Our Annual Report

Care local. Give local.
Mission
To support the Vidant Health mission of enhancing
the quality of life for the people and communities
it serves, touches and supports by developing
relationships and securing financial resources for
targeted health and wellness services.
Vision
To be the incredible foundation of choice for the
people and communities served by Vidant Health.
Values
Safety…our commitment.
Excellence…our standard.
Compassion…our distinction.
Teamwork…our advantage.
Education…our investment.
Innovation…our future.
Contents
Leadership4
Message from the President
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Vidant Medical Center Foundation
Community Benefit Grants Program
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Legacy Gifts
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Hope for Cancer Patients
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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Broadcast
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Vidant Medical Center Foundation Donors
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Summarized Financial Position
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Vidant Bertie Hospital Development Council
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Vidant Chowan Hospital Foundation
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Duplin Hospital Foundation
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Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Development Council
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The Outer Banks Hospital Development Council
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Roanoke-Chowan Foundation
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Shepard Cancer Foundation
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ON THE COVER
Alex Davenport and her
grandfather, Frank Westray.
See page 6 for their story.
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Giving neighbor to neighbor
Exceptional donors like you made fiscal 2013-14 an exceptional year for
Vidant Health Foundation. Throughout eastern North Carolina, in ways large
and small, you committed your time and your resources to bring better
health to those around us who need it most. This year’s annual report, entitled Care Local. Give Local., is dedicated to you.
We’re pleased to focus on a few individuals whose gifts are being put to work
in their community and several others who have benefited from your generosity. They represent the proverbial tip of the iceberg. There are thousands
more of you, giving however you can, at whatever level you are able. For
instance, the nursing home group, Fortune 500 company, family foundation,
sorority, hospital employee, restaurant, volleyball team, retiree and more.
Many of you have been with us for years, even through economic downturns,
and you bolster our spirit.
You realize how important it is for your neighbor, parent, child, colleague or
best friend down the street to have access close by to top-quality health care
when it counts. That’s why you give to Vidant Health Foundation or to one of
its sister foundations or development councils. It’s what neighbors do.
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Leadership
Leadership
Vidant Health and Vidant Medical Center Foundations
Board of Trustees Officers
Front, left to right: Jackie Taylor, secretary; Joel K.
Butler, president
Back, left to right: James Yancy Morris, DDS,
treasurer; Parker Overton, chair; Lindsey R.
Griffin, vice chair
Board of Trustees
Front, left to right: Janet Mullaney, Myra Bowen,
Thomasine Kennedy, Charles Gaskins Jr., J. Loyd
Horton III, Don Mills, Willam C. Monk Jr.
Second row, left to right: Mary Lee Hobbie; Sarah
Davenport; J. Brian Kuszyk, MD; Owen Burney,
Jr.; Thomas Bradshaw Jr.; Stuart Bell
Back row, left to right: Dana Casson, executive
vice president; Bob Barbour; Ernest Silver;
William McKinley Parker; Mitch Jones; Drew
Covert; Derek Dunn; Spence Crosby Jr.
Not pictured: Phil Hodges; Bill Mitchum Jr.; Bill
Pittman; Walter Pofahl, MD; D. Paul Shackelford,
MD; Guy “Buddy” Shavender; Annelle West
Foundation Staff
Lisa Allen
Carmen Edwards
Beth Sigmon
Lisa Atkinson
Lou Flora
Greg Sisk
Karen Bean
Kahla Hall
Blair Vick
Accounting technician
Annual fund program director
Manager, support staff
Amanda Bradbury
Gifts processor
Dana L. Casson
Chief philanthropy officer, executive
vice president
Elaine Cunningham
Director of philanthropy
Jessica Curry
Corporate accountant
Ashley Danielson
Senior administrator, philanthropy
services
Lawanda Drake
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Administrative secretary
Executive assistant
Senior secretary
Director of community benefit,
Vidant Health
Elise Ironmonger
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
program assistant
Senior administrator, major gifts
Planned giving officer
Event coordinator
Varessa Wall
Senior major gifts officer
Caroline Wilkerson
Rhonda James
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
program assistant
Crystal Page
Vidant Health
Representatives
Valerie Dixon
Director, Children’s Miracle Network
Hospitals/children’s hospital gifts
officer
Supervisor, prospect, research and
data management
Finance officer
Val Preddy
Legal counsel
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
coordinator
Steve Kiess
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 2014 edition of the Vidant Health Foundation annual report. This year’s report
is aptly named Care Local. Give Local. It reflects what thousands of you do best — giving
in ways large and small that help your neighbors and friends in your local community. We
celebrate this culture of generosity and believe that it’s what makes eastern North Carolina a
place like no other.
In these pages, you will no doubt sense our commitment to eradicating the disease we all
fear — cancer. Sadly, people are dying of cancer at a faster rate in our region than in the rest of
the state and nation. That’s largely because too many incidents of cancer are detected in later
stages, when they are increasingly difficult to treat.
Vidant Health Foundation stands squarely behind the Vidant Health system of care in working to reverse these statistics. Witness plans for our six-story cancer facility being built on the
campus of Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. It will serve as the hub of a regional network
of strategically placed cancer services throughout the region — all dedicated to providing
world-class cancer care without the burden of long-distance travel.
Already you’re seeing the tangible results. A chemotherapy and hematology suite in Ahoskie,
a new cancer service in Kenansville, an expanded cancer center in Washington and an
expanded oncology suite in Edenton. Not to mention the growing number of oncologists,
researchers and clinicians that are coming to serve the growing need in our communities.
Our foundation is working feverishly to raise $50 million in support of this much-needed
network. It’s our most challenging fundraising initiative ever — one that will require the concerted effort of everyone in eastern North Carolina and beyond.
But cancer is just the beginning. Our region confronts other significant health challenges.
That’s why prevention is so important. For instance, The Outer Banks Hospital Development
Council’s Health Coach travels to businesses, churches and other stops on the coast offering
wellness check-ups. And, because we know the spiritual side of healing is as important as the
physical, Vidant Bertie is raising funds for a chapel.
Other Vidant Health facilities and community partners are offering screenings as well, funded
in part by the foundation. Our Community Benefit and Health Initiatives program focuses on
disease prevention, disease management and early detection of chronic illnesses. You’ll want
to read how grants from this program are having a direct impact on people’s lives.
We recognize that each of your gifts requires some degree of sacrifice on your part. We also
acknowledge that there is increasing demand for your charitable dollar. For this reason,
we thank you for choosing to support better health and brighter hope for eastern North
Carolina — through the Vidant Health Foundation.
Joel K. Butler
President, Vidant Health Foundation
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Vidant Medical Center Foundation
Community Benefit Grants Program
At age 18, she became a lifesaver
It was an ordinary spring day at South Central
High School and Alexandria Davenport was less
than fully engaged in the 30-minute CPR class
she was in.
“I was hardly even paying attention,” said
Alexandria, whom her friends call Alex. “It
never occurred to me that I would ever need
it.” The class was offered through the American
Heart Association and local Emergency
Medical Services volunteers. It was made possible through a grant from the Vidant Health
Foundation’s Community Benefit and Health
Initiatives program. CPR classes like this are
offered throughout Pitt County.
Alex couldn’t have known that the skill she
learned in that short class, with less than
her full attention, would save the life of her
beloved grandfather, Frank Westray, less than
two weeks later.
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Westray had lived with a heart condition for
about nine years, which had slowly progressed
to congestive heart failure. His health was a
frequent concern. At their Winterville home in
April 2014, they celebrated Westray’s 58th birthday. In the wee hours of the morning after the
party, his condition grew worse. Alex’s grandmother woke her up at 3:30 am, desperate for
help, and called 9-1-1.
Even at 18 years old, Alex realized the severity
of her grandfather’s situation. She ran to his
side and, almost instinctively, began CPR. She
was shocked that she recalled anything of value
from the class, but amazingly, the skill came
back into her head and flowed into her hands.
She knew each pump and each pause gave her
grandfather a few more heartbeats, a few more
precious minutes of life.
First responders arrived in about six minutes,
which seemed like an eternity to Alex, and
instantly took control of the situation. They stabilized him and transported him to Vidant Medical
Center, where his condition was fully evaluated.
Today, with key lifestyle changes, he’s returned
to many of his favorite activities and continues to
be grateful for Alex’s quick response.
The incident was life-changing for Alex. It has
rekindled her interest in a health career. “I’ve
always liked the medical field,” she said. “I’m not
sure what I want to study, but I know I want to
help people.”
Armed with just the right tool
for saving a life
At age 30 and with no known health issues,
Glenn Strickland didn’t consider himself likely
to experience sudden cardiac arrest. Nor did his
wife, Kristan.
But, the unthinkable happened in November
2014, at 1:00 am, when the couple was asleep
in their Farmville home. Strickland sat up in bed,
gasped for breath and fell to the floor, prompting Kristen to instantly call 9-1-1. An experienced nurse assistant, she began CPR while
responders were en route. In five minutes, help
was on the scene.
The first to arrive was Deputy Patrick Waters
of the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, armed with
a portable automated external defibrillator,
known as an AED, from his patrol car. He recognized immediately that Strickland was not
breathing and had no pulse. “He was dead,” he
said. “No question about it.”
program. He is proud to know he has the appropriate technology at hand to bring a person
back to life in such situations.
The Stricklands agree. “AEDs need to be in
the car of every first responder,” Kristan said
emphatically. “If it weren’t for that equipment,
Glenn wouldn’t be here.”
Beyond bricks and mortar
Vidant Health strives to help people in the east improve their health before
they reach the point of needing hospital care. That’s why we started the
Community Benefit Grants Program in 1999.
$1.8 million – value of 138 Community Benefit grants awarded in 2014
$21 million – grand total of 1,057 grants awarded since inception
While other responders took over CPR for
Kristan, Waters readied the AED, a tool he had
been trained to use several years ago. The CPR
caused some heart activity because Strickland’s
jaw began to move. The electric pulse from
the AED shocked the heart into a more normal
rhythm, giving Strickland a chance at survival.
As a plus, the defibrillator recorded the heart
rhythm and other vital signs and transmitted
them to the Emergency Department at Vidant
Medical Center.
He was rushed to the medical center, where
cardiovascular experts had been monitoring
the situation from the beginning, preparing
for Strickland’s arrival via rescue squad. They
conducted a full battery of tests over several
days, all of which turned up normal. He’s since
returned to an active life with Kristan and their
two-year-old daughter.
