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Donor Support Promotes World-Class Pediatric Care at Valley View
Through the incredible philanthropy of our community, Valley View promotes and provides incomparable patient care for children and their families in our region and beyond.
Funding initiatives at Valley View offer a unique way for patient care teams to receive funds for projects that elevate the treatment of their patients. Through an internal application process, members of any department at Valley View can submit a proposal requesting funds to benefit the care of patients.
Many of the approved funding initiatives in 2022 promote pediatric wellness, education, and safety in our neighborhoods. One such initiative provides life-saving resources for new families in financial need. The Family Birthplace at Valley View provides educational resources and Safe-Sleep cribettes promoting infant sleep safety for low-income families who want to give their babies the best start in life. Combined with additional resources demonstrating proper infant safe sleep practices, these supplies help reduce the risk of SIDS and equip families with tools to keep their baby safe. This initiative not only helps Valley View maintain its status as the only Safe Sleep Certified Hospital in the state of Colorado, it helps protect the infants in our community by providing families in need with a safe place to sleep for their baby.
Funds raised from donor support also enable care providers to supply pregnant patients receiving treatment at Women’s Health with resources to test for Gestational Diabetes, completely free of charge for those unable to afford them. This project eliminates the financial obstacle for pregnant patients at risk for Gestational Diabetes, helping to prevent adverse outcomes for the patient and their baby.
The annual Valley View Kids Safety Fair is another integral project supported by generous donors in our community. Philanthropic support provides children at the Fair with free bike helmets to keep them safe while they’re having fun, and parents with education on promoting a safe environment at home.
Each of these initiatives is made possible through the support of our community. Funds from generous donors enable Valley View to improve patient care in strategic areas identified by Valley View’s incredible care teams. Join philanthropists in our community making a difference for patients at Valley View by contacting Caroline Olin at 970.384.6628 or at Caroline.Olin@vvh.org to make a gift today.
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Children at the Kids Safety Fair have fun while staying safe with free bicycle helmets made possible by donors.
Letter from Patti Miely
Valley View Foundation President
Welcome Spring 2023!
So many changes in nature occur in Spring… Often we experience changes in our lives and we embrace and welcome the longer days, the warmer sun and sometimes the constant change that life continues to challenge us with. At Valley View there is constant change to respond to; both challenges and opportunities. I am in awe of how our CEO, Dr. Brian Murphy, and his team navigate change on a daily basis and I thank them for their service and dedication to our community.
At Valley View Foundation we are also experiencing change as we welcome Brian Leasure, Dr. Steven Mayer and Doug Pattison to the Valley View Foundation Board of Directors. We are excited to have them join us in supporting the family of Valley View services. Like all of our Foundation Board Members, they will work to support Valley View and our community both with their service and philanthropic support.
A BIG Thank You to our departing Board Members who left in 2022: Andrea Palm-Porter, Dr. David Marcus, Gino Rossetti and Jon Warnick. We admire their dedication and we know they will continue to support the care that Valley View provides to our community.
Please know that Valley View recognizes all of the community support that it receives, both in volunteer efforts and in philanthropic support. We are so thankful to all of our philanthropic supporters and those who have recently joined our Summit Circle. With the support of our community Valley View will continue to offer great care in the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Moving into other areas of Colorado with the exemplary care offered at Valley View has given us recognition outside of our valley. The new Valley View Surgery Center at Basalt just opened….more changes! Embrace Change!
We look forward to working together, with your support, to allow Valley View to remain independent and a leader in rural healthcare.
Patti Miely Board President, Valley View Foundation
2023 Valley View Foundation Board Members
Officers
Patti Miely, President
Nancy Peterson, Secretary
John Stelzriede, Treasurer
Board Members
Leslieann Gallagher
Konnie Krahn-Prosence
Brian Leasure
Stephen Mayer, MD
Doug Pattison
Marianne Virgili
Donn Willins
Ex-Officio
Dr. Brian Murphy, Valley View CEO
Cornerstone Employee Giving Spotlight
Valley View employees go above and beyond, changing lives and making a positive impact each day. Every gift made by a staff member supports comprehensive, personalized care to patients. A portion of each employee donation also benefits the Silver Lining Fund, which provides financial assistance to Valley View employees facing financial hardships. Thank you, team!
