Dignity Health | Be well | Summer 2013 - page 12

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EMERGENCY
Mercy
Foundation North has established its first
women’s donor club, the Catherine McAuley Circle, at
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff.
The inaugural luncheon for the Catherine McAuley
Circle at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital was held
on June 4, with 27 of 33 charter members attending.
Three Sisters of Mercy—Patricia Manoli, Gloria
Heese and Janel Sawtaski, who live in Red Bluff—also
attended and were recognized as Honorary Members
of this philanthropic group.
Attendees were treated to a gourmet luncheon pre-
pared by St. Elizabeth Chef Scott Graves and served
by volunteers from the St. Elizabeth Community Hos-
pital Auxiliary. Sister Pat Manoli, Senior Director of
Mission Integration, presented the story of Catherine
McAuley, the foundress of the Religious Order of the
Sisters of Mercy. Members also learned about Mercy
hospitality, which includes the “comfortable cup of
tea” tradition. Their dining experience included this
tradition with a serving of tea and scones.
Their next luncheon will be held later in September.
At that time, they will be presented a menu of needs
at the hospital and the Circle members will select the
project that their collective donations will support.
The Catherine McAuley Circle is a donor club that will
meet three times each year for a nice lunch and short
program. As a group, Circle members will select hos-
pital programs or projects their collective donations
will support. Because this is a philanthropic circle,
each member is asked to contribute $1,000 a year.
“This is the perfect opportunity for women who want
to support St. Elizabeth Community Hospital but
don’t have the time or ability to engage in other types
of volunteer work or fundraising efforts,” says Sue Ampi,
Development Officer forMercy FoundationNorth.
Work is underway to establish similar donor circles at
Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical
Center Mt. Shasta. These groups will surely have a
positive impact on their communities through support
of their local hospitals and by following in the foot-
steps of Catherine McAuley.
Anyone interested in joining one of the donor circles should contact
Sue Ampi for St. Elizabeth Community Hospital at
530.529.8016
,
Dawn Waybright for Mercy Redding at
530.247.3420
, or Alisa Johnson
for Mercy Mt. Shasta at
530.926.9318
.
A circle of philanthropy
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