Founder's Day 2006 Grosses Record $110,000
Fund-raising event featured Newt Gingrich
Gibsonia, Pa. - May 9, 2006 - St. Barnabas Charities' Founder's Day 2006 featuring Newt Gingrich grossed a record-setting $110,000.
The day-long celebration was held Thursday, May 4 and included a visit by Gingrich to St. Barnabas Nursing Home, an exclusive fund-raising luncheon at The Washington Place and a fund-raising dinner and silent auction at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. The dinner was attended by nearly 400 guests, who bid $11,000 on dozens of silent auction packages. The signature sponsor of Founder's Day 2006 was UPMC Health Plan.
Proceeds from Founder's Day 2006 benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. In 2005 alone, the Free Care Fund provided $6.29 million to patients at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas who could not otherwise afford their care.
As part of the evening's festivities, Gingrich, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, received the Hance Award from St. Barnabas Health System president and CEO William V. Day. The award is presented annually to a person of national renown who has made a significant impact upon the lives of Americans. David Johnson and Peggy Finnegan, co-anchors on WPXI-TV, served as the program's master and mistress of ceremonies. Sarah Marince of Moon Township, a finalist in the 2006 St. Barnabas Kean Idol, performed the National Anthem.
Gingrich's speech touched on national security, the need for preventative measures against avian flu, and the challenges seniors face in choosing healthcare.
About St. Barnabas, St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the
St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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