner Rebecca Lane
Health Foundation Scholarships
Reward Future Health Professionals
School’s out for summer, but The Foundation’s Scholarship
Committee is getting busy, ready to make awards to students whose
goal is to work in Wilkes County in a health care profession.
The deadline for applications, which can be found at our website at www.healthfoundationinc.org, is June 28th. North Carolina
residents are eligible for the awards. Students are judged on the basis
of their academic achievement, community service, dedication to their
chosen profession, and the critical need for professionals in their area
of study.
The yearly awards, which typically range from $500 to $1,500,
are renewable when students meet the requirements of their program.
The Board of Directors recently voted to make changes to the
program, which no longer requires students to repay the scholarship as
if it were a loan if they ultimately do not end up working in Western
North Carolina. This was initiated to encourage more qualified students
to apply without fear that the economy could work against them.
The scholarships are made possible by contributions of our
membership. Endowed scholarships have been established for Shirley
and Alvin Sturdivant, Jr., Ben Abernethy, Ray Inscore, and the R. L.
Melton Family. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by
law. Thank you for contributing to a healthier community!