Southern Ohio Medical Center Development Foundation Newsletter
2023 IN THIS ISSUE Mark Your Calendars Hike for Hospice Best Day Ever Maternity Remembrance Walk Recently Approved Projects Community Partnership Program twitter.com/somc_health instagram.com/somc_health facebook.com/SOMCDevelopmentFoundation
Spring
Saturday, May 13
Registration 8:30am
Walk 9:30am
SOMC LIFE Center parking lot
1202 18th St. | Portsmouth, OH
Join SOMC Hospice on Saturday, May 13, for a hike to raise donations for the SOMC Hospice Caritas Fund. The hike will begin at the SOMC LIFE Center Parking Lot, with registration beginning at 8:30 am and the walk starting at 9:30 am. There will also be a balloon launch and DJ at the event.
Join SOMC Hospice on Saturday, May 13, for a hike to raise donations for the SOMC Hospice Caritas Fund. The hike will begin at the SOMC LIFE Center Parking Lot, with registration beginning at 8:30 am and the walk starting at 9:30 am. There will also be a balloon launch and DJ at the event.
T-shirts will be sold in the SOMC Main Campus Lobby on May 8, 9, and 10th from 7am-3pm. Additional shirts will be available for sale at the event.
A T-shirt sale will be coming soon. Stay tuned to Facebook for more details!
A donation to the Hospice Caritas Fund allows us to make a positive difference in the lives of hospice patients and their families. Your gift ensures that local patients and families coping with a life-limiting illness will receive comfort, support and care they deserve in a time when they need it most.
A donation to the Hospice Caritas Fund allows us to make a positive difference in the lives of hospice patients and their families. Your gift ensures that local patients and families coping with a life-limiting illness will receive comfort, support and care they deserve in a time when they need it most.
>> Mark Your Calendars
BES T DAY BES T DAY
Best Day Ever | May 25
Join us Thursday, May 25 from 11am to 2pm in the SOMC Portsmouth Life Center parking lot for the Best Day Ever!
Enjoy local food truck vendors, split-the-pot, discounted t-shirts, and new, limited edition t-shirts for upcoming events.
Purchase tickets for split the pot by visiting www.somc.org/bestdayever
Maternity Remembrance Walk | June 3
Registration begins at 10am | Ceremony begins at 11am SOMC Portsmouth Life Center parking lot is the starting point. Visit www.somc.org/losswalk to purchase event t-shirts and remembrance signs.
This event will feature a ceremony, education, activities for children, a balloon launch, and remembrance walk. All proceeds benefit the SOMC Perinatal Loss Fund.
>> Recently Approved Projects
Spot
Provided by the SOMC Pediatric Fund
This machine will help SOMC Waverly Pediatrics quickly and easily detect vision problems in our pediatric patients.
Diabetic Travel Kits
Provided by the SOMC
Juvenile Diabetes Fund
These kits will be used by the SOMC Athletic Trainers when needed for diabetic children.
Vision Machine
>> Community Partnership Program
Get ready for the Fiscal Year 2024, Community Partnership Program!
This program allows small businesses, large corporations, and individuals to sponsor SOMC events while giving back to their favorite SOMC Development Foundation funds. In return, sponsors receive event recognition and tickets to in person events.
We also offer the opportunity to sponsor all SOMC events as a Community Champion while receiving the highest level of recognition each time.
Interested in joining? Contact our Major Gift & Planned Giving Officer, Mary Arnzen, at ArnzenM@somc.org to find out more.
>> Save the Date Hospice Memorial Ride July 29th
Giving Officer
740-356-5609
ArnzenM@somc.org
Our mission is to make a difference by identifying the community’s health and wellness needs while bridging the gap between those needs and the cost of the solutions.
The SOMC Development Foundation encompasses fundraising efforts for Hospice, Cancer, Employee Relief, Heart & Vascular, Pediatrics, Community Health and Wellness, the Endowment Fund and the areas of greatest need. These funds generate much needed support and enable SOMC to continually deliver extraordinary care for future generations to come. We consider it our responsibility to serve our community and we take pride in doing so.
Erica Austin Development Database Administrator
740-356-5694
AustinE@somc.org
Hayley Burchett Donor Relations Coordinator &
740-356-5650
PR
BurcheHD@somc.org
724 8th Street | Portsmouth, OH 45662
Angela Wells-Coburn Director
740-356-5687
CoburnA@somc.org