TK
“I choose to donate to Valley View because when I went through orientation, it was apparent their values and passions aligned with my own. As I've continued working here, I have realized these donations allow Valley View to treat its patients and staff, not as monetary assets, but as members of the community. Since Valley View is an independently financed hospital, donations allow them to uphold these ideals and focus on the patient's well-being.”
-Celsea Killian, Pediatric Partners Clinic Registrar, Cornerstone Employee Donor
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Letter from Dr. Murphy Valley View Chief Executive Officer
On behalf of Valley View and all of our incredible team members, please allow me to extend my deepest gratitude for your support and generosity in the past year. Your philanthropic gifts enable Valley View to embody our mission to care for you and your family, one patient at a time.
Thanks to you, our patients benefited from additional support and new advanced technology. For example, our cancer patients received complimentary integrated therapies and participated in support groups. For those in need, emergency assistance such as groceries and lodging was provided for patients receiving treatment. Those needing spine surgery accessed leading-edge robotic care with our new MazorX Spine Robotic Guidance Platform. You also helped Valley View acquire two rapid blood infusers to respond to the needs of our hospital patients experiencing trauma.
Your generous gifts truly make a difference in the care of our patients, and, in turn, the health and well-being of our community. Thank you for all you do to help Valley View.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Brian Murphy, MD CEO, Valley View Hospital
What Can Your Donation Do?
Across the Valley View network of care, your gifts make a difference for our patients. Take a look below at a few examples of what your donation can support:
• Your gift to the Spine Center can help patients experiencing chronic back pain return to their normal lives. Your donation supports the purchase of a Medtronic spine surgery navigation system, including an O-Ring CT scanner. This technology, combined with the Spine Center’s state-of-the-art MazorX Spine Robotic Guidance Platform, will enable Dr. Wade Ceola and his team to offer spine surgery patients a faster recovery time, decreased risk of infection, and less pain by performing ever more minimally invasive procedures.
• Your donation to support cancer patients makes an incredible difference for those receiving treatment at the Calaway•Young Cancer Center. Your gift provides patients in need with access to a variety of invaluable resources such as support groups, integrated therapies, overnight lodging, gas and grocery cards, and more, which can help address some of the most challenging aspects of the treatment process. If you would like to contribute to the endowment providing sustained support for cancer patients in perpetuity, please contact John Quinn at 970.384.6627 or John.Quinn@vvh.org
• Unrestricted donations allow Valley View to respond to the ever-changing needs of our patients and our community.
Inspired to make a gift? Simply scan the QR code below, visit VVH.org/Foundation and click on “Donate Now” to make a gift online, or send a check in the amount of your choosing payable to “Valley View Foundation” at PO Box 1970, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 and indicate what you would like your donation to support in the memo line. Alternatively, you can contact Caroline Olin, Annual Gifts Associate, at 970.384.6628 or Caroline.Olin@vvh.org for assistance.
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What Will Your Legacy Be?
The Legacy Society is a group of individuals and families who have made a future gift to Valley View as part of their will or estate planning. You can support the future of healthcare in our community when you include Valley View in your legacy planning.
“Valley View Hospital is near and dear to my heart. I worked for Valley View for 44 years, first as an RN and later as a recruiter in Human Resources. Though I’ve been retired for 6 years, I still talk about ‘we‘ or ‘us’. I started when we were a very small community hospital with about 50 employees and we’ve now grown to be a great medical center. Many people have invested a lot of work, time and money in making little and big improvements and I’m proud to have been part of that… Now that I’m older, I, and friends and family, will be taking advantage of Valley View Hospital care. I think we all should do what we can to support Valley View Hospital and its commitment to excellence.”
