Dear Friends,
Thank you for your continued support of the Taylorville Memorial Foundation. This Community Update provides brief highlights from the past year and our partnership with you to improve lives and build stronger communities through better health.
Patient care: We were thrilled when a local business debuted a brand new CUPS fundraiser that will benefit women through our Mammography Patient Assistance Fund.
Education: Your generosity helped our colleagues with continuing education and professional certifications. Check out the story on Ryan Pavolka and his important work researching ways to reduce sepsis infections.
Community health: Memorial’s mission to improve lives and build stronger communities through better health means the Foundation extends our efforts beyond the hospital campus, too. Read on for details about how we invest in our community partners and their health and wellness goals from vaping education in our junior high to fire department equipment for grain bin rescues to diabetes management and prevention programming at the YMCA to raised beds in our community garden – and more.
Donor highlights: Besides funding the Dr. George Ferry Memorial Scholarship at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, longtime donors Dr. John and Susan Ferry provided funds for lunch for Acute Care and a cookie break for all colleagues in appreciation for the excellent service and support they provide our community. They have also included the Foundation in their estate planning, which will benefit our community’s healthcare environment for generations to come.
These are just a few of the many ways your donations make a difference within the Foundation. Our community health programming continues to help fund other important health-related projects in Christian County. We also invest in medical technologies and provide educational grants for the next generation of healthcare leaders – all a result of generous financial gifts from community members.
It was exciting last year to move forward on many fronts, and we eagerly anticipate this year’s important work as well. We will continue to collaborate with our community, and we thank you for your support. Your generous contributions make our work possible.
Kimberly L. Bourne, President and CEO, Taylorville Memorial Hospital
John L. Ferry, DDS, Taylorville Memorial Hospital Board Chair
Lindsay D. Barry, Taylorville Memorial Foundation Board President
In this Community Update
Local Business Sponsors CUPS Contest to Raise Money for Mammography Patient Assistance Fund
Lean Six Sigma Project Will Impact Patient Health
Other Community Health Programs
Local Business Sponsors CUPS Contest to Raise Money for Mammography Patient Assistance Fund
Cheryl Morman and Charlee Kocurek, co-owners of Designed with Detail, wanted to inspire the community to come together in a fun way to raise awareness and support women’s health during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
They challenged individuals and businesses to design bras in an official “CUPS” competition, and the entries showcased creativity, humor and an enthusiastic commitment to support women’s breast health. The competition raised $750 that went to the foundation’s efforts to pay for underinsured women to receive free mammograms.
“Too many women put themselves and their health on the backburner,” Morman said. “With the funding support, we hope women will be more apt to get the medical attention they need without feeling they are taking away from their families and other necessities. This was Designed with Detail’s first year for the event, and we hope to continue and raise even more next year!”
In 2022, the Taylorville Memorial Foundation supported seven women with more than $4,500 distributed through the CUPS program. The CUPS fund began in 2011 when a group of area women banded together to help a friend and then decided to formalize their efforts with a fund. Since CUPS was established in 2011, nearly $75,000 has been distributed in support of mammography assistance.
Lean Six Sigma Project Will Impact Patient Health
The Foundation funded a colleague’s Lean Six Sigma training in 2022 that has potential to improve sepsis patient outcomes. Ryan Pavolka, Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Safety Coordinator at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, spearheads the project in the hospital’s Emergency Department as part of his Lean Six Sigma training. Once he completes his research and data analysis, Pavolka’s project will impact specific processes associated with sepsis care delivery models.
“Sepsis is a life-threatening medical condition caused by infections, and it is critical that patients with these conditions are recognized quickly and provided appropriate treatment within the defined scope of medicine,” said Kelly Hill, director of operations improvement for Memorial Health, who oversees Pavolka’s project. Ultimately, Pavolka’s project aims to save lives, which makes financially supporting his work an exciting use of Foundation donor dollars.