The AED that Waters used to save Strickland’s
life is one of 52 in use by the sheriff’s office,
made possible through an $80,000 grant
from the Vidant Health Foundation, as part of
its Community Benefit and Health Initiatives
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Janet Mullaney, surrounded by photos of her parents, who have inspired generations of giving and serving others.
1.4 million reasons to make a legacy gift,
and then some
Decades in the making, the impact will be lasting
For Janet Mullaney, chief administrative officer at Vidant Health, the decision to make a planned gift to the Vidant Health Foundation was not
made lightly. Nor was it made quickly.
In fact, the philanthropic mindset that led her to make such an important
commitment had been developing for decades — formed as a child at
the knees of her parents, Theresa and Lawrence Mullaney. Although they
didn’t have financial wealth, she said, they had an abundance of energy
and heart for volunteering in their church and community in Jacksonville,
Florida. Now in their 80s, they still inspire her and her children with their
passion for serving others.
“They started my sisters, my brother and me on this journey,” Mullaney
said. “They told us you will get back 10 times over what you give to others and we believed them,” she said. “All four of us have special interests
where we devote time and resources.”
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When she married Larry Graham, a Greenville
attorney specializing in estate planning, the
two strategized about how best to support
their favorite causes. Graham reinforced her
passion for giving and broadened her perspective about how best to deploy their gifts.
They shared philosophical discussions about
whether to give now — when they could witness the good their gifts could do — or after
their death. She lost him to cancer all too soon,
giving her a deeper sensitivity for families
coping with the illness of a loved one. He had
made several planned gifts and she saw firsthand how organizations benefited from them.
Mullaney felt the need to include the next
generation in the conversation — her daughter Dalen, son Bucky, and his wife Betsy.
She was thrilled that they wholeheartedly
endorsed her plan.
“I was glad they agreed,” she said. She hopes
that her giving inspires them to embrace a
culture of generosity.
She’s made a point of supporting Vidant
Health’s key fundraising initiatives throughout
the region and has enjoyed seeing her gifts put
to work. “These foundations and development
councils are doing God’s work,” she said. While
hers are not the kind of large, transformative
gifts she would like to make, she is confident
that they are addressing immediate needs in a
region desperate for health services.
Mullaney feels she has lots of tangible reasons
to give to these health-focused organizations — the 1.4 million people in eastern North
Carolina who depend on the critical services
Vidant Health provides. She joined the health
system at Heritage Hospital in Tarboro, now
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, and saw first-hand
the importance of local health care, especially
in a small, rural community.
She knows that her colleagues throughout
Vidant Health witness the same needs she
does. She senses that many feel an innate need
to support better health in the east and she
hopes to inspire others to contemplate supporting their local hospital foundation.
“Even a payroll deduction of $10 per
month makes a huge difference when it’s
multiplied by more than 12,000 employees
systemwide,” she said. “It doesn’t take lots of
money; just a small sacrifice.” She also hopes
Vidant employees — and other communityspirited people throughout the region — will
consider designating a Vidant foundation
or development council in their retirement
accounts, life insurance policies, wills, trusts
and other planned giving instruments.
This is an effective way for donors to provide
for their favorite causes for years after they pass
away, said Greg Sisk, planned giving officer. It’s
also a means for them to ease tax obligations
for themselves now and for future generations.
There are many different planned giving instruments, he said, allowing donors to tailor their
gift to best meet their needs.
By making a planned gift, Mullaney feels she
can make a more significant difference, in an
ongoing way. “This legacy gift will be my last
gift,” she said. “I want it to be the culmination of
what I’ve done before and I want it to be going
long after I’m gone.”
Heritage Society Donors
Donors who have planned their gifts to the foundation in the form of life insurance, retirement income distributions, appreciated assets
of stock and real estate, as well as beneficiary designations in their wills, trusts, retirement plans and life insurance policies
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bradshaw Jr.
Melvin and Frances* Butler
Dr. and Mrs. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr.
Andy Chused
Mr.* and Mrs. Joseph O. Clark
Mr.* and Mrs. William S. Corbitt Jr.
Phoebe M. Dail
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip K. Flowers
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Glidewell Jr.
H.W. Gooding, DDS*
Mrs. Helen Hoskins*
Tom and Carol Irons
Julia Jones*
Brenda and Tommy Joyner
Bryant and Cindy Kittrell
Mr.* and Mrs. G. Henry Leslie
James J.* and Annie S. Long*
Dr. Mary Raab McConnell and Dr. R.
William McConnell
Mr. and Mrs. Dave McRae
Alice Joyce Mills*
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Minges III
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mitchum Jr.
Janet Rose Mullaney
Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson
Joseph D. Owens
James J.* and Mamie Richardson
Perkins*
Glenn and Jennifer Rackley
Roger and Donna Robertson
Mamie & David Harold* Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Spivey
Mrs. Margaret Rawls Stancil*
Ruel S. and Judith Meeks Stancil
Dr. and Mrs. Julian R. Vainright Jr.
Nancy L. Keaton, MD and Michael D.
Weaver, MD
Odell and Rachel* Welborn
*Deceased
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A symbol of hope for cancer patients
When Sherry Vernelson found out she had breast cancer,
she decided right then and there to take charge. It wasn’t
going to get the best of her. And it didn’t.
Most women know that once you’re 40, you should get
an annual mammogram. It’s pretty good advice. Just ask
Sherry Vernelson of Greenville. Her once-a-year routine
mammogram probably saved her life.
Vernelson got her annual mammogram in April 2012 and
didn’t think any more of it until she was called a week later
to go in for a repeat mammogram. “I wasn’t really worried
about it,” she said, “because through the years, it was not
uncommon for me to go back for another mammogram.”
She had the repeat mammogram, plus an ultrasound, a
couple of weeks later. That same afternoon, she got a call
to be at Dr. Nizar Habal’s office first thing the next morning.
She was aware he was a breast cancer surgeon.
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She told her family and together they prayed.
“God knew what was happening,” she said. “And
if he brings you to it, he will see you through it.”
Vernelson had a biopsy the next morning, and
although the word “cancer” was not mentioned
at this visit, she could tell something just wasn’t
right. She was told to return in two days for
the results. “God allowed all these doors to be
opened quickly so I would not need to wait for
the results,” she said.
In such a short amount of time, she went from
just Sherry, to Sherry the cancer patient, to
Sherry the survivor. “My family and friends and
my co-workers at Minges (Bottling Company)
were so supportive,” she said, and she is grateful
to her specialists at Physicians East in Greenville.
For now, she has scans and blood work every
six months to make sure the cancer has not
returned. She will take a pill called Armidex for
the next 10 years.
Vernelson was diagnosed with breast cancer —
called invasive lobular carcinoma — in her right
breast. There were precancerous cells in her left
breast. Her breast cancer journey began.
“I feel like God allowed this to happen for a reason,” she said. “I am a survivor and will be glad to
talk and encourage anyone going through this
horrible disease. My God is good.”
The next two months were filled with MRIs,
bone tests and other scans. Vernelson chose
to have a double mastectomy, a decision
her doctors completely supported, at Vidant
SurgiCenter. She went in about noon and was
home five hours later.
Looking back on her journey, she said her care
in Greenville was simply wonderful. When she
heard of the plans for the new cancer center
and bed tower on the campus of Vidant Medical
Center, her heart was full. Being able to receive
all the cancer care you need in one centralized
location will be a blessing for families and caregivers, she said.
Her cancer was Stage 3. Doctors removed 29 of
the 30 lymph nodes in her right arm. All tested
positive for cancer.
Up next were 16 chemo treatments. Four were
the “red devil” treatments, Vernelson said.
They’re the bad ones, where you lose hair and
get sick. After chemo, she tackled 34 radiation
treatments, every Monday through Friday until
she was done.
“I feel it’s very important for us to have services
like this in eastern North Carolina,” she said, noting that she has now evolved into a new role —
Sherry the caregiver — for her father who is
dealing with colon cancer.
She applauds the work of the Vidant Medical
Center Foundation in raising $50 million toward
the project. A long-time donor, Vernelson
understands the need for philanthropy to
supplement the cost of construction.
“It will take all of us working together to raise
this amount of money,” she said. “It will take
everybody, giving whatever they can.”
She knows that when it’s finished in 2018, the
new cancer center and the regional network
it serves will give people throughout eastern
North Carolina a new symbol of hope.
Architect rendering of cancer center and bed tower
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Celebrating hope and healing
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
The 2014 broadcast raised more than
$1.7 million to improve children’s health
in eastern North Carolina
This year’s Celebration Broadcast honored miracle children and
their families who have experienced hope and healing at James
and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Vidant Medical
Center. The event featured heart-warming stories of recovery
made possible by the care they received. Along with our miracle
children and teens, many supporters were recognized for their
fundraising efforts.
An all-time high $1,775,481 was raised thanks to the generosity of the people of eastern North Carolina. The event, in
its 29th year, continues to rank in the top five nationally in
each aspect of giving. Since 1986, Children’s Miracle Network
Hospitals has raised more than $22 million in support of our
local children’s hospital.
“Listening to the broadcast, you hear people from all over eastern North Carolina participating,” says Ronald Perkin, MD, medical director, Maynard Children’s Hospital. “There’s a real sense of
pride and ownership in our children’s hospital. We’re blessed.”
The broadcast aired May 30 and June 1, 2014 and was produced
by our long-time television partner, WITN. Faithful supporters
who contributed again this year included Food Lion, Wal-Mart/
Sam’s Clubs and Log A Load for Kids. Loyal local contributors
were the Service League of Greenville and the 107.9 Music for
Miracles Radiothon.
“Hundreds of our supporters work tirelessly all year long,” said
Parker Overton, chair, Vidant Medical Center Foundation. “They
hold fundraisers and events of all kinds to make sure our children have the best care possible. They help us provide friendly
surroundings and fun distractions so children feel safe, despite
the fear they may have about being in the hospital.”
