Geary Community Healthcare Foundation

Fall 2014 Volume 24, Issue 2

Fall 2014

Inside this issue:

Holiday Tree

of Memories

3

Holiday Glitz 2

Delivering

Change

3

Fall Classic Golf Tournament Raises Over $53,000 On Friday, November 12, 2014 the

Geary Community Healthcare Founda-

tion hosted its 15th annual Fall Classic

Golf Tournament. Although it was a

rainy and unseasonably chilly day at

Rolling Meadows Golf Course, 144

golfers helped raise over 53,000 dollars

which is being utilized to aid local sexu-

al assault victims.

Previously, victims of sexual assault in

Geary County would need to be trans-

ported to a neighboring county for treat-

ment. However, with the proceeds of the

2014 Fall Classic, victims will be able

to receive local care via the new Sexual

Assault Response Team (SART) and the

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

(SANE) at the Geary Community Hos-

pital. Having a local program will not

only help victims. This will also assist

law enforcement officers in the timeli-

ness and effectiveness of investigations.

The winning team members, David

Craft, DDS, Andrew King, Miles Chris-

tensen, and Jeff Roether are pictured to

the right.

The Geary Community Healthcare

Foundation wishes to thank our Corpo-

rate Sponsors for the 2014 Fall Classic:

CenturyLink; Geary Community Hospi-

tal; INTRUST Bank and Kaw Valley

Engineering. Underwriting the Beverage

Carts on the Course are: Allan Holiday,

Jr., MD; Crown Distributors, LLC

and Meritrust Credit Union. Underwrit-

ing the Breakfast Bar are: The Legal

Eagles: Mike McKone and Addair

Thurston Chtd. Lunch on the Terrace

was provided by: Sunflower Bank; Hil-

debrand Farms and Junction City Fire-

fighters Local #3309. Central National

Bank and Waters True Value Hardware

provided The Dining Area.

2014 Fall Classic golfers received thank

you gift bags containing Golf Balls un-

derwritten by Central Mechanical Con-

struction and Golf Towels provided by 4

Olives Restaurant and Wine Bar.

Fall, 2014

24th Annual Holiday Glitz, Saturday Dec. 13th

The 24th annual Holi-

day Glitz will be held

Saturday, December

13th, at the Courtyard

by Marriott-Geary

County Convention

Center. Festivities will

begin at 6:00 PM. Funds

raised by this year’s event will benefit Home Health

and Hospice Care at Geary Community Hospital.

Last years Glitz raised over 50,000 dollars which

went towards the Martha K. Hoover Women's

Health Center.

This year’s event promises just as much food, fun,

and dancing as years prior. There will also be a si-

lent auction, proceeds from which will contribute to

Home Health and Hospice Care.

The Geary Community Healthcare Foundation wish-

es to thank our generous Benefactor, Geary Commu-

nity Hospital Auxiliary; Patrons: Allan Holiday, Jr.

MD; and Lakeside Storage– Dr. Jim & Jody Jenkins;

Sponsors: Central National Bank, Jim and Rebecca

Chisholm, Barbara K. Fegan, Flint Hills OB/GYN—

Dr. Anwar and Mary Khoury, Flint Hills Surgical

Clinic—Charles Bollman, MD, Fouad Hachem, MD,

Mary Otoo, MD, Geary Anesthesia Associates—

Steve and Christel Burke, Geary Rehab and Fit-

ness—Justin and Ann Hoover, Heart and Vascular

Clinics—Priyantha Ranaweera, MD, Vishwanatha

Nadig, MD, The Mane Thing/Headlines—Chuck

and Ronda Sharp, Rex and Jolana Matney, The Dai-

ly Union—John and Judy Montgomery, Penwell-

Gabel Funeral Homes—Sam Steiner, and Weary Da-

vis L.C.; Underwriters: Dan and Lynne Addair,

Courtyard by Marriott, Gary and Yvonne Drake, Dr.