Vaping Prevention
All sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students at TJHS attended four sessions of the “Catch My Breath” vaping prevention program. Nearly 500 students learned about the harmful effects of e-cigarette use as well as strategies to stand up to peer pressure. Students who wished to quit vaping were also provided the resources to do so. The program was so successful it received The Community Project Award from the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN), which recognizes hospitals that implement projects to strengthen and improve the well-being of their communities.
“We are proud that our work to reduce vaping among young people has been recognized by the ICAHN,” said Darin Buttz, TMH director of community health. “Lung health was identified as a top community health priority, and the work we’re doing with these students has the potential to prevent lung disease and other serious health problems in the decades to come.” More than 92% of students who completed the “Catch My Breath” program said in a survey that they were less likely to vape as a result of what they’d learned.
Encouraging Healthy Food Choices
A $32,442 grant from the Taylorville Memorial Foundation covered the cost of purchasing 234 dozen reusable white trays to accommodate the district’s 2,300 K-12 students as well as faculty and staff members. In addition, the grant provided a warm food display case and a grab-and-go cooler at the junior high school and at the high school.
“Our project involves healthy upgrades of the items offered at the school’s café, and we’re serving those foods to students on fresh, white reusable serving trays,” said Dr. Chris Dougherty, superintendent of Taylorville CUSD3, referencing national and locally conducted research that suggests students more often choose healthy foods when their selections are presented on a white plate.
A $17,500 grant was awarded to restore Manners Park tennis and pickleball courts. According to the Taylorville Park District, the wear and tear on the only public courts in Taylorville rendered the spaces difficult to use – and potentially dangerous prior to restoration.
Nokomis High School health and physical education department was awarded a $1,600 grant that helped purchase a high-tech timing system that provides accurate and immediate timing in different speed-training scenarios. School instructors use the equipment during physical education classes and during a lesson in which students calculate their top running speed in miles per hour.
The Taylorville Community Garden is growing! Thanks to a Foundation grant, the garden now has more raised beds, which provide fresh food given to those in need. The garden is located on the grounds of Davis Memorial Christian Church and is a volunteer effort spearheaded by Jerry and Gerlinda Johnson.
Thanks to Foundation support, the Diabetes Management and Prevention Program returned in 2022 through the Christian County YMCA. The program helps people with diabetes and pre-diabetes to live healthier lives. Classes educate about the disease and the importance of monitoring critical health numbers as well as diet modification and exercise.
A $15,000 investment in farming safety was made by the Foundation to the Taylorville Fire Department, allowing them to purchase equipment necessary to rescue a person trapped inside a grain bin. The grant provided three rope rescue kits, ten personal kits for rescuers, a battery-powered cut-off saw for cutting into bins and three battery-powered light towers to illuminate the interior of the bin during a rescue.
Annual Donors
4-H Youth Leadership Team
Jim and Rita Altman
Ralph and Linda Antle
Timothy and Lynnea Armstrong
Don and Judy Atkinson
Daniel and Ann Austin
B & B Electric Inc.
Emily Bailey
Lindsay Barry
William Barry
Todd and Kathy Bates
Cliff and Diane Beatty
Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation
Bill and Carol Bock
Rod and Kim Bourne
Jamie Brachear
Meagan Brownback
Bruno Event Team LLC
Butterfield Kramer Inc.
Darin Buttz
Dave and Shelly Cappellin
John and Kathy Coady
Rose Coady
Tracie Cook
William and Lisa Cope
Ruth Criswell
Drs. Walter and Laurie Cunnington
Greg and Connie Curtin
Lawrence Curtin
Jim and Jane Davis
Marty and Donna Davis
Richard Davis
Dr. Rick and Mary DelValle
Designed with Detail
Barbara DiPlotti
Duane Dozier
Daniel Durbin Jr.