- Patricia Yount, Summit Circle and Legacy Donor
Donors interested in leaving a legacy gift to Valley View should be aware that the minimum age for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) has been raised to 73, and that, as of 2023, charitable gift annuity rates will increase based off the age of the annuitant. For more information about how to include Valley View in your estate or will planning, please contact John Quinn at 970.384.6627 or John.Quinn@vvh.org
Valley View is eager to announce and welcome our newest Legacy Society Members:
Summit Circle’s Newest Members
We would like to recognize the Summit Circle
'Class of 2022' and to note those current Summit Circle members who have ascended to the next level of giving within the Summit Circle. Those listed below have made a personal commitment to help provide superb, local, independent health care to their family, friends and community. Please join us in recognizing and thanking them all!
Summit Circle Class of 2022
Judy and David Baum | Carol Craig | Dr. Alexandra Donovan*
Anne D. Easterly | Richard and Susan Finkelstein
Holy Cross Energy | Dick and Marianne Kipper
Joe and Sue Lake | Gary and Daylene Lichtenwalter
Dr. Katie Mang-Smith and Paul Smith*
Dan and Tita McCarty | Jack McGary | Barbara Neal
Margo and Tom Pritzker | Dr. Mark and Kelley Purnell*
John and Kathleen Schoenecker
Robert and Karen Shepherd | Matt and Michelle Spidell
Carol Wells-Federman
Ascending Summit Circle Members:
Mount Sopris
$50,000 to $99,999
Laura and Bruce Anderson | Sandy Jackson
Sunlight Mountain
$20,000 to $49,999
Jack and Diane Kennedy | Diane and Timothy Parks
Drs. William and Ginny Weathers*
Rhize Tech | R.S. Wittrig Construction | Anonymous
Mary Boyd
Patricia Yount
Kenneth and Patricia Miely
*Names with asterisks signify 2022 Valley View employee donors.
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Crystal recognition awards awaiting the newest Summit Circle and Legacy Society Members
2022 Impact
Philanthropy drives innovation and plays a vital role in providing cutting-edge, world-class care for our community. Thank you for making a difference in 2022!
Donor support is the mechanism that allows Valley View to provide the leading, independent healthcare that our community relies upon. Read about a few of the ways your generous support made a difference for patients at Valley View in 2022:
• Funds raised by generous community and Valley View staff donors supported the purchase of two rapid blood infusers for use in the Valley View Emergency Room and Family Birthplace. These sophisticated militarygrade infusers provide an added level of emergency care for patients experiencing severe blood loss, serving as a life-saving tool to assist patients in critical need.
• Last year, generosity from donors in our region made an incredible impact for spine surgery patients at Valley View. With support from our community, Dr. Wade Ceola and his team at the Spine Center were equipped with a state-of-the-art MazorX Spine Robotic Guidance Platform. For patients experiencing chronic back pain, successful spine surgery can bring a return to normal activity; donor support of this technology truly helps spine surgery patients get their lives back.
• Family, friends, and loved ones made a difference for patients of the Calaway•Young Cancer Center and celebrated the resiliency of survivors at the final Rally the Valley. 100% of the funds raised at the event directly support cancer patients at Valley View,
providing key resources such as gas and grocery cards, overnight lodging, and integrated therapies during treatment. Though Rally the Valley has retired, to continue providing funds towards these integral resources and to create permanent access to these services, an $8 million endowment is planned to contribute earnings to sustainably support these efforts in perpetuity. To join the generous donor who has already contributed $2 million towards the endowment to support cancer patients at Valley View, please contact John Quinn at 970.384.6627 or John.Quinn@vvh.org
Save the Date for Nurses Week 2023!
Join Valley View from May 6 - 12, 2023 in celebrating the nurses who take care of us when we need it most! Celebrate National Nurses Week with Valley View to honor the incredible nurses who work so hard to care for us. To learn more or receive information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Caroline Olin at 970.384.6628 or Caroline.Olin@vvh.org
Thank you so much to the amazing donors in our community who have moved mountains for the patients at Valley View. We are so grateful for your support!
Nurses at Valley View come together to celebrate National Nurses Week
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Valley View employees lead a crowd of community members celebrating the final Rally the Valley event in 2022
WE ARE Lucky TO HAVE OUR DONORS!
