Investing in health and wellness
Published on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.
- On April 25, grant recipients were joined by Roanoke Chowan Foundation officials, who awarded a total of $1,008,798 to nine local organizations featuring health and wellness programs. Staff photo credit: Cal Bryant
AHOSKEE – Since 1999, the Roanoke Chowan Foundation has invested more than $17 million to address community health and wellness programs.
The most recent funding from the Foundation (2022-2024) totals $1,008,798.
“Now is the time for us to fund those who promote local health and wellness,” said Dr. Mike Alston, a physician in the Murfreesboro office of Roanoke Chowan Regional Medical Center and vice president of the foundation. It’s a very special time for us.” board of directors.
Mr. Alston attended the April 25th meeting in Ahoskie, along with other members of the foundation. Reba Green Hawley, chair of the foundation’s mission committee and secretary-treasurer, said grant applications will be accepted through the foundation, she said. Your organization’s online portal.
“We receive applications from a variety of organizations to further the health and wellness mission of this region. That is our mission and we look forward to donating money. I We are here to help,” Green-Hawley said.
At the April 25 meeting, checks were presented to 2022-23 grant recipients. Those recipients are:
ECU Health Roanoke Chowan Hospital Cancer Care Navigator Program ($51,128)
ECU Health Roanoke Chowan Hospital Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Management ($79,880)
ECU Health Roanoke Chowan Hospital Pediatric Asthma Program ($58,553)
ECU Health Wellness Center – Ahoskie ($353,808)
Gates County School Health and Wellness Center ($81,000)
Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center – HHMA TRIP ($71,929)
Roanoke Economic Development Corporation – Upgrade 2 Healthy Home ($187,500)
The 2023-2024 grant recipients are:
Hartford County Department of Aging – Senior Transportation Grant ($25,000)
Roanoke Economy Development, Inc. – Digital Health Navigator ($100,000)
The check was presented by Green Holly and Roanoke Chowan Foundation President Wendy Vann.
Other members of the Foundation Board of Directors are Ernie R. Carter, Jr. (Chairman), James W. Mason (Finance/Investment Committee Chair), Dr. Joe Almario, Cecilia Jones, Charles L. Revell III, and Dr. Jeanine Jones . , Linda Alexander, Charles W. Hughes Jr., Maria Jones, and Dr. Semaan El Khoury.
Wendy Butler is a contract administrative assistant at the Foundation.
The Roanoke Chowan Foundation was first established as a public foundation in 1985 with a cash surplus ($3 million) from Roanoke Chowan Hospital. An additional $4.6 million was transferred from Roanoke Chowan Hospital, bringing the total to $7.6 million.
The Foundation held its first meeting on December 5, 1985 with its five-member Board of Directors and the RC Alliance President.
In 1997, 11 new officers were added after the hospital’s reorganization with Pitt County Memorial/East Carolina Health. The Roanoke Chowan Foundation has been reorganized to create a private foundation whose mission is “the health and well-being of the people of the Roanoke Chowan region.”
RCF is now a completely independent organization from ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
The Foundation’s original assets were $7.6 million, which over the years have grown to $17.3 million through wise investments and careful management and stewardship by the Board of Directors.
According to its bylaws, the foundation is required to donate 5 percent of its corpus every year.
The following criteria were adopted to guide grant allocation:
Wellness has a special interest in “medical model systems” for restoring health and maximizing healthy lifestyles.
Health, with its focus on education, recreation, and economic factors, directly impacts the quest for healthier, more productive communities.
The Foundation’s first distribution occurred in 1999 and saw the vision of a Roanoke Chowan Regional Health and Wellness Center serving a diverse population become a reality. Viquest, now ECU Health, opened his practice in 2001.
Since the opening of ECU Health, the Roanoke Chowan Foundation has continued to invest in the Health and Wellness Center to ensure quality programs, which in turn have a significant impact on the health of our members. Therefore, everyone who is a member receives a grant from the Roanoke Chowan Foundation’s endowment to ensure affordability and access.
Elsewhere in the local area, grants from the foundation will address health and wellness scholarships, car seat safety, childhood asthma, diabetes, dental care, mobile medical units, and health and safety issues for younger populations. Programs and services such as emergency home repair are available. – Income families, farm-to-home nutrition programs, cancer care, medical transportation, chronic disease management, breastfeeding, flood and tornado victim assistance, school health and wellness centers, health navigators, and digital health literacy.
The Foundation is interested in receiving high-quality applications that address health, wellness, and the social determinants of health. We welcome creativity that brings new health and wellness impact program ideas to the Roanoke Chowan area.
Applications are accepted on April 1, July 1, and September 1 of each year through the grants portal located on the website RoanokeChowanFoundation.org. Those interested in applying for a grant are encouraged to discuss their ideas in advance with Wendy Vann, president of the RC Foundation (PresidentRCF@outlook.com).
About Cal Bryant
A 40-year veteran of the newspaper industry, Cal Bryant serves as editor of Roanoke Chowan Publications, publisher of the Roanoke Chowan News Herald, Gates County Index, and Front Porch Living Magazine.
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