Meet Briearra Kennedy

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Briearra is helping connect patients with services, thanks to your support for programs like Mercy Serves Mercy Serves is an innovative program made possible by your support. The program focuses on matching vulnerable patients with available services. Briearra Kennedy is part of Mercy Serves. The program is a partnership with AmeriCorps, the federal agency for…

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Art Collins’ Story

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A Qualified Charitable Distribution is a win-win for Art and the Foundation Art Collins and his wife believe in giving back. The tax savings of a planned gift using a QCD mean they have more to give. Art Collins and his wife donate regularly to the Foundation because they know that critical community services are…

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Meet Art Collins

An elderly gentleman with glasses smiles while standing in his sunlit dining room.

A Qualified Charitable Distribution is a win-win for Art and the Foundation Art Collins and his wife believe in giving back. The tax savings of a planned gift using a QCD mean they have more to give. Art Collins and his wife donate regularly to the Foundation because they know that quality health care is…

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Food Access

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Giving Opportunity Food Access Nourish West Baltimore Donate to combat the effects of living in a food desert Donate Many residents of West Baltimore struggle to get fresh, healthy food You can help people improve their nutrition by supporting our Food Access program When a lower-income area has few or no options for affordable, nutritious food,…

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Liver Health Matters

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Giving Opportunity Liver Health Matters Join the Fight Against Liver Disease Give to fund diagnostic tools and raise awareness Donate Liver Health Matters is a campaign to raise liver disease awareness Help Mercy Health Foundation Irvine promote early detection You may not hear as much about it, but Liver Health Matters. Today, an estimated 80-100…

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Meet Lisa Barrass

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Lisa supports St. Joes at the Mall so everyone can improve their lives with exercise Lisa Barrass has always been a believer in the power of exercise. Now that she’s part of Mercy Health – St. Joe’s at the Mall, she’s made keeping fit a priority. Not only are there exercise opportunities, St. Joe’s at…

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Annual Golf Classic raises record-breaking $150,000

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On June 24, Mercy Health Foundation Lorain hosted its sold-out annual Golf Classic Supporters raised more than $150,000 to benefit Mercy Health programs and services in Lorain—a new record! For the thirty-third year in a row, the Mercy Health Foundation Lorain Golf Classic sold out! 125 golfers came out to play on a gorgeous, sunny…

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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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Golf Scramble drives big results for liver health

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On May 17, Mercy Health Foundation Irvine hosted its annual Golf Scramble Despite rain, the event raised more than $7,000 for the hospital’s Liver Health program On a rainy spring day, people gathered at Estill County Golf Club for Mercy Health Foundation Irvine’s annual Golf Scramble. Even with weather challenges, 40 golfers still participated in…

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