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Page 1: Connection...Welcome Cancer Care Community Collaboration By The Numbers Fundraising Activities & Events Recognizing Our Partners Your Hospital. Your Patients. Connection Your Community

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The Foundation offers charitable assistance to local patients; supports healthcare services for the community; promotes compassionate programs for patients; and encouragesinvestment in our community-owned hospital: Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Your Hospital. Your Patients. Your Community. Your Foundation.

1 Medical Center Boulevard • Cookeville, TN 38501 • (931) 783-2003www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

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Foundation Champions6By the Numbers8What’s Going On9

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Patient Assistance Funds provide temporary assistance to low-income patients living in the Upper Cumberland who are struggling with disease, sickness or injury.

Thanks to generous and caring donors, the Foundation is able to help patients with expenses not covered by insurance for things like medication, specialized equipment, and preventative healthcare services. We also often assist patients and families with transportation, groceries, utilities, home needs and other critical needs.

Generally, when a patient is referred to the Foundation for assistance, their need is immediate and critical. Frequently, we act as a final safety net for Upper Cumberland residents who do not have family or friends to rally around them during troubling times. Care is taken to refer patients to additional community resources once their immediate needs are met.

The Foundation operates a number of restricted patient assistance funds to help various patient groups, including: Cancer Fund, Diabetes Fund, Heart Fund, Hospice Fund, Pediatric Fund and the general patient assistance fund called Caring Hands Fund. Together, these funds will provide help to roughly 2,000 local patients this year.

EventsPatient Assistance

gifts of any size make a difference...it’s simple; your gift helps us healMake checks payable to: CRMC Foundation, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Cookeville, TN 38501

Make checks payable to:CRMC Foundation1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN 38501931-783-2003www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

Serving the Upper Cumberland region.DonateToday!

www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

1 Foundation Connection Foundation Connection 10

Patient Assistance Funds:Caring Hands - General Patient Assistance FundCancer DiabetesHeartHospicePediatric

The majority of referrals to the Foundation come from social workers and case managers at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, however; the Foundation works with a number of other organizations including: Cumberland River Hospital, first responders, area hospice providers, physician offices, county school systems, TTU, the Upper Cumberland Healthcare Prepared-ness Coalition, and dozens of Upper Cumberland non-profit organizations.

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Thanks to several forward-thinking donors, the Foundation recently helped the Emergency Department at Cookeville Regional Medical Center improve patient care by installing a new Glidescope®. The Glidescope is a fiber optic intubation system which allows for improved visualization of the airway and vocal chords. Dr. Ken Colaric, CRMC ER Medical Director, reports that the Glidescope “significantly increases patient safety as well as the success rate of intubation.” Intubation is often performed in emergency situations, and tools like the Glide-scope improve accuracy, save time, lessen the chance of injury and improve patient comfort.

Recently, Joyce Arnold approached the Foundation and shared with us about the journey of one little foot making a big im-print on the world. Joyce has been honoring the brief life of her son, Cooper, by chan-neling energy into “Coopers Journey” since June 10th, 2015. Each year, “Coopers Journey” tackles a project or program with the aim of helping families dealing with the loss of a baby. This year, the goal is to raise funds to support a caring cradle for donation to the Labor and Delivery Department at Cookev-ille Regional Medical Center.

The Caring Cradle is a device that cools and offers a more dignified and comfortable way for patients and families to spend time with a baby which has passed away. A restricted fund for this effort has been established at the Foundation or donations may be made at https://fundly.com/coopers-journey-the-gift-of-time# or call 931-783-2003.

What’s Going On

A Women’s HeartWhat: A dinner, fashion show and heart-health-education event raising funds to support heart education and assistance for heart patients.When: January 31, 2019Where: Leslie Town Centre

Cookeville RAM ClinicWhat: Free dental/vision care in collaboration with Remote Area Medical. When: March 16, 2019Where: Cookeville High School

Pink GalaWhat: An evening of fine dining and unique silent auction items benefiting the Free Mammogram Project through the CRMC Women’s Center & Cancer Center.When: April 13, 2019Where: Leslie Town Centre

Sip Taste MingleWhat: Local food and wine tasting featuring regional artwork available for sponsorship into the Art for Healing Collection on permanent display at CRMC. with Remote Area Medical. When: May 3, 2019

Cookeville Regional Restaurant WeekWhat: Local restaurants offer unique lunch & dinner menu items with a portion of sale donated to the Foundation.When: May 6-10, 2019Where: Area Restaurants

