Meeting Spiritual Needs
Chaplain Charles “Chan” Shaver has a heart for palliative patient care.
Category Archives: Forsyth stories of remarkable care
Journey to a ‘Crazy Perfect Life.’
She was 42 years old at the time of her diagnosis — a successful financial adviser and a married mother of two girls, ages 11 and 14. She had the life she thought she wanted. Then, she found a lump and was thrust into a battle with stage 2 breast cancer.
‘A mammogram is the gift of life’
Karen Morning Roseboro, chief officer for choice and magnet schools for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, is celebrating four years as a breast cancer survivor, and her journey began with her first-ever mammogram at the age of 40.
Called to serve
Amy Maher has found passion in the potential to help more donors make an impact in her new role.
The power of legacy – plan today to make a future impact
Sharon Harrington discusses her role at Novant Health Foundation and the profound impact of planned giving.
Family comes first
Aaron Condon: Why men’s health matters as a father
‘I went in for that mammogram, and I knew right away that something was up.’
Eight years ago, Susan Pfefferkorn went in for a routine mammogram at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Susan was no stranger to breast cancer. She’d lost a college friend to the disease back in the 1980s, and her mother had been diagnosed post-menopause. As a result, Susan had always been proactive.
‘Cancer sucks’
Thompson had a mammogram the previous December. She’d kept up with regular, at-home breast exams. She had lost two aunts to breast cancer. A mother of three, she knew she had to be proactive, so she was.
Celebrating 10 years of community care
Nursing is a calling for Julie Schaefer. It always has been.
Volunteering for front-line duty
“Every vaccine we give is a hope for a future — a future we want to ensure more people can share with their loved ones and friends.” — Angel Barber
Funding highlights
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$8,224,408
Total gifts
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$7,942,140
Total new pledges
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$16,166,547
Total new commitments
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23,162
Hope for Remarkable Team Aubergine Fund requests
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$10,790,000
Hope for Remarkable Team Aubergine Fund requests approved and/or paid
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$671,637
Financial assistance for patients and team members through the Giving. Serving. Together. campaign
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$556,119
Supporting community needs and priorities through the Giving. Serving. Together. campaign
- * 2020 data