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Grant Leader Spotlight – Robi West
Robi West is the HR Coordinator at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford, Florida where she has worked for twenty-six years. Robi is enthusiastic in his role with the Hope Fund and says he enjoys being able to help fellow colleagues who experience a sudden hardship beyond their control – it is a great feeling to help…
Read More“I am honored to be able to help.”
I am so thankful to be a part of a company that has provided a great way for its employees to help others in a way that ordinarily we would not even know about. To provide a way for people to be able to get help like Ashley Thevenot & Remy is beyond priceless. Money should…
Read MoreMarty Alpert – Hope Fund support provides way for employee to move forward with life
Marty Alpert is very aware of the Hope Fund. In fact, she’s been one of its biggest cheerleaders over the years. Even so, when she went from booster to applicant, she wasn’t prepared for how quickly she was helped — and what that help meant in her life. “I used to work for West Hills…
Read MoreGrant Leader Spotlight – Karin Vandenberge
Karin Vandenberge, HR Coordinator for 22 years, has been the Grant Leader at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, Colorado since the Hope Fund’s inception in 2005. Karin is a faithful supporter of the Fund and is an advocate for her employees who need assistance from the Fund. What do…
Read More“We never know when it’s our time in need.”
I feel that the Hope Fund is an awesome fund that every Employer should have and offer to their employees. We never know when it’s our time in need. When you speak of 100% of every dollar that give families like myself, that Help is on the way, that’s a great feeling to know someone…
Read MoreDeidre Traylor – Hope Fund helps when surgery complications delay return to work
Deidre Traylor is a familiar face at Medical City Dallas Hospital. The surgical nurse has been there for more than 25 years, making sure patients get everything they need before, during and after surgery. When her own procedure for breast cancer resulted in complications that kept her out of work for an extended period of…
Read MoreFrom a grateful employee
I wanted to take a second to say thank you to the Hope Fund for approving a grant for me and my daughter. I am a single mom and have really struggled this last year to make ends meet. When I got this job with HCA about 6 months ago I was so excited and…
Read MoreAshley Thevenot – Hope Fund steps in when special-needs child’s medical bills pile up
Having several children was always a dream for Ashley Thevenot, who now has three beautiful children. Two of her three pregnancies went along as planned, but with Remy, her middle child, things took a serious turn even before he was born. “We knew something was wrong in the third trimester, and we still don’t have…
Read MoreJean Jimeno – A message of thanks
Jean Jimeno, an RN at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center gratefully sent the Hope Fund her appreciation for the help of so many. “I just opened your letter yesterday and was indeed in tears reading it. I called you to let you know of my deep appreciation of your generosity. This amount will help me…
Read MoreFabiana McCranie – Time to heal
“When life happens, you don’t have time to think; you just have to do.” When her father was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer that had already metastasized to the liver and brain during the summer of 2014, that’s where Fabiana McCranie found herself. An only child, she was thrust into the role of caregiver…
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