Kimberly Eirhart
Valerie Ellinger
Elmer H. Nolan Trust
Becky Erlenbush
Ronda Fassero
Kathy Fergin
Dr. John and Susan Ferry
Lisa Flynn
Doug and Debra Foster
Betsy Garwood
Sue Goodin
Jerry Gorden
Charles Guidotti
Katelin Hadley
Eli Heicher
Roger and Nina Hickman
Lynn and Alta Himstedt
Dave and Lana Hixenbaugh
Rick and Gail Hoffman
Dr. Richard Jeisy
Debbie Johnson
Susan Justice
Missy Keiser
Kim Kersey
Beth Kircher
Ann Butterfield Kramer
Holly Krepel
Russell and Diane Kuhn
Mary Lou Langen
Bruce and Fran Maisch
Kathleen Mansfield
The Marcia L. Brockelsby Family Trust
Merle Markwell
Stephen Markwell
Jeff and Kay Maxfield
Chris McConnell
Cheryl McKavetz
Sister Rose McKeown
Fred and Fran McKinnon
Cheryl McMahon
Gary and Mary McNeely
Diane Meadows
Jean Metcalf
Melody Meyer
Dave and Kathy Moore
Moots Family Fund of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
Rosalie Morgan
Rob and Becky Morrow
Judy Moulton
Matt and Vicki Myers
Robert and Laura Oyler
David Pasdeck
Jeff and Betty Peabody
Michael Perona
PGA TOUR Inc.
Cecil and Lora Polley
Project Linus
Kristina Ray
David Rosenthal
Ed and Bernie Salisbury
Stephen and Sara Salisbury
Deborah Schmitt
John and Cheryl Sexton
Richard and Shirley Shaw
David Speagle
James and Cheryl Stanton
Chad Stephens
Kenny Stewart
Duane and Cindy Stock
Thomas and Margaretha Strawn
Taylorville Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Marvin Thomas
Linda Tomei
Jennifer Unser
Marilyn Voggetzer
Gina Watson
Carol Weir
Pam Welge
Bruce and Donna Wilcox
Richard Wilson
Marilee Wright
Howard Yoder
Martha Zimmerman
Tribute Donor List
IN MEMORY OF
In memory of Paul Dean Anderson - Kristina Ray
In memory of Marissa Kathleen Bates - Todd and Kathy Bates
In memory of John Butterfield - Ann Butterfield Kramer, Butterfield Kramer Inc.
In memory of Jack Coady - Rose Coady
In memory of Shona Edwards - Kristina Ray
In memory of Dr. George and Elizabeth Ferry - Marty and Donna Davis, Dr. John and Susan Ferry
In memory of Mary Louise Himstedt - Bruce and Donna Wilcox
In memory of Katie McCarty - Moots Family Fund of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, Bill and Pam Roseberry
In memory of Kenneth Melvin - Martha Zimmerman
In memory of Robert and Helen Oyler - Robert and Laura Oyler
In memory of Louis and Betty Perona - Michael Perona
In memory of Genny Ryan - Bruce and Donna Wilcox
In memory of Emily Smith - Kristina Ray, Debbie Johnson
In memory of Bill Smith - Judy Moulton
In memory of Janet Stewart - Kenny Stewart
In memory of Micheal Washburn - Kristina Ray
In memory of Ruth Weiser - Debbie Johnson
IN HONOR OF
In honor of Emily Bailey - Sue Goodin, Sarah Hester, Kendra McGlauchlen
In honor of Jana Beeler - Emily Bailey
In honor of Kim Bourne - Emily Bailey, Darin Buttz, Eli Heicher, Keenan Leesman, Sister Rose McKeown, Rebecca Morrow, Lora Polley, Cheryl Sexton
In honor of Tracie Cook - Emily Bailey
In honor of Doug Ferrill - Emily Bailey
In honor of Barb Galloway - Emily Bailey
In honor of Sue Goodin - Emily Bailey
In honor of Sarah Hester - Emily Bailey
In honor of Phyllis Jachino - Emily Bailey
In honor of Kim Kersey - Emily Bailey
