Kenmore Mercy Foundation Insider - Winter 2018

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A year in review ... 2017 Thank you from Susan Jandzinski, Executive Director It is hard to believe that we are already one month into 2018.

While planning is in full swing for 2018 in regards to our annual giving campaign and our two major special events, we can’t help but look back at 2017 and all the wonderful things that happened throughout the last year.

We are so pleased with the opening of the John M. Repetski Healing Garden in May, our annual Golf/Wine Event in June and A Tribute to Angels Event in November.

Grants were awarded to the Foundation for specific projects at Kenmore Mercy Hospital and there were a few very generous gifts that came in at the end of the year from the Kenmore Mercy medical staff, Auxiliary and the Robert Bille and Debra Gabri Bille Trust.

We also bid a fond farewell to our longtime President & CEO and board member Jim Millard in 2017. We welcomed Walt Ludwig, former chief operating officer, into these roles at the start of 2018.

Finally, thank you for your generous, thoughtful support of Kenmore Mercy Foundation and Kenmore Mercy Hospital.

It is because of donors like you that we are able to support projects and programs along with purchase state of the art equipment to better serve our patients.

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Kenmore Mercy Foundation Elects New Officers In November, the Kenmore Mercy Foundation board of trustees elected a new slate of officers for a two-year term beginning in January 2018.

Mark Keller was elected as the new president of Kenmore Mercy Foundation board of trustees. Mark is vice president of Operations at Keller Technology Corporation, and joined the board in 2011.

Prior to his new role, Mark served as vice president of Kenmore Mercy Foundation board of trustees since 2015.

Raymond Crane was the Foundation’s treasurer prior to his election to serve as vice president. Raymond, who has been a member of the board since 2009, is a Partner with Brock, Schecter & Polakoff, LLP. James Rykowski, who also joined the board in 2009, is vice president of Commercial Lending with Evans Bank and will serve as Treasurer.

Lee Ann Vogt, a community volunteer and member of the board since 2015 will entertain the office of secretary of the board.

Lee Ann has been involved with the Foundation for several years prior to 2015 serving as the co-chair with James Rykowski of our annual A Tribute to Angels event.

Mark Keller

Raymond Crane

ED Campaign Updates

James Rykowski

Lee Ann Vogt

In 2010, Kenmore Mercy Foundation embarked on a major gifts campaign with a goal of raising $1,000,000 towards the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. At the conclusion of the campaign, $1,200,000 was raised.

We opened the doors to the new Emergency Department on July 30, 2013. Currently more than 36,370 patients pass through the Emergency Department each year.

As of the start of 2018, the balance on that promise is only $8,000 with the expectation of paying the balance by the middle of February.

Thank You to Our Major Donors

Jim Gallopo, Mark Keller, Jim Millard, Ralph Lorigo, and Walter Ludwig

December was a special month for Kenmore Mercy Foundation, which received large donations from the Kenmore Mercy Auxiliary, medical staff of Kenmore Mercy Hospital, and the Debra Gabri Bille and Robert Bille Trust.

The Auxiliary (in the photo below) donation of $50,896 will be used by the Foundation to purchase new equipment, support associate training, and help patients in need. This donation represents funds raised from the Gift Shop, Atrium sales along with proceeds from the sewing group.

Memorial Bricks Available for Healing Garden The John M. Repetski Healing Garden is a sanctuary that features a variety of flowers, herbs, and trees, each chosen for their calming effects.

Dedicated in May 2017, the healing garden benefits our patients, visitors, and associates while honoring the late John M. Repetski whose generous bequest to Kenmore Mercy Hospital made the garden possible.

A tranquil path is constructed of 4” x 8” paving bricks and 8” x 8” stone blocks. You may wish to inscribe a block or a brick with your family name, the name of a loved one, or a cherished organization.

The commemorative bricks and blocks in the John M. Repetski Healing Garden at Kenmore Mercy Hospital provide a unique, beautiful, lasting, and highly visible opportunity to honor or remember a loved one, or someone special for years to come.

