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Donate to the CMS Foundation
We Thank Our Donors We thank the following donors who made a gift to the CMS Foundation this past month:
We Care Network
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Anonymous – to purchase dentures through the We Care Network Dental Patient Assistance Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Williams – for More Simpler Times
We Care Network Ensure Nutritional Shake Drive
Aribah Ahmed
Anonymous Elaine Geissinger Drs. Robert and Linda Miles
Dr. and Mrs. Shawn Ramsey
The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment – In Memory of Dr. Julia St. Petery
Dr. and Mrs. D. Paul Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Williams – In Honor of Peter E. Loeb, M.D.
Your gifts to the Capital Medical Society Foundation transform lives in the Big Bend.
The Impact of Private Support:
The Capital Medical Society Foundation’s community of donors strategically help fulfill its mission “to support the charitable efforts of physicians and others, increase access to healthcare, promote education and serve the community’s health needs through innovative projects that are exemplary, affordable and dignified.” ➢ Access to healthcare is increased through gifts to the We Care Network and the We Care Network Endowment Fund. More than $120.7 million in donated specialty medical and dental care has been provided to low-income, uninsured patients since the program was created in 1992. In fiscal year 2020-21, which ended June 30, 2021, more than $8.4 million in healthcare was donated. Gifts support the operational expenses of the program including salaries and benefits of the case management team who coordinate the donated care. ➢ To provide incentives to keep medical students trained at the FSU College of Medicine in the Big Bend after completion of their residencies and help meet the growing demand for physicians in Florida, gifts to the CMS Foundation Scholarship Fund provide scholarships to FSU College of Medicine students who have expressed an interest in returning to the Big Bend to practice after completion of their residencies. $44,000 was awarded in 2021. An additional $1,500 was awarded from The Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Endowment. ➢ Gifts to the Capital Medical Society Foundation help provide operational resources for the Capital Medical Society Foundation. In addition, modest grants are awarded to area non-profits whose programs improve access to healthcare for the underserved. In 2021, the CMSF awarded a total of $15,000 in grants to Elder Care Services for their In-Home Services Program, the Big Bend Hospice Foundation for bereavement services, and to Lighthouse of the Big Bend for aids for the visually-impaired.
Gifts to Honor and In Memoriam: You can make a gift to the CMS Foundation in memory of someone who has passed away or in honor of someone, such as a fellow physician, you hold in high esteem or has taken care of you or your family. The CMS Foundation will send an acknowledgement letter to those you memorialize and honor.
How to Give: Through the generosity of donors, funds have been created in order to establish financial stability to meet our mission. You can make a gift at any time to one of the CMS Foundation’s current funds: 1) The Capital Medical Society Foundation – Area of Greatest Need 2) The Capital Medical Society Foundation General Endowment 3) We Care Network 4) We Care Network Endowment 5) The Ronald G. Pickett Endowment 6) The CMS Foundation Physician Wellness Fund 7) The CMS Foundation Scholarship Fund 8) The Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Endowment 9) The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment 10) The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Fund (unendowed) 11) The Charles D. "Pedro" Williams, M.D. Scholarship Endowment
Gifts should be made payable to the CMS Foundation. Indicate on the memo line of your check to which designation you would like to give. Bring your check to the CMS Office or mail it: Capital Medical Society Foundation ~ 1204 Miccosukee Road ~ Tallahassee, FL 32308.
Gifts may be made by credit card or direct debit from the CMS website.
If you would like to discuss a gift of appreciated securities, an insurance policy, designation of retirement plan assets, estate gift, or multi-year pledge, please contact: Pam Irwin Executive Director pirwin@capmed.org or (850) 877-9018 or (850) 559-8611
