Network Employee Giving Campaigns

Offering Hope to Fellow Employees

Each year, members of the Grandview Medical Center family show their compassion and generosity by donating to the Hope Fund campaign. This annual campaign is led by the Grandview Foundation and Bob Little, coordinator for the Employee Assistance Program, to collect dollars for The Hope Fund, which is dedicated to helping employees who face short-term financial challenges due to unforeseen happenings like house fires and medical problems.

In the past, the Hope Fund has been utilized by employees for necessities like food, clothing and day care services, as well as for bills such as utilities, housing and medical expenses.

Little serves as coordinator for the Hope Fund. Each year, Bob comes into contact with employees who are grateful to have access to this much-needed resource in a time of need. "The Hope Fund enables just that – hope – for those who face challenges in life. Employees who selflessly contribute to this cause are sincerely devoted to supporting their fellow co-workers," he says.

Those who donate to the fund are eligible for great prizes, so watch for more details in March. To learn more, contact Bob Little at ext. 34224 or via e-mail.

2009 Hope Fund Statistics
94: Employees who donated to the fund
$17,022: Total employee donations
$36,362: Total assistance dollars paid out

Of the total $36,362 paid out, $7,351 was in relief payments, which do not require a payback. The remaining amount paid out, $29,011, was in the form of a loan, which the employee repays to the fund.

Use of Funds
37% – Housing
30% - Utilities
20% - Transportation
2% - Medical, Taxes or Insurance
5% - Food, Clothing or Daycare
6% - Other

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Employees Helping Employees

The 2010 Kettering Medical Center Employee Assistance Fund Raiser will begin February 7. In 2009, 400 employees donated to the fund, and 311 employees received $75,000 in financial assistance and small no-interest loans through the Employee Assistance Program. The Employee Assistance Fund was created by employees...

• to provide financial aid to employees in immediate financial crisis;
  
• for any KMC employee;
  
• to give a lift when life circumstances create an emergency need.
  
  

• 100 percent of employee-donated funds are used to provide financial aid to employees in need
  
• Since 1989, more than 3,500 employees have received financial aid through the Employee Assistance Fund and the Interest Free Small Loan Program
  
• All promotional materials for this fund raiser have been funded through the Kettering Medical Center Foundation from non-employee donations