Margot & Thomas Pritzker
Dr. Mark & Kelley Purnell*
Rhize Tech
Drs. William & Ginny
Weathers*
Carol Wells-Federman
Diamond
$5,000 - $9,999
Bobbie Brazzell
Gary & Pam Brewer
Carbondale Wild West
Rodeo Association
Robert & Linda Cutter
Fred & Fran Davies
Wally & Terry Durham
Falcon Plumbing & Heating
Glenwood Insurance Agency
Ken & Laura Jackson
Jameen & Jon Jacoby
Richard & Debbie Jelinek
Robert J. McGill Anonymous
Barbara Neal
Path Forward IT
Robert & Karen Shepherd
Sandy & Stephen Stay
Harold Isaac Sutton Trust
Platinum
$1,000 - $4,999
Harvey & Donna Allen
Julie Ashinhurst*
Aspen Community Foundation
Aspen Valley Hospital
Nettie & Bryan Avery
Steven & Nancy Beckwith
Susan Bergren*
Jo & Stephen Bershenyi
Daniel & Connie Biggs*
Jaydee & Nancy Billington*
Jennifer L. Butterfield, MD & Sheri L. Brinker, MD*
Patty Buxman
Margo A. Calvetti
Caribou Club
Kurt & Julie Carruth*
Tony & Kate Comer
Steve & Cathy Cournoyer
Carol Craig
Louis & Carol Dodo
Dr. Brandy Drake*
Hilary & Angus Drummond*
Bill Spence & Sue Edelstein
Dave Eisele*
Susan & Norris Ewalt
Marcia & Don Flaks
Beverly & Joe Forsman
Golda & Shelly Friedstein
Marty & Lynette Gaither*
Garfield & Hecht PC
Stacey Gavrell*
Linda & Mark Giesecke
Barbara Gold
Ernestine Goodnough
Elida Gutierrez*
Barbara & Peter Guy
Philip & Brooke Halliwell, DO*
Mark Harris
Pamela & Clark Heckert
Roger & Molly Hoey
Andrea & Eric Hollerbach
Holy Cross Energy
Edgar & Socorro Hunt
Susan Hussemann
Keith Ikeda
Lynn Imel
Melissa, Rob & Tess Jankovsky
Michele Johnson
Carol & Adam Juul*
Aashish Kabra, MD*
Jack & Diane Kennedy
Konnie Krahn-Prosence & Matthew Prosence
Joe & Sue Lake
Chris & Monica Latkiewicz
Susan Lauck
Richard & Jean Leety
Gary & Daylene
Lichtenwalter
The Liebmann Family
The David & Leslie Marcus
Foundation
Dr. Travis & Robyn Martin*
Stephen Mayer, MD*
The McBride Family
Dan & Tita McCarty
McClanathan Family
Foundation
Stewart & Stephanie
McConaughy
John McGary
Kenneth & Patricia Miely
Mary Beth & Gregg
Minion, MD*
Morrison Management
Specialists
Annette & Brian
Murphy, MD*
The Nesbit Family
Thomas & Bernadette
Ossola
Doug Pattison & Ginger
Evans
Nancy Peterson
Ross Peterson & Judy Pendas*
John & Beth Quinn*
Adrian Rippy-Sheehy & Jim Swartzendruber
Gino & Donna Rossetti
Dr. Michael & Tracey
Rubinstein*
Mark & Lesa Russo*
John & Kathleen
Schoenecker
Mark & Dawn Sculco*
Greg & Ann Smith
Dr. Lauren & Nick Sontag*
The Spidell Foundation
Sandy & Stephen Stay
Eleanor Steiger
John & Tara Stelzriede*
John & Carleen Sweet*
John & Connie Thorsen
George & Dana Trantow*
David M. Turner*
Gail & Warren VanDerbeck*
Patti & Jay Webster
Western Colorado
Community Foundation
Bobbi Wiescamp
Donn Willins
John & Johnne Winter
Tim & Cheryle Wise
