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Barbara J. and William B. Thalhimer Jr. passed on a very deep-seated sense of service to the community, said Darcy Oman, president of The Community Foundation (TCF), which received the Thalhimer’s home by charitable bequest to benefit TCF and four nonprofits, including Bon Secours.
giving makes good happen.
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THE SPIRITFrom the Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation
www.bsvaf.org
Philanthropic Support Helps Hospice Patients Live Life to Fullest
Dr. George Trivette’s (left) and Kyle Woolfolk’s personal experiences inspirethem to help Bon Secours Hospice.
give hospice care,” said Woolfolk, whose first wife died of breast cancer at age 42. “The program’s very close to my heart. Hospice meant I could spend the last days of my wife’s life focused on her — not worrying about how I was going to care for her medical needs.”
Woolfolk, a Foundation board member, is helping raise money for and making a generous commitment to help build Richmond’s first Community Hospice House.
While we often deliver hospice care in patients’ homes, for many in our community, staying at home is simply not possible.
“It’s a win-win for the whole Richmond community,” said Dr. George Trivette, whose practice, Radiation Oncology Associates, has made a significant commitment to help build the facility.
Trivette deeply values hospice nurses and volunteers not only for their care of his
Hospice care is about living. That’s a mantra of Bon Secours Hospice Director of Operations Madelyn Williams.
“It is about quality of life,” said Williams, whose program cares for 130 to 150 patients at any given time.
Richmond-area developer Kyle Woolfolk knows firsthand the importance of this care.
“I have the ultimate respect for those who
Thalhimer Generosity Supports Hospice Program
cancer patients and their families, but also because he, like Woolfolk, lost his first wife to breast cancer.
“This house will serve patients from all area hospitals, and it is going to fill a huge need,” said Trivette. “I encourage other physicians to support this initiative.”
Philanthropy makes a difference in the Hospice program’s ability to care for patients, said Williams.
“From artists, musicians and pet therapists who share their talents with our patients to significant financial gifts, community support helps our families and patients live their days to the fullest.”
To learn more, visit www.bsvaf.org/hospicehouse.
Barbara J. and William B. Thalhimer Jr. gave generously to Richmond organizations throughout their lives.
That generosity continues to serve Bon Secours’ Hospice Program. Proceeds from the sale of their home went to fivenonprofits, including hospice.
“My mom and dad had a very special relationship with St. Mary’s,” said their son, Bill Thalhimer, III.
The senior Thalhimer served on both the St. Mary’s Board and the Foundation Board.
“The Sisters of Bon Secours bring unparalleled, compassionate care to our community, and my parents wanted to be a part of that early on,” said the younger Thalhimer, who continues the family tradition of serving on the Foundation’s Board.
“Hospice meant I could spend the last days of my wife’s life focused on her ...”-Kyle Woolfolk, Foundation Board
The new house will replace the cottages and double their
capacity. It will face Libbie Avenue and be built on property
St. Mary’s Hospital already owns.
“There are always more people who need the service than
we have the ability to take care of,” said Jerry Katz, Volunteer
Auxiliary president. “So, we are delighted to help create this new
facility.”
“As Bon Secours Virginia’s medical programs grow, we are able
to reach patients from a far wider geographic area. Many of these
advanced therapies require extended stays for the families as well
as the patients. The Guest House Program may provide the only
way these families can stay, support and nurture their loved one
during their treatment,” said Dr. Gary R. Zeevi, medical director
for the Advanced Heart Failure Center and the honorary co-chair
of the Guest House fundraising initiative.
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Patients often do much better when they are surrounded
by their family and loved ones. Thus, for many years, the St.
Mary’s Volunteer Auxiliary has operated four guest cottages to
help meet the needs of patients and their families, who need
overnight accommodations – a “home away from home.”
Thanks to generosity of a local foundation, The Reinhart
Foundation (see sidebar), who provided the lead gift for the
project, and the St. Mary’s Volunteer Auxiliary, who pledged
$300,000, a fundraising initiative is now under way to create a
new Guest House for St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s Guest House Campaign Chair Nancy
Plageman (seated) and her husband, David, with donors
Carter C. and Beverly Chinnis.
