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T H E
SUMMER
2005
Evening
Under the Stars
A Record $620,000 Raised for Seton Clinics
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THE MISSION OF THE SETON FUND IS TO BE THE FUND DEVELOPMENT AND ENDOWMENT ARM OF THE DAUGHTERS OF
CHARITY HEALTHCARE MINISTRY OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
THE SUPPORT OF THE SETON FUND IS LIMITED TO THE SETON
HEALTHCARE NETWORK (WITH EXCEPTION OF THE DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS) AND OTHER
INSTITUTIONS STAFFED OR SPONSORED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OR WORKING IN COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTHCARE MISSION.
ITS EFFORT SHALL BE EXERCISED WITH WISDOM AND INTEGRITY,
GUIDED BY THE VINCENTIAN SPIRIT OF RESPECT, BELIEF IN THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE AND LOVE OF THE POOR.
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challenging to raise year after year, the
Topfer Family Foundation wanted to help
assure that there would always be a steady
source of funds for the clinics. The Foundation
realized that providing quality preventive care
is a fundamental investment in health, and a
healthy community.
Patients from low-income Austin neighborhoods, nearly half of whom are children,
have a medical home at one of the Seton
Community Health Centers – Seton McCarthy
in East Austin, Seton Kozmetsky in South
Austin or Seton Topfer in North Austin. Seton’s
three clinics serve approximately 14,000
working poor people who earn too much to
qualify for government programs but who
are underinsured or have no health insurance and cannot afford to pay for care themselves. They receive basic medical care,
immunizations, health screenings and education, chronic disease management, laboratory testing, and prescriptions. All services are offered on a sliding fee scale based
on family size and income.
Dramatic changes in health care and the
economic environment have increased the
number of working poor residents who cannot afford basic health care. Texas still leads
the nation in the number of uninsured. More
than 30 percent of Texas’ adults are uninsured, and nearly 27 percent of the state’s
working adults are uninsured – significantly
higher than the 16 percent national uninsured rate.
The growth of the uninsured population has
lead to a steady increase in the demand for
services at the Seton Community Health
Centers. Approximately 40 percent of all
clinic clients have household incomes less
than the federal poverty level ($18,850 for a
family of four). They earn barely enough to pay
for food, clothing, and housing for their children with little or nothing left for health care.
The large majority of patients can only afford
to pay 25 percent of the cost of treatment.
Your support helps provide affordable,
quality health care to uninsured individuals
and families. Thank you again for your time,
effort, and enthusiasm as well as your many
contributions toward an “Evening Under the
Stars”. The EASB gala has truly become a
celebration of community life, helping real
people with real needs.
Thank you for lending your support to yet
another successful “Evening Under the
Stars.” Each and every one of you – gala
sponsors, supporters, guests, and volunteers
– contributed to the success of this year’s
Elizabeth Ann Seton Board (EASB) spring
gala. Please join me in recognizing the efforts
of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Board and offering
a hearty round of applause. Their stellar event
raised more than $620,000 for the Seton
Community Health Centers.
I am sure that recently retired Sr. Mary Rose
McPhee, the Seton Healthcare Network’s
former CEO, is proud and delighted. Inside
this issue, we pay tribute to Sr. Mary Rose
and her more than 30 years of dedicated
service in Austin. She changed the face of
Seton, expanding Seton Medical Center to
become an area leader in cardiac care, surgery, and maternity services. She also affected
the nature of philanthropy in our community,
teaching Austin how to give and how to ask
fearlessly. There’s just no saying, “No” to Sr.
Mary Rose. She launched both the Seton
League House and Seton Cove, created the
Marialice Shivers Regional Neonatal Center
at Seton Medical Center, and was instrumental in establishing the Seton Community
Health Centers. She will, no doubt, be
pleased to see that all of you will continue
her good work, including the Elizabeth Ann
Seton Board’s accomplished fundraising
efforts for the Seton Community Health
Centers and their patients.
A fundraising event such as the 14th
annual “Evening Under the Stars,” complete
with Clint Black and live and silent auctions,
requires a concerted community effort to
succeed and flourish year after year.