Anne Cameron Golf TournamentWhat: Cookeville’s Oldest Charity Golf Tournament raises funds for Cancer Care in honor of Anne Cameron.When: June 15, 2019Where: Golden Eagle Golf Club

Summer Splash 5k Run/WalkWhat: A unique 5K Run/Walk where participants may choose to get wet along the course at “drench stations”. Supports Cancer Patients.When: June 22, 2019Where: Dogwood Park

CRMC Golf ClassicWhat: CRMC’s premier event features celebrity guest and includes options to play golf on two days, and a celebrity dinner gala. Proceeds support Patient Assistance Funds.When: August 15 and 16, 2019Where: Cookeville Golf Club

Whiskey Festival: 9/27/19What: A high end bourbon, scotch and whiskey tasting featuring regional, national and international brands.When: September 27, 2019Where: Duck Pond Manor

Ride to the SkyWhat: Bicycle race benefiting Carmen’s Fund, which provides free CPR training for the community.When: October 19, 2019

Double Your Donation Day What: Phone-a-thon/promotion encourages gifts to be made to the Foundation, which are matched dollar for dollar by featured partners.When: November 12, 2019

Investing in our Community

Foundation Connection 29 Foundation Connection

GlideScope

Caring Cradle

“Used with permission, ©Verathon Inc.”

Sponsorship options are available for each Foundation event.

Contact Amanda Scott, events coordinator, at 931-783-2037 or

[email protected] for more information.

For event details visit www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

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Everyday Hero’s

Carmen’s FundThe goal of Carmen’s Fund is to build a community of everyday heroes by offering free CPR, AED, first aid and mass casualty training.

Carmen’s Fund is now focusing on providing CPR education to non-profit organizations, in-cluding schools and church groups. Classes are offered for free and may be tailored to include: Heartsaver, first aid, and/or mass casualty response. American Heart certification cards can be arranged, at cost.

Recent organizations completing classes include: Putnam County Schools System, Mustard Seed Ranch, Habitat for Humanity, Cookeville Rescue Mission, Jacobs Ladder, Boiling Springs Baptist Church, Caney Fork Baptist Church, Brightside Preschool, The River Community Church, St. Michaels Episcopal Church.

For a list of classes, or to request to schedule a class please visit: http://www.CarmenBurnette.com or email [email protected] 931-783-2003

By the Numbers

3 Foundation Connection Foundation Connection 8

FREE CPR Training

Did you know?• Upper Cumberland poverty rate 22%• 30% of patients are seniors• 59% of patients are adults• 11% of patients are children• 39% are cancer patients• 16% are heart patients• Five therapy dogs visit cancer and heart patients daily. • Free lung screenings were given to 110 patients.• CRMC gardens include: the Healing Garden at the Cancer

Center, the Memorial Path, and the Women’s Center Garden.• Fifteen children are currently interred at the Angel Garden in the Cookeville City Cemetery.

County Breakdown, Patients ServedThe Foundation serves the Upper Cumberland region and last year helped patients from 14 counties.

Cannon 1Clay 29Cumberland 136DeKalb 38Fentress 83Jackson 89Macon 10

The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization which exists to enhance the quality and availability of healthcare in our region by: meeting critical charitable needs of patients; supporting free health-education and free community medical-services throughout our Upper Cumberland community; o­ering compassionate programs that enhance the patient experience; and encouraging investment in our community hospital: Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Each year, the Foundation helps thousands of residents of the Upper Cumberland with health-related challenges. No donated dollars are used on sta­ or overhead expenses.

OUR FOUNDATION IS COMPASSIONATE CARE

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VOLUNTEERS

80 COMMITTEEVOLUNTEERS

3 STAFF EMPLOYEES

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PATIENT

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110 LUNG CANCERSCREENINGS 2,082DONORS

279MAMMOGRAMS

336CPR TRAINED

515 CANCERPATIENTS 202 HEART

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145EPIPEN KITS

www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

Overton 124Pickett 17Putnam 991Smith 19Van Buren 23Warren 30White 198

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Compassionate Programs• Angel Garden: A place to remember, honor and grieve infants who pass away early in life

• Art for Healing: Promoting creative art activities for patients and installing fine art at CRMC

• Care Carts: Carts filled with patient and family care items (special cases and palliative care)

• Carmen’s Fund: Building a community of heroes through free AED, CPR and choking emergency

intervention training

• Community Health: Healthcare education and free or discounted healthcare services

