CAMPAIGN BAROMETER:

Gifts & pledges - $2.48 million, needed by December, 2005 - $120,000.
Please call if you would like to be a part of this historical effort.

The Adams Family Christmas Story

Five years ago, in late December, Elizabeth Adams stepped on a loose manhole cover. It slipped, and she fell into the manhole. The accident caused a serious leg injury. She was rushed to Pratt Regional Medical Center where Dr. Kovach was able to surgically repair her leg. Elizabeth remembers spending that Christmas at PRMC. . . and it was a fond memory.

Elizabeth recalls, “Everyone was very nice and did all they could to bring Christmas to me. Considering the circumstances it was a good PRMC experience.” With the help of PRMC’s rehabilitative team, Elizabeth’s leg continues to heal from that devastating injury.

When the Capital Campaign opportunity was presented to Elizabeth, she wanted to help. She remembered being in the hospital during a time when she would have preferred to be with her family. Little did she know that another family, the PRMC family, would provide her with exceptional care and do their best to make her Christmas a special one.

Similar stories about PRMC continue to surface, as volunteers and staff have contacted people, asking for assistance through a campaign pledge or contribution. PRMC’s mission is to provide excellent and compassionate healthcare services. The “care” provided often includes accommodating family and friends during difficult times. It is a culture that our patients and friends care about and want to maintain, even if it requires a going out of their way to say thanks or making a contribution to the Foundation.

Elizabeth is one of the special people who wanted to do what she could to help maintain quality medical care in a caring atmosphere. She and her husband made a five year pledge to keep the dream of compassionate, quality medical care intact. It is an honor to have people like the Adams family who share their heart and resources with us.

PLANNING THE PARTY

When the Pratt Health Foundation Board in conjunction with PRMC decided that a Capital Campaign was the solution to strained 2002 financial resources, they thought that the potential for a significant grant of $500,000 to $1 million was possible. This made the solution of a $2.6 million campaign seem plausible.

Now that the campaign is scheduled to conclude at the end of December, hindsight has shown a different perspective. All of the gifts and pledges to the “Simply the Best” Capital Campaign have come from the PRMC service area which is south-central Kansas. It is a remarkable discovery. $2.6 million is a lot of money. But it is small in comparison to the giving hearts found in south-central Kansas. Our friends and neighbors have made the impossible a reality.

To celebrate this accomplishment a party will be planned for the end of February. We want everyone who has made a gift or pledge to attend. The event will be hosted at PRMC so people can come and see the state-of-the-art medical equipment their gifts have helped purchase. Without their generosity this equipment would never have materialized.

So, even though a definite date has not been set yet, we want you to prepare to celebrate with us. It is a great accomplishment by a tremendous group of people. If you have made a gift or pledge to the campaign, that means YOU. And by the way, we still need $120,000 to finish the cash needs of the campaign.

A publication of the Pratt Health Foundation (PHF)
203 S. Main * Pratt, Kansas 67124
( PHF and PRMC are 501(c)3 charitable healthcare organizations.)