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Piper Wilhide
2014 Poster Child
WITN hosts, miracle children and volunteers celebrate as the final toteboard is revealed showing an incredible $1,775,481 raised during the 29th annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Celebration Broadcast.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Campaign | Gifts-in-kind and Friends | As of September 30, 2014
1070 WNCT AM
107.9 WNCT FM
ABC Moving & Storage, Inc./Ronald
and Donald Taylor
Abrams
Aramark
ASAP Tent Rental
Atlantic Enterprises
AVA Formals
Bailey’s Fine Jewelry
Marion P. Blackburn
Bojangle’s
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
CenturyLink
Cheddar’s
Chick-fil-A at University Commons
Greenville
Chick-fil-A of Winterville, Abbott
Dees
Chick-fil-A, Greenville Mall
Chico’s Mexican Restaurant
City Hotel and Bistro
Courtyard by Marriott
CPW’s
Cubbie’s – Winterville
Debu Café and Catering
Domino’s
Dunkin Donuts
Amy Eagle/TIGI Products
East Carolina Heart Institute at
ECU – Telecommunications,
Networks & Special Projects
East Coast Coffee Distributors
East Coast Wings
Edible Arrangements
Five Guys Burgers & Fries
Food Lion
Gaylor, Inc.
Golden Corral, Greenville
Greenville TV & Appliance
Grub Brothers
Lyman Hardee
Hardee’s
Harley Davidson of New Bern
Hilton Greenville
Holiday Inn Express
Hyundai of New Bern
Jaime Brinkley Photography
Jewelry Unlimited
Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
La Ribera
Logan’s Roadhouse
LongHorn Steakhouse
McDonald’s of Pitt County
Matson Agency Allstate
Mayo’s Seafood Restaurant
Mellow Mushroom
Mi Cabana
Panera Bread
Papa John’s
Parker’s Barbeque
Pepsi/Minges Bottling Group
Pizza Hut
Pizza Inn, Memorial Drive
Pizza Inn, Greenville Boulevard
Plant & See Nursery
Professor O’Cools
Rucker John’s
Seahorse Restaurant
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Sound Advice
Starbucks
Subway
SYSCO
Texas Roadhouse, Greenville
The Bread Lady
The Fresh Market
The GALA Company
THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE/MW Tux
The Rug Shoppe/Abbey Carpet
The Trophy Case, Inc.
The Varsity Club
University Printing &
Graphics – Copiserv
V103.3 WMGV-FM
Vidant Medical Center Food and
Nutrition
Vidant Medical Center Plant
Operations Carpentry
Vidant Medical Center Information
Systems – Communications
Villedge Wood Fired Kitchen
Walmart – Morehead City,
Havelock, New Bern, Greenville
Wasabi 88
Wendy’s
Which Wich
Wings Over Greenville
WITN
Yankee Hall
Zaxby’s
Our 2014 national
rankings
Thanks to you, Children’s
Miracle Network Hospitals
in eastern North Carolina
has reached the top in
giving nationwide. Because
of your commitment
to kids we are national
leaders again.
#1
Phone income
#1
Phone
contributors
Per capita giving
(per person)
Total amount
raised
#2
#3
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2014 Vidant Medical Center Foundation Donors
Distinguished Donors | Lifetime giving level of $10,000 or greater | As of September 30, 2014
ABC Moving and Storage, Inc.
A. C. Monk and Company, Inc.
Ace Hardware Corporation
Aldridge & Southerland, Inc.
The Alicia Rose “Victorious” Foundation
American Hospital Association
American Vinyl Siding Services, Inc.
ASMO Greenville of North Carolina, Inc.
Atkinson Developers, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne P. Attkisson
Burt and Nancy Aycock
Betty D. Bailey
Bank of America
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Bob and Terri Barbour
Mark and Kathy Barger
Mr. and Mrs. R. Kelly Barnhill Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnhill
BB&T
Beasley Drive Associates, Limited
Beau’s Buddies Cancer Fund
Bill Clark Homes
Blockbuster
William Gray and Barbara Blount
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Foundation
Boddie Foundation
Nicholas Bunn Boddie Sr. and Lucy Mayo
Dr.* and Mrs. William Bost
Bostic Sugg Furniture Co., Inc.
BP Amoco Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bradshaw Jr.
The Brody Families of Greenville and Kinston
Anna Mary Brown Trust
Bob and Reva Brown
Bryson’s Birdies For Kids
Donnie and Kim Bunn
Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel K. Butler
Melvin and Frances* Butler
Dr. and Mrs. Graham V. Byrum Jr.
Paul and Jill Camnitz
Canister Direct
The Cannon Foundation, Inc.
Carmike Cinemas Inc.
Carolina Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
Carolina Radiation Medicine, PA
Ms. Shirley Carraway
Carteret Craven Electric Foundation, Inc.
John and Dana Casson
Caswell Center – District #66
Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Center for Scoliosis & Spinal Surgery, PLLC
Centura Bank
Cerner Corporation
Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Chitwood Jr.
Mr. Andy Chused
Citi Group
City Hotel & Bistro
Edwin and Ann Clark
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Joseph* and Patti Clark
Drs. Timothy J. Clark and Linda J. Kuhn
Cold Stone Creamery
Colony Tire
Columbus Real Estate, Inc.
Combined Federal Campaign
Peggy Smith Corbitt
Will and SuSu Corbitt
Mr. and Mrs. F. Spencer Cosby Jr.
Dr. William B. Cox and Ilene Entin Cox
Credit Unions For Kids
Phoebe M. Dail
The Daily Reflector, Inc.
Dairy Queen
Dance Arts Theatre
Lawrence and Sarah Davenport
The Dickson Foundation
Dimon International, Inc.
Dollar Saver Magazine
Down East Goldwings
DSM
Dubose National Energy Services, Inc.
Mr.* and Mrs. J. David Duffus Jr.
Derek and Betsy Dunn
E R Lewis Construction Co., Inc.
East Carolina Anesthesia Associates, PLLC
The East Carolina Bank
East Carolina Heart Specialists, PA
East Carolina University Institutional Trust Fund
The East Group
Eastern Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Eastern Dermatology & Pathology
Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
Eastern Radiologists, Inc. Breast Imaging Center
Eckerd Pharmacy
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family
Foundation, Inc.
Jeff and Kay Edwards
Electrical Services Limited, Inc.
Elekta, Inc.
Charles and Laura Ellis
EMBARQ
Emerald Isle Beach Music Benefit
Empire Brushes, Inc.
Emro Marketing Company
Estate of Cedric Donald Langston
Estate of Julia H. Jones
Paul and Leigh Fanning
Ms. Janice H. Faulkner
Federal Goverment
Felix Harvey Foundation
Al Ferguson, MD
Mrs. June Ficklen
First Citizens Bank
Flanders Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Fleming
Phil and Martha Flowers
Food Lion, Inc.
Frank McLawhorn Construction Co., Inc
Freddie L. Hoskins Memorial
Fresh Way Food Stores
Garris-Evans Lumber Company
Charles and Jean Gaskins
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Gaston
Dr. and Mrs. Charles F. Gilbert
Glaxo Wellcome
GlaxoSmithKline
Tom and Alice Glennon
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Glidewell Jr.
Golden Corral Corporation
Golden LEAF Foundation
H. W. Gooding, DDS*
Goody’s Family Clothing
Grady-White Boats, Inc.
Green Valley Farms
Greenville Nissan
Greenville Pediatric Services, Inc.
Greenville Pitt County Home Builders
Association/Frank McLawhorn
Construction, Inc.
Greenville Toyota
Lindsey and Jamison Griffin
The H. O. West Foundation
Mr. Leon R. Hardee Sr.
Dr. and Mrs.* Ira M. Hardy II
Harris, Creech, Ward & Blackerby, PA
Ms. Kinney Hart
Heilig-Meyers
David and Karen Herman
Mr. Joseph Herring and Mrs. Donette Herring
Hispanic Radiothon
Earlene Hite
Jimmy Hite
George Ho Jr., MD
Tate and Charla Holbrook
Home Federal Savings Bank
Horne & Horne, PLC Attorneys at Law
Betty L. Howard
Hudson Brothers Construction Company
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Hughes
N. Anne Humphrey
Carol and Buster Humphreys
IGA Stores/Fleming, North Carolina
International House of Pancakes
International Taste of Greenville
Intuitive Surgical
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Irons
Jacob’s Run (in memory of Jacob A. Floars)
Jamesville High School FBLA
Jersey Mike’s CO-OP
Dr.* and Mrs. Irwin S. Johnsrude
Dr.* and Mrs. F. Douglas Jones
Mitch and Mandi Jones
Brenda and Tommy Joyner
Gary and Shelly Joyner
Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Joyner
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keeney
Dr.* and Mrs. Wayne Kendrick
Kinston Medical Specialists, PA
Bryant and Cindy Kittrell
Kiwanis Club of Greater Greenville
Kiwanis Club of Greenville
Kiwanis Club of Greenville Golden K Jewels
Kiwanis Clubs of Division 17
Kohl’s Department Stores
Ms. Laura Land
Hilda B. Laughinghouse*
Steve and Laura Lawler
Lee of Greenville, Inc
Dr. and Mrs. John Leonard III
Mr.* and Mrs. G. Henry Leslie
Ann and Jasper L. Lewis Jr.
Ray and Betty Lewis and Family
the little bank
Log A Load for Kids
James L. and Annie S. Long Fund
Bryan J. MacDonald*
MANPOWER
Maola Foundation for Children
Drs. Stefano Marcuard and Karen Shaw
Dr. and Mrs. James and Rhea Markello
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
James and Connie Maynard
Drs. R. William and Mary Raab McConnell
McCotter Bordeaux Land Company, LLC
McCotter Hotel Operations, Inc.
Mr. Mark S. McGlohon*
Dave and Patti McRae
Marty and Leslie Measamer
Merck Partnership For Giving
Mid-East Commission
Anthony and Letitia Miller
Alice J. Mills Estate
The Minges Family
John and Sarah Minges
Mrs. Virginia W. Minges*
Nancy S. Mitchell
Cathy and Bill Mitchum
The Albert and Nan Gray Monk Foundation
Robert Turnage Monk Sr. and Frances Joyner
Monk Community Benefit Endowment Fund
Mr.* and Mrs. A. C. Monk Jr.
Mr.* and Mrs.* Robert T. Monk Sr.
Mr. and Mrs.* William C. Monk Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Collice C. Moore
Dr. James and Teresa Morris
Mr. and Mrs. J. Melvin Bowen
Janet Rose Mullaney
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.
NASCAR Race Day for Kids
National Association of County and City Health
Officials
National Spinning Company, Inc.
NC State Employees – District #66
N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. H. Thomas Norris
North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc.
The Oakwood School Inc.
