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St. John's Clinic Force for Good to donate $50,000 to The
Kitchen
Dec. 6, 2004
St. John's Clinic representatives
will present a $50,000 check to The Kitchen at a news conference Tuesday, Dec.
7, 2004 at The Kitchen's Community Outreach Center, 420 E. Blaine. (Behind the
Missouri Hotel) This is the second year in a row St. John's Clinic has
contributed substantially to The Kitchen, which provides shelter and other
services for the needy.
The "Home For The Holidays" money will help approximately 400 underprivileged
families provide rent, utilities and winter necessities to help them remain in
their own homes for the holidays, according to Barbara Morgan, Kitchen
spokeswoman.
St. John's Clinic co-workers and departments were encouraged to raise money in
their own areas, many of which did through bake sales, fundraising luncheons and
drawings. Those raising $120 or more were designated as Holiday Homebuilders.
"As the leading Clinic in the region, we believe we have an opportunity and, in
fact, an obligation to care for the needy in our community," says Donn Sorensen,
St. John's Clinic Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are
proud to help make a difference for families of The Kitchen this holiday
season."
The Force for Good committee is led by St. John's Clinic physicians and
co-workers is a part of St. John's Foundation for Community Health. The
Foundation also contributed to the Holiday Homebuilders campaign.
The Force for Good's most recent endeavor was the "Clothe a Kid" campaign, which
raised more than $40,000 through St. John's Clinic offices for the Springfield
PTA's clothing bank - fully funding the estimated 1,200 Springfield Public
Schools students in need of clothing this school year. Physicians and clinics in
the Rolla area recently donated nearly $5,000 for basic apparel necessities,
such as socks, shoes and underwear, for approximately 138 school-aged children.
In the last year, St. John's Clinic Force for Good has raised over $100,000 for
local charities.
St. John's Clinic consists of more than 460 physicians and 90 mid-level and
allied health practitioners in Missouri and Arkansas. In total, St. John's
Clinic provides medical services in over 70 offices in 35 communities covering
20,000 square miles. With approximately equal numbers of primary care and
specialty physicians, St. John's Clinic covers all major specialties with
special emphasis on cardiology, pediatric subspecialties, orthopedics/sports
medicine, urology, neurosurgery, oncology and radiology.
St. John's Health System includes St. John's Clinic, six regional hospitals and
St. John's Health Plans.
For more information, contact
Cora Scott, St. John's Media
Relations director, at 417-820-2426.
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