Todd and Sue Frieze, Junction City Abstract and Ti-

tle—Jim and Sue Fawcett, Wayne and Rodella

Jaecke, Junction City Pediatrics—Adikour Adjetey,

MD, Rahel Getachew, MD, Holiday Inn Express—

Rajan and Rani Rangarajan, Hoover, Schermerhorn,

Edwards, Pinaire & Rombold, Dr. Pat and Kelly

Landes, Dr. Ron and Andrea Mace, Mathis Lueker

Real Estate—Mary Beth Mathis, Jeff and Trish Lu-

eker, Robert and Chris Munson, Chuck and Jaye

Otte, Doug and Jane Roether, Joe and Peggy Strat-

ton, Sunflower Bank, Dr. Rik and Vanessa Vande

Riet, Bob and Terri Wahle, and David and Sylvia

Walker.

The cost for the evening is $110 per person. Reser-

vations may be made by calling 785-238-3787 or

online at www.gchf.org.

Volume 24, Issue 2

Delivering Change: Update

Delivering Change is a community wide, multidisciplinary collaborative that aims

to improve the health of mothers and babies in Geary County.

In September the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was

awarded a 5 year, $3.5 million dollar grant to expand Delivering Change:

Healthy Moms-Healthy Babies in Geary County.

What does this grant mean for Geary County?

The Healthy Start Grant will expand existing Delivering Change programs and

integrate new services. Delivering Change will continue to focus on: in-

creased access to healthcare, prenatal education, breastfeeding, interconcep-

tion care, safe sleep for infants, and family/social support.

New and exciting projects coming to Geary County due to this grant funding include a smoking cessation

program, the Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) initiative through the Parents as Teachers pro-

gram, and a fatherhood initiative program. The addition of an OB Navigator, Shirley Robinson, for-

mer K-State intern with Delivering Change, is another exciting extension of the already successful

prenatal care model in Geary County. This role, the first of its kind in Kansas, will serve to help navi-

gate women into and through healthcare, to link them to helpful services in our community, and to

follow through post-delivery to assist with continued support and resource referral.

Holiday Tree of Memories Home Health and Hospice Care along with Geary

Community Healthcare Foundation will be holding

their annual Holiday Tree of Memories ceremony on

Thursday, December 4th at 5:00 PM. The ceremony

will take place in the Tribute Garden located be-

tween Medical Arts Building I and Medical Arts

Building II at Geary Community Hospital.

A brief candlelight ceremony of remembrance, mu-

sic, and prayer will be held in the Tribute Garden

between the two Medical Arts Buildings at the hospi-

tal. Families and friends have submitted names of

deceased loved ones that will be read as part of the

ceremony. Refreshments will immediately follow

the ceremony in the Conference Room of Medical

Arts II

Commemorative ornaments will be given to those

making a donation. Donations are voluntary and

NOT necessary for a name to be read. Additional

ornaments may be ordered for $7.50 each..

If you would like to add a name to be read during the

ceremony or for more information please contact the

Healthcare Foundation office at 785-238-3787.

Michelle Weixelbaum

is the new Administra-

tive Assistant at the

Geary Community

Healthcare Founda-

tion!

Welcome!

Geary Community Healthcare Foundation

Board of Directors

Chuck Otte, Past-Chairman

Sam Steiner, Chairman

Lance Custer, Vice-Chairman

Willie Thornberg, Secretary

Graham Foust, Past Chairman

Vic Davis

Mark Ediger

John Kovac, MD

Allan Holiday, Jr., MD

Judd Liebau

Bryan Locke Treasurer

Maritza Segarra-Fegan

Rhonda Sharp

Marilyn Smith

Joseph Stratton, DBA, CEO-GCH

Geary Community Healthcare Foundation

P.O. Box 3015

1310 West Ash

Junction City, KS 66441

785-238-3787

Email: jmontgomery@gchks.org or

mweixelbaum@gchks.org

Website: www.gchcf.org

Jolana Montgomery-Matney, Executive Director

Michelle Weixelbaum, Administrative Assistant

We’re on the Web!

www.gchcf.org