Oasis Shrine Temple No. III
John M. Olsson, MD and Miriam E.
Wildeman, MD
Open Arms Church
Mr. and Mrs. V. Parker Overton
P. S. Jones Middle School
PCMH Volunteer Auxiliary
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
Pepsi/Minges Bottling Group, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Perkin
James J. and Mamie Richardson Perkins Trust
PGA Tournaments
Physicians East, PA
The Pillsbury Company
Pitt County Health Education Foundation
Diane A. Poole
The Potter House of Miracles
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas William Powell
Dr. Barry Powers
Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co.
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC
Frankie and Janna Pugh
Pungo Christian Academy, Inc.
R. A. Bryan Foundation, Inc.
R.A. Jeffreys Distributing Company
Mr. and Mrs. Julian White Rawl
RE/MAX Preferred Realty
Ribbon Riders of Eastern North Carolina
Richard Miles Family Events
Riding for Miracles
Rite Aid Corporation
Robert P. Holding Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Roger and Donna Robertson
Ronald McDonald House Charities of NC, Inc.
Rubbermaid Cleaning and Maintenance
Products
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Rumans
Russell Charitable Trust
Bynum and Sheri Satterwhite
Mr.* and Mrs. W. M. Scales Jr.
Scotchman Stores
Security’s Lending Hand Foundation
The Service League of Greenville
Service Roofing & Sheet Metal Company
The Shavender Family – Marcy Shavender
Morgan, Stacy Shavender Swindell and Tracy
Shavender Brown
Siemens Medical Solutions US
Sigma Alpha Epsilon – East Carolina University
Ken, Beth and Cam Sigmon
Harry and Tammy Smith
South Central High School
Southern Bank Coins For Kids
Southern Bank Foundation
Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Spivey
Sprint
Sprint Employee Volunteer Group
Mrs. Margaret Rawls Stancil
State of NC Dept. of Crime Control and Public
Safety
State of NC DHHS-Division of Facility Services
Mike and Sandy Steele
T. A. Loving Company
Dr. Elizabeth D. Taft
Sen. Thomas F. Taft
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Taft Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Allen Taylor
Bill* and Etta Taylor
Donald and Jackie Taylor
Mrs. Jamie S. Taylor
Jean and Carlton* Taylor
Ronald and Nan Taylor
The Taylor Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Timmons
Jon and Marcia Tingelstad
Lee and Lynn Tingen
The Titmus Foundation, Inc.
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Eastern NC
Toys “R” Us
Drs. William and Elizabeth Trought
TRW, Inc.
Ashley, David and Amber Turner
Mitch and Carolyn Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Manly Turner
Michael R. Tyson
United Way of Pitt County
Dr. and Mrs. Julian R. Vainright
John and Blair VanCoutren
Vantage South Bank
Vermont American Corporation
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Development
Council
Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Wainwright
Walmart/SAM’s Clubs
Ms. Laurel A. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ward III
Ted and Jackie Ward
Washington Racquet Club, Inc.
Washington Toyota
Dr. Michael D. Weaver
Dr. and Mrs. Franklin C. Wefald
Mrs. Rachel Welborn*
Mildred S. Wells Charitable Trust
West Memorial Fund (in memory of S. Eugene
and Vivian S. West)
West Pharmaceutical Services
The Westwind Group of NC – Burger King
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Whichard
Whichard Family Foundation, Inc.
Dr.* and Mrs. Steven M. White
Mr. and Mrs. James Clarence Whitehurst Jr.
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wilkerson
Cassius and Mamie Williams
Walter and Marie Williams
David and Sydney Womack
*Deceased
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2014 Vidant Medical Center Foundation Donors
Annual Donors | $1,000 or greater | October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014
Ace Hardware Corporation
Ajay Ajmera
Arun Ajmera
Aldridge and Southerland, Inc.
Alliance One International, Inc.
Bob G. Barbour
Barbour Hendrick Honda, Inc.
Jim and Lois Barrett
BB&T
Beau’s Buddies Cancer Fund
Matthew Blackmon
Gail Blanton
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bowen
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bradshaw
Owen Burney
Mr. and Mrs. Joel K. Butler
Melvin Butler
Steven and Trilby Butler
Paul and Jill Camnitz
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
Carolina Breast Imaging Specialist, PLLC
Carolina Grain Hauling, LLC
Shirley Carraway
John and Dana Casson
Center for Scoliosis & Spinal Surgery, PLLC
Chesnutt, Clemmons, Peacock & Long, PA
Dr. and Mrs. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr.
Chocowinity Veterinary Hospital, PLLC
Coastal Generator Service, Inc.
Combined Federal Campaign
Marilue Cook
Spencer and Sue Cosby
Dairy Queen
Dance Arts Theatre
Sarah and Lawrence Davenport
Emily Monk Davidson
Downtown Health Center PA
DuBose National Energy Services, Inc.
Robin Duuring
East Carolina Anesthesia Associates, PLLC
East Carolina University
East Carolina Veterinary Service
Eastern Carolina ENT
Eastern Dermatology & Pathology
Eastern Headache and Spine, PA
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Eastern NC
Dr. and Mrs. Jasper Lewis Jr.
Eastern Pediatrics, PA
Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
Eastern Radiologists, Inc. Breast Imaging Center
ECU Dance Marathon
ECU Panhellenic Council
Jeff and Kay Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Endres
Extra Life
Paul and Leigh Fanning
Ms. Janice H. Faulkner
Felix Harvey Foundation
First Citizens Bank – Greenville Main
Food Lion, Inc.
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Randy and Bobby Fussell
Charles and Jean Gaskins
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Gaston
Golden Leaf Foundation
Grady-White Boats, Inc.
Green Valley Farms
Greenville Little Leagues
Greenville Mall-Rouse Properties
Greenville Pathology, PA
Greenville Toyota/Scion
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Grubbs
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Handler
Mr. Leon R. Hardee Sr.
Harris, Creech, Ward & Blackerby, PA
Ms. Kinney Hart
David and Karen Herman
Mr. Kendall Hill
Hispanic Radiothon
Earlene Hite
Mr. J. L. Horton III
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Houston
Mrs. Betty Lou Howard
International House of Pancakes
International Taste of Greenville
Jacob’s Run
Dr. and Mrs. Peter L. Jacobson
James J. and Mamie Richardson Perkins
Memorial Trust
Jersey Mike’s Subs of Eastern NC
Joe Pecheles Volkswagen, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis R. Johnson
Mitch and Mandi Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keeney
Thomasine Kennedy
John W. Kilgore
Kiwanis Club of Greenville
Kohl’s Department Stores
Laura Land
Steve and Laura Lawler
Ray and Betty Lewis and Family
Beverly A. Lilley
LJ Construction
Log A Load for Kids
LPL Financial
Drs. Stefano Marcuard and Karen Shaw
Mary Mast
Dave and Patti McRae
Marty and Leslie Measamer
Medcost
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Melvin
Merck Partnership For Giving
Mr. and Mrs. James Miles
Anthony and Letitia Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Minges III
Pepsi/Minges Bottling Group, Inc.
Miss America Organization
William and Cathy Mitchum
Daniel and Veda Moore
Dr. James and Teresa Morris
MSL Healthcare Consulting, Inc.
Janet Rose Mullaney
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.
Mr. Greg Needham and Dr. Sarah Needham
Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Newsome
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Noble
North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc.
Northeast Elementary School
John Olsson, MD and Miriam Wildeman, MD
Orthotics & Prosthetics East, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Parker Overton
Paddle for Kids
Mr. and Mrs. Clinten Parker
Clay and Marcie Parker
Patheon
Potash Corporation
Pepsico Foundation
Phi Mu
Physicians East, PA
Pink Hill Elementary School
Pitt Country Mart, Inc.
Pitt Golden K Kiwanis Club
Walter and Sherry Pofahl
Miriam Porterfield
Prime Investments & Development, LLC dba
Hilton Greenville
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC
Progressive Business Media
Frankie and Janna Pugh
Pugh’s Tire & Service Center, Inc.
Pungo Christian Academy, Inc.
R.A. Bryan Foundation, Inc.
Terry Ramos
RE/MAX
Rite Aid Corporation
Roger and Donna Robertson
Rodgers Builders
Rose of Sharon Free Will Baptist Church
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Clifford Rumans
Mrs. Ann Rhem Schwarzmann
Cory Scott
Security’s Lending Hand Foundation
Service Roofing & Sheet Metal Company
D. Paul and Wilma Shackelford
Dr. and Mrs. Ben G. Shappley
Shavender Logistics, Inc.
Ken and Beth Sigmon
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Simpson
Kip Sloan
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith
Southern Bank Foundation
Southwest Middle School
Steven G. Spaanbroek
Mike and Sandy Steele
Jan Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Stroud
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Swing
Mr. and Mrs. T. Donald Taylor
Mrs. Jean Taylor
TCCS Athletic Committee
Terry Ramos & Associates, Inc.
Summarized Financial Position
Vidant Medical Center Foundation and Vidant Health Foundation administered gifts
and grants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, of more than $3.7 million.
Distributions of approximately $5.3 million were processed for many ongoing programs including community benefit, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals initiatives
and the emergency preparedness (ERAC) program, to name a few of the activities.
We are pleased to report another successful year of helping to provide programs and
services throughout our region. In addition to the generous contributions from many
new and long-term donors, these results could not have been accomplished without
the continued commitment from Vidant Medical Center to pay all of the administrative and operating expenses, which enables 100 percent of all funds raised to go to
the purpose designated by the donor.
Valerie J. Dixon
Finance officer
The audited financial statements are available for inspection at the foundation office,
located at 690 Medical Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.
Annual Donors | continued
The Albert and Nan Gray Monk Foundation
The Dickson Foundation, Inc.
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family
Foundation, Inc.
The Greater Greenville Community Foundation
The John P McConnell Foundation
Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center
The Oakwood School, Inc.
The Robinson Law Firm
The Service League of Greenville, Inc.
Dr. Christopher C. Thomas
Marshall Thurmon
Titan Tire
Trailer Storage Inc
Michael R. Tyson
US Foods
Dr. and Mrs. Julian R. Vainright Jr.
Vanceboro Farmlife Elementary
Veneer Technologies, Inc.
