The Aultman Foundation
by: Leslee Dennis
Media Contact: Leslee Dennis, Corporate Communications
ldennis@aultman.com, 330-363-2366
Aultman Launches Light Up a Life Memory Tree
Honor Your Loved OneCANTON, Ohio (Nov. 13, 2007) — The Aultman Foundation and The Women’s Board of Aultman Hospital are introducing their first Light Up A Life Memory Tree fundraising program for the community to honor their loved ones during the holidays.
Designate a bulb for $10 in memory or in honor of someone on holiday memory trees located in the lobbies of Aultman Hospital and Aultman Woodlawn. All honoree names will also be acknowledged throughout the hospital and at a light-up event on Dec. 3.
The community is welcome to attend the lighting ceremony and prayer service at 6 p.m., in the Morrow Community Room at Aultman Hospital. Refreshments will be served, and free parking is available in the parking deck. Register to 330-363-4835 by Nov. 28.
Additionally, donations will be acknowledged with a letter to the family or special designee of the person being remembered or honored. The amount of the gift will not be mentioned.
To learn more, pick up a brochure at the hospital information desks, Aultman Woodlawn or call 330-363-2366. Donations may also be made at
www.AultmanFoundation.org and should designate “Center for Compassionate Care” or “Memory Tree.” Donations must be received by Nov. 28, to appear in the light-up event program. Proceeds benefit Aultman’s Center for Compassionate Care.
About The Aultman Foundation Aultman Health Foundation announced The Aultman Foundation in May 2007 to improve the health of the community using a two-fold process: targeted grant funding to area non-profit organizations and the acceptance of charitable gifts to the foundation and hospital.
About The Women’s Board of Aultman Hospital The Women’s Board was founded in 1969 to render services to Aultman Hospital in the areas of community relations and fundraising. Since their inception, the Women’s Board has raised more than $17million to support major projects at Aultman Hospital such as the Emergency/Trauma Center, NICU, Dialysis Center, Cancer Center, Pediatric Services, and most recently, the Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
About Aultman Health Foundation Aultman Health Foundation is a not-for-profit health-care organization serving Stark and surrounding counties. The vertically integrated institution includes Aultman Hospital, the locally managed health-insurance provider AultCare, The Aultman Foundation and the Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences. With 682 beds, 530 active physicians and a staff of more than 5,000 employees, Aultman is Stark County's largest hospital. For more information, visit
www.Aultman.org.
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