OurLegacyToday Summer 2017
Legacy Community Health Board of Directors Beth Bruce Chairperson Amanda Goodie Vice-Chairperson
Building Healthy Families: Challenge Accepted!
Beryl Basham Secretary Alex Jessett Treasurer Glenna Pierpont At-Large / Executive Committee Sehba Ali Glenn Bauguss Tony Bravo George Burch Abigail Caudle, M.D. Victor Cordova, Jr. Bryan Hlavinka Bethsheba Johnson Alton LaDay Mariana Chavez Mac Gregor, M.D. Johnson Olatunji Naveen Pinglay Cyndy Garza Roberts Lauren Soliz Marissa Taler
Legacy Community Health has never shied away from
Legacy Montrose. The urgency is just as great this time
challenges during our 36-year history of driving healthy
as we focus on building a healthy Southwest community,
change in our communities. Now, we need your help to
where a third of the residents are living at or below the
James A. Reeder, Jr. Chairperson
raise the bar even higher as we work to meet Houston’s
poverty level. There we see higher rates of chronic illnesses
growing health care needs.
like diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure
Tripp Carter Vice-Chairperson
The Building Healthy Families capital campaign
than the rest of the Houston. More than half of Legacy’s
will fund a new, state-of-the-art campus in Southwest
pediatric patients are seen at Southwest, and 400 babies
Houston. This 40,000 square foot clinic will double the
are born each month to the women who visit our providers
size of our current facility and allow us to better deliver
for prenatal care.
comprehensive medical care and supportive services
to the 44,000 people there who call this location their
do the same. Come to Southwest Houston for a personal tour
medical home. The J.E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation has
of Legacy’s facilities to see how your investment can change
recognized the importance of this campaign and awarded
lives. Contact Chree Boydstun, Legacy’s Chief Development
Legacy a $1.5 million challenge grant. To meet this
Officer, at cboydstun@legacycommunityhealth.org or
challenge and claim the grant, Legacy must raise an
832-548-5054 to schedule your visit. Join us as we transform
additional $3.4 million by April of next year.
generations and build healthy families!
Legacy Community Health Endowment Board of Directors
Bryan Hlavinka Secretary Mike Holloman Treasurer Michael Alexander Joshua L. Espinedo Brent N. Whiteley Melanie Gray Board Member Emeritus Melissa Mithoff Board Member Emeritus Monsour Taghdisi Board Member Emeritus Claire Cormier Thielke Board Member Emeritus
We’ve pledged to meet this challenge, and we ask you to
This challenge is one we’ve faced before, when the
Mabee Foundation awarded a similar grant in 2009 for
Building Healthy Families Campaign Co-Chairs
Tripp Carter
Trini Mendenhall
Martha Turner