Vidant Cardiology
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Development
Council
Vidant Medical Center Cancer Care
Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Wainwright
Kenneth F. Waldron
Walmart/Sam’s Club
Mr. Stephen Walsh and Dr. Danielle Walsh
Laurel A. Walsh
Ted and Jackie Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Webster Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wilkerson
William J. Coco, DD, PA
Mr. and Mrs. Cassius S. Williams
Walter and Marie Williams
David and Sydney Womack
Amanda Wooten
Kenneth and Jane Wooten
Dr. L. H. Zincone Jr.
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Community rallies to address
spiritual needs
Vidant Bertie Hospital Development Council
April 2011 was a pivotal month
in the life of Vidant Bertie
Hospital.
Bertie and surrounding counties were ravaged by tornadoes
that killed 11 people in Bertie
alone. The hospital was the
epicenter of the community’s
grief as individuals came to
grips with losing their homes,
businesses and loved ones.
Just eight days later, one of the
hospital’s nurses learned that
her brother and young nephew
were killed in a tragic boating
accident. Overcome with shock
and grief at the news, she collapsed in the hospital hallway.
Robert Spivey
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These two seemingly unrelated
events ignited in the community a need for their hospital to
have a spiritual place to sustain
people in their time of greatest need — a
chapel that would respect all faiths.
comfort in their time of need,” he said, “often
in the face of death.” They want this chapel for
themselves and for this hospital, said Spivey,
a retired furniture industry executive who has
lived nearly all his life in Bertie County.
He was mayor of Windsor for 18 years and a
county commissioner and hospital trustee
for many years. He was instrumental in the
transition of the county-owned hospital to the
Greenville health system that would become
Vidant Health and the construction of the new
Vidant Bertie Hospital. As a member of the
hospital’s development council, he has been
a consistent donor and prolific fundraiser. In
recognition of his efforts, the council voted to
name the chapel in his honor.
“I’ve always felt a strong need for health care
in Bertie County,” Spivey said. “This hospital
is so important to us.” He senses a desire
among people in his community to take
responsibility for those who can’t provide for
themselves, he said.
The Vidant Bertie Hospital Development
Council responded immediately, formulating
plans and raising the necessary funds. More
than $92,000 has been secured and construction will begin in fall 2015.
Spivey served in many leadership positions
with the health system and remains a strong
advocate for better health care throughout
eastern North Carolina, particularly his home
county. To safeguard health care in Bertie long
into the future, he has designated a planned
gift to the Vidant Health Foundation.
The project resonated with many generous donors, including Robert Spivey. “I think
people here realize the need to find spiritual
He looks forward to the next pivotal moment
in the life of Vidant Bertie — when the interfaith chapel opens to serve the community.
2014 Development Council
Members
Front row, left to right: Jeff Dial, president, Vidant Bertie Hospital; Pat
Taylor; David Bunch; John Ed
Whitehurst; Mary Davis
Back row, left to right: Bill Pittman, chair;
Jeff Stalls; L.C. Hoggard; Lewis
Hoggard; Tim Phelps
2014 Donors
Albemarle Financial Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Joselito S. Almario
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne P. Attkisson
Mr. Michael D. Barnes
Codie Bartley
Beasley Farms, Inc.
Laura M. Beasley
Bertie Ambulance Service Inc.
Bertie Crop Ins. Inc.
Bertie Rural Health Associates
Kareen Binion-Brown
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Booth
Mrs. Megan S. Booth-Mills
Mr. David C. Bowen
Mrs. Gaye T. Branch
Mr. Paul Bray
Peggy Brinkley
Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Bryant
Mr. David L. Bunch
Kate Bunn
Mrs. Casey H. Byrum
Mrs. Janet Capehart
Ernest Carraway
Mr. Allen Castelloe
Mr. and Mrs. Quintin Chappell
Mrs. Tina Chavez
Mrs. Penny M. Clough
Ms. Dana L. Cobb
Pastor and Mrs. Lonnie Coker
Mr. and Mrs. Cola M. Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cross
Ms. Lynn Dale
Dan Pittman Insurance Agency, Inc.
Mrs. Ceila S. Davenport
Cynthia C. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry H. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Dial
Mrs. Jenell T. Dilday
Mrs. Judith Duke
Mr. and Mrs. Dane Ellis
Brandon Eppihimer
William Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Godwin
Mr. Teddie W. Gore
Greenville Pathology
Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus W. Hall
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip G. Harris
The Brian Harvill Family
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harvill
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Herr
Mr. and Mrs. E. Wayne Hill
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hoggard
Linda S. Hoggard
Minnie Hoggard
Holly Grove Baptist Church
Dr. and Mrs. William C. Hope IV
David Hughes
Mona and Larry Hughes
Tony Hughes
IBX Sports Group
Ms. Amy Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jordan
LuAnn W. Joyner
Mr. and Mrs. Wingate G. “Don”
Joyner Jr.
Ms. Nancy F. Joyner
Father Michael J. Kerin
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Z. Lanier
Liberty Hall Farms, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. George Little
Mrs. Mary S. Mardre
Ms. Amanda R. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Doug McMullen
MedEx Medical Transport
Service, Inc.
Ms. Betsy B. Miller
Mrs. Claire W. Mills
Glenwood Mitchell
Angela Mizelle
Mrs. Jamie M. Mizelle
Rudo Mombeyarara
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. Nelson
Nucor Plate Mill
The Opportunity Shoppe
Ms. Judy S. Overton
Ms. Barbara J. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Flint W. Perry
Jaquelin J. Perry
Ms. Verna G. Perry
Phelps Insurance Agency
Tim and Valla Phelps
Johnny Pierce
Pittman’s Pharmacy, Inc.
Powell and Stokes, Inc.
Pro Mach Inc.
Arthur Perdue Foundation
Quality Department VBER
Ms. Colby G. Riggins
Roanoke Electric Cooperative
Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Robertson
Robinson Jewelry
Mrs. Jeanette G. Ruffin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Sackrison
Sandy Land Peanut Company, Inc.
Beth Sigmon
Laurie H. Simmons
Ms. Latisha Smallwood
Mr. Lloyd C. Smith Jr.
Mr. Stacy C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Smithwick
Southern Bank
Southern Bank Foundation
Dr. Benjamin Speller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Spivey
Mrs. Mary Spruill
Nancy G. Spruill
Mr. Jeff Stalls
Turner Sutton
Mrs. Stephanie C. Swain
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Swicegood
Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Taylor Jr.
Mrs. Patricia T. Taylor
Terracycle, Inc.
The Laymen Quartet Inc.
The Opprotunity Shoppe
Cindy Thomas
Roy V. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Thompson
Three Rivers Health & Rehab
Mr. and Mrs. John Tyler
Dr. and Mrs. Jamie Udwadia
United Way of Pitt County
Viola Veale
Vidant Health
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Waff Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Walker
Walker & Walker Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ward
Brian White
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie White Sr.
Ms. Renee White
Mrs. Lucille W. Whitley
Mr. and Mrs. Jim T. Wiggins
Tonya Williams
Vickie Williams
Ms. Catherine Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Hosea E. Wilson III
Mr. Steve D. Wishall
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wohlert
Mrs. Kristina Worrell
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Volunteer, patient and donor,
all in one
Vidant Chowan Hospital Foundation
was referred back to Edenton for chemotherapy at Vidant Chowan. Wright and her
husband, Pickett, feel that the ongoing care
she received at her local hospital played a large
part in the success of her treatment.
After her recovery, Wright served as president
of the Vidant Chowan volunteers, which made
her an ex-officio member of Chowan Hospital
Foundation. With a deeper understanding of
the work of the organization, she has since
accepted other roles on the foundation board.
Front: Annette Wright
Back, left to right: Donna
Wheeler, RN; Claire Evans;
Carolyn Hare, RN
Annette Wright began her relationship with
Vidant Chowan Hospital in 2004, after retiring
from a career with the FBI in 2003. She wanted
to serve her local community as a volunteer
and found that Vidant Chowan was just what
the doctor ordered.
Wright worked in many departments, but
her favorite, by far, was outpatient services.
A faithful volunteer, she served for five hours
every Thursday, making time in her life to also
work at special hospital events whenever she
was asked.
In May 2008, Wright would begin a journey
that would give her a different perspective. She
learned she had breast cancer, a diagnosis that
would give her a new sense of the resources of
Vidant Health working in tandem with Vidant
Chowan, 72 miles away.
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She credits Dr. Nizar Habal and Dr. Heather
White for the success of her surgery at Vidant
Medical Center in Greenville. Afterward, she
In 2012, Vidant Chowan Hospital made plans to
renovate a vacated space to create a comprehensive clinic for outpatient and rehabilitation
care, including enhanced cancer services. The
foundation was asked to raise $150,000, a large
sum in a small town.
Of special interest to the Wrights was the
new Oncology Suite, which would more than
double the size of the suite in which she had
received her cancer treatments. The project
resonated with them, as it did with other generous donors who joined together to support
it. “As a cancer survivor, I knew how much a
project like this could mean to the people of
Edenton,” she said.
The Wrights saw this initiative as the perfect
opportunity to give back to Vidant Chowan
and its supportive staff which had meant so
much during her volunteer experiences and
cancer journey. As a result, they have included
Chowan Hospital Foundation in their estate
plans. And they continue to be involved with
the hospital and foundation in their own
special ways. “We want to help make health
care within reach to others in our community,”
she said.
2014 Foundation Board
Members
Seated, left to right: Annette Wright, vice
chair; Bill Shultz, chair
Second row, left to right: Ginny Waff,
executive director; Cheryl Bembry;
Virginia Hope; Pat Greene, secretary;
Rhonda Gregory
Back row, left to right: J. Cris Reynolds, MD;
Bill Chesson; Charlie Lacefield; Leroy
Spivey
Not pictured: Regan Coxe, John Fox
2014 Donors
$20,000+
Colony Tire Corporation
$10,000 – $19,999
Albemarle Area United Way /
Employee Donations*
Mrs. Lyn Castellani
Mr. and Mrs. John Fox
$5,000 – $9,999
Jimbo’s Jumbos
Regulator Marine, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zembraski
$2,500 – $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Gregory
Nucor Plate Mill
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sackrison*
Vidant Health
Vidant Urology-Edenton
West Town Savings Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waff*
$1,000 – $2,499
Brabble Plumbing Co., Inc.
