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JACKSON, MS
PERMIT NO. 510
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
P.O. Box 16849
Jackson, Mississippi 39236-6849
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Eli Manning to host 4th fundraiser for Children’s Hospital
In this Issue:
• An Evening with the Mannings
• Friends Board Member Honored
• SouthGroup 5K raises $20,000
• Comcast presents $20,000
Check out our website at www.foch.org
Friends of Children’s Hospital Membership Information
If you are not a lifetime member of Friends, it may be time to renew your membership! Please complete the form below, then return it, along with your
check made out to “Friends of Children’s Hospital,” P.O. Box 16849, Jackson, MS 39236-6849.
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Please check:
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Please check if you would like to serve on a committee for one of the following:
Light a Light
Golf Tournament
Batson Hospital MiracleHome
Enchanted Evening Gala
Evening with the Mannings
Hospital Volunteer
General Volunteer
If you have any questions, please call Friends at (601) 984-5273. You may also join Friends at www.foch.org
BankPlus and Friends of Children’s
Hospital are pleased to announce that
Indianapolis Colts quarterback, Peyton
Manning, will join brother Eli Manning
at the 2010 “An Evening with the
Mannings” fundraising event on June
19th at the Jackson Convention
Complex. The fundraiser is part of Eli
Manning’s continued effort to raise $2.5
million for the Eli Manning Children’s
Clinics at the Blair E. Batson Hospital
for Children.
“We are so pleased that Peyton is
able to join us in Jackson for ‘An Evening
with the Mannings’,” said Eli. “The past
events have been a great success, and
Peyton’s presence will add to the excitement, and make it a special evening
for me with my entire family supporting
my project at Children’s Hospital. My
parents, brothers Cooper and Peyton,
and our wives are rarely all able to attend an event together.”
“I’m thrilled that I can make it to Jackson this year to support an event that is
important to Eli, my family and the children of Mississippi,” said Peyton Manning.
“BankPlus is delighted that we can
be part of bringing two Super Bowl MVP
Quarterbacks, Eli and Peyton Manning,
to the community, especially as part of
this special Father’s Day Weekend event,
and important fundraising commitment
for the Eli Manning Children’s Clinics,” said Bill Ray, President and CEO of
BankPlus.
Archie Manning, Bill Ray, Sara Ray, Eli Manning, Emeril Lagasse, Sam Haskell and Mar y Donnelly Haskell
pause for a photo before the night’s festivities begin.
“With the help of the entire Manning
family and generous donations from
Mississippians, we will be able to ensure
a world-class facility for Mississippi’s
children,” said Sara Ray, event chair and
chair- elect of Friends.
“An Evening with the Mannings,
Presented by BankPlus” is the annual
fundraising event in the Eli Manning and
BankPlus five-year campaign to raise
$2.5 million for the Eli Manning
Children’s Clinics. More than $650,000
was raised last year. A limited number
of tickets are available. For information,
tickets, host and sponsorship opportunities for “An Evening with the
Mannings,” please contact:
Eli and Emeril cook up some fabulous food
on the Viking Cooking Stage during An Evening
with the Mannings.
Kristin Allen at 601.898.8312, or
KristinAllen@BankPlus.net
The Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children—Caring for children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through all of life’s catastrophies.
S u p p o r t i n g
M i s s i s s i p p i ’s
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C h i l d r e n ’s
H o s p i t a l
Friends of Children’s
Hospital
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chairman of the Board
Suzan Thames
Chairman-Elect
Sara Ray
President
Jackie Petrus
President – elect
Bob Romine
Past President
Dr. Bob Abney
Treasurer
Rob Armour
Board
Kristin Allen
Ruth Ann Allen
Sidney Allen
Julie Crump
Pat Decker
Cathy Havens
Roxanne Hilsman
Hunter Hatten
Bryan Jones
Reed Nelson
Kristie Nutt
Judy Packer
Leigh Reeves
John Scarbrough
Ellen Skrmetti
Brenda Hayes-Williams
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Comcast donates to “Reach out and Read”
Second Annual SouthGroup 5K raises $20,000
R e p re s e n t a t i ve s
of Comcast Cable
presented a $20,000
grant to the Friends
of Children’s Hospital
board of directors to
support the hospital’s
Reach Out and Read
program.
The funds will be
used to purchase new
books and expand
the program to include more patients.
Reach Out and Read
is a national program
aimed at improving
childhood
literacy
and encouraging children to have a love of
reading.
Each time a child is
seen in the children’s
clinics they are given
a book.
More than 600 participants took
part in the second annual “Make a Difference 5K Run/Walk” presented by
SouthGroup Insurance Services on
Saturday, February 20th in Ridgeland.
SouthGroup hosted many returning
runners and walkers who turned out