• Dailey & Vincent: Education & assistance fund for children of DeKalb and Jackson Counties

• Epipen Program: Providing Epipen kits to area schools, traveling clubs and emergency responders

• Giving Big: Support for local non-profits offering compassionate programs

• Healing Gardens: Beautifying the CRMC campus with memorial and honorarium gardens

• Healing Notes: Offering live and recorded music performances at CRMC and in patient rooms

• Pink Ribbon of Hope: Free mammogram screenings and breast health awareness

• Pet Therapy: Therapy dogs visit for cancer patients and heart patients daily

• Project ProCure: Donated medical equipment for use by in-need patients for free

• Putnam County Imagination Library: Preparing Putnam County children for lifelong learning through reading

• Upper Cumberland Healthcare Coalition: Assist our regional healthcare community to prepare, respond and recover from health emergencies.

Ways to Give

Foundation Connection 47 Foundation Connection

Honoring Care ChampionsA great way to honor a caregiver who has been especially meaningful to you is to make a donation in their honor to a Foundation fund or program. Of particular meaning for employees is the “Employee Assistance Fund” which aids employees who face a disaster situation like fire, flood, or personal/family injury. Your donation would honor your caregiver and support Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) staff when they need help.

Planned Giving – Legacy SocietyAn investment in the Foundation is a special gift to patients now and in the future. Legacy Society members pledge support to a Foundation endowment fund through bequests or deferred gifts. Members may establish an endowment

fund or support an existing endowment fund. Legacy Society members may remain anonymous or choose to be recognized on a plaque in the Foundation lobby.

Naming OpportunitiesNaming opportunities at CRMC include specific rooms, areas and departments of the hospital. Customized inscriptions or dedicated plaques are available for display in a sponsored location. For a list of naming opportunities please call the Foundation office.

Memorial and Honorarium GiftsHonoring a loved one through a memorial gift is a wonderful way to impact patient support services, expand compassionate programs or invest in long term needs of CRMC. Customized engraved brick-pavers are

available for installation on the CRMC Memorial Pathway for $100. Memorial gifts may be designated toward any Foundation fund, program or endowment and may be applied toward a naming opportunity.

Named FundsFunds may be established in the name of a loved one and aid specific patient groups, departments, or programs.

Established funds include: • Dailey & Vincent Fund • Larry Nunn Fund • Ollie Smithwick Fund • Anne Cameron Fund

Lobby Donor WallDonors contributing over $5,000 are recognized with a permanent display on the Foundation donor wall in the CRMC lobby.

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Foundation Champion AwardAbout Us

5 Foundation Connection Foundation Connection 6

John Bell, Executive Director Amanda Scott, Events CoordinatorKirsten Powers, Programs Coordinator

VOLUNTEERSMarcy GriffinShawna PeaceHannah Phillips, Intern

2015: Sally Crain-JagerFounder:Art for Healing Program

The collection now includes 67 pieces from regional artists and four Mural locations.

2016: Brenda FloeterAdvocate:Pink Ribbon FundPink Gala

Pink Ribbon provides roughly 500 free mammograms each year.

2018: Dr. Chuck WomackFounder:Epipen ProgramSupporter:Carmen’s Fund Mass Casualty TrainingAdvocate:PulsePoint Collaboration

These programs impact health education and emergency preparedness throughout the Upper Cumberland.

2017: MaryDell SommersFounder:Pet Therapy Program, The Button Fund, Healing GardenHarvey’s Fund

Therapy dogs and handlers visit with Cancer and Cardiac patients daily.

The Foundation Champion Award honors those who have a true vision

for Foundation goals and a developed plan for improving community

health or compassionate care. These award winners are true members

of the Foundation family and advocates for the cause.

(left to right) Kirsten Powers, Programs Coordinator; Shawna Peace, Volunteer; John Bell, Executive Director; Marcy Griffin, Volunteer; Amanda Scott, Events Coordinator.

The Foundation was established in 2004 to raise funds to help patients in-need of assistance, operate community health and health-education programs, and support

capital improvements which improve patient care at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Gary Curto was the first Director of the Foundation, who was successful at establishing

patient assistance programs and fundraising events which persist to this day. The Foundation has continued to evolve and now includes dozens of programs and patient

assistance funds. Since its inception, the Foundation has directly helped over 14,000 Upper Cumberland residents struggling with disease, sickness or injury.