Brinkley Lawn Care of Edenton
Mr. and Mrs. Miles B. Coxe
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Castellani
CenturyLink / CenturyTel, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Chesson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Dial
Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
Edenton Motors, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Greene III
Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Harrell
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harvill*
Johnie Gregory Truck Bodies
Dr. and Mrs.Timothy Madigan*
Dr. and Mrs. Cris Reynolds
Mr. William Shultz
Vidant Medical Center
Mr. and Mrs. William Vogedes
Whichard & Woolard, LLC
Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Pickett Wright
$500 – $999
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bembry
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brown
Chowan Regional Health Care
Foundation
Coastal Carolina Practice
Mr. John T. Dowd
Mr. and Mrs. Hood Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Gregory
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hare
Dr. and Mrs. William Hope IV
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Hughes
Mr and Mrs. Mike Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Knighton
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lacefield
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Macias*
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mitchener III
Piedmont Natural Gas Company
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Pond
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Rudd
Mr. and Mrs. Ollin Sykes
The Hon. and Mrs. R. H. Vaughan
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Worrell*
$250 – $499
Albemarle Boats, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bergevin
Bembridge Insurance Agencies /
Nationwide
Dr. and Mrs. Clement Bloom
Mrs. Megan Booth-Mills*
Mr. and Mrs. Tony L. Bryum*
Mr. Robert Castellani
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph V. Cole Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cross*
Mrs. Hattie Elliott*
Gregory & Associates
Mr. Donald Horton
Mrs. Harriette Howard
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Layton
Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. LeRoy
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholls
Mr. James Shelton*
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Brian White*
Mrs. Liz White*
$101 – $249
BB&T
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Bridgeman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bunch
Mrs. Penny Byrum*
Chowan Animal Hospital
Chowan Chiropractic Clinic
Rev. and Mrs. Lonnie Coker
Dixon & Thompson Law, PLLC
Douglas Hollowell, PC Certified
Public Acountants
Mrs. Barbara Elbualey
Mr. and Mrs. Dane Ellis*
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Guard
Mrs. Debra Head*
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Herr
Dr. and Mrs. Ruston Howell
Mrs. Frances Inglis
Mrs. Carolyn Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Tilmon Keel
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lane
Mrs. Lois Lavery
Mrs. Vonda McNair*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ogletree
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rich
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Small Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith
Mr. Leroy Spivey
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Stallings
Mrs. Debbie Swicegood*
Mrs. Donna Wheeler*
Mrs. Catherine White*
Mrs. Tonya Williams*
Mrs. Lynn Winslow*
* Denotes employees who designated all or a portion of their United Way pledge to Chowan Hospital Foundation.
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Giving to ensure better
health care
Duplin Hospital Foundation
At age 70, Stan Skidmore
survived two strokes, a kidney
transplant, a broken hip and
open heart surgery.
But this retired long-distance
truck driver from Wallace finished Vidant Duplin Hospital’s
5K for Stroke in May 2014, inspiring the community by winning
second place in his age group.
Stan Skidmore (in orange
shirt), Vidant Duplin
rehabilitation patient and
Stroke 5K participant
“You just have to think positive,” he said. Skidmore’s family, two friends
and his therapist from Vidant Duplin
Rehabilitation, in Wallace, all accompanied
him. Still feeling the effects of a broken hip,
suffered only a few months earlier, he walked
the race course with the aid of a cane, stopping frequently to rest. His finish time was 30
minutes after other finishers.
But they all waited for him.
“I was really surprised they stayed,” Skidmore
said. “A lot came out and ran into the finish with
me. That really made me feel good.”
The hospital sponsors the 5K for Stroke annually to increase awareness of stroke and how to
prevent it. Eastern North Carolina, where stroke
is common, has developed the dubious distinction of being known as the stroke belt.
His formal rehab is complete, but Skidmore
continues to build his strength and endurance
at Vidant Duplin Rehabilitation four or five days
a week. He also hopes to reduce the risk of
other health problems. His relationships with
the staff and his fellow patients have carried
him through challenging times. “They all mean
a lot to me,” he said.
Patients like Skidmore inspire Annette Taylor
and other hospital employees to give to Vidant
Duplin Foundation, knowing that health
services are sorely needed in her community.
“I give because I firmly believe our foundation
contributions support Vidant Duplin’s mission
to enhance the quality of life for the people
and communities we serve, touch and support,”
she said.
Taylor is a pharmacist who has been with the
hospital for nearly 30 years. “I give my professional best to ensure safe, quality care,” she
said, and is proud to be a frequent donor. “I like
to leverage my impact by contributing to the
foundation because it will improve our hospital
and promote better health.”
People like Skidmore are counting on it.
Skidmore knows firsthand the effects of
stroke. He has been a patient of Cindy Hawes,
manager of rehabilitation services for Vidant
Duplin, since he had his first stroke about
seven years ago, which initially confined him
to a wheelchair. She’s also helped him recover
from other health issues that would have sidelined many people.
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Annette Taylor
2014 Foundation Board Members
Seated, left to right: Katrina Grady, Debra Morrisey, Sharon Wallace, Barbara Harris, Thomasine
Kennedy
Standing, left to right: Jay Briley, president, Vidant Duplin Hospital; Dana Casson, chief philanthropy officer, Vidant Health; Jerri Levitsky; Penny Kornegay; Faye Jones; Billy Merritt; Russell
Tucker; Lucinda Crawford, vice president, financial services, Vidant Duplin Hospital; Tom Fife,
executive director
Not pictured: Cliff Kilpatrick, David Jackson
2014 Donors
3 HC Home Health
Bert and Vicki Alabaster
Randy Albertson
Charles Albertson
Nicholas Bell
Bell Enterprises, Inc.
Tommy and Shirley Benson
Beulaville Area Chamber of
Commerce
Helen A. Boyette
Jay and Meredith Briley
William Buckley
Butterball, LLC
Caison Enterprises
Cape Fear Farm Credit
Carolina East Home Care & Hospice
Centurylink
Teresa Chestnutt
Circle Q. Farms
John and Lucinda Crawford
Mike and Kathy Creech
Latham and Shirley Dennis
Duplin County Tourism
Duplin Wine Cellars, Inc.
Earth Right Farms
Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
Eastern Rx Solutions
Dexter and Pam Edwards
Ed Emory
Stephen Fife
Tom and Marty Fife
First Bank
Frederick Furniture
Jena Gutierrez
Harper Southerland Presbyterian
Church
Edith Hill
Huff Orthopaedics & Sports
Medicine
Charles and Carolyn Ingram
Interim Healthcare
Judy and Woodard Jackson
Jackson’s IGA
James Sprunt Community College
Glenn and Evelyn Jernigan
Dr. Dennis Johnson
Jeanette Jones
Cliff and Sabre Kilpatrick
Dr. and Mrs. Chad Kornegay
Dr. and Mrs. Hervy Kornegay
Dr. and Mrs. Jon Kornegay
Kornegay Insurance, Inc.
Lynn and Zack Lanier
Charles Lockamy
Randy Mapes
Laura Maready
Robert McDowell
MedCost Benefit Services
Virginia Medla
Billy and Deb Merritt
Marshall and Bertha Taylor Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Dyrek Miller
Debra and Claude Morrisey
Murphy-Brown, LLC
NC Muscadine Harvest Festival
Dr. Corazon Ngo
Frances Parks
Paul and Jane Phillips
Piedmont Natural Gas
Quadrant Construction, Inc.
Gerald and Rita Quinn
Ruth Quinn
Mary Rockefeller
Dr. Tammi Roos
Alice Ross
Kelly Rouse
David L. Royster
SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.
Gary and Debbie Scott
Dr. Andy Simpson
Sean Simpson
Bart and Tarla Smith
Kenneth and June Smith
Smith Brothers Gas Co.
Southern Bank and Trust
Southern Investment Services
Stallings of Kenansville
Patricia and Gene Strickland
JoAnn and Jimmy Stroud
Gay Sullivan
Tar Heel Human Services
the little bank
TMS Field Services
Tri-County Electric
Russell and Geraldine Tucker
Randall Tyndall
VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc.
Vidant Duplin Volunteer Services
Vidant Health
Michael and Sharon Wallace
John Walters
Waterway Outdoor, LLC
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A volunteer army
dressed in light blue
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Development Council
games with patients and operate the gift shop,
with proceeds benefiting the hospital.
“They’re very dedicated women and men,” said
Betsy Freuler, who is president of the auxiliary.
They’re very involved, she said, working all over
the hospital.
Volunteer leaders serving
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
include, left to right, Betsy
Freuler, Becky McBride and
Frances Stanley.
Walk through the welcoming front doors at
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital and you’ll notice
lots of light blue scattered throughout. Light
blue jackets and shirts designate these friendly,
helpful individuals as members of the Vidant
Edgecombe Volunteer Auxiliary.
Their chief aim is to make your visit more
pleasant. But, behind the scenes, they are also
orchestrating dozens of important tasks that
enable the hospital to offer more sophisticated technology, better services and greater
comforts than you would expect of a 117-bed
hospital in a small town. Needless to say, these
volunteers are accorded tremendous respect
and gratitude.
The group started in the 1960s and today
includes 135 active women and men, including teen volunteers. Volunteers work in various
departments throughout the hospital, play
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The auxiliary just completed a three-year,
$30,000 commitment toward expanding the
hospital’s Emergency Department. This $4.8
million dollar project expanded the department from nine beds to 19, enabling the
staff to treat 28,000 patients a year. With the
auxiliary’s support, the Vidant Edgecombe
Development Council was able to designate
more than $110,000 to the campaign. As a
result, the facility features special technology
that enhances patients’ experience.
“Any department in the hospital can bring forward needs for us to consider,” Ms. Freuler said.
The group has funded medication for needy
patients, refurbished waiting rooms, purchased
chemotherapy chairs, and more. They understand that needs often arise that are beyond
the scope of the hospital’s budget and they are
pleased to help address them. For instance, the
auxiliary recently committed $15,000 toward
cancer services, she said.
What motivates these individuals? Ms. Freuler
believes they are selfless people who are
largely inspired by serving their local hospital.
“They’re from a wide range of backgrounds,
all coming together, neighbor to neighbor,
giving back to their community.” Look for them
dressed in light blue.