In 1997, with the help of St. Mary’s gallant engineering staff,
the St. Mary’s Volunteer Auxiliary set forth to create havens
of comfort and peace by transforming four small houses
on St. Mary’s campus into “Guest Cottages” to meet the
needs of families of hospital patients, requiring overnight
accommodations.
Named for the donors who provided the funding for
the renovations, the Heltzer House; the Korn House; the
Pawson House and the Volunteers’ House have provided
the cornerstone for this St. Mary’s Ministry of Hospitality.
Our Ministry of Hospitality: A Home Away from Home for Patients’ Families
“Patients do so much better when they know that their families
are taken care of,” said Nancy Plageman, a volunteer and
member of the Bon Secours Richmond Foundation Board,
who is co-chair of the fundraising endeavor with Carmella
Bladergroen, also a member of the Foundation Board.
Donors, such as Beverly and Carter C. Chinnis, value St. Mary’s
Hospital’s 45 years of service to the community, and have donated
generously to the Guest House campaign. “To live is to give, and
we are grateful that we can support the hospital’s plan for a Guest
House. It will offer families a comforting sense of unity at a time of
distress. We are hopeful that others will join us,” said Mrs. Chinnis.
The goal is to raise $2.3 million; to date the
committee has raised more than $1.1 million.
To make a donation or for more
information about supporting the new
St. Mary’s Guest House, contact Jennifer
Goins, senior development officer,
[email protected], 804-281-8589
or visit www.bsvaf.org/guesthouse.
This is a rendering of The
st. Mary’s guesT house.
When finished, The nearly
11,000-square-fOot hOuse Will
feaTure 12-14 guest rOoms, a
library and business cenTer,
a reflection rOoM/chapel,
large kiTchens and large
cenTralized gathering rOoms.
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Members of the Reinhart family. From left to right, Christopher
Reinhart Richards, Cynthia Reinhart Richards, William (Bill) and M. H.
(Bud) Reinhart.
A caring nurse’s good help lives on through her family’s
gift to the St. Mary’s Guest House.
“This was an opportunity for us to help the hospital and
the community and to honor my wonderful mother,
who loved nursing and her work at St. Mary’s Hospital,”
said Bill Reinhart of his family’s gift to the Guest House
through The Reinhart Foundation.
His mother, Evelyn D. Reinhart, who graduated from
Barnes Hospital in St. Louis as a U.S. Army Nurse, began
volunteering at St. Mary’s Hospital when her children
grew older.
She loved her work at St. Mary’s so much that she went
through a rigorous process to re-certify her nursing
credentials when she was in her 50s after a long
hiatus from hospital work. Although Evelyn has since
passed, her deep love of nursing, work at St. Mary’s and
compassion for others lives on in her family’s memories.
GOAL $2.3 MILLION
RAISED $1.1 MILLION
Reinhart Gift Remembersa Mother’s Compassion
Celebrating the Spirit of GivingAs we draw near to the end of 2011, we celebrate the di� erence you have made by giving to make good happen. With your generosity, we’ve provided 50 years of teaching nursing excellence at the Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, served thousands of families through the Care-A-Van mobile health clinics and our pediatric hospice program Noah’s Children, given 45 years of good help at St. Mary’s Hospital, o� ered compassion and assistance through the Cullather Brain Tumor Quality of Life Center, and so much more.
Our volunteers give tirelessly of their time and resources and help build for tomorrow through projects such as the healing garden at Memorial Regional Medical Center, the patient support fund at St. Francis and the St. Mary’s Hospital Guest House. You’ve given life-changing medical assistance to the poorest children in our hemisphere in Haiti and elevated health care for those living right next door.
We thank you, our donors, for your spirit of giving. We look forward to seeing how the investments you’ve made in 2011 will continue to grow in 2012 — and beyond!
