INSPIRED TO GIVE. INSPIRED TO HEAL. Sanford Health Foundation FargoSummer Winter 2011 2011 Sanford Health Foundation Fargo
Building Tomorrow
Today Holy cow!
You did it! Gifts to honor
and Remember Roger Maris Cancer Center
Technology Upgrade
Ronald and Marlene Hoffart Providing perpetual support for Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy Services
Ronald and Marlene Hoffart provide leadership gift to
Building Tomorrow Today Campaign
A gift of $500,000 from a Fargo couple will make a difference in the spiritual care and services provided to patients at Sanford Health. The donation from Ron and Marlene Hoffart will create a permanently endowed fund in their name. The annual earnings from this fund will provide perpetual support for Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Services at Sanford Health.
“We are very pleased and happy to participate in this campaign,” said Marlene. “Our faith is very important to us, so being able to support spiritual and chaplaincy services in this way is a special opportunity.”
The Ronald and Marlene Hoffart Endowed Fund is part of the Foundation’s Building Tomorrow Today Campaign in support of the new medical center being constructed by Sanford Health in southwest Fargo. In recognition of this commitment, Sanford Health will name an atrium in the new medical center the Hoffart Atrium.
The Hoffart’s gift is the largest to date from a single individual or couple to the Building Tomorrow Today Campaign. “This donation from Mr. and Mrs. Hoffart is an important part of our effort to raise programming support for this new medical center,” said Brian Mortenson, President of the Sanford Health Foundation. “In addition, their endowed fund will provide support for a very special component of patient care. Chaplaincy is uniquely positioned to make a strong impact on the lives of those who seek care at Sanford Health. The Hoffart Endowed Fund will guarantee that Sanford’s Spiritual Care Services will impact patients and families forever.”
The gift commitment from the Hoffarts will be paid from a charitable remainder unitrust they established recently. “This is a very thoughtful way to make a gift,” said Mike Hannaher, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at the Sanford Health Foundation. “The donors are able to make a wonderful gift which will benefit patient care at Sanford forever, but at the same time retain a stream of income.”
The Building Tomorrow Today Campaign will provide $50 million in philanthropic support to the new southwest campus. Groundbreaking is expected in 2013 and anticipated completion is 2016. The campaign also supports the renewed and repurposed downtown campus on Broadway. For more information contact Michael Hannaher at (701) 234-6422 or Julia Beaton (701) 234-5010 at the Sanford Health Foundation.
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Chris Bridges, Todd Jensen, Heather Morby and Erin Rohlfs
Holy cow!
You did it!
Cyrisse and Les Wiestock with granddaughter Ella Dangerud
Legendary New York Yankee broadcaster Phil Rizzuto was broadcasting the last Yankee game in 1961 when Fargo’s Roger Maris hit his 61st home run setting the single season record. When Maris hit the home run, Rizzuto’s call started with “Holy cow! He did it!” The Sanford Health Foundation celebrated the 50th anniversary of that record home run with a series of events during the third week of September. Not only did the celebrations honor Roger Maris as a baseball legend and respected family man, they raised more than $789,000 to support the Roger Maris Cancer Center at Sanford Health. This sets a record for funds raised in one week for the Cancer Center. “Against All Odds,” a baseball-themed fundraiser held September 22, raised a record $601,375, including a gift of $250,000 from Mr. Denny Sanford. The New York Yankees joined the effort with a donation of $10,000 to the Roger Maris Family Endowed Fund, which was established recently by Pat Maris, Roger’s wife. The 14th annual “61for61,” held September 21-24, brought the community together for a radiothon, run/walk and motorcycle ride. The “61for61” events raised more than $188,000 to support the Roger Maris Cancer Center. The Sanford Health Foundation thanks all of the generous donors for their tremendous support. To paraphrase Phil Rizzuto, “Holy cow! You did it!”
