Megan Marconyak’s Story

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Megan gives to the Bon Secours Violence Response Team to provide special care to victims of violence Megan Marconyak became aware of the Bon Secours Violence Response Team’s important work at its annual fundraiser. What she learned there made a powerful impression. After that, Megan became a regular donor. She also started fundraising for the…

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KaZonté’s Story

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KaZonté’s work with victims of violent crime at the Trauma Recovery Center is possible thanks to you Thanks to gifts from donors like you, KaZonté Allen and her colleagues can provide specialized care in their community to those who really need it. KaZonté is a social worker and therapist at the Mercy Health – Toledo…

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Meet Jean Hodge

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Your support of the Kikel Mobile Dental Clinic gave Jean the relief she needed When Jean Hodge faced a dental emergency, your gifts to the Kikel Mobile Dental Clinic made it possible for her to get relief in minutes instead of hours. Her day had started with excruciating pain from a broken tooth. The receptionist…

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Meet Amanda Barlow

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Your gifts mean that Amanda has a wig to help her feel more like herself during cancer treatments Amanda Barlow loved her hair. She says, without a doubt, that losing her long, beautiful hair has been the hardest part of battling cancer. But donors like you helped make that loss a little bit more bearable.…

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Meet Ava Stokes

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Donor support for the Violence Response Team helped Ava recover from sexual assault Ava Stokes understands the vital importance of your support of the Bon Secours Violence Response Team better than anyone. Thanks to your generosity, Ava had a team of professionals to help her after she was assaulted as a college student just a…

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Women’s Imaging Center in Portsmouth

Giving Opportunity Women’s Imaging Center in Portsmouth Ensure Accessible Care for Women Help fund an imaging center in Portsmouth Donate Give underserved women in Portsmouth the best chance to fight breast cancer With your support, the new Women’s Imaging Center can offer quality care to disadvantaged residents It’s a sad yet familiar story that city spaces see…

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The Center for Healthy Living Petersburg

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Giving Opportunity The Center for Healthy Living Petersburg Build a Healthier Petersburg Give today to turn an empty building into a vital health center Donate Help the underserved people of Petersburg access quality medical care With support from donors, the new Center for Healthy Living Petersburg can help heal a city A former office building on…

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John Howard’s Story

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Donors gave John the compression gear he needed to manage his lymphedema For the past two decades, John Howard has suffered from lymphedema. Lymphedema is an incurable condition where fluid builds up in soft body tissues, causing pain and swelling. John knew that using compression gear would help alleviate the symptoms, but the outdated gear…

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Meet Earl Gordon

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Earl is standing tall because you support Mercy Health Marcum and Wallace Hospital’s Outpatient Infusion Clinic Earl Willis believes your support of the Outpatient Infusion Clinic at Mercy Health Marcum and Wallace Hospital saved his leg. The clinic specializes in wound care and the staff were able to find the cause of Earl’s troubles. Earl…

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Michael Munson’s Story

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Your support of the Peer Recovery Program pulled Michael out of a cycle of addiction Twelve years of substance abuse stole Michael Munson’s marriage, his career and his peace of mind. Your gift to the Peer Recovery Program is giving him a second chance. “If it wasn’t for this program, I would not be here…

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