2014 Development Council
Members
Seated, left to right: Bob Nicolosi; Shirley
Fisher; Linda Beaman; Kenny Parker,
chair
Standing, left to right: Mayor Rick Page,
Tommy Anderson, Mayor Vines Cobb
Not pictured: Barry Bunn, MD; Glenn
Daughtridge; Shelly Edmondson;
Doris Stith
2014 Donors
Corporate sponsors
Major gift
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Volunteers
Gold
Cummins – Rocky Mount Engine Plant
Eastern Radiology
Silver
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Bunn
Piggly Wiggly
PNC Bank
Bronze
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Rumans
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Silveri
Bobby Murray Toyota
Clark’s Lawncare
Diamond Health
Edgecombe Community College
Edgecombe – Martin County EMC
Hemby – Willoughby Mortuary
Keihin Carolina System Technology
Nomaco
Southern Bank
Telco Credit Union
Patron sponsors
Abram’s BBQ
Ace Home Center
Allegra Print & Imaging
BB&T
Blackwell Tire
Comfort Inn of Tarboro
Edmondson Insurance Agency, LLC
Flowers and Gifts by Roberts
Fountain, Roberson & Anderson Agency
Gateway Centre
Golden Living Center
Kanban Logistics
Lowe’s Home Improvement
Moore Chiropractic
Ribeye’s Steakhouse
Season’s Unlimited Nursery & Landscape, Inc.
Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
The Fountains at the Albemarle
Dr. and Mrs. John Brooks
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cutchin
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Knupp
Dr. Charles Middleton
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Petruzziello
Mayor and Mrs. Rick Page
Mr. and Mrs. Wick Baker
Mayor Vines Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Daughtridge
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nicolosi
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Thompson
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Serving the far reaches
of the Outer Banks
The Outer Banks Hospital Development Council
Ron Bennett stepped onto The Health Coach
during its maiden voyage to Gateway Bank in
Southern Shores, not knowing what to expect.
But since it pulled right up to his workplace, he
decided to take advantage of the free wellness
check-up. Ron Bennett
The Health Coach is a 39-foot Winnebago
outfitted as a mobile medical unit. It travels to
businesses, churches and other organizations
in Dare, Hyde and southern Currituck counties.
Having survived non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
twice over the past 13 years, Bennett is no
stranger to health care. He routinely sees his
oncologist and gets his annual physicals. But
something different happened on The
Health Coach.
“I did not know the check-up would be that
thorough,” he said. “I received results from my
blood test on the spot
and even had a skin
cancer check. I got more
than test results; I got
straight talk from Dr.
Bowen about how my
weight was impacting
my health.”
He credits The Health Coach with his recent
25-pound weight loss, achieved through a
web-based fitness and nutrition program. Best
of all, he’s maintained his weight loss with regular exercise and healthy food choices.
The Health Coach was made possible through
funds raised by The Outer Banks Hospital
Development Council. OBX Bank was among
the many local businesses, civic groups and
individuals that recognized the need and
responded generously.
“OBX Bank is proud to have provided financial
support to make The Health Coach a reality
for the residents of our region,” said David
McGlaughon, bank president. “It provides convenient medical care to those folks who might
otherwise have to travel a great distance for
important health screenings and check-ups.”
He weighed 225 pounds.
“Dr. Bowen used what
I call the “O” word to
describe my weight,”
Bennett said. “Right then
and there, I knew I had to
do something different.”
Left to right: David McGlaughon, president, OBX Bank; Phyllis Neal; Rox
Corbin; Morgan Rainwater; Heather Akers; Lizzie Konstanzer; Casey Rawles
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2014 Development Council Members
Bottom to top, left to right: Beulah Ashby; Gail Hodges; Linda
Palombo; Tess Judge; Dee McManus, chair; Linda Willey; Cindy
Thornsvard; Carl Curnutte; Kay Barefoot; Ronnie Sloan,
president, The Outer Banks Hospital; Amy Montgomery,
development director, The Outer Banks Hospital
Not pictured: Stuart Bell, Tim Cafferty, Julie Walters
The Outer Banks Hospital Health Coach
2014 Donors
Bennett agrees. “I feel so much better
than when I was carrying the extra weight
around; even the swelling in my ankles
is gone,” he said. “It all started with The
Health Coach.”
The concept has been so successful that
the development council has approved
funding to train hospital employees as
certified health coaches promoting physical activity and nutrition. Having made 37
stops — resulting in 698 screenings along
the Outer Banks region in 2014 — The
Health Coach is tangible evidence of the
concept of keeping care local.
Major Benefactor
($10,000+)
OBX Bank
Chesapeake Regional
Medical Center
Nags Head Links Ladies
Vidant Health
Saga Construction
Guardian
($5,000 –$9,999)
Resort Realty
Robert Pokelwaldt
Dominion North
Carolina Power
Patron
($1,000 – $4,999)
Atlantic Realty of the
Outer Banks, Inc.
Brindley Beach, Inc.
Carolina Designs Realty
Coca-Cola Bottling
Company
David Lustig
Dowdy & Osborne, LLP
Duck Woods Ladies
Tennis Association
Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
Gateway Bank &
Trust Co.
Guy C. Lee Building
Materials
Jeff Dowdy
Kelly Family Fund
Kelly Hanig
Laurie Graham
Myra Ladd Bone
OBX Bank
Patrick Faulkner
Phillip Foreman
Pigman’s Bar-B-Que
Ronnie and Jody Sloan
Southern Insurance
Agency, Inc.
Sun Realty of Nags
Head, Inc.
Vanessa Foreman
Vidant Health
Vogedes Insurance
Agency
Friend
($500 – $999)
Bobby Outten
Brew Thru
Chris Mann
Cindy Thornsvard
Dominion North
Carolina Power
Ed Heise
Edward Gallagher
Jeff Dowdy
John Leatherwood
Julie Walter
Ken Capecci
Ken Kelley
Kenneth R. Deans
Marjorie Bain
Michael Serbousek
Miss Lizzies
Noel Preston
Outdoor Enhancement
& Design, Inc.
Outer Banks Blue Realty
Peebles Harrison
Phillip Foreman
Rex D. Etheridge
Robert Palombo
Skydive OBX
Terry L. Wheeler
Virginia H. Meekins
Virginia H. Meekins
Revocable Family
Trust
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Feltons among lead donors
to local cancer unit
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation
to be recognized for his gift in hopes it would
encourage others.
“This was a joyful gift for us, a joint gift
between our two families and Metal Tech,” he
said. “We understand the fear that goes to the
depths of your soul when you have cancer, and
we want to ease the burden of people having
to travel far away for treatment.”
Front: Judy and Ray Felton
Back: Sheila and Brock Felton The need for local cancer services touched
many people in northeastern North Carolina,
but few more than the Ray and Brock Felton
families of Gates County.
They are among hundreds of community members, patients, family members, physicians and
staff of Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital who
together raised more than $100,000 to make
a Cancer Care and Hematology Services Unit
a reality. The Feltons and their business, Metal
Tech of Murfreesboro, made a lead gift that
inspired others to give.
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It was a cause that truly struck home with
them. Ray and his wife, Judy, are cancer
survivors and are known throughout the
community for having helped found the local
Relay for Life and supporting many other
worthwhile causes. “I enjoy giving,” said Ray,
“but I enjoy giving discreetly.” He only agreed
He said it’s special to him to give jointly with
Brock, who has been in business with him for
20 years. Besides their family challenges with
cancer, Ray and Brock have suffered through
the pain their employees at Metal Tech have
endured when faced with a cancer diagnosis. The business specializes in machining,
fabricating and welding aluminum, steel and
stainless steel products, relying on a skilled
workforce. Knowing their employees as
individuals, they want to make life better for
them. “With causes like this, we get more out
of it than we give,” he said. “It all comes back
and the community is better for it.”
The dedication in August drew more than
200 members of the community, recognizing
that this was a historic event for Ahoskie and
the northeast. Funds raised by both Vidant
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital and RoanokeChowan Foundation, through Hosts for the
Hospital dinners and other philanthropic
efforts, increased awareness of the need for
cancer services in the community. The foundation and the hospital’s medical staff also
funded mammograms and colonoscopies for
low-income patients in Hertford, Gates, Bertie
and Northampton counties. In honor of their
efforts, the foundation is one of several major
donors to the new cancer unit, supporting
state-of-the-art cancer care close to home. 2014 Foundation Members
Front row, left to right: Sandra Woodard,
president; Michael C. Alston, MD, chair;
J. S. Almario, MD; Charles L. Revelle III;
Carl D. Taylor; Gina Basnight
Back row, left to right: Charles W. Hughes Jr.,
James W. Mason, Ernest L. Evans, Ernest R.
Carter Jr., Cy A. Grant, Reba Green-Holley
2014 Donors
$5,000 and above
Ahoskie Jaycees, Inc.
Hosts for The Hospital (Community
Support)
Metal Tech (Ray and Brock Felton
Families)
NUCOR
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Joy Brown Sumner
Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
Employees
Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
Medical Staff
Arnold, Jerome and Spencer
Zaslow
$500 – $4,999
Ahoskie Lion’s Club, Inc.
Ahoskie Woman’s Club
Mrs. Wendy Ruffin-Barnes/State
Farm Insurance
John and Betsy Blanton Memorial
(Mrs. Nancy Blanton Earley,
Trustee)
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Brinkley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Brinkley
Central Ford, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. T. Brent Chafin
Mr. Donnie Deloatch (Down South
Lawn Care)
Mr. and Mrs. Duwayne Douthett
Mrs. Nancy Blanton Earley
Mrs. Nettie T. Evans
Garrett Sykes Funeral Service
Mrs. Emily B. Hall
Harrell Enterprise, Inc. (Mr. and Mrs.
James Harrell, Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Harrell)
Jernigan House Bed & Breakfast–
Fritz Family
Joe Murray Realty, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Johnson
Ms. Libby Jones
Ms. Margaret Jones
Ms. Sue Lassiter
Mr. William G. Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Messer
Mrs. Delores Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. John Newsome
Mrs. Mildred E. Peele
Mrs. Nneamaka N. Rapu
Mr. and Mrs. Don Ward
Mr. and Mrs. John Woodard Jr.
The GEO Group, Inc.
Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
Auxillary
Vidant Wellness Center
$499 and below
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Alston
Mrs. Katherine Alexander
Mrs. Wanda Ashe-Moore
Mrs. Nancy B. Aycock
Bill Clough Ford, Inc.