Giving ForeverMany Bon Secours volunteers join our Volunteers Forever program by creating bequests in their wills. Here, Sr. Tess Horvath celebrates with Volunteer Forever Payson Jones. Jones.
Loving Our Littlest Ones
St. Mary’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RN
Amy Harris cuddles a former patient at a
September reunion.
Nursing, served thousands of families through the Care-A-Van mobile health clinics and our pediatric hospice program Nursing, served thousands of families through the Care-A-Van mobile health clinics and our pediatric hospice program
Celebrating 50 Years of Nursing ExcellenceBon Secours Memorial College of Nursing instructor Gloria Booker (center) enjoys the college’s 50-year anniversary gala in October. She was honored for 40 years of service.
Making Room for Miracles
“My nurses, the doctors —
I couldn’t have received
better care anywhere.
They love you, and they
take care of you,” said
Marrian Mills who spent
two months in Memorial
Regional Medical Center,
receiving treatment for
Burkitt’s lymphoma. Here
with her husband, Lionel,
Mrs. Mills’ cancer is now in
remission.
two months in Memorial two months in Memorial
Regional Medical Center,
receiving treatment for
Burkitt’s lymphoma. Here
with her husband, Lionel,
Mrs. Mills’ cancer is now in
remission.
Tapping into the Power of NatureEmployees and community members attend a June blessing of the Healing and Community Garden at Memorial Regional Medical Center.
Investing in Our CommunitiesBon Secours Virginia’s commitment to help revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding Richmond Community Hospital continues.
Extending Compassion Beyond Our WallsWe sometimes help pay for prescriptions or medical equipment so our most vulnerable patients can go home to a safe and healing environment. Members of the St. Francis Care Fund Committee, pictured here, raise money to help patients in need at the time of discharge.
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Celebrating the Spirit of GivingAs we draw near to the end of 2011, we celebrate the di� erence you have made by giving to make good happen. With your generosity, we’ve provided 50 years of teaching nursing excellence at the Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, served thousands of families through the Care-A-Van mobile health clinics and our pediatric hospice program Noah’s Children, given 45 years of good help at St. Mary’s Hospital, o� ered compassion and assistance through the Cullather Brain Tumor Quality of Life Center, and so much more.
Our volunteers give tirelessly of their time and resources and help build for tomorrow through projects such as the healing garden at Memorial Regional Medical Center, the patient support fund at St. Francis and the St. Mary’s Hospital Guest House. You’ve given life-changing medical assistance to the poorest children in our hemisphere in Haiti and elevated health care for those living right next door.
We thank you, our donors, for your spirit of giving. We look forward to seeing how the investments you’ve made in 2011 will continue to grow in 2012 — and beyond!
Giving ForeverMany Bon Secours volunteers join our Volunteers Forever program by creating bequests in their wills. Here, Sr. Tess Horvath celebrates with Volunteer Forever Payson Jones. Jones.
Loving Our Littlest Ones
St. Mary’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RN
Amy Harris cuddles a former patient at a
September reunion.
Nursing, served thousands of families through the Care-A-Van mobile health clinics and our pediatric hospice program Nursing, served thousands of families through the Care-A-Van mobile health clinics and our pediatric hospice program
Celebrating 50 Years of Nursing ExcellenceBon Secours Memorial College of Nursing instructor Gloria Booker (center) enjoys the college’s 50-year anniversary gala in October. She was honored for 40 years of service.
Making Room for Miracles
“My nurses, the doctors —
I couldn’t have received
better care anywhere.
They love you, and they
take care of you,” said
Marrian Mills who spent
two months in Memorial
Regional Medical Center,
receiving treatment for
Burkitt’s lymphoma. Here
with her husband, Lionel,
Mrs. Mills’ cancer is now in
remission.
two months in Memorial two months in Memorial
Regional Medical Center,
receiving treatment for
Burkitt’s lymphoma. Here
with her husband, Lionel,
Mrs. Mills’ cancer is now in
remission.
Tapping into the Power of NatureEmployees and community members attend a June blessing of the Healing and Community Garden at Memorial Regional Medical Center.