We are fortunate to be able to count this
year’s EASB gala earnings toward the Topfer
Challenge, a generous $5 million challenge
grant from the Topfer Family Foundation to
help Seton establish a $10 million endowment for the Community Health Centers. For
every dollar we raise in new endowments for
the clinics, the Topfer Family Foundation
matches each donation dollar-for-dollar,
effectively doubling the size of every gift.
Your contribution through the EASB gala
brings us much closer to reaching our $10
million goal, one that we believe we will meet
by January 2006 – one year earlier than originally planned.
A $10 million Community Health Center
endowment will help ensure that funds are
always available to provide a medical home
and social services to low-income, working
poor families. Since operating dollars are so
Allan Shivers, Jr.
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“If people functioned
out of an inner-conviction
for the good of society,
we would live in a
different world.”
Sr. Mary Rose McPhee, D.C
Seton Cove 10th Anniversary Celebration
Honors Sister Mary Rose McPhee
EVENT RAISES $152,000 FOR ENDOWMENT
Tom Caven, M.D., co-chair of the event with
his wife Marsha, presents Sr. Mary Rose McPhee
with a check in the amount of $152,500 for the
Sr. Mary Rose McPhee Endowment.
Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C. visits with Seton Fund
Trustee Lowell Lebermann at the dinner honoring Sr. Mary Rose McPhee.
“Sr. Mary Rose was the chief leader in
making certain that Seton delivered the best
healthcare to the community and that we
never lost sight of the Daughters’ mission,”
said Lowell Lebermann, who was recruited by
Sr. Mary Rose to serve on The Seton Fund Board.
In 1995, in yet another entrepreneurial
endeavor, Sr. Mary Rose founded the Seton
Cove as a place of spiritual refuge for people
from all walks of life. “I wanted people to
learn to meditate, to laugh, to enjoy nature, to
be healthy,” said Sr. Mary Rose. Recently
the Seton Cove held a dinner to celebrate its
10th anniversary and to honor Sr. Mary
Rose’s legacy. Chaired by Marsha and Tom
Caven, The event raised $152,000 for the
Sr. Mary Rose McPhee Endowment Fund.
Income from the endowment enables the
Seton Cove to support its existing programs
and embark on new initiatives. The Seton
Cove is an interfaith Spirituality Center that
serves as a place of hospitality and solace
for people seeking to integrate spirituality
more fully into their lives. Contributions to
the Sister Mary Rose McPhee Endowment
Fund may be made using the envelope
enclosed. For more information about gifts
to the Seton Cove or to other Seton programs, please contact Charley Scarborough
at The Seton Fund, (512) 324-1990 or
cscarborough@seton.org.
After a 30-year presence in Central Texas,
Sr. Mary Rose McPhee, D.C., retired last
year and moved to Evansville, Ind., leaving
a legacy that will long be remembered by
Austinites.
“Sr. Mary Rose has always been an innovator and risk taker and her ability to imagine
creatively has influenced Seton in so many
positive ways,” said Allan “Bud” Shivers,
Jr., Chairman of The Seton Fund. “She has
always been a visionary and her genius was
connecting Seton to the community by persuading local leaders to participate on the
various boards she created.”
While at Seton, Sr. Mary Rose created
the Seton League House, the first of its type
in the state to offer accommodations for
family members of critically ill adults who
had no place to stay. She established the first
neonatal center in Central Texas, the
Marialice Shivers Regional Neonatal Center
at Seton Medical Center, to care for critically ill newborns. She also helped create the
Seton Good Health School, one of the first
programs in the nation to provide community wellness education programs. To ensure
an ongoing source of philanthropic funds to
support Seton’s mission of caring for the
sick and the poor, she created the Seton
Development Board and The Seton Fund
with the help of Gene Attal and Bud Shivers,
who has served as Chairman of The Seton
Fund since its inception in 1981.
COMMMUNITY HONORS
1959
1978
1979
1982
1985
1989
1992
1992
2005
Phoebe Medal
for Outstanding
Service in Health
and Welfare
(San Francisco).