Marti & Tom Wolfe*
Sarah & Robert Woods
Ashley & Wes Worthington*
Patricia Yount
Mic Zywiec* & Nikola Sanic
Gold
$500-$999
Anne Austin-Clapper
John & Wendy Bergstrom
Jo & Stephen Bershenyi
Anne & Clarence Blackwell
Elizabeth Brew, MD & Bob
Van Wetter
Anonymous
COHN Marketing
Caroline Cochener
Sally Cole
Jonathan & Barbara Daniels
Alexandra Donovan, MD*
William Douglas
Kristine Gardner
Lindsay & Tom Gorman
Grand River Health
Meg Haynes
Dr. & Mrs. Rick Herrington
Joe & Ann Kasparek
Robert & Dori Libson
Bill & Carol Lightstone
Ron & Berdean Madsen
Brandon & Susan Mays*
Shirley McCabe & Greg
Thompson
Drs. Rob & Nicole McDermott*
Dr. John & Amanda Murray
Robert Newby
Leonard & Nancy Nordell
Jack & Sis Olson
Pajwell Foundation
Steve & Linda Pawlak
The Phaneuf/Benedict
Family Trust
James R. Pitts
Lisa Price
Dr. Nancy & John Schneider
Sopris Elementary School
Paul Smith & Katie
Mang-Smith, MD*
Tom & Roz Turnbull
US Bank
John & Marianne Virgili
Bonnie & Kevin Wasli
Doug & Lynda Weiser
Tina Xu
Frederick Young
Silver
$250-$499
Tammy Baxter*
Janette M Bean
Beta Chi
Harry & Colleen Colborn
Alma Cornejo*
Charlie & Caron Crevling*
Floyd & Lavonne Diemoz
Sheila S. Draper
Langdon Dresser
Julie Dunn*
Evelyn Ellis*
George & Susan Fesus
Sistie Fischer
Jay French & Shana Foley*
Linda Geiss*
Aubrey & Mark Glenn*
Ed Grange
Jan Carla Halperin
Prentice & Lori Hubbell*
Susan Inscore, MD*
Sean & Greg Jeung*
Jen Jurmu*
Maury & Gerry Kaplan
Laura King*
Sandy & Michael Klein
The Leasure Family
William & Marianne Lederer
Heidi & Michael Levey
Douglas & Marjorie
MacDonald
Julia Marshall
Tammy Mattson*
Marion & Jo Ann McMillan
Sarah Moore*
Anonymous
Buzz Patten & Judy Wender
Richard A Pierce
Pauline & John Reohr
James Rothschild
Carol Schneider*
Robert & Amy Smith*
The Stinson Family*
Kevin & Laura Sweeney*
Laurie Taylor
David Thickman
Laura Thielen & George
Eldred
Rebecca Urquhart*
Mary L. Valencia*
Lisa Wilson*
Jeff & Gay Wisch
Mary Alice Wood*
Bronze
$100-$249
Clark Addington
Dave & Suzy Alcott
Marjorie Anderson
Aspen Handyman Service
Jens Bach
Kathleen & Carter Barger
Tyler Benton
Courtney Berg*
Misty & Dave Betts*
Julie Bjurstrom*
Bob & Lori Brandon
Gary & Pam Brewer
Lynette & Guy Brickell
Kimberly Caparrella*
Linda & Leighton Carmichael
Veronica Ceballos*
Susan Cheney*
Kathy Cleator*
Coal Ridge High School
The Colorado Trust
Will Comerford
David Corbin
Corky's Gas & Car Wash in Eagle LLC
Mark & Lexina Cose
Dereck & Tina Cox*
Valerie & Michael Curry*
Nancy Deveno
Irene Diaz*
Maria Diaz*
Charles & Penny Donelan
Kim Doose*
Bridgid B. Dunlap
John H. Dunn, Jr.
James Easton
Nancy Eide*
Thomas Elder
Kathy Falkenberg*
Phyllis Figueira*
John & Marlene Fisher
Don Fleisher
Nancy Frizell
Tom F.