Investing in Our CommunitiesBon Secours Virginia’s commitment to help revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding Richmond Community Hospital continues.
Extending Compassion Beyond Our WallsWe sometimes help pay for prescriptions or medical equipment so our most vulnerable patients can go home to a safe and healing environment. Members of the St. Francis Care Fund Committee, pictured here, raise money to help patients in need at the time of discharge.
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There are lots of reasons to play in our Foundation’s Charity Golf Tournament. But most important, playing directly supports our Care-A-Van mobile health clinics. This year’s tournament raised more than $100,000 for the program. Every day, our Care-A-Vans roll into neighborhoods to provide urgent, primary and preventative care where and when our most vulnerable patients need it most. Our community has nurtured and supported the Care-A-Vans since the maiden voyage of the first van in 1994. Today, three vans can serve 200 patients in one day.
“We are proud to support the Bon Secours Foundation. Our firm has been privileged to represent Bon Secours, and we remain committed to the Bon Secours mission,” said Greer Jackson, spokesperson for Spinella, Owings & Shaia, this year’s presenting sponsor.
As long-time hospital and Foundation volunteer Charlie Morrison surmised, “The money we raise goes to the Care-A-Vans, but the tournament also tells people in the community that something good is going on at Bon Secours.”
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Donated TVs Benefit Emergency Room PatientsAn Emergency Room visit can generate stress and anxiety.
A welcome distraction can make all the difference.
That’s why the donation of 13 flat-screen
TVs to Richmond Community Hospital
Emergency Department has made such a
difference. Marilyn West, Chair and CEO
of M. H. West & Co. Inc. and member of
the hospital’s Community Advisory Board,
gave the TVs after the hospital made the
request to the Bon Secours Richmond
Health Care Foundation.
“M. H. West & Co. Inc. supports Richmond
Community because of its focus on quality
and patient satisfaction,” said West.
The TVs make a big difference.
“This may seem like a simple thing – a TV in the room – but
it makes our patients feel taken care of,” explained Dr. Stacy
Williams, medical director, Emergency Department. “Even
though we are an efficient department, patients spend time
waiting for documentation to be processed, and the TVs
provide a welcome distraction for them.”
Bon Secours seeks to offer the best care and treatment
possible at each of its facilities across the city. This builds trust
between the doctors and nurses and the
patients.
Richmond Community Hospital’s
Emergency Department has 13 beds. Its
physicians and staff serve 2,800 patients
per bed annually.
“We want to show we care and want to
make them better. We want them to know
they are special,” said Williams.
The TVs provide entertainment while
patients wait to see their doctor and while
waiting for discharge.
“We truly care about each patient that
comes through these doors,” Williams said. “Keeping them
calm and happy allows us the opportunity to let them feel that
caring and for us to take the time to talk to them about their
health.”
Golf Tournament Sustains Care-A-Van
15,000Number of patient visits to
Bon Secours Care-A-Vans last year.
Tom Flood, general manager of Lexus of Richmond, explained, “I’m a Catholic and consider it my personal mission to support those who are providing good help to those in need.”
This year marked the tournament’s 20-year anniversary. We thank all the golfers who have played in the last two decades.
To help or sponsor next year’s event on Sept. 24, 2012, contact Peggy Wilson at 804-287-7309 or [email protected].
Pictured left to right: Vernard Henleyand Marilyn West, members of the hospital’s Community Advisory Board, Dr. Stacy Williams serves as medical director of the Emergency Department.
“From the patients we serve, to the programs we offer, to our hospital locations, diversity is a part of Bon Secours,” said Rigsby. “So many people lack good health care and Bon Secours is stepping out into the community to help them in so many ways.”
An attorney at the law firm Williams Mullen, Rigsby’s background also includes service as senior vice president and deputy general counsel for SunTrust Banks Inc. Virginia Lawyers Weekly recognized her as a Leader in the Law earlier this year.
“I continue to learn so much through the Foundation,” said Rigsby. “I have been introduced to thinking about all manners of health care because Bon Secours is involved in so much.”