Named one of
Austin’s Most
Outstanding
Women.
Honored by
the National
Conference of
Christians and
Jews.
Elected to the
National Board
of the Catholic
Hospital
Association.
Appointed
to the Board of
Directors of
Mutual of
New York.
Featured on the
cover of Modern
Healthcare for her
work at Hotel
Dieu Hospital in
New Orleans.
Selected as the
Young Leadership
Council Role
Model of the Year
(New Orleans).
Celebrated her
Golden Jubilee,
50 years of service as a Daughter
of Charity.
Honored by
Seton for the
legacy she leaves
in Austin.
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Evening Under the Stars Shines Bright...
$620,000 Raised!
The Elizabeth Ann Seton Board recently presented The
Seton Fund with a check for more than $620,000 from
funds raised during its 14th annual “Evening Under the
Stars” gala. With a dynamite performance from Grammywinning entertainer, Clint Black, this year’s gala raised a
record amount for the Seton Community Health Centers.
This year’s event sponsors were treated to a preperformance visit with Clint Black, but the entertainment was not the only highlight of the evening. Both
live and silent auctions were a hit with guests. The live
David and Dealey Herndon browse through the silent
auction during the “Evening Under the Stars.”
auction’s “The World” Cruise package, generously donated by Bobbi and Mort Topfer, raised $23,000.
The event benefits the Seton Community Health
Centers, which have received more than $4.2 million
from the Elizabeth Ann Seton Board to date. The Seton
Community Health Centers offer accessible, affordable healthcare in low-income neighborhoods in Austin.
Seton McCarthy, Seton Kozmetsky and Seton Topfer
target working poor, uninsured and under-insured families
who do not qualify for governmental assistance and
cannot afford healthcare or insurance.
This year’s proceeds will go toward completing
the $5 million Topfer Challenge, a dollar-for-dollar
matching grant from the Topfer Family Foundation to
grow the endowment for the Seton Community
Health Centers to $10 million. Congratulations to
Gala Chairs Christi Malvezzi, Laura Mauro and Beth
Plater and Board President Terri Von Dohlen for a
stellar event!
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Left to Right: Board President Terri Von Dohlen and Gala Chairs Beth Plater, Laura Mauro and Christi
Malvezzi presented a check for $620,098 to Sr. Gertrude Levy, the most funds raised from this event to date.
Left to Right: Gala Chairs Christi Malvezzi, Beth Plater
and Laura Mauro celebrate at the Gala.
Seton clinic supporters Carolyn and Marc Seriff enjoy visiting a moment with Gala entertainer, Clint Black (center).
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Special Thanks
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G A L A S P O N S O RS
Patrons of the Gala
Bobbi & Mort Topfer
A Friend of Seton
Invitation Sponsor
SBC
VIP Party Sponsor
Capitol Chevrolet
Cuisine Sponsor
Pok-e-Jo’s
Platinum Star Sponsors
Carolyn & Marc Seriff
Austin Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Special thanks to Capitol Chevrolet as the VIP party sponsor. Nancy Nash Harper (left) and Elizabeth
Ryll are pictured with Clint Black at the sponsor party.
From Left: Melanie Ridings, Program Officer for the
Topfer Family Foundation, and Jeffrey Hershey enjoy a
lovely evening with Clint Black at the Polo Club.
Gold Star Sponsors
AMD
Ken Banks
Capitol Anesthesiology Association
Cynthia & Gordon Graves
Moe Freid/Captive Audio
The Menagerie
Silver Star Sponsors
Janet & Wilson Allen/Kimberly & Brad Schlosser
Anonymous
Atlantic Trust
Austin Radiological Association
Elizabeth Ann Seton Board President Terri Von
Dohlen visits with Sr. Gertrude Levy at the gala.
Austin RentAll/Marquee Tents
Austin White Lime Co.
Liz & Allan Brandt
Compass Bank
Susan & Bobby Epstein
Fabby Darling Children’s Boutique
Friends in Christ
Friends of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Board
Gillingwater Companies
HealthTronics, Inc.
