Foundation in Focus
MJHS Celebrates Employee Giving Giving is at the heart of MJHS. And in the 2013
Employee Giving Campaign (EGC), staff started the year with heart-warming generosity. “Employees system-wide showed that our culture of philanthropy is not only an organizational value, but a deeply personal one,” said David Nussbaum, Executive Director at MJHS Foundation. “Everyone at MJHS seized on the spirit of the campaign by joining forces and changing lives. At moments like these, I am so proud to be part of this organization.” To celebrate the achievement, participants attended ceremonies held at various MJHS sites on February 28. There, employees enjoyed refreshments and a chance at winning one of the donated raffle prizes. Applause and cheers punctuated the ceremonies as employees reacted to peers winning a flat screen TV, an I-pad Mini and a slew of smaller treasures.
“Everyone at MJHS seized on the spirit of the campaign by joining forces and changing lives.”
2013 Employee Giving Campaign Co-Chairs Craig Azoff
Director of Information Services, Elderplan
Nicole Beckford
Assistant Director of Human Resources, MJHS
Debra Fox
Nurse Practitioner, MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care
Rosemarie Grave
Director of Health Information Management, Menorah
Ernie Morganstern “You took time out of your busy work days and money out of your pockets to make sure MJHS can do more for the New York families we serve,” said Emily Pring, Assistant Director of Development, MJHS Foundation, at the ceremony. “This is your campaign. You made it happen.” In steering the campaign to success, the seven EGC cochairs became the faces of the outreach efforts, attending staff meetings and helping raise awareness. In addition, 40 “champions” helped rally peer participation among the system’s 2550 employees. The campaign was further buoyed by a touching series of posters, banners and brochures that showed the many ways contributions help staff “get back more than we give.” All materials prominently featured MJHS patients, residents, clients, members and employees.
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Director of Business Operations, MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care
Joyce Palmieri
Director of Clinical Services, MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care
Mary Wagner
Vice President of Clinical Services, MJHS Home Care