The Beth Baggett Family
Mrs. Beverly P. Baker
Mrs. Sally Ann Barber
Mrs. Robin Bland
Mrs. Paula Manley Branch
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brantley
Mrs. Susan Brinkley
Mrs. Jerri H. Britt
Dr. Arthur Brown
Mr. and Mrs. E. Rawls Carter
Classic Party & Equipment
Rentals – Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Myers
Mrs. Christine Coleman
Ms. Valorie L. Cooke
Mr. and Mrs. Don Craft
Mrs. Jennifer T. Curley
Mr. Don Rufus Daniels
Mrs. Sheila Davis
The Diane Dilday Family
Mrs. Jennie Eure
Ms. Cindy Bowers Emory
Eureka Temple 521
Mr. Ernest L. Evans
Mrs. Wendy Ferebee
Mrs. Wendy Sutton Flake
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Frei
Mrs. Annette Friel
Mrs. Denise M. Futrell
Dr. R. B . Gelot
Mr. Jon P. Graham
Mr. Billy Copeland and Ms. Mary
Alice Hardison
Mrs. Shirely Harmon
Mrs. Lou G. Harrell
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hobbs
Mrs.LuAnn Whitley Joyner and Mrs.
Lucille W. Whitley
Mrs. Kimberly G. King
Dr. Charles L. Knupp
Mrs. Lynn. Lanier
Mr. Alvin Leo Lewis
Mrs. Martha Lilley
L&W Catering
The Children of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
H. Martin
Ms. Susan Mitchell
Mr. James J. Oliver
The Pain Center Staff
Mrs. Jean F. Parker
Mr. Tom Parrish
Mrs. Kasey Britton Pearce
Mr. Rodney Pennington
The Judy Perry Family
Mrs. Angela Rankins
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Revelle III
Mr. Greg Riley
Mrs. Sharon Roope
Mrs. Lisa Rushing
Mrs. Debbie L. Sisler
Mrs. Lois S. Smith
St. John Baptist Church, Inc.
Mrs. Jan Street
Mr. Walter M. Sykes
Mr. Carl D. Taylor
Dr. and Mrs. Julian R. Taylor
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Vaughan
Walmart – Ahoskie
Mrs. Sonya Williams
The Grace and Ray Willis Family
Ms. Cheryl Whitaker
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It all started with one
Shepard Cancer Foundation
One room, one nurse, one doctor… inspired by the desire of
local surgeons and primary care
physicians who simply wanted
the best cancer care for their
patients, close to home.
It started out small, but with a
strong vision, thanks to Dr. Zack
Waters, a Washington general
surgeon, and his fellow physicians. They reached out to Dr.
Mary Raab, a medical oncologist
at the East Carolina University
School of Medicine.
Mary Raab, MD
Raab and her late husband, Dr.
Spencer Raab, both nationally recognized cancer specialists, were
founding faculty members of the
medical school’s oncology program. In 1988, Dr. Mary, as she was
affectionately known, agreed to
start ECU’s first cancer outreach clinic at what is
now Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
A room on the second floor of the hospital was
designated for the clinic and Raab and nurse
Geneva Everett began seeing patients. “I was
only at the clinic one day a week in the beginning,” Raab said, “so without Geneva, I’m not
sure the clinic would have succeeded.”
Volume quickly grew, as patients were drawn
by Raab’s compassionate care and extraordinary expertise. The clinic soon required a team
of nurses. “It wasn’t unusual to see patients
until 8:00 or 9:00 at night,” she said. “If one of
the local physicians called and had a patient
that needed to be seen, we stayed late to see
them. That is just how it worked.”
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The personal care they provided set the bar
high. Not only has compassion been a top
priority, but providing comprehensive, highquality, leading-edge treatment has been
equally important. Dr. Jennie Crews joined the
practice in 2003 and became the first full-time
medical director.
The oncology program flourished, requiring a
larger clinic. Through grants and contributions
from generous individuals and businesses, the
community raised more than $800,000 to build
and equip a $1.2 million state-of-the-art facility
which opened in 2006 as the Marion L. Shepard
Cancer Center. “I have been inspired by the generosity of this community,” Raab said. “People
here have given from their hearts to make cancer services available locally.” She is a frequent
donor supporting cancer care across the region
and many other Vidant Health initiatives.
Several expansions have been supported by
local benefactors and the Shepard Cancer
Foundation was formed to support services
that help patients and their caregivers deal
with the challenges that come with a cancer
diagnosis. “Without philanthropy, it would be
difficult to provide these services for cancer
patients,” Raab said.
As the need for cancer care grows, Vidant
Beaufort Hospital continues to lead the way.
In February 2015, the hospital opened a
3,700-square-foot addition to its radiation
oncology department featuring a new, stateof-the-art Varian Clinac linear accelerator.
Once again, philanthropy helped make it possible. The Shepard Cancer Foundation raised
$300,000 and Golden LEAF Foundation, one of
the state’s most prestigious funders, committed
$550,000. The expansion is the latest indication of how far cancer care has come since its
modest start with one room, one nurse and
one doctor.
2014 Foundation Board Members
Front row, left to right: Pam Daw, Catherine Pfeiffer
Second row, left to right: Pansy Champion, Mary Jane
Cooke, Ed Mann
Third row, left to right: Gary Wilson, Forest Sidbury, Mike
Gwynn, Jack Piland, Grace Bonner
Not pictured: Jim Hackney, Susan Klein, Melinda Moore
2014 Donors
$10,000+
$250 – $499
Let’s Tee It Up For a Cure Golf
Tournament
William Matthew Peters Estate
Darleen’s Flamingo 5K
Eastern Radiologists
Mrs. Cynthia Shepard
Weyerhaeuser Washington Employees
Tayloe Drug Company, Inc.
Mrs. Trish Litchfield
Beaufort County United Way, Inc.
Mrs Nancy King
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Smith
First United Methodist Church
Women of the Moose
3 B Farms
Backwater Jack’s
Champion Accounting & Bookkeeping
Solutions
Chocowinity Veterinary Hospital, PLLC
East Carolina import Services, Inc.
Franks Pizza, Inc.
Gaskins & Gaskins, PA
Gregory Poole
Honoring NC Lives LLC
Mark S. McCoy, DDS, PA
Marks Termite & Pest Control, Inc.
Oak Ridge Metal Works, LLC
Peacock Realty, LLC
Pronamic Industries, LLC
Suddenlink
The Mainstreet Collection
Vidant Health
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Keith
Mrs. Ursula McRae
Mr. and Mrs. John Reiner Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Trott
$1,000 – $5,000
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fehrenbacher
Pansy & Friends
PotashCorp Aurora
Mrs. Mary McMullan Talley
Ms. Peggy Teague
Mrs. Grace Bonner
Pender Land Improvements
Ms. Phyllis Hendrickson
Landscaping Unlimited, Inc.
Ms. Inda Hill
Mr. and Mrs. James Hackney III
First South Bank
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.
Roberson Foot Care
The Rotary Club of Washington (Noon)
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
$500 - $999
Mrs. Elinor Hunter
First Citizens Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Schmidt
Cemacon, Inc.
Cypress Landing Men’s Golf Association
La Bella Slices & Ices, LLC
Lee Chevrolet Buick
P. & G. Manufacturing, Inc.
Precision Eye Care
Stewart’s Jewelry Store, Inc.
Womens Club of Cypress Landing
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bellew
Mr. Jack Chesson
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cook
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hardison Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meredith
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Titus
$100 – $249
Market St. Massage Body Work & Gift
Shop
Tri County Telephone Foundation
Mr. Richard DiDio
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gray
Ms. Nancy Hill
Mrs. Jane Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker
Mr. and Mrs. I. Paul
Mr. and Mrs. F. Peed
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toler
Mr. David Williams
Ms. Brenda Jackson
Juke Box Deli & Dogs
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Quarnstrom
DSM Instrument & Electric Shop
Ms. Kristi Fearrington
Mrs. Elizabeth Garris
Mrs. Hester Kidd
Ms. Linda Lancaster
Mrs. Frances Sobol
Dr. and Mrs. Josh Tayloe
Washington Quick Lube, Inc.
John B. Tate III Attorney at Law
Morris Insurance Agency, Inc.
Dr. Frederick Howdy Sr.
Mr. Sam Taylor
Albemarle Soil & Water Conservation
District
Bobby Murray Toyota
Bradford W. Jackson, DDS, PA
Chubby’s Carpet Center, Inc.
Church Women United
Cory A. Kennedy State Farm
Edward Jones
First Bank
Fraternal Order of Police
Garden Classics
H & R Block
Howdy & Jones, DDS, PA
Muriel Moore Jr. Builders
Occupational Therapy Plus, Inc.
P.C. Sound, Inc.
Paul Funeral Home
Radcliffe Marine, Inc.
The Rich Company
Whitford and Associates, Inc.
Womble Drug Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd
Mr. Robbie Cameron
Mr. Rod Cantrell
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cartwright
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Case
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cohen
Ms. Linda Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Crisp
Mr. Walter Cron
Mrs. Carol Cutler
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eakes
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Elberson
Mr. and Mrs. James Fenwick
Mrs. Rose Fitzgerald
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Forrest
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gavlak
Mr. W. Bonner Guilford
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haines
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Harris
Ms. Virginia Hayes
Mr. P. Holloman
Ms. Constance Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Howdy III
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Howdy Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hunt
Ms. Joan Jealous
Mrs. Marie Knott
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Koegel
Ms. Melinda LaFoy
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leggett
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mann Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton McFarland Jr.
Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth Murphy
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Gordon Nash
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O’Brien Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Peacock
Mrs. Betty Ralston
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rasmussen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rigsbee Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Runyon
Mrs. Patricia Rusevlyan
Ms. Margaret Shealy
Mr. James Smart
Mr. and Mrs. W. Warren Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Erick Tetterton
Ms. Katie Wilson
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Your passion, fueled by
the needs around you
You have many options for your charitable dollar,
around the globe and here at home. We’re honored
that among all the worthwhile choices that you
considered, you chose to support better health care in
your local community.
Here in eastern North Carolina, where heart disease
is all too common, you found a need that resonated
within you. Here in this region, where children contend
with daunting disabilities since birth, you found your
motivation. Here in these small cities and tiny hamlets,
where the need for cancer care is greater than the rest
of the nation, you found your passion. And, as a result,
you brought new meaning to the word generosity.
Your gifts are the difference between good health
care and the incredible health care that you expect to
receive when you visit a Vidant Health hospital, wellness center or clinic. In fact, philanthropy jump-started
many of our programs and services and sustains them
to this day, primarily because you saw an unmet need
in your community and wouldn’t let it go.
We salute the selflessness and empathy that leads you
to give. To you, we offer our deepest thanks.
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