Paulina & Brian Gardner*
Chet & Jill Garling*
Victor & Dedee Gerdin
Ellen Gobbo*
CJ Gredig*
The Harju Family
Jamin Heady-Smith & Caitlin Carey
Cindy Hester
Virginia Humphries
Jamie Hunt
Kay & Bob Jacobson*
PJ Jaycox
Lindsey A. Johnson
Judos Investment, LLC
Ken & Colleen Kranz
Anonymous
Ann & Bruce Lewis*
Shana Light*
Zulema Lujan*
Katie Mackley
Ivan Marin Soriano
Cam McNair
Stephen P. Morris*
William J. Murphy
Mary Jo Murphy
Emily Murray*
Terry Nightingale & Mark
Weller*
Steven A. O'Brien, MD
Lanea Orgill*
Victoria Lynn Ortega*
Nancy & Willy Powell*
The Price-Hadley Family
Vali Pulis-Wilcox
Rebecca Quimby
Melissa Salazar
Michael Sawyer
Rachel Schlepp
Jessie & Doug Schreier
Peggy Sconce*
Marty Silverstein & Kathy Webb
Julia Smith*
Ken & Gwen Smith
Sharlene Smith
Sharon Sommers
Lori & Kim Spence, MD*
Leslie Strawbridge*
Ted & Martha Stude
Dave & Linda Sturges
Paul & Connie Taddune
Nancy & Bill Thomas
Dorothea D Thomson
Tindallskye Designs, LLC
Vilma Trejo*
Valley Vision
Ashley Vincent*
David & Jackie Wagner
Pete & Gina Waller
Cynthia Wallis*
Terri Nightingale & Mark Weller*
Michael & Dorothy Wells
Lissa W.*
Scott & Stormie Werking
Roger & Barb Wilbur
Lucille Wolff
Frances & Bill Woolley
Joseph Wright
General Donations
$1-$99
Bill & Katherine Albrecht
Dr. Noel & Jessica
Armstrong*
Meredith Batterman*
Emma Camerale
Lynn Cary & Bill Childs
Father Bert Chilson
Nolan & Misty Cumings*
Chris Dennett*
Rich & Patti Downing
Stacey Flynt*
Esperanza Gallardo*
Wolf & Nancy Gensch
Global Standards Management
Angelina Godinez*
Pam & Cory Hitchcock*
Kimberlee Horst*
Kate Hugo*
Bob & Eilene Ish
Angela Jaworksi
Celsea Killian*
Adam Kliebert*
Katiebeth Kozera*
Dan & Lynne Levinson
Linda & Lee Loeschen
Maria Luz Garcilazo*
Cynthia Mainhart*
Marina Majano*
Annonymous
James and Renee Mason
Kara McMahon*
Susan Metcalf
Kirsten Morey
Richard & Kay Morgan
Ellie Moser
Caroline Olin
Andrea Palm-Porter
Nicole & Roger Patterson*
Ryan Picchini
Carrie Podl
Nancy Ponce*
Autumn Porter*
Joyce Preston
Teo & Carolyn Prinster
Renee Ramge
Rick & Karen Rossi
Yolanda Sanchez De Amezquita*
Martina Skenderova*
Jay & Katey Spry*
Jennafer Tryon
Matt Vickers
Melissa Welker
Sarah Whetsone*
Lisa White
Barbara Wilson
Przemyslaw Wisniewsk
In Kind Donations
The Little Nell
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Summit Circle Donors Make Valley View Extraordinary
The Summit Circle is a leading group of philanthropists who have donated or pledged at least $10,000 to support Valley View in providing superb, local and independent healthcare.
“I am proud to be a supporter of Valley View Hospital and our greater Glenwood communities. Valley View’s excellence in healthcare is critical to the sustainability of mountain communities and our coveted lifestyles.”
-Terry Williams, Summit Circle Donor
Each year, the Valley View Foundation celebrates the incredible generosity of our Summit Circle members at an annual reception. This year, the reception will be hosted on August 9th. Reach out to Autumn Porter, Gift Officer, at 970.384.6624 or at Autumn.Porter@vvh.org to join the Summit Circle today and receive information about attending the exclusive August reception.
Terry Williams
If you do not wish to receive future fundraising solicitations from the Valley View Foundation, please contact us directly at Foundation@vvh.org or 970.384.6620.
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