Andrea & Scott Helbing
Mr. & Mrs. David Herndon
IntegReview Inc. Ethical Review Board
John Patton and Capital Properties/GMAC
Locke Liddell & Sapp, L.L.P.
Laura & Robert Mauro/Beth & Bryan Plater
Syema Muzaffar, MD/Rona Schwartz, MD/
Melissa Smith, MD/Tricia Strength/Jim Thomas
Kristen & John Nelson
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Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Rogers
Left to Right: Michael and Natalie Lovins, Tracy
King, Ken Banks, Karey Nalle Oddo and Christopher
Oddo visit at the gala.
Joan and Chris Bowers enjoy an evening of dancing
to music by award-winning entertainer Clint Black.
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Service Group – Kelly & Ronda Gray
Sodexho Marriott
The Boon Group - R. Sterling & Paula K. Boon
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Long-time Seton supporters Sara and Dick
Rathgeber look forward to a fabulous evening.
Left to Right: Valerie Shaw, Lisa Rothfus, Hollis Matheney, Clint Black, Jeanne Campbell, Nancy
McDonald, and Chella Abdullah at the sponsor party.
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NOTEWORTHY
TWO SETON FUND TRUSTEES RECEIVE HONORS
News From The Forum
Luci Baines Johnson, a life trustee of The Seton Fund, recently received
Clint Small (left), outgoing president of The Seton
the first LBJ Community Service Award from the Jewish Community
Forum, visits with incoming President Brad Knippa
Association of Austin. Luci received this award for her commitment to
at The Seton Forum end-of-year celebration at
Santa Rita Restaurant.
Jewish concerns through her support of the association and philanthropic and educational efforts in general. Luci was also named a Woman of
The Seton Forum celebrated a great year, thanked
Distinction by the Girl Scouts-Lone Star Council, an annual award given to
the outgoing officers and welcomed the incoming
women who are outstanding role models in civic affairs, philanthropy and
business for young girls.
officers.
The Seton Forum is a group of young professionals
whose purpose is to aid the Seton Healthcare
Joe R. Long, a trustee of The Seton Fund, and his wife Teresa Lozano
Long, received the Austin Community Foundation’s Philanthropy Award in
Network in its pursuit of healthcare excellence for
everyone in Austin and Central Texas. Officers for
the new year are: Brad Knippa, Chair; Katherine
recognition of their support of the arts, education and health care pro-
Jones, Chair-Elect; Josh Borders, Vice Chair
grams in Austin. They were also awarded the 2005 Texas Medal of Arts.
Projects; Shannon Ratliff, Vice Chair Membership;
This award honors outstanding Texans in a variety of areas, including
Susan Davenport, Vice Chair Programs; Catherine
dance, music, literary arts, television, visual arts, theater, arts education
Schneider, Secretary; Corby Jastrow, Treasurer;
Clint Small, Advisory Chair; John Oliver, Experience
and arts patronage. The Longs received the award for their efforts to build
Chair; and At Large Members: Chris Bell, Chris
the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Perry, Kacy Covert and Suzanne Erickson.
Gene Attal Receives the Austin Community Foundation’s Beverly Sheffield Award
Gene Attal, president of The Seton Fund, received the Beverly Sheffield
Award during the Austin Community Foundation’s annual “A
Celebration of Giving” luncheon. Each year, the foundation hosts a tribute
to acknowledge the extraordinary work of individuals and groups in the Austin
community who continue to exceed and redefine the definition of “giving.”
The Beverly Sheffield Award is given each year in recognition of excellence as a non-profit
executive. As president of The Seton Fund and president for Fund Development of the Seton
Healthcare Network, he has raised more than $200 million in his career as a fundraising professional.
His vision and leadership are imprinted throughout Seton Healthcare Network, and the
partnerships he has forged with many community members continue to impact the mission
of the Daughters of Charity in Austin and surrounding cities. The Seton Development Board,
the Elizabeth Ann Seton Board, the League House Board, the Seton Forum, the Children’s
Hospital Council and Circle of Friends chapters are among those partnerships that flourish
today thanks to Gene’s passion and commitment to Seton’s healthcare ministry.