Andrea Burckhard, Chair

Mike O’Mara, Past Chair

Jay Albrecht, Secretary

Paul Swallows, Treasurer

Brian Dockery, MD

Stephanie Jones

Chuck Sparks

John Beal

Rachel Sutton

Julie Yother

Jason Nolan, MD

Bedelia Russell

BOARD MEMBERS

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Foundation Champion AwardAbout Us

5 Foundation Connection Foundation Connection 6

John Bell, Executive Director Amanda Scott, Events CoordinatorKirsten Powers, Programs Coordinator

VOLUNTEERSMarcy GriffinShawna PeaceHannah Phillips, Intern

2015: Sally Crain-JagerFounder:Art for Healing Program

The collection now includes 67 pieces from regional artists and four Mural locations.

2016: Brenda FloeterAdvocate:Pink Ribbon FundPink Gala

Pink Ribbon provides roughly 500 free mammograms each year.

2018: Dr. Chuck WomackFounder:Epipen ProgramSupporter:Carmen’s Fund Mass Casualty TrainingAdvocate:PulsePoint Collaboration

These programs impact health education and emergency preparedness throughout the Upper Cumberland.

2017: MaryDell SommersFounder:Pet Therapy Program, The Button Fund, Healing GardenHarvey’s Fund

Therapy dogs and handlers visit with Cancer and Cardiac patients daily.

The Foundation Champion Award honors those who have a true vision

for Foundation goals and a developed plan for improving community

health or compassionate care. These award winners are true members

of the Foundation family and advocates for the cause.

(left to right) Kirsten Powers, Programs Coordinator; Shawna Peace, Volunteer; John Bell, Executive Director; Marcy Griffin, Volunteer; Amanda Scott, Events Coordinator.

The Foundation was established in 2004 to raise funds to help patients in-need of assistance, operate community health and health-education programs, and support

capital improvements which improve patient care at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Gary Curto was the first Director of the Foundation, who was successful at establishing

patient assistance programs and fundraising events which persist to this day. The Foundation has continued to evolve and now includes dozens of programs and patient

assistance funds. Since its inception, the Foundation has directly helped over 14,000 Upper Cumberland residents struggling with disease, sickness or injury.

Andrea Burckhard, Chair

Mike O’Mara, Past Chair

Jay Albrecht, Secretary

Paul Swallows, Treasurer

Brian Dockery, MD

Stephanie Jones

Chuck Sparks

John Beal

Rachel Sutton

Julie Yother

Jason Nolan, MD

Bedelia Russell

BOARD MEMBERS

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Compassionate Programs• Angel Garden: A place to remember, honor and grieve infants who pass away early in life

• Art for Healing: Promoting creative art activities for patients and installing fine art at CRMC

• Care Carts: Carts filled with patient and family care items (special cases and palliative care)

• Carmen’s Fund: Building a community of heroes through free AED, CPR and choking emergency

intervention training

• Community Health: Healthcare education and free or discounted healthcare services

• Dailey & Vincent: Education & assistance fund for children of DeKalb and Jackson Counties

• Epipen Program: Providing Epipen kits to area schools, traveling clubs and emergency responders

• Giving Big: Support for local non-profits offering compassionate programs

• Healing Gardens: Beautifying the CRMC campus with memorial and honorarium gardens

• Healing Notes: Offering live and recorded music performances at CRMC and in patient rooms

• Pink Ribbon of Hope: Free mammogram screenings and breast health awareness

• Pet Therapy: Therapy dogs visit for cancer patients and heart patients daily

• Project ProCure: Donated medical equipment for use by in-need patients for free

• Putnam County Imagination Library: Preparing Putnam County children for lifelong learning through reading

• Upper Cumberland Healthcare Coalition: Assist our regional healthcare community to prepare, respond and recover from health emergencies.

Ways to Give

Foundation Connection 47 Foundation Connection

Honoring Care ChampionsA great way to honor a caregiver who has been especially meaningful to you is to make a donation in their honor to a Foundation fund or program. Of particular meaning for employees is the “Employee Assistance Fund” which aids employees who face a disaster situation like fire, flood, or personal/family injury. Your donation would honor your caregiver and support Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) staff when they need help.

Planned Giving – Legacy SocietyAn investment in the Foundation is a special gift to patients now and in the future. Legacy Society members pledge support to a Foundation endowment fund through bequests or deferred gifts. Members may establish an endowment

fund or support an existing endowment fund. Legacy Society members may remain anonymous or choose to be recognized on a plaque in the Foundation lobby.

