The Mount Carmel Foundation’s 2011-2012 Associate Giving Appeal is now under way.

We hope you will join our 2011/12 co-chairs, Brian Pierson and Mary Jo Dickinson, and give, support and help lead the way in this year’s appeal.

Over the past three years, despite the economic downturn, our Associate Giving Appeal has seen all-time high levels of “giving back”. Those contributions have and continue to support Mount Carmel patients and their families, as well as Associates in need. This year will be no different. In fact, this year that impact can double. That’s because all MCE, MCW, MCSA and MCNA gifts will be matched by the Foundation.

Each year the Foundation works in collaboration with campus leaders to establish campus-specific critical needs. This year’s key needs have been identified as:

• MCE – School at Work™ and Cafeteria Room Refurbishing and Core Foundation Programs
• MCW – Core Foundation Programs and Refurbishing and Renovating the Souder Hospital Entrance
• MCSA – Core Foundation Programs and Tammy Weidner Memorial Scholarship Fund
• MCNA – Core Foundation Programs

While these programs will be our priorities, you also can make a gift to any of our Core Foundation Programs, including:

• Cancer Services
• College of Nursing
• Crime & Trauma
• Hospice
• Outreach
• Palliative Care
• Prescription Ease
• Sister Rose Thomas Fund
• Women’s Health

Our goal this year is to earn the participation of 1,200 associates and raise $240,000 system-wide. Each and every donation will make in impact, so please make your pledge today. You can do so by simply clicking on one of the pledge forms below.

Gifts to the Mount Carmel Foundation make an impact every single day by fulfilling the founding mission of Mount Carmel. They are also tax-deductible as provided by law.

Thank you for your continuing support of our patients, our healthcare system and our community.