Gene is also well-known in the national fundraising arena and has received many honors
for his work with Seton and the Daughters of Charity, including becoming an “Affiliate of
the Daughters of Charity,” the highest honor awarded to laypeople who champion the mission of the Daughters. The Si Seymour Award was awarded to Gene in 2004 by the
Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) in recognition of his lifetime achievement in
healthcare philanthropy. Other honors include a Fellow of AHP, the highest level of professional certification within AHP, and The University of Texas’ Arthur Page Award, given
annually to a distinguished public relations graduate.
Gene has served as president of The Seton Fund since its inception in 1981 and is celebrating his 30 year anniversary with Seton this year.
Gene Attal (center) receives the Beverly Sheffield
Award at this year’s annual “A Celebration of
Giving” luncheon hosted by the Austin Community
Foundation. Presenting the award are Richard
Slaughter (right), executive director of Austin
Community Foundation and Mike Cooke, president
of the Board of Governors.
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Seton Development Board and
Outreach Associates Raise $570,500
The Seton Development Board's Outreach
Associate Groups raised a record amount of
funds which, combined with The Seton
Development Board’s gala proceeds, totaled
more than $570,000. These associate groups
fundraise and advocate for Seton and the
Daughters of Charity within their own communities in Central Texas.
More than 650 associate group members
throughout a 10-county region (including
Giddings, Highland Lakes, Horseshoe Bay,
Lago Vista, La Grange, Lakeway and
Lexington) help support the Daughters of
charity mission by raising funds for various
Seton programs such as the children’s Care-AVan in Highland Lakes, the Seton Community
Health Centers, Seton Medical Center and
Seton heart programs.
Congratulations to the Seton Outreach
Associate members on a wonderful year!
Giddings Associates
$1,600
Highland Lakes Associates
$62,500
Horeshoe Bay Associates
$25,000
Lago Vista Associates
$8,200
La Grange Associates
$1,900
Lakeway Associates
$9,000
Lexington Associates
$2,000
The Seton Development Board
$460,370
Left to Right: Joyce Mansen of the Lakeway
Associates, Lakeway Associates President Anne
Hitchcock and Seton Development Board
President Penny Burck at the Seton Development
Board spring meeting.
Seton Development Board 2004 Gala Chair Sheri Krause and Seton Development Board President Penny
Burck present John Brindley, President of Seton Medical Center, with a check at the board’s spring meeting
for funds raised from their 2004-2005 “Reflections of an American Songbook” Gala.
Left to Right: Margaret Newman, Lexington
Associates President, presents a check for funds
raised by the Lexington Associates group to Sr.
Gertrude Levy, Seton Development Board
President Penny Burck and Seton Development
Board Outreach Chair Hessie Owen.
Left to Right: Becky Fox, Director of Development at Seton Highland Lakes,
Hessie Brawley, Vice President of Highland Lakes Associates, and Susie Baskin
(second from Right), President of the Highland Lakes Associates, present a check
to Sr. Gertrude Levy and Seton Development Board President Penny Burck
for funds raised from the group’s annual golf tournament and chili luncheon.
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The Seton Fund Recognizes Donors for their Generous
Dick and Sarah Rathgeber with Bob Askew, M.D. (right) tour a new surgery suite at Seton Medical
Center after a plaque dedication honoring the Rathgebers for their generous donation.
Seton Fund Trustee Joe and Teresa Lozano Long
were honored for their gift supporting the renovation and expansion of Seton Medical Center.
Tom and Helen Kouri were joined by Bishop John McCarthy (far right), Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C. and
Charles Barnett (far left), President and CEO of the Seton Healthcare Network, to honor the Kouri’s gift
to the renovation and expansion of Seton Medical Center.
The Seton Fund honored John Voelker and other family and friends of Dr. Jacob Kay
in recognition of the Dr. Jacob Kay Endowment, which benefits the Marialice Shivers
Regional Neonatal Center at Seton Medical Center. The endowment is named in memory of Dr. Kay who was the founding director of the center, which was the first neonatal
center in Austin.