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Technology upgrade
at Roger Maris Cancer Center The system allows the Cancer Center to more accurately target prostate, brain and head/neck cancer, while enabling safe treatment of lung and other cancers of the chest and abdomen where respiratory motion is an issue.
Roger Maris Cancer Center’s latest technology, the Varian Novalis® accelerator system, was installed recently signaling a major breakthrough in the safe, effective use of targeted radiation to treat a wide variety of cancer patients.
By increasing the dose of radiation, physicians are able to reduce the number of treatments patients may require, as well as potential side effects. A reduction in treatment—both number of therapies and length of each treatment—can positively impact the cancer patient’s mental and physical health. Additionally, the shorter treatment lengths reduce the likelihood
Compassionate care
of patient or tumor movements during radiation, which can impact overall accuracy. The Novalis® continuously tracks patient and tumor motion and automatically adjusts the beam of radiation to maintain the highest possible level of treatment accuracy. Plans are moving ahead to upgrade the other linear accelerator and should be completed by January 2012.
at Roger Maris Cancer Center
At the Roger Maris Cancer Center technology is extremely important, but caring for the patient both mentally and physically is a top priority, and some new programs are ensuring that priority is met. The Embrace Cancer Survivorship Program is dedicated to providing support and resources to patients and their families. It isn’t a distinct, separate set of activities, but instead is an effort to integrate the unique needs of each survivor into every step of his or her journey. From diagnosis to treatment and beyond, a specialist from all areas of physical, mental and social well-being is made available to ensure that all questions are answered, fears eased and symptoms managed. foundation.sanfordhealth.org
Bottles of Hope is just one component of Embrace. Through this program, medicine bottles are cleaned and covered with clay that can be sculpted, textured, blended or stamped to create unique pieces of art that are given as gifts to Roger Maris Cancer Center patients. These small tokens of hope provide inspiration and comfort to patients going through treatment. Anyone is welcome to create Bottles of Hope. The special education, support services and wellness education available to survivors through the Embrace Cancer Survivorship Program are all made possible through donations to cancer funds of the Sanford Health Foundation.
Longtime leader bids farewell In October, Deborah Soliah, Vice President of the Sanford Health Foundation’s Fargo office, bid farewell to pursue a leadership opportunity with a local non-profit organization. Soliah’s career at Sanford began in 1981 when she joined what was then St. Luke’s Hospitals as a medical education assistant. She became a development specialist in 1986 and Children’s Miracle Network Coordinator in 1987. In 1991, she became the first director of the newly formed MeritCare Foundation. During her tenure, Soliah helped build a donor base of more than 6,000 and cumulative donation revenue of nearly $50 million. Deb Soliah
“We’re so grateful for Deb’s leadership in helping build this fundraising organization,” said Brian Mortenson, President of the Sanford Health Foundation. “Her focus on relationship development was paramount in creating a donor base that enhances and strengthens the programs of the health system. She also assembled a great team that will continue building on what she started.”
This will be extremely important as the Foundation moves forward with the Building Tomorrow Today Campaign, which has a goal of raising $50 million in permanent funding support for the Medical Center’s two future campuses. Mortenson said the search is underway to find a great leader to fill the regional vice president role and to lead the campaign efforts. Soliah’s last day with the Foundation was October 7, following which she will assume a leadership role with ShareHouse. Located in Fargo, ShareHouse provides inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency treatment to adult men and women. The Sanford Health Foundation wishes her the very best in her new endeavors.
“ We’re so grateful for Deb’s leadership in helping build this fundraising organization.” —Brian Mortenson President Sanford Health Foundation.
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Breathing new life
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Gifts to Children’s Miracle Network and Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo provide the opportunity to continually upgrade technology and to offer comfort care programs for patients. Recently, the following equipment was purchased to aid in the delivery of breathing support:
V60 ventilator
MRI Ventilator
This non-invasive ventilator is designed for patients in the pediatric intensive care unit who weigh as little as 15 pounds. The V60 ventilator provides breathing support without the need to place a breathing tube.
