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During #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, 30 local Thomasville businesses joined together to paper the town with pink ribbons in their windows as part of the Paint the Town Pink fundraiser. Because of your generous donations, we raised more than $300 to provide breast health services to women in our community.

It’s hard to believe, but we’ve once again arrived at the time of year when the collective consciousness shifts toward giving thanks. And, even in a year as challenging as 2020, we have much to be grateful for.

Our gratitude must begin with recognition of our team members in their response to the coronavirus pandemic. Then there was the outpouring of love from the communities we serve. Our restaurants, themselves hit hard by the pandemic, sent meals every day for our team members. Individuals and organizations sent letters of support and encouragement, which kept our morale and energy high.

Throughout the year, our team members have never lost sight of the future, a time when the coronavirus no longer monopolizes global healthcare communities. And throughout this year, we’ve continued advancing new initiatives that will bring even more remarkable care to our community.

It’s important to note, none of it would be possible without your generosity and commitment to Novant Health. In this unprecedented and challenging time, your gifts allowed us to stay focused on the important work of saving lives across our community. Our work must go on, and your continued support will be more important than ever.

From our family to yours, here’s to health and happiness through the rest of 2020 and beyond. And once again, thank you for all you do.

To read more of the gratitude message from Saad Ehtisham, president Novant Health Greater Charlotte Market and Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, visit SupportNovantHealth.org/PMCFQ4Saad.

At Novant Health Foundation, we are humbled by the outpouring of support during these challenging times. The coronavirus pandemic forced us into a fierce fight. Our healthcare professionals across Novant Health have suited up every day ready for battle, rising up as heroes to serve our communities in a time of great need.

We want to say thank you to everyone who has sent messages of hope, donations of food, masks and medical equipment.

To every individual, family and business who has given so generously to our Hope for Remarkable Team Aubergine Fund to support our front-line heroes, THANK YOU! Through generous donations from you, our donors, we were able to care for our remarkable team members serving on the front lines every day.

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Thank you to the Hearst Foundations for the $125,000 grant to support Family Connects, a postpartum nurse home visit program in Forsyth and Davidson counties.

The program provides free home visit services to all Forsyth County and Davidson County mothers and newborns who deliver at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center or Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center. Since 2016, the program has provided support for thousands of mothers and babies and connected families to nurturing community resources.

“Partnership with the Hearst Foundations will result in higher quality postpartum medical care, more positive parenting, reduced anxiety for families and less infant emergency medical care,” said Ann Caulkins, senior vice president of Novant Health and president of Novant Health Foundations. “We are grateful for the Hearst Foundations’ commitment to Forsyth and Davidson County families, and to a great start in life for newborns.”

To learn more about the grant and the Family Connects program, visit SupportNovantHealth.org/HearstFoundations2020Grant.

Please join us in celebrating Joe Ely for his Spirit of Philanthropy Award from the Triad Chapter of the Association of Philanthropy Professionals. Joe is a Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Foundation board member and chair of the Development Committee. He was instrumental in generating funding for our coronavirus relief efforts this spring. Congratulations, Joe!
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“It is a great feeling to work for an organization you know will support you during tough times. And it’s an even better feeling to know the organization you work for prepares and trains for crises and can flip a switch to make this new way of working possible,” said Bernie Washington, senior director and deputy chief of staff at Novant Health. “We didn’t skip a beat. We rallied together, adjusted our focus and became better, faster and stronger, which speaks to the dynamic leadership at Novant Health.”

“Throughout the pandemic, the health and safety of our patients and team members has been our No. 1 priority,” Bernie said.

The community’s generous donations provided support and resources, from childcare to short-term lodging and financial assistance, to all Novant Health team members. This support allowed our team members to take care of themselves and families during the pandemic.

“I deeply enjoy working for Novant Health under the leadership of Kim Henderson, senior vice president and system chief of staff,” she said. “We believe in and model Novant Health’s culture and mission. Being able to contribute to both in meaningful ways and support our vision and strategy for healthier and stronger communities is important to me.”

To read more of Bernie’s story and leadership, visit SupportNovantHealth.org/BernieWashington.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken many things away, but what Rayvon Mitchell misses the most is a hug.

Rayvon, a certified nursing assistant, works as a curbside assistant at Novant Health Derrick L. Davis Cancer Institute. He’s there to greet cancer patients as they arrive, spreading love and kindness to those in need. But these days, his megawatt smile is hidden behind a protective mask, and his trademark hug has been put on hold.

“I can’t hug my patients, and it’s killing me,” Rayvon said. “When you use your heart to do things, it becomes so contagious for other people. That’s my goal right now: to love everyone and to make my cancer patients feel loved and cared for when they get here. I always tell my patients, ‘You cross the line in the parking lot, and you belong to me.’ They’re all my babies.”

Cancer is personal for Rayvon, as it is for so many. “I put myself directly in their place. I very rarely use, ‘I understand,’ when I talk to them’” Rayvon said. “I try to show them, to use something more powerful than, ‘I understand what you’re going through,’ because a lot of people would say, ‘No, you don’t.’ I’ve been there. I know the feeling. I know the sting. I know the tears that have been shared. I know the heartache. But I try not to tell patients because I can show you better than I can tell you.”

His approach works. Stacy Sawyers, a cancer services support specialist at the Derrick L. Davis Cancer Institute, has seen it firsthand.
“Rayvon delights our patients with his kind spirit and genuine caring attitude. If he is not at the door, you may find him meeting a patient at their car with a wheelchair or pushing patients to the correct waiting room,” Stacy said. “His tenderness shows as he greets and assists those who need physical help. Even with a mask, he is the smile at the front door that becomes a big part of their cancer journey.”
To read more of Rayvon’s story of remarkable care, visit SupportNovantHealth.org/RayvonMitchell.

Novant Health, Caroline’s Corner and Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte have come together to create a private area on the pediatric floor of Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital where families can find a warm, peaceful place to rest, regroup and find hope.

After their infant daughter Caroline passed away, John and Ginny Comly decided to build a place to provide families with everything they need while their children are fighting for their lives. When it opens early in 2021, it will be called The Ronald McDonald Family Room at Caroline’s Corner. Its mission is to provide care, comfort and hope.

“That’s what we view as the ultimate goal because having a child in the PICU is a life experience where there is little, if any, comfort and hope,” John said. “When Caroline died, it became more of a mission that we wanted to do this and to do it in her name.”

“The Family Room will be more than just a space; more than bricks and mortar,” stated Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte CEO Denise Cubbedge. “The Family Room program will provide a quiet place for families to take time for themselves so they can better prepare for the emotional and mental demands of having a child in the hospital."

We are incredibly grateful to the Comly family, Ronald McDonald House and all of the donors who made this space possible.

Donate today to honor Caroline and her legacy to bring care, comfort and hope to families with a hospitalized child.

To learn more about the partnership, visit SupportNovantHealth.org/CarolineComly.

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$3,338,173

Total grant funding
$2,616,107

Facilities, technology & equipment
$363,804

Patient assistance
$813,835

Women's & children's initiatives
$259,350

Cancer
$368,348

Community & employee initiatives
$246,059

Team member education & professional development
* 2019 data