Dec. 19, 2005St. John's
Clinic's Force for Good, a charitable group made up of physicians,
administrators and clinic staff, presented checks totaling more than
$100,000 to The Kitchen and Ozarks Food Harvest Dec. 19 as part of its "Holiday Home & Harvest" charitable
project.
The Force for Good is a fund within St. John’s
Foundation for Community Health, which provided matching funds for the
“Holiday Home & Harvest” project.
St. John's Clinic offices participate in the Force
for Good's fund-raising campaign with donations, bake sales, fund-raising
luncheons casual days and a variety of other ways.
"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 Ozarks families this holiday season."
The Force for Good's most recent endeavor was the
“Will You Hold a Child’s Hand” campaign, which raised nearly $60,000 for
CASA, The Child Advocacy Center, Phelps County Child Advocacy Network and
CASA of South Central Missouri. Last year's holiday project, "Home For The
Holidays," raised $50,000 for The Kitchen and helped approximately 400
underprivileged families provide rent, utilities and winter necessities so
they could remain in their own homes for the holidays, according to
Barbara Morgan, The Kitchen's spokeswoman.