Naming OpportunitiesNaming opportunities at CRMC include specific rooms, areas and departments of the hospital. Customized inscriptions or dedicated plaques are available for display in a sponsored location. For a list of naming opportunities please call the Foundation office.

Memorial and Honorarium GiftsHonoring a loved one through a memorial gift is a wonderful way to impact patient support services, expand compassionate programs or invest in long term needs of CRMC. Customized engraved brick-pavers are

available for installation on the CRMC Memorial Pathway for $100. Memorial gifts may be designated toward any Foundation fund, program or endowment and may be applied toward a naming opportunity.

Named FundsFunds may be established in the name of a loved one and aid specific patient groups, departments, or programs.

Established funds include: • Dailey & Vincent Fund • Larry Nunn Fund • Ollie Smithwick Fund • Anne Cameron Fund

Lobby Donor WallDonors contributing over $5,000 are recognized with a permanent display on the Foundation donor wall in the CRMC lobby.

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Everyday Hero’s

Carmen’s FundThe goal of Carmen’s Fund is to build a community of everyday heroes by offering free CPR, AED, first aid and mass casualty training.

Carmen’s Fund is now focusing on providing CPR education to non-profit organizations, in-cluding schools and church groups. Classes are offered for free and may be tailored to include: Heartsaver, first aid, and/or mass casualty response. American Heart certification cards can be arranged, at cost.

Recent organizations completing classes include: Putnam County Schools System, Mustard Seed Ranch, Habitat for Humanity, Cookeville Rescue Mission, Jacobs Ladder, Boiling Springs Baptist Church, Caney Fork Baptist Church, Brightside Preschool, The River Community Church, St. Michaels Episcopal Church.

For a list of classes, or to request to schedule a class please visit: http://www.CarmenBurnette.com or email [email protected] 931-783-2003

By the Numbers

3 Foundation Connection Foundation Connection 8

FREE CPR Training

Did you know?• Upper Cumberland poverty rate 22%• 30% of patients are seniors• 59% of patients are adults• 11% of patients are children• 39% are cancer patients• 16% are heart patients• Five therapy dogs visit cancer and heart patients daily. • Free lung screenings were given to 110 patients.• CRMC gardens include: the Healing Garden at the Cancer

Center, the Memorial Path, and the Women’s Center Garden.• Fifteen children are currently interred at the Angel Garden in the Cookeville City Cemetery.

County Breakdown, Patients ServedThe Foundation serves the Upper Cumberland region and last year helped patients from 14 counties.

Cannon 1Clay 29Cumberland 136DeKalb 38Fentress 83Jackson 89Macon 10

The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization which exists to enhance the quality and availability of healthcare in our region by: meeting critical charitable needs of patients; supporting free health-education and free community medical-services throughout our Upper Cumberland community; o­ering compassionate programs that enhance the patient experience; and encouraging investment in our community hospital: Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Each year, the Foundation helps thousands of residents of the Upper Cumberland with health-related challenges. No donated dollars are used on sta­ or overhead expenses.

OUR FOUNDATION IS COMPASSIONATE CARE

$679,632PROGRAMS SERVICES 95 EVENT

VOLUNTEERS

80 COMMITTEEVOLUNTEERS

3 STAFF EMPLOYEES

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PATIENT

1,692 PATIENTSHELPED

110 LUNG CANCERSCREENINGS 2,082DONORS

279MAMMOGRAMS

336CPR TRAINED

515 CANCERPATIENTS 202 HEART

PATIENTS

&

145EPIPEN KITS

www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

Overton 124Pickett 17Putnam 991Smith 19Van Buren 23Warren 30White 198

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Thanks to several forward-thinking donors, the Foundation recently helped the Emergency Department at Cookeville Regional Medical Center improve patient care by installing a new Glidescope®. The Glidescope is a fiber optic intubation system which allows for improved visualization of the airway and vocal chords. Dr. Ken Colaric, CRMC ER Medical Director, reports that the Glidescope “significantly increases patient safety as well as the success rate of intubation.” Intubation is often performed in emergency situations, and tools like the Glide-scope improve accuracy, save time, lessen the chance of injury and improve patient comfort.

Recently, Joyce Arnold approached the Foundation and shared with us about the journey of one little foot making a big im-print on the world. Joyce has been honoring the brief life of her son, Cooper, by chan-neling energy into “Coopers Journey” since June 10th, 2015. Each year, “Coopers Journey” tackles a project or program with the aim of helping families dealing with the loss of a baby. This year, the goal is to raise funds to support a caring cradle for donation to the Labor and Delivery Department at Cookev-ille Regional Medical Center.

