Reflections on an Unprecedented Year
Read the letters below from Novant Health and foundation leadership as we look back on the heroism and hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our team members braved every unexpected challenge with open hearts and ready hands, leading to extraordinary tales of problems solved, unforgettable moments, fearless resolve and lives transformed.
Ann Caulkins
Senior Vice President, Novant Health
President, Novant Health Foundation
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2020: A Year in Review
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2020 Philanthropic Summary
Together, we fought a pandemic. Together, we gave hope. Together, we cared. Together, we grew. Together, we took a stand.
In addition to the community supporting our team, our team has supported one another once again through Giving. Serving. Together., our fundraising campaign for team members, despite the hardships of 2020. Team members gave more than $1.2 million to support each other and local nonprofits.
Celebrating Remarkable Stories
Join us in celebrating our healthcare heroes and the remarkable impact made by Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center team members in 2020, right here in our community.
‘You have to have a heart for the work’
The past two months have been the busiest of Heather Egan’s entire career. She’s always worked with nonprofits, raising the necessary funds to support their work and their mission. And she’s long been driven by passion.
‘When I’m there, Novant Health is there, too’
When you walk into the kitchen of Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center, you might find a cup of coffee, a cookie or a sandwich. But if James Blount is there, you’ll find something else when you need it most: a friend.
‘It always happened to someone else’
The first time Tammy Coulter was diagnosed with cancer, she had no signs or symptoms. A routine mammogram had turned up stage 0 ductal carcinoma — a cancer she couldn’t see or touch.
‘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.
‘I had no choice but to beat this.’
Dr. Patricia Flowers was religious about her mammograms. She had been since she turned 32. Then, in the summer of 2014, she found a lump in her breast. Her annual mammogram was just a few weeks away, but she decided to move it up.
‘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.
When your health care provider lands you a new home
How Novant Health team members work to eradicate disparities.
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
The power of positivity
Optimism makes a huge difference in the lives of others.
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.
She’s a volunteer. A cancer patient. And a friend.
A cancer survivor currently in treatment, Schaefer is one of 1,200 volunteers across the Novant Health system who do their best to make each patient’s morning, noon and night as beautiful as it can be.
She’ll Be Supporting Moms at New Kernersville Maternity Program
Night after night, 12-year-old Jessica Thornton watched the nurses in action. She spent a lot of time at her friend’s side as he recovered from surgery after surgery to address genetic complications.
She started in housekeeping. Now she’s almost a nurse.
Mobility program, a dictionary and endless grit got her on path to being an RN.
Retired Novant Health oncologist, Dr. Elms Allen and his wife, Harriet, receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Elms Allen and Mrs. Harriet Allen were recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement in Philanthropy by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Triad Chapter.