In honor of Michele Kilduff - Emily Bailey
In honor of Kendra McGlauchlen - Emily Bailey
In honor of Raedena Ryan - Lora Polley
In honor of Stephen Salisbury - Emily Bailey
In honor of Gregg Sams - Emily Bailey
In honor of TMH Acute Care Nursing - Dr. John and Susan Ferry
In honor of TMH Healthcare Workers - Dr. John and Susan Ferry
In honor of the Tomei Family - Linda Tomei
2022 Auxiliary
TMH Auxiliary members have served as advocates for the work of the hospital and provided volunteer hours and gifts of support during nearly 70 years of partnership. In 2022, they held fundraising activities including FORE! TMH Golf/Glow Golf Outing, 13th Annual 5K Fun Run & Walk Turkey Trot, Holiday Basket Raffle and Dave’s Coffee Cake Sales as well as the TMH Gift Shop. A pledge payment in the amount of $10,000 was presented at the FORE! TMH Golf/Glow Golf Outing event in support of their current pledge of $120,000 to the Taylorville Memorial Foundation Medical Technologies Fund to purchase laboratory equipment.
To date, the TMH Auxiliary has donated $1.7 million, making them the hospital’s largest donor!
2022–23 Auxiliary Board
Cheryl Sexton, President
Rhonda Trost, 1st Vice President
Kerri Austwick, 2nd Vice President
Shay Broux, Recording Secretary
Donna Castelli, Corresponding Secretary
Thelma Harbert, Treasurer
Kim Bourne, TMH President and CEO (ex officio)
Becky Morrow, Director of Hospitality
Debbie Johnson, Volunteer Coordinator/Auxiliary Liaison
Pat Anderson
Misty Fry
Dani Knecht
Annabelle Leighs
Sister Rose McKeown
Carla Mickey
Kathy Morgan
Louise Noren
Mike Perona
Brenda Spurling
Janet Vaughan
Martha Zimmerman
Auxiliary Donor List
Alpha Phi Sorority
Rita Altman
Barbara Westrick Appleton
Emily Bailey
Kim Bourne
Carpenters Local 270
Donna Castelli
CNB Bank & Trust
Credit Collection Partners, Inc.
Dr. Rick and Mary DelValle
Dr. I. and Mary Kay DelValle
Dunn's Ambulance Service, Inc.
Edward Jones Investments - Kerri Austwick
Edward Jones Investments - Blake Davis
Barbara DiPlotti
Kathy Fergin
First National Bank of Pana
First National Bank of Taylorville
Gardner L & M Glass
Sue Goodin
Linda Harris
Eli Heicher
Debbie Johnson
Kain Chiropractic Clinic
Lakeshore Golf Course - Jason Boldig
Angela Libben Cookies
Julie Lilly
Amanda Maag
Julie Mayer
McClure Funeral Home & Cremation Services
McDonald's Taylorville - Davis Family
Sister Rose McKeown
Midland Community Bank
Miles of Smiles, Ltd.
MJ Kellner
Kathy Morgan
Becky Morrow
Louise Noren
Northside Veterinary Clinic
Robert Oyler
People's Bank & Trust
Lora Polley
Kristina Ray
Simple Suds & Scrubs-Sandy Grider
Cheryl Sexton
State Farm Insurance Companies - Eric Kahle Insurance Agency Inc.
State Farm Insurance Companies - Joe L. Meeks
TMH Auxiliary Hand Quilters
Janet Vaughan
Marilyn Voggetzer
Pam Whittaker
Wright's Furniture
Martha Zimmerman
Colleagues donating by department:
TMH Acute Care Department
TMH Care Management, Discharge Planning and Informatics
TMH Emergency Department
TMH Food Services Department
TMH Laboratory Department
TMH Nursing Enrichment Team
TMH Radiology Department
TMH Surgery Department
TMH Volunteer Services Department