Leslie Lockett of H-E-B unveils the plaque in
the new Surgery Center at Seton Medical
Center thanks to H-E-B’s generous support
in funding one of 13 new surgery suites.
Left: Dr. Wayne Porter
(center) and his family
were honored for their
establishment of the
Juanita and Travis Porter
Endowment. Dr. Porter’s
mother, Juanita, was a
sewing room volunteer at
Brackenridge Hospital.
Joining Dr. Porter are his
daughter, Jill Conant, his
wife, Deborah Porter,
(both left of center), his
grandson Will Conant (in
front of Dr. Porter), and
staff members and sewing
room volunteers at
Brackenridge Hospital.
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Support of our Healthcare Ministry in Central Texas
Left to Right: Nancy Jensen Case, chaplain at Brackenridge Hospital, Sr. Nannette Gentile, D.C., Father Bob Rank,
Carolyn Woodward and Sr. Joanne Vasa, D.C., visit at the plaque dedication for the Father Bob Rank Endowment.
Comedian Bill Engvall (left) and his wife, Gail, were
honored for their generous donation to the Doug
English Endowment in Neurosciences at the Brain &
Spine Center at Brackenridge Hospital. The endowment was established in honor of former football player
Doug English, (right), who suffered a career-ending
neck injury while playing for the Detroit Lions.
Dr. William Streusand (left) and Dr. Larry Hauser were instrumental in establishing the “Beverly
Jewell Sutton Endowment for Psychiatry Education” at Brackenridge Hospital. The endowment
honors Dr. Sutton (center) who retired as the head of the Austin Medical Education Program’s
Psychiatry Residency Program.
The Austin Police Association and
Roy Butler were honored for their gift
to the Dr. Bud Dryden Endowment,
which provides prescriptions for
indigent patients treated at the
Brackenridge Hospital Emergency
Center. Left to Right: Representatives
from the Austin Police Association,
Officer Wuthipong Tantaksinanukij
and Detective Mike Sheffield join former Austin Mayor Roy Butler and Sr.
Joanne Vasa, D.C. at the dedication.
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Gifts that Keep Giving
H O W T O C R E AT E A N E N D O W M E N T
Establishing a Named Endowment Fund
While any amount may be contributed to an
endowment, a minimum gift of $10,000 establishes a named fund. Your gift can be funded by cash,
stocks, mutual funds, planned gifts such as charitable trusts and gift annuities, real estate or other
property.
When you establish an endowed fund, you may
specify the program or service you prefer to support.
There are a variety of areas that your gift may benefit, and distributions from your special endowment will go directly to the area of your choice.
Endowments may be in your name, in honor
or memory of someone special to you or in the
name of a business or organization.
Contributions to endowment funds qualify
for charitable income tax deductions as provided
by law and may reduce any applicable gift or
estate taxes. Five percent of the market value of
the funds may be granted annually for the support
of Seton programs. The Seton Fund manages the
endowment funds and ensures that they are used
for their intended purpose.
Current Endowments
The Seton Fund supports numerous existing
endowments. Below are just three of the several
hundred endowments people have created to support their area of interest at Seton:
Dr. Bud Dryden Endowment — Dr. Bud Dryden
was a remarkable physician who worked tirelessly to improve health care for the entire Central
Texas community. The Dr. Bud Dryden
Emergency Medical Fund endowment continues
his efforts to provide medical care for Austin’s
poor. The endowment subsidizes prescription
medications for indigent patients treated in the
Dr. Bud Dryden Emergency Department of
Brackenridge Hospital.
Seton Community Health Centers Endowment —
This endowment supports the Seton Community
Health Centers, which provide health care, education and social services for Austin’s “working
poor” – uninsured or under-insured families who
do not qualify for governmental assistance or earn
enough to afford health care or insurance. The
vast majority of these clients can only afford to
pay a fraction of the cost of their care. All gifts to
this endowment are matched dollar for dollar by
the Topfer Family Foundation to grow the endowment to $10 million.
