Press Release: March 2008

COMMUNITY BETTERMENT GRANTS:

The Holdrege School System, the Bertrand Schools and the Loomis Schools each received a Community Betterment grant from the PMHC Foundation to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the school system. These school administrators worked to outline several plans to combat communicable diseases, including an action plan, an athletics and activities plan, education plan, partnership plan and future sustaining plans which include more stringent policies and guidelines to help continue action with the plans and will outline how to respond to an outbreak.

The funds for this grant were allocated by the PMHC Board of Directors and are a form of community re-investment. The Community Betterment Grants focus on health care programs, fitness, wellness, education and community betterment and are given directly to the organizations at the discretion of the PMHC Foundation Committee and the PMHC Board of Directors.

Private donations and memorials that are given to Phelps Memorial Health Center are not used for the Community Benefit Grants. These donations are usually directed to the betterment of the hospital according to the donors’ specifications and wishes.

HOLDREGE SCHOOLS: Pictured here, Charlotte Erickson, Chairman of the PMHC Foundation Committee presents a check to allow for measures to be taken that will help prevent infectious and communicable disease in the Holdrege school system for $10,000 to Cinde Wendell, Superintendent of Holdrege Schools and Tom Rust, Holdrege Schools Building, Grounds and Transportation Supervisor. Pictured from left, PMHC Foundation Committee members Michele High, Darold Tagge, Patsy Johnson, Mark Harrel PMHC CEO, Tom Rust, Holdrege Schools, Jerry Thalken, Cinde Wendell, Holdrege Schools, Glen Lindstrom and Charlotte Erickson.


LOOMIS SCHOOLS: Pictured here, PMHC Foundation Committee members present a check for $4,000 to Loomis Schools to help prevent infectious and communicable diseases in their school. From left, Glen Lindstrom, Patsy Johnson, Keith Fagot, Loomis Schools superintendent, Charlotte Erickson, chairman of the Foundation Committee, Michele High, chairman of the PMHC Board of Directors and Jerry Thalken.


BERTRAND SCHOOLS: Pictured here, PMHC Foundation Committee members present a check for $5,000 to Bertrand Schools to help prevent infectious and communicable diseases in their school. From left, PMHC Foundation Committee members Glen Lindstrom, Patsy Johnson, Mark Harrel, PMHC CEO, present the check to Dr. Dennis Shipp, ED.D, Bertrand Schools superintendent. Lona Dahlgren and Jerry Thalken, PMHC Committee members are at right.