Learn more at www.bsvaf.org/richmondfdl.
Board of DirectorsThe Bon Secours Richmond Health Care
Foundation owes much gratitude and
thanks to our Board of Directors. Below is
a list of our current board members who
donate their time and resources, which
contribute to our success.
Toni R. Ardabell
Jenna J. Atwood
Kathleen Burke Barrett
Peter J. Bernard
Carmella Maurizi Bladergroen
William C. Boinest, Chairman
Peter W. Brown, M.D.
Diana F. Cantor
Barry J. Case
Dennis A. Diersen
Virginia G. DiStanislao
Susan Y. Dorsey
John W. Fain
Andrew C. Foldenauer
May H. Fox
Kirsti A. Goodwin
Vernard W. Henley
Dougal G. Hewitt
Charles M. Jones III, M.D.
Sr. Charlotte Lange, O.S.B.
J. Stephen Lindsey
C. Gregory Lockhart, M.D.
Sr. Anne Marie Mack, C.B.S.
John J. Muldowney
William T. Patrick, Jr.
Nancy A. Plageman
Malcolm M. Randolph
Corbin K. Rankin
J. Sargeant Reynolds, Jr.
Linda F. Rigsby
William H. Schwarzschild III
Sr. Victoria V. Segura, M.D., C.B.S.
John N. Simpson, Sr.
Thomas W. Sokol
William B. Thalhimer III
Paul M. Thompson
James S. Watkinson
D. Kyle Woolfolk, Jr.
Bon Secours’ compassion is a source of pride for Foundation Board Member Linda Rigsby.
“We talk about bringing good help to those in need, but the employees really feel it from the heart,” said Rigsby, who has been a St. Mary’s Hospital patient.
That is one reason she is chairing this year’s Fleur-de-Lis Society, which is for donors who commit to giving $1,000 annually.
“Every dollar we raise helps the staff better serve the community,” said Rigsby.
By making an investment of $1,000 in any increment over a year’s time, Fleur-de-Lis members help improve the health of our community. Through her involvement, Rigsby said she’s come to appreciate Bon Secours’ rich diversity.
Fleur-de-Lis Society — Investing in Compassion, Diversity, Excellence
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“We serve people of all different
faiths and some who are shaky in
their faith. But faith at
Bon Secours is always steady,
always quiet and always there.”
- Linda Rigsby, Fleur~de~Lis Society Chair
A benefit for Noah’s ChildrenCentral Virginia’s only Pediatric Hospice
and Palliative Care Program
Special Guest and Keynote Speaker Jenna Bush HagerAuthor, Contributing Correspondent, NBC’s Today
and Chair, UNICEF’s Next Generation
Gala to feature music, heavy hors d’oeuvres and wine pairingsSilent and live auction of children’s artwork
For more information, please contactPeggy Wilson, Bon Secours Richmond Foundation
804-287-7309 or [email protected] us online at www.fortyoneevent.org
The Westin Hotel7 - 11 p.m.
At Bon Secours, our Spirit of Giving is not just about treating illness. It is about seeing the whole person and addressing his or her needs. It is about keeping our community healthy and strong.
We are thankful for you, our donors, as partners in this ministry. In this issue of our newsletter, we hope you’ll enjoy seeing some of the ways your giving is making good happen.
Thank you for giving good help to those in need. Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year!
Sincerely,
Sister Anne Marie Mack, C.B.S.
Senior Vice President for Sponsorship, Foundation Sister President
In this issue of our newsletter, we reflect on the Spirit of Giving. Since the Sisters of Bon Secours began their ministry in 1824 in Paris, philanthropy has always played a vital role.
This Spirit of Giving continues as all of us — the physicians, nurses, staff, members of the
community and volunteers— work together to bring good help to those in need.
We give to bring health and healing through our hospitals and community programs. We give so parents may be comforted through their children’s illness and so a family may have a few precious last days with a grandfather. We give so every patient receives excellent care — from our newborns to our centenarians.
Your Spirit of Giving
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