Spring into Giving
Mary Free Bed – Grand Rapids Campus 10 AM – 2 PM, Wednesday, March 6 | 7 - 9 AM, Thursday, March 7
Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare Campus 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM, Friday, March 8
About the Mary Free Bed Foundation As a nonprofit organization, Mary Free Bed relies on the generosity of donors whose financial support is crucial to improving the lives of our patients and their families. In 2012, the Mary Free Bed Foundation was established to support the hospital’s mission to restore hope and freedom through philanthropy. Philanthropic investments enable us to support thousands of people from our community and beyond with innovative therapy programs, specialized technology and capital improvements.
What is the With a Mary Heart Employee Giving Campaign? Since the program launched in 2018, Mary Free Bed employees have made an extraordinary difference through our annual giving campaign. With a Mary Heart is an opportunity to contribute to the program or fund that most inspires you. Whether you started last week, last year, or decades ago, employees are the heart and soul of Mary Free Bed. Every day, you deliver on our mission to restore hope and freedom through rehabilitation by providing your time, talents and dedication to our patients. Thanks to you, our patients and their loved ones experience this commitment to excellence in countless ways. Your colleagues do, too. You’re part of a compassionate culture of care that’s meant to be shared. This program is another way you can directly impact the lives of our patients and team members. Join your generous colleagues in support of the programs and services at Mary Free Bed that benefit thousands of patients and families each year!
WHAT CAN I SUPPORT? Patient Assistance Fund
Featured Fund
Mary Free Bed & Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare Gifts directed to these funds enable us to provide charitable care so all patients can achieve the best possible outcome. It’s a valuable resource for patients who need adaptive equipment, ramps for home accessibility, extended services, caregiver training, travel arrangements, interpretation services and help with transitional financial emergencies due to limited insurance coverage or financial means.
Mary’s Mission Your generosity to Mary’s Mission provides vital support for programs, services and state-of-the-art equipment and technology that help patients rebuild their lives and achieve their highest level of independence.
Employee-to-Employee Giving Fund
Greatest Need
Sometimes we can use a little help from a friend. This program provides a limited financial gift to support team members through financial hardship — such as emergency housing issues, help paying utility bills and assistance when a family member is sick.
Recreational Therapy Your donation will enhance activity-based treatment (such as gardening, woodworking or bicycling) to help patients meet their rehabilitation goals and return home. This innovative approach to rehabilitation also may include aquatic therapy, animal-assisted interventions, community reintegration field trips and peer support groups.
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired For over one hundred years, the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) has carried out its mission to help individuals with low vision or blindness thrive in a sighted world. In 2020, ABVI became an independent subsidiary of Mary Free Bed. Your support will help us make a greater impact on the community we serve.
Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital Your gift will help build Michigan’s first freestanding hospital dedicated exclusively to children’s rehabilitation. The state-of-the-art hospital will allow Mary Free Bed to serve more children with specialized services and care. Learn more about this monumental project at maryfreebed.com/kids.
Full Peds Ahead — An Initiative for Kids at Mary Free Bed Full Peds Ahead is dedicated to improving access to care and models of care for our youngest patients. Your gift will be an investment in evaluation and rehabilitation services, equipment and other critical needs essential for kids with health and physical challenges.
Wheelchair & Adaptive Sports Fund An essential element of Mary Free Bed’s continuum of care, WAS offers classes, clinics, special events and opportunities to play competitive sports. Thanks to the generosity of donors, our program is one of the biggest of its kind in the country and provides kids and adults with something that no doctor can prescribe — joy!
Matthew Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarship Fund Matthew Fitzpatrick was a beloved employee of Mary Free Bed who passed away in 2019. To honor his legacy, his family established a fund to award scholarships to employees pursuing a degree or another professional certification. Your donation will help Mary Free Bed team members further their educational goals.
If you wish to donate to another fund not listed above, please complete the “other” section on the enclosed pledge card with your desired fund or contact anyone at the Foundation.
JOIN MARY’S MUG CLUB Support the With a Mary Heart Employee Giving Campaign by making a $130 one-time donation (excludes PTO), and you’ll receive an exclusive With a Mary Heart YETI® Rambler — featured this year in ‘Camp Green.’ Fill your tumbler with one FREE brewed coffee every Monday for the entire year. This promotion is valid only for coffee at Biggby in the Mary Free Bed – Grand Rapids lobby OR Caffeine and Things located in Mary Free Bed at Covenant building’s main lobby from March 11, 2024 through March 10, 2025. YETI® Ramblers will be available to pick up at one of the Employee Giving kickoff events. All gifts must be received and paid in full to receive your mug.
Interested in signing up? Complete the enclosed pledge form or scan the QR code.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT Your decision to donate to the With a Mary Heart Employee Giving Campaign is an opportunity to deepen your commitment to our mission, above and beyond the time, talent and heart you give each day.
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2024 EMPLOYEE GIVING INCENTIVES To show our appreciation for your generosity and for helping the Mary Free Bed Foundation create a culture of philanthropy, we offer the following incentives. Complete the enclosed pledge form and select which item you would like to receive.
ANY GIFT • With a Mary Heart badge reel • Black: One-year donor • Chrome: Two-year donor • Gold: Three-plus-year donor
PLEDGED DONATION OF $130-$249 • Black Executive Mini Umbrella • Gildan DryBlend® Unisex T-Shirt* Colors: - Tennessee Orange - Electric Green - Dark Heather *A direct ordering link will be sent to those who select this option.
PLEDGED DONATION OF $ 250-$499 • Stanley The IceFlow™ Flip Straw Tumbler Colors: - Polar - Charcoal • Green JBL Portable Speaker
Koozie Olympus 36-Can Cooler Backpack 16002 - Hunter with White Logo MOCKUP
PLEDGED DONATION OF $ 500-$999 • Koozie Olympus 36-Can Cooler Backpack 16002 – Hunter with White Logo • Weatherproof Vintage Diamond Quilted Vest – Rosin Sizes: S M L XL XXL Cuts: Men’s Women’s
PLEDGED DONATION OF $ 1,000+ • Herschel Eco Nova 13” Laptop Backpack – Forest • Herschel Eco Retreat 15” Laptop Backpack – Forest • Cognac 13/14” Slim Laptop Sleeve
On behalf of the programs being supported and the people they serve, thank you for considering this opportunity. For more information on the With a Mary Heart Employee Giving Campaign, please contact Ashley Koop at Ashley.Koop@maryfreebed.com or by phone at 616.840.9865. With a Mary Heart!
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EMPLOYEE GIVING MATCH PARTNERS!
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