The Caring Cradle is a device that cools and offers a more dignified and comfortable way for patients and families to spend time with a baby which has passed away. A restricted fund for this effort has been established at the Foundation or donations may be made at https://fundly.com/coopers-journey-the-gift-of-time# or call 931-783-2003.

What’s Going On

A Women’s HeartWhat: A dinner, fashion show and heart-health-education event raising funds to support heart education and assistance for heart patients.When: January 31, 2019Where: Leslie Town Centre

Cookeville RAM ClinicWhat: Free dental/vision care in collaboration with Remote Area Medical. When: March 16, 2019Where: Cookeville High School

Pink GalaWhat: An evening of fine dining and unique silent auction items benefiting the Free Mammogram Project through the CRMC Women’s Center & Cancer Center.When: April 13, 2019Where: Leslie Town Centre

Sip Taste MingleWhat: Local food and wine tasting featuring regional artwork available for sponsorship into the Art for Healing Collection on permanent display at CRMC. with Remote Area Medical. When: May 3, 2019

Cookeville Regional Restaurant WeekWhat: Local restaurants offer unique lunch & dinner menu items with a portion of sale donated to the Foundation.When: May 6-10, 2019Where: Area Restaurants

Anne Cameron Golf TournamentWhat: Cookeville’s Oldest Charity Golf Tournament raises funds for Cancer Care in honor of Anne Cameron.When: June 15, 2019Where: Golden Eagle Golf Club

Summer Splash 5k Run/WalkWhat: A unique 5K Run/Walk where participants may choose to get wet along the course at “drench stations”. Supports Cancer Patients.When: June 22, 2019Where: Dogwood Park

CRMC Golf ClassicWhat: CRMC’s premier event features celebrity guest and includes options to play golf on two days, and a celebrity dinner gala. Proceeds support Patient Assistance Funds.When: August 15 and 16, 2019Where: Cookeville Golf Club

Whiskey Festival: 9/27/19What: A high end bourbon, scotch and whiskey tasting featuring regional, national and international brands.When: September 27, 2019Where: Duck Pond Manor

Ride to the SkyWhat: Bicycle race benefiting Carmen’s Fund, which provides free CPR training for the community.When: October 19, 2019

Double Your Donation Day What: Phone-a-thon/promotion encourages gifts to be made to the Foundation, which are matched dollar for dollar by featured partners.When: November 12, 2019

Investing in our Community

Foundation Connection 29 Foundation Connection

GlideScope

Caring Cradle

“Used with permission, ©Verathon Inc.”

Sponsorship options are available for each Foundation event.

Contact Amanda Scott, events coordinator, at 931-783-2037 or

[email protected] for more information.

For event details visit www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

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Patient Assistance Funds provide temporary assistance to low-income patients living in the Upper Cumberland who are struggling with disease, sickness or injury.

Thanks to generous and caring donors, the Foundation is able to help patients with expenses not covered by insurance for things like medication, specialized equipment, and preventative healthcare services. We also often assist patients and families with transportation, groceries, utilities, home needs and other critical needs.

Generally, when a patient is referred to the Foundation for assistance, their need is immediate and critical. Frequently, we act as a final safety net for Upper Cumberland residents who do not have family or friends to rally around them during troubling times. Care is taken to refer patients to additional community resources once their immediate needs are met.

The Foundation operates a number of restricted patient assistance funds to help various patient groups, including: Cancer Fund, Diabetes Fund, Heart Fund, Hospice Fund, Pediatric Fund and the general patient assistance fund called Caring Hands Fund. Together, these funds will provide help to roughly 2,000 local patients this year.

EventsPatient Assistance

gifts of any size make a difference...it’s simple; your gift helps us healMake checks payable to: CRMC Foundation, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Cookeville, TN 38501

Make checks payable to:CRMC Foundation1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN 38501931-783-2003www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

Serving the Upper Cumberland region.DonateToday!

www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

1 Foundation Connection Foundation Connection 10

Patient Assistance Funds:Caring Hands - General Patient Assistance FundCancer DiabetesHeartHospicePediatric

The majority of referrals to the Foundation come from social workers and case managers at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, however; the Foundation works with a number of other organizations including: Cumberland River Hospital, first responders, area hospice providers, physician offices, county school systems, TTU, the Upper Cumberland Healthcare Prepared-ness Coalition, and dozens of Upper Cumberland non-profit organizations.

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