Shop Guilt Free
at Sweet Charity
Store Benefits the
Sweet Charity Fund
Nestled on the corner at 26 Doors Shopping
Center across from Seton Medical Center is
Seton’s flagship retail store, Sweet Charity. In
addition to an eclectic array of gifts and collectibles, Sweet Charity provides a sweet
The Doug English Endowment for Neurosciences
at the Brain & Spine Center — This endowment
furthers the development of a center of excellence
in neurosciences at Brackenridge by supporting
research in neuroscience, especially as related to
spinal cord injury.
deal to customers – profits from the store
support the Sweet Charity Fund, an endowment that helps underwrite the cost of charity care for patients at the Seton Community
Special Recognition
for your Named Endowment
Your named endowment will be inscribed on a
plaque on the Seton Fund Endowment Wall and a
special dedication will be held in your honor.
Health Centers.
Sweet Charity is a project of the Seton
Medical Center volunteers and is predominantly staffed by volunteers. The shop’s volunteers like to share with customers,
For information about these funds or any other Seton
endowments, please contact The Seton Fund at (512)
324-1990 or via e-mail at setonfund@seton.org.
“Shopping is inevitable, so shop where your
dollar does more and you never have to feel
guilty about what you spend.”
Sweet Charity is located at 1206 West
38th Street in 26 Doors Shopping Center.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Saturday. Extended hours starting
September 9 are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays
OUR PROMISE TO YOU
and Saturdays and Sundays from 12-4 p.m.
For more information about Sweet Charity or
Seton’s commitment to patient care remains
the same as it has since it was founded by the
Daughters of Charity in 1902. Our Patient
Commitment Statement, “Our Promise to You,”
reaffirms our commitment to our patients and
our Call to Action—Healthcare That is Safe,
Healthcare That Works and Healthcare That
Safe: Protects patients from preventable injuries.
to volunteer at the store, please call (512)
Patient-Centered: Empowers, involves, informs, educates and treats with respect, caring, compassion and
hope.
451-5375.
Effective: Employs scientific and technological
advances and knowledge of best practices to improve
outcomes.
Efficient: Exercises good stewardship of time and
resources and prevents waste.
Convenient: Considers and values patients’ choices,
needs and expectations.
Leaves No One Behind.
The Seton Healthcare Network commits to provide superior clinical care and customer services to patients and their families
Accessible: Available to all who need care whenever
it is required.
Spiritual: Acknowledges the essence of each person,
with respect for individual spiritual preferences.
at each of its facilities that is:
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Legendary Coaches Team Up for Kids
F O R S E T O N H I G H L A N D L A K E S CA R E - A - VA N
“It’s very difficult
to learn if you are
sick - whether an ear
infection, chronic
allergies or something
even worse. That’s
why the Seton
Care-a-Van travels
to area schools
each day.”
Emory Bellard
Former A&M Football Coach
Local area children and Seton Care-A-Van staff: (l to r) Marge Grimmett, Registered Nurse, Sue
Olfers, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Gary Olfers, Admissions Clerk & Driver present Mr. Frank Fickett
(center) with a special plaque to thank Mr. Fickett for his generous gift supporting the Seton Highland
Lakes Care-a-Van.
Football coaching legends Emory Bellard of Texas
A&M and Spike Dykes of Texas Tech are teaming
up with the Seton Development Board’s Highland
Lakes Associates for the second annual Emory
Bellard - Spike Dykes Kid’s Care-A-Van Golf Classic,
benefiting the Seton Highland Lakes Care-A-Van.
The two-day event includes a tailgate party and
silent auction on Friday, August 5, and a golf tournament Saturday, August 6, in Burnet, Texas.
The Care-a-Van brings critical healthcare services to low-income children in Burnet and Llano counties and is a specially equipped van featuring exam
rooms and an immunization area. The program is
entering its third year of operations and is a critical
and popular healthcare resource in the Highland
Lakes community.
Last year’s golf tournament raised more than
$62,000 from dedicated supporters within Burnet
and Llano counties. Two of those dedicated community members are renowned football coaches
Emory Ballard and Spike Dykes.