For more information, please contact: Kenmore Mercy Foundation 2950 Elmwood Avenue Kenmore, NY 14217 Phone: (716) 447-6204 www.chsbuffalo.org/FCH/KenmoreMercy

Education Grants Help Better Associates In 2017, the Kenmore Mercy Foundation was able to distribute $45,000 in Staff Education Grants.

The Medical Staff’s donation of $20,000 will assist the Foundation in supporting associate educational opportunities.

James Gallopo one of three trustees of the Robert Bille and Debra Gabri Bille Trust presented the Foundation and hospital leadership with a $10,000 check. The Billie’s were former patients of the hospital.

“We are very grateful to these organizations for their generous contributions,” said Susan Jandzinski, executive director of the Kenmore Mercy Foundation.

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The Foundation sets aside funds annually to help provide associates with the means to learn up-to-date techniques, while providing the resources to treat patients with the high quality Kenmore Mercy’s nurses proudly care for which Kenmore Mer- represented their hospital at the Magnet Conference in October. cy Hospital is recognized.

In 2017, the Foundation was able to assist 101 associates from the Pharmacy, Respiratory Care/Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Surgery/ASU/PACU, Dietary/Nutritional Services, Radiology, Facilities/Engineering and Volunteer Services.

In addition, a portion of the budgeted spending assisted Nursing/ Patient Care Services associates, including sending twenty nurses to Houston, Texas to represent Kenmore Mercy at the American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, the largest nursing conference in the United States.

Foundation Awarded $14,500 in Grants Last year, Kenmore Mercy Foundation was fortunate to receive three grants to help offset the cost of two projects.

The Anthony V. Mannino Foundation approved a grant for $4,000 to assist in the renovation of waiting rooms on both the 2 East and 3 East patient care units.

It is the wish of the donor to create a space that “encourages the giving and receiving of essential emotional support and care to patients and their families.”

Harris Beach, PLLC, also provided additional funding of $4,000 for the project. The project is slated to be complete in the Spring 2018.

The Foundation was also fortunate to receive a grant from the Kenmore Rotary Foundation for $6,500. The donation will be used to upgrade and provide comfort amenities to the two lactation support rooms currently located on the third floor that are used by Kenmore Mercy Hospital associates and volunteers, and available to hospital patients and visitors if needed.

With their support, we will create welcoming, comfortable spaces that promote the health of mother and baby by providing clean, private spaces to pump breast milk to feed their babies.

Golf & Wine Event Raises Funds to Help Hospital The Kenmore Mercy Foundation Golf & Wine Event in June raised more than $107,000 (net of expenses) for Kenmore Mercy Hospital.

The 18-hole golf tournament took place at Legends on the Niagara in Ontario, Canada and the wine event was at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Event co-chairs Michael Doug Raham, Jim Stachewicz, Steve Gough, MD, and Jonathan Duntley, and Rob Voit Amoia, along with the event committee, were extremely pleased with the results.

“We are extremely pleased and very touched that our wonderful community can give to such levels to support Kenmore Mercy Hospital,” they said.

The tournament was sponsored by the Habib Family, Keller Technology Corporation and Ronco Specialized Systems.

Dr. Pfalzer, center, with his family.

A Tribute to Angels a Success in 2017 More than 380 people gathered for the 36th annual A Tribute to Angels, hosted by the Kenmore Mercy Foundation on November 17. Kenmore Mercy Hospital will benefit from $128,000 (net of expenses) raised at the event.

Held at Salvatore’s Italian Garden, A Tribute to Angels was chaired by Lee Ann Vogt and D. Michael Slate II, MD. Guests enjoyed a night of fine cuisine and auctions.

This year’s “Fund an Item,” a unique component of the live auction, which raises funds to purchase a specific item or piece of equipment for the hospital, was a great success.

The Kenmore Mercy Foundation raised $20,000 to purchase 140 new nurse call bell/pillow speakers, which help ensure clear communication between patients and the nurse’s station and also aid in creating a quiet environment for our patients during their stay.

This year’s Sister Mary Mechtilde Memorial Award honorees were hospital president & CEO James M. Millard, R.Ph., and David F. Pfalzer, MD. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the hospital’s founding religious order.

Major sponsors of the event included the Penfold Family, Southtowns Radiology Associates, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vogt and Vogt Sprinkler Service.

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