This ventilator allows intubated infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to be placed on a ventilator in MRI, eliminating the need for manual methods of breathing support. Like the Neopuff, the MRI ventilator helps deliver pressures that are consistent to the infant.
Neopuff A device used for ventilation of newborns in the delivery room or during transport within the hospital. The Neopuff allows for delivery of pressures consistent for infants, which are very important in protecting their lungs.
Donations to Children’s Miracle Network help provide the best possible care to the tiniest patients at Sanford Children’s.
Potatoes for a purpose R.D. Offutt Companies sponsored “Pound-tato” lunch in October and helped raise more than $35,400 for Sanford Children’s Hospital. More than 2,000 potatoes were served during the 11th annual event. “We were deeply honored that Sanford Children’s was chosen as this year’s charity for the RDO Caters Taters event,” said Dr. Chris Tiongson, Pediatrician and Service Chair for Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo. “We are grateful for the opportunity to carry out our mission to serve the area’s children and families in their time of greatest need with the very generous support of the R.D. Offutt Companies. This event is a great example of the spirit that makes this part of the country such a wonderful place to live and raise a family.” foundation.sanfordhealth.org
R.D. Offutt presented Sanford Children’s with a check for $35,406
Sanford Medical Center Fargo President, Dennis Millirons, helps to serve potatoes
Sanford staff volunteered at the event
Charitable contributions from IRAs can be made through December
The end of the year is fast approaching, and as most people know, charitable contributions must be completed by Dec. 31 to be deductible for income tax purposes on their 2011 tax return. Thanks to the Tax Relief Act of 2010, qualified individuals age 70 ½ and older can take advantage of the IRA qualified charitable distribution option. Originally part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, this strategy offers tax savings for qualifying taxpayers, allowing them to exclude the charitable donation from their income.
Qualified taxpayers can donate up to $100,000 per year from their IRAs to tax exempt non-profit organizations such as the Sanford Health Foundation. “The donation is excluded from gross income in the year the contribution is made,” said Mike Hannaher, Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving. “It’s important for individuals to contact their IRA administrator as soon as possible in order to begin the process. December 31 always seems to sneak up quickly.” A popular option for some taxpayers is using the IRA donation to help
fund a charitable endowment fund at the Sanford Health Foundation. “An endowment creates a permanent legacy,” Hannaher said. “Many donors want to create endowments to provide perpetual support for health care services.” The charitable distribution option had expired at the end of 2009. However, the Tax Relief Act extends it through this year, and makes it retroactive to Jan. 1, 2010. Qualified distributions for 2011 must be made by Dec. 31.
Gifts to honor and remember
Celebrate the season and the lives and achievements of special individuals by making gifts in their honor or memory. • An honor gift—a gift to recognize a holiday, birthday, wedding, anniversary, retirement or other important occasion. • A memorial gift—a thoughtful way to honor the memory of a relative, business associate, neighbor or friend. Every gift, whether large or small, is greatly appreciated. Use the enclosed envelope or call (701) 234-6620 for more giving envelopes.
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Sanford Health Fargo Region Sanford HealthFoundation Foundation North P.O. Box 2010 Fargo, ND 58122-0302 (701) 234-6246 foundation.sanfordhealth.org
Calendar of Events January
April
5th Annual Fishing for a Cure Multi-lake Ice Fishing Tournament Benefiting Roger Maris Cancer Center For more information email fishingforacure@yahoo.com
Sweet Miracles, Courtyard By Marriott-Moorhead 6 to 9 p.m. Wine tasting, sweets, candies, chocolate, light hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment benefiting Sanford Children’s Hospital Fargo For more information call (701) 234-6620.
January 28
February
February 15-17
April 19
Cares for Kids Radiothon 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join Y94, BOB95 and Popster 104 for the 12th Annual 36 hour radio broadcast benefiting Sanford Children’s Hospital Fargo For more information call (701) 234-6620.
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