“As a former coach, I know a thing or two about
winning attitudes,” says Bellard. “In this area, there
are children who perform under adversity every day.
It’s very difficult to learn if you are sick - whether an
ear infection, chronic allergies or something even
worse. That’s why the Seton Care-a-Van travels to
area schools each day. That’s why Spike and I are
teaming up to sponsor the Kids Care-a-Van Classic.”
“Access to primary healthcare is fundamental
because many serious health problems can be prevented or treated much more successfully and quickly if they are detected early,” says Janna Maturo,
M.S.N., RN, administrator of Seton Highland Lakes
Hospital. “The Care-a-Van allows children to
receive primary healthcare when they need it, so they
don’t have to wait – or worse, do without.”
In addition to Ballard and Dykes, celebrity college football coaches R.C. Slocum and Darrell Royal
are expected to participate in this year’s tournament.
All proceeds of the 2005 Kids Care-a-Van Classic
Golf Tournament will benefit the Seton Highland
Lakes Care-a-Van.
For more information on how to volunteer or
contribute to this event, please contact Becky Fox,
Seton Highland Lakes Director of Development and
Volunteer Services, at (512) 715-3004 or by email at
bfox@seton.org.
Left to Right: Burnet City Manager Michael Steele,
Tailgate Party Chair Beverly Graham, Coach
Emory Bellard, Coach Spike Dykes, Seton Highland
Lakes Director of Development Becky Fox, golf
tournament Chair Ken Graham and Delaware
Springs Golf Pro Doug Fipps are all active participants in the planning of the tournament.
Charitable Gift Annuities:
Feel Safe with Money for Life
Did you know you can secure fixed annual payments for life by making a contribution to The Seton
Fund? It’s true. Our charitable gift annuity will pay you (and a survivor, if desired) a fixed dollar
amount when you make an irrevocable gift to us. THE KEY FEATURES ARE:
• If you itemize your deductions, you can take a
charitable income tax deduction for part of your
gift in the year the annuity is purchased. A sizable
part of each annuity payment is also tax free.
• You receive an attractive supplement to your
retirement funds with no investment worries or
responsibilities.
• You make a special and enduring gift to
strengthen our organization.
• With a deferred payment gift annuity, you
make the contribution now, secure a current income
tax charitable deduction, and we agree to make
fixed annual payments starting at a later date.
For more information, contact Charley Scarborough, Director of Planned Giving
at 512-324-1990 or cscarborough@seton.org.
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b oa r d o f t ru s t e e s
Allan Shivers, Jr.
Ben Vaughan, III
Gene Attal
chairman
vice chairman
president
Sr. Beatrice Broussard, D.C.
Andrew C. Elliott, Jr.
s e c r e ta ry
treasurer
An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch
SETON DEVELOPMENT BOARD PRESENTS A TRIBUTE TO SR. GERTRUDE LEVY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Robert E. Askew, M.D.
Charles J. Barnett
Donna Carter
Sr. Mary Anne Digenan, D.C.
Sr. Pat Elder, D.C.
JoLynn Free
Pam Giblin
Beth Granger
Dan Herd
Lowell Lebermann
Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C.
Joe R. Long
Alex Massad
Bishop John McCarthy
Alan T. Moore, M.D.
Bruce Moscow, M.D.
Trey Salinas
Lynn Sherman
Timothy C. Taylor
Judy Trabulsi
Michael Watkins, M.D.
Mary G. Yancy
Dinner & Dancing at the F O U R S E A S O N S H O T E L
l i f e t ru s t e e s
Mary Anderson Abell
Jim H. Calhoon, M.D.
Carolyn Curtis
Charmaine Denius
Luci Baines Johnson
Jack McCreary
Sr. Mary Rose McPhee, D.C.
Kerry Merritt
Mother-daughter Gala co-chairs Hessie Owen
Brawley (left) and Hessie Owen (right) join
Seton Development Board President Reenie
Collins in planning the 28th Annual Gala benefitting the expansion and renovation of Seton
Medical Center.
Seton Cove 10th Anniversary Honors Sr. Mary Rose McPhee
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