Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watcher her with amusement. She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can t save all these starfish. You can t begin to make a difference! The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied, Well, I made a difference to that one! The old man looked at the girl inquisitively, and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved. -adapted from the Star Thrower by Loren C. Eiseley Will you be a star thrower today? For more information, visit www.cfvfoundation.org or call 910-615-1285. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 87526, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Find us on Facebook! Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation is a 501c nonprofit organization. Our tax ID is 56-1947017 Generosity Heals
Cape Fear Valley Health Cape Fear Valley Health is a 942-bed, 8- hospital regional health system and the eighth largest in North Carolina, with more than 1 million patients seen annually. A private, notfor-profit organization with over 7,000 employees and 850 physicians, Cape Fear Valley Health is committed to providing exceptional care and a quality patient experience to everyone who enters the hospital. Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Cape Fear Valley Health. Donations to the Foundation fund programs and services the hospital has no obligation to provide, yet greatly enhance the patient experience and improve the health of our community. It is our highest priority to ensure quality care in this region through patient centered programs and services. We offer multiple areas of support and ways to give to those in our hospitals. Every donation, no matter the size or designation, will be used to fund programs and services that the hospital would otherwise not have the means to afford. Investing in the Foundation will provide financial assistance to patients in need, when they need it the most. Supporting Friends The Foundation offers multiple areas your charitable contributions can be invested. Undesignated gifts will be used to support Cape Fear Valley Health, and directed towards most immediate and greatest patient care needs. Our areas of support: Greatest Needs Enriching Cancer Care Children and Families Support Nursing Education Cardiac Care Diabetes Care Rehabilitation Services* Ways to Give The Foundation has multiple avenues of giving back to those in need. Whether giving continuously or just once is an investment to this community. Supporting our medical staff, patients or our community events is a taxdeductible contribution and will be used to improve the healthcare needs of the community. Ways to give: Annual giving Employee Giving Tribute giving: Honorariums and Memorials - Grateful Patients and Families - Doctor s Day - Light of Life - Planned Giving Signature Events: Circle of Friends Gala - Ribbon Walk and Run - Friends of Children Golf and Tennis Classic Community Events: Breast Cancer Education Forum Methodist Play 4Kay and Friends of the Cancer Center Shakir Family Pink Dinner SwampDogs Striking Out Cancer Game Heart of Christmas Show Ryan s Reindeer Run Spirit of Children* *For more information on our events, please visit our website at: www.cfvfoundation.org. Please remember the Foundation in your Estate Planning. If you would like to donate to Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation, please fill out and return this tear-away card. Your donation is greatly appreciated. Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: E-mail: Cash Personal Check Payable to Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation Credit Card: Discover American Express Visa Master Card Card: Exp. Date: Security Code: Signature (if paying with credit card): Specified Area of Support: Greatest Needs The Cancer Center The Irene Thompson Byrd Cancer Care Endowment Children s Services The Heart Center Rehabilitation Services Nursing Scholarships Highsmith Rainey Hospital Hoke Hospital Bladen County Hospital Community Paramedics Program The Neuroscience Institute The Charles B.C. Holt Diabetes Endowment
Linda Clark makes giving to Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation an annual event. As a member of the Friends of the Cancer Center Advisory Council, she sees firsthand how the programs and services at Cape Fear Valley Cancer Treatment and CyberKnife Center help local cancer patients. I generally do honoraria for friends, she said. We re all so blessed and there are so many people who need so much. What a generous way to honor someone important in your life, said Sabrina Brooks, Executive Director of Cape Fear Valley Health System, by making a gift that will make a difference to someone in need in our community. Community is important to Clark. She spent years in Fayetteville as a realtor. Her husband Jack, was born and raised in Fayetteville and owned Clark Sporting Goods. Our annual givers really are the foundation of our donor pool, said Brooks. We need people who think of us on a recurring basis because their gifts allow us to meet the ongoing needs of patients in this community.
It s about neighbors helping neighbors. Shonda Ray, RN, BSN, had been with Cape Fear Valley for just six months when her home and all her belongings accidentally went up in flames in 2004. Her options limited, Ray turned to Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation s Lighthouse Society Fund for financial assistance. The Lighthouse Society is a special program that offers assistance to Cape Fear Valley employees who have experienced a catastrophic event causing financial hardship. Lighthouse funds are donated solely by Cape Fear Valley employees in order to assist fellow team members in crisis, so they may continue to care for the community. It was just the lifeline Ray needed to keep working and providing for her family while the arduously slow process of rebuilding her home took place. She s been donating to the Health Foundation s annual employee giving campaign ever since. Giving is just something that is really fundamental, especially when your job is taking care of people, Ray says.
Funded Projects: AN AQUAPOLE FOR THE REHABILITATION THERAPY POOL: This equipment targets a patient s cardiovascular systems, muscle toning, and core strength as well as improve posture, flexibility and standing ability. FUNDING OF THE FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATIONS OF SWALLOWING (FEES) EQUIPMENT: This portable equipment allows therapists to evaluate a patient s swallow function across hospital settings and in outpatient rehabilitation. A PATIENT LIFT: Provides a safe, comfortable and dignified transfer of the patient from bed to a chair. It also reduces the risk of back injuries to nursing staff. A COMFORT CART FOR FAMILIES VISITING THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: The cart offers snacks, toiletry items, blankets and pillows for family member of patients who are facing end of life.
what we did because of you Emergency financial support was provided to more than 300 cancer patients receiving care at Cape Fear Valley Cancer Treatment and CyberKnife Center. More than 200 uninsured women in our community received a mammogram at no cost to them, aiding in early detection of breast cancer. Special medical equipment for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is available to meet the unique healthcare needs of our youngest patients. Children with diabetes can attend a summer camp program to help them in managing their diagnosis Patients enrolled in the Community Paramedic Program have access to supplies which aid in the management of their chronic health conditions and reduces the likelihood of a hospital readmission.