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The Promise of a Healthier Community
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Supporting Your Health and Well-BeingAs a not-for-profit organization, it’s our mission to support the health and well-being of Westside residents by connecting resources with needs in the community. The Foundation provides the charitable vehicle through which community donations and volunteer efforts can work together to provide enhanced health services and important health education programs to our Westside neighbors.
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Community Benefit
Donations
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Our Foundation
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Community Benefit
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Memorial Hospital Los Banos is a community-based hospital, committed to enhancing the health of our communities in many ways. Our recent hospital efforts include:
• Continuing our support for the American Cancer Society through our Platinum Sponsorship at the Relay for Life. Our dedicated employees raised $12,000 in 2006!
• Supporting the American Heart Association as the presenting sponsor of the annual American Heart walk, contributing $4,500 to this important cause.
• Raising $2,455 for the March of Dimes, an organization dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
• Providing pre-participation physicals to 150 boys and 50 girls for all sports, including cheerleading.
• Partnering with the Merced County Sheriffs Department and Riggs Ambulance as sponsors of the Lost Child and First Aid Booth at the Merced County Spring Fair.
• Continuing our sponsorship of free and low-cost health education programs, such as Car Seat Safety; Childbirth Preparation; CPR for Infants, Children and Adults; Children’s Health and Safety Fair; Stork Tours; Safe Sitters classes; as well as sponsoring local support groups for diabetes, cancer and breastfeeding.
• Providing $20,000 for homeless sheltering and clothing through Westside Community Assistance.
• Providing $10,000 in assistance to Manna Ministries to help expand their efforts in feeding the homeless in Los Banos.
• Continuing our emphasis in car seat safety, by teaching 182 parents in the Car Seat Safety class, performing 48 car seat checks and visiting three Headstart Programs to give car seat safety information to parents.
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Donations
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The Spirit of Giving
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Community support is both valuable and vital to Memorial because of its status as a community-based and not-for-profit health care facility. With the generous support of its donors, Memorial can continue to maintain and expand its health care services.
If you would like to make an impact on the health of our community, there are many ways in which an individual or business can support the Tracy Hospital Foundation. All gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Charitable donations may be made to Memorial Hospital Los Banos through the Memorial Hospital Los Banos Foundation or directly to MHLB.
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Memorial Gifts
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Donors are invited to contribute to Memorial Hospital Los Banos in honor of an individual or to mark a special occasion, such as an anniversary or birthday. All of the funds donated to Memorial are used for the purpose designated by the donor. If the donor requests us to send an acknowledgement of the gift to a friend or relative, the dollar amount of the gift is kept confidential.
To make a donation, please prepare a note stating:
• The name of the person being honored.
• The name and address of the person who we may inform of your gift.
• The name of the fund to which your gift should be applied.
Your donation can be mailed or delivered to:
Memorial Hospital Los Banos
520 West I Street
Los Banos, California 93635
Alternatively, you may contact Memorial Hospital's Fund Development Director at (209) 826-0591, extension 276.,
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Volunteering
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Our hospital volunteers are a huge part of our team, and truly help make a difference in the lives of others. This group consists of dozens of volunteers who donate their time (6,000 hours and growing!) and talents to provide compassionate assistance and support to our patients, visitors and staff. Many of our high school student volunteers get valuable experience while they log community service hours required by many colleges and universities.
Specifically, our dedicated volunteers help MHLB transport patients, deliver linen, direct visitors and run the gift shop. Sales from the gift shop are used to purchase medical equipment and provide scholarships to high school students pursuing a career in the medical field.
To become a Volunteer:
Jean Bright, President
Memorial Hospital Los Banos Foundation
520 West I Street
Los Banos, California 93635
(209) 826-0591
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Our Foundation
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The Memorial Hospital Los Banos Foundation is a non-profit organization, with a leadership team of local community leaders and members who share a commitment to the health and wellness of Westside residents. The core of the Foundation’s activities is to raise essential funds, through events such as our Gala, which assist Memorial Hospital Los Banos and other local non-profit health care organizations in delivering the finest possible care to our community.
The Foundation relies solely on community support, and contributions are tax-deductible. For more information about contributing, please call (209) 826-0591, ext. 276.
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