Shopping online with AmazonSmile is identical to the experience you get on Amazon.com with the added benefit that 0.5% of the purchase price, from eligible purchases, will be donated by the AmazonSmile Foundation to the charity of your choice. HCHD Foundation can now be designated to receive your donations on AmazonSmile. The donation amounts generated by your purchases are combined with donation amounts from all other customers, who selected HCHD Foundation, and sent each quarter…
Our Foundation said goodbye to a prominent and great community leader recently, Mr. H. Ben Taub, great nephew of Ben Taub, namesake of Ben Taub Hospital, which is part of the Harris Health System. H. Ben Taub was a sincere, caring and private gentleman and was an integral part of Harris County Hospital District Foundation, not only as our past president, but also in all of the ways he contributed to the betterment of our…
CHC/Harris Health/HCHD Foundation Team $20,000+ raised by 250 participants. All donations/event registration fees go to MOD programs. CHC & HCHDF cover all team expenses at no cost to MOD. Holly Hall Cake Auction raised $500. Jeans for Babies Harris Health for staff to wear jeans on Fridays during March was a hit! Team members: Claudia Garcia, Britney Jones, Carolyn Amos, Alex Padron, and Alix CaDavid. National March of Dimes Statistics 530 community education programs for…
Susan G. Komen Houston® recently presented the HCHD Foundation with a community grant of $100,500 for the funding of Breast Cancer Screening Navigation Services. We cannot express our appreciation for the ongoing support and efforts of Susan G. Komen Houston®. We are both honored and privileged to move forward and serve more women and men diagnosed with breast cancer.” said Ruth E. Ransom, HCHDF Executive Director Follow and like us!
Houston said goodbye to two recently, Roy H. Cullen and Jack S. Blanton, Sr. The contributions these men made to make Houston what it is today — the Texas Medical Center, and Harris County Hospital District made an immense impact on the lives of many, through giving of their time and resources. Roy Henry Cullen died in April, 2014, and was the highly respected patriarch and eldest of the extended Cullen family clan. The Cullen family…
Since 2002, The Harris County Hospital District Foundation has been managing a permanent endowment devoted to children’s health issues in Harris County. The endowment is a tri-party agreement between: Harris County, the Harris Health System, and the HCHD Foundation. The proceeds of this endowment support integrated health projects for children who are not eligible for other similar services and who are at the highest risk in our society. Foundation Grants & Programs Manager works with…
A group of volunteers from AT&T Pioneers, a volunteer organization within AT&T, came last month to assemble 100 baskets for the New Beginnings project. This is a team effort between the HCHD Foundation and the Harris Health System Community Involvement Department. Baskets are given to low-income mothers that deliver their babies in Harris Health System hospitals. Thanks to the generosity of the Bollinger family and SCRUBS -our young professional group of supporters-, we have been…
The Foundation started the year with a very successful Living Photography contest sponsored by JP Morgan Chase, Wholefoods, Camera Exchange, and Deborah Colton Gallery. We took our annual in-house photography contest to the community to include not only amateur photographers, but also local professionals. The contest had 152 entries: 55 landscapes, 45 animals, 17 healthy foods, and 35 favorite places. The panel of judges included: Gina Gaston -ABC News-, Sam Gainer -professional photographer-, Ryan McCauley…