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New Endowed Named Fund to Help Neonatal ICU

The Scholls are shown here with their daughter, Elizabeth, and son, Will.
The Scholls are shown here with their daughter, Elizabeth, and son, Will.

Dr. Brian Scholl and his wife, Cathy, have established the Charles Michael and Elizabeth Park Scholl Neonatal ICU Education Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation. The fund is named in memory of their son and in honor of their daughter who were born 16 weeks premature in June of 2003. It will be used to provide continuing education scholarships to deserving Huntsville Hospital Neonatal ICU employees and to provide reference books, journals and other educational resources for use by the NICU staff. The Foundation is grateful to the Scholls for their most generous gift.


Eagles Provide Money to Foundation

FOE and Auxiliary members Harold Stogsdill, Lawanna Stacy, Bill Mason and Debbie Reed pose in front of Huntsville Hospital.
FOE and Auxiliary members Harold Stogsdill, Lawanna Stacy, Bill Mason and Debbie Reed pose in front of Huntsville Hospital.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles and Eagles Auxiliary recently donated more than $23,000 to Huntsville Hospital Foundation to fund various hospital equipment and program needs. The money was raised through Bingo, bake sales, a golf tournament – even a pie-throwing contest! Since 1990, the Eagles have donated $230,580 to the Foundation. Thank you Eagles for your friendship and support!








Employees Community Fund of Boeing Supports Operation Excellence

Huntsville Hospital employees Susan Neely, Vicky McClain and pathologist Dr. Frank Honkanen with Boeing employees Bill Lynn and April Robison.
Huntsville Hospital employees Susan Neely, Vicky McClain and pathologist Dr. Frank Honkanen with Boeing employees Bill Lynn and April Robison.

The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Alabama recently made a generous gift of $15,000 to Huntsville Hospital Foundation’s Operation Excellence Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to purchase four pieces of cutting-edge, life-saving equipment for Huntsville Hospital. Since 1984, the Employees Community Fund of Boeing has provided nearly $224,000 in support of Huntsville Hospital and Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. On behalf of the many patients who are benefiting from these gifts, Huntsville Hospital Foundation thanks Boeing employees for their wonderful support!



Auxiliary Provides Gifts of Time and Money

Recent donations from the Auxiliary will be used to provide a Crossvent 2 Ventilator (pictured in the background) for the Kids Care Transport and Neonatal ICU and Vital Signs Machine for the Pediatric ICU. Pictured left to right are Auxilians Jean Glisson, Nelta Benson, Will Lambert and Joyce Engle.
Recent donations from the Auxiliary will be used to provide a Crossvent 2 Ventilator (pictured in the background) for the Kids Care Transport and Neonatal ICU and Vital Signs Machine for the Pediatric ICU. Pictured left to right are Auxilians Jean Glisson, Nelta Benson, Will Lambert and Joyce Engle.

The Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary recently donated $169,749 to Huntsville Hospital Foundation! The money was raised through Gift Shop sales and fundraising and will be used to provide equipment and support to several areas of the hospital. The Auxilians have given more than $3.87 million to the Foundation since 1984. This year, they worked a total of 22,748 hours, which is the largest number of hours worked in the 44-year history of the Auxiliary. Thank you Auxilians for all you do for Huntsville Hospital!










Store Celebrates Anniversary by Giving Back

Kim Adams (background, right) and Kimmy Adkins (front right), owners of Twice Upon A Time Upscale Consignment Boutique, show off a cute dress to Robin Thurston, as employee Jessica Jenkins (far left) looks on.
Kim Adams (background, right) and Kimmy Adkins (front right), owners of Twice Upon A Time Upscale Consignment Boutique, show off a cute dress to Robin Thurston, as employee Jessica Jenkins (far left) looks on.

To celebrate its one-year anniversary, the owners of Twice Upon a Time Upscale Consignment Boutique wanted to give back to their community. Since Kimmy Adkins and Kim Adams are also radiologic technologists at Huntsville Hospital, they were familiar with the Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation and decided to hold a special sale to benefit Melissa’s Fund. “Kim and I have seen the work that they do in the NICU,” Adkins said. “We are honored to be a part of something that can touch so many lives.” The event raised $500 for Melissa’s Fund. Our thanks to Adkins and Adams for making a difference in the lives of premature babies!




Great Night for a Great Cause
Lee Ann Porter and Deana Aumalis of Providence Women’s Club with Liz Hurley
Lee Ann Porter and Deana Aumalis of Providence Women’s Club with Liz Hurley

The Providence Women’s Club of Madison knows how to throw a great event and make a big difference at the same time! The group recently raised $20,000 for the Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation – by playing bunco! The money was raised at their annual bunco-themed “Rolling for a Cure” and “All in for the Cure” event. This year’s event was their most successful one to date! Thank you Providence Women’s Club for your continued support and generous donation.





Delta Zetas Offer Big Help for the Tiniest Patients
DZ Alumnae Paige Nix, LaDonna Wotell, Loni Cleve and Betty Byrne pose in the Neonatal ICU.
DZ Alumnae Paige Nix, LaDonna Wotell, Loni Cleve and Betty Byrne pose in the Neonatal ICU.

Thank you to the Huntsville Chapter of Delta Zeta Alumnae! The group recently donated $20,397 to Huntsville Hospital Foundation to purchase an Infant Warmer, Blender Kits and Spectralink phones for the Neonatal ICU. The money was raised through the Delta Zeta Marketplace, a three-day shopping event held last November at the Von Braun Center. The Delta Zetas are wonderful friends of Huntsville Hospital and have given more than $408,000 to the hospital since 1984!





Pink Night – More than Just a Game!
A Hazel Green High School player sports a pink jersey at Pink Night.
A Hazel Green High School player sports a
pink jersey at Pink Night.

When the Hazel Green and Bob Jones High School softball teams took the field on April 10, they did more than just play a game. They helped save lives! The two schools’ junior varsity and varsity softball teams dedicated a special game to support the Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation. The teams, coaches, referees, and fans all wore pink on game night and Hurley started off the night by throwing out the first pitch with a pink softball. The event raised more than $1,000 for the Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund. Thanks to both teams for “taking a swing” at breast cancer!


Blossomwood K-Kids Club Helps Tiny Babies
K-Kids
Amy George visits the K-Kids Club at Blossomwood Elementary School.

Some youngsters at Huntsville’s Blossomwood Elementary School are opening their hearts to help premature babies in the Neonatal ICU at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. In February, the club took part in a project called “Hearts of Love.” They made hearts for Valentine’s Day, and students purchased them for their favorite teachers. They raised $250 for the Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund. Thank you Blossomwood K-Kids for having a heart to help others!




Local Club Sews Items for Neonatal ICU

Neonatal Blankets Members of the Flintville Homemakers Club in Tennessee recently took their love of sewing to new heights! The ladies sewed more than 120 blankets, hats and booties for babies in the Neonatal ICU and donated 11 disposable cameras to the unit. Thank you Flintville Homemakers Club for helping our tiniest patients!






CAS Cares Helping Pediatric Patients

Employees with CAS Cares, Inc. woke up bright and early for a great cause! They visited the Star 99.1 studio of Scott & Dee Dee in the Morning to give them a $3000 check for Scott & Dee Dee’s Champions for Children. The money will be used to purchase a media station for the Child Life program at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. CAS Cares, Inc. is the non-profit corporation formed by employees of CAS, Inc. and has given $33,000 to Huntsville Hospital Foundation since 1993. The Foundation extends a warm thank you to CAS Cares for their commitment to our hospital!


Physicians and their Wives Establish Endowed Named Funds

Three Huntsville Hospital physicians and their wives have established endowed named funds to benefit the hospital and our employees. Dr. and Mrs. Carl Gessler established the Sarah and Carl Gessler Cardiac Education Fund to provide continuing education scholarships for Huntsville Hospital Cardiology employees. Dr. Rao and Bhavani Kakani endowed the Prasada-Rao and Bhavani Kakani Surgery Scholars Fund to provide continuing education scholarships to the Operating Room staff at Huntsville Hospital. And, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bell established the Thomas and Sharon Bell Radiology Education Fund to provide continuing education scholarships for deserving employees in Huntsville Hospital’s Imaging Department. Thank you to these three families for your unwavering commitment to Huntsville Hospital!


Dr. and Mrs. Carl Gessler

Dr. Rao and Bhavani Kakani, with Director of Surgery Thomas Fender

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bell

10-Year-Old Boy Donates Birthday Money to Pediatric Oncology

Will Colley didn’t want presents for his 10th birthday. Instead, he asked his friends to give money to Pediatric Oncology. In all, he donated $350 to Huntsville Hospital Foundation! Thank you Will for making a difference in the lives of our young patients.



Will Colley (front row green shirt) donated his
birthday money to help patients at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children.

Third Grader Raises Money for Pediatric Oncology

Matthew Namie and Dr. Lucille Ferrante of the St. Jude Clinic at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children.

Matthew Namie made a special delivery to Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children recently. Instead of exchanging gifts at their school Christmas Party, Matthew and his fellow students raised $850 for Pediatric Oncology. Matthew is a former patient of that department, and his mom, Danna, was so grateful for the care her son received that she wanted a way to give back. She sent letters to the parents of Matthew’s classmates and asked them to give as well. Thank you Matthew and Moulton Elementary third graders for giving to Huntsville Hospital Foundation!







Good Sams Club Does Good Work

Good Sams Camping Club members proudly give Neonatal ICU Nurse Manager Lynn Lee their donation to the NICU. Also pictured are Cathy Hubler, Director of Children’s Service Line, and Paula Lucas, Vice-President of Women & Children’s Services.

On December 14, the Sand Mountain Sams Club showed what a big difference a little hard work can make. Members of the Good Sams Camping Club collected aluminum cans and held yard sales to raise money for babies in the Neonatal ICU. The $4,500 donation will provide a Neo Blue mini phototherapy light, and the remainder of the funding will go toward a cribette. The Foundation would like to extend a big thank you to the Good Sams for their generous gift!






Merci Grissom French Students!


Grissom High French class students and their sponsor Linda Meigs (middle) present a check for $1000 to Emily Miller and Jana Seikel of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation.

The French class students of Grissom High School are making a difference in the lives of our youngest patients. The students held their Sixth Annual community-wide event, "Célébrons la France!" on November 7th, which consisted of French plays, poems, monologues, songs and baked goods. The award winning, Grissom Advanced French class students were accompanied by their own elementary students from Chaffee, Challenger, Weatherly, Whitesburg and Willowbrook Baptist. The event raised a total of $1,000 that will be used towards equipment and facility needs for the Pediatric Oncology program at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children.



Pediatric Therapy Receives Christmas Wish from Civitans

Civitans visit with Stephanie Gyorok, program coordinator for Pediatric Therapy (middle), and Pediatric Therapy patients.

Christmas came right on time for the patients of Pediatric Therapy this year! On December 4, Civitans Care president Jim McKemy and members of the Civitans Care board presented the Pediatric Therapy Department with a check for $15,000. The donation will provide full funding for the music therapy program, and it will also fund many other equipment needs of Pediatric Therapy. Since 2003, Civitans Care has given $92,000 to the Pediatric Therapy program. Thanks to the Civitans, each patient receives the best, most up-to-date care possible!




Christmas Party Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients

When Santa Claus visited the Pediatric Unit at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children on December 18, he brought a few of his special elves to help him! The Angels for Children hosted a Christmas party in the Child Life playroom, and Santa made an appearance with skilled toymaker and Christmas elf Dick Maroon. During the months leading up to Christmas, Maroon hand carved dozens and dozens of wooden ambulances, helicopters, trucks, and many other toys - all for the pediatric patients. The toys were a big hit! Thank you to Dick Maroon, the Angel volunteers, and Santa for hosting a wonderful Christmas celebration for the children at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children!


Weichert Realty Donates Christmas Trees to Huntsville Hospital

Members of the staff of Weichert Realty pose in front of the Christmas tree they donated and decorated at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children.

The staff of Weichert Realty spread cheer throughout Huntsville Hospital this holiday season! The group donated two Christmas trees, along with ornaments, to our hospital – one on the Oncology floor of Huntsville Hospital and another in the lobby of Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. And their generosity didn’t stop there! They also decorated them! In addition, employees also dropped off more than 100 toys the business collected along with the Margarita Society at this year’s Margarita Ball. Those toys will be delivered to children on our Pediatric floor on Christmas Eve. Thank you Weichert Realty for making the season brighter for countless kids this holiday season!




3rd Graders Make Christmas Cards for Pediatric Patients

3rd graders in Lynn McQueen’s class at Blossomwood Elementary show off the Christmas cards they made for Pediatric patients.

Students in Lynn McQueen’s class at Blossomwood Elementary School in Huntsville are lucky enough to be healthy this holiday season. So, they wanted to do something for those kids who aren’t. The 3rd graders made Christmas cards for children who are in the Pediatric Unit of Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children during the holidays. Thanks 3rd graders for spreading Christmas cheer to our pediatric patients!








Havoc and Domino’s Join the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

The Huntsville Havoc hockey team and Domino’s Pizza recently teamed up to raise money for Pediatric Oncology at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. At an exhibition game on October 19 at the Von Braun Center, they raised $3,644.58! The money will be used to purchase equipment to benefit children with cancer.

And that’s not all! When representatives of Domino’s and the Havoc dropped by Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children to present the check, members of the Havoc also visited patients on our Pediatric floor. Of course, the children loved meeting the hockey players. Their visit brought lots of smiles to the faces of our youngest patients!


Pediatric oncologist Dr. Lucille Ferrante (middle) accepts a generous donation from the Huntsville Havoc and Domino’s Pizza.

Huntsville Havoc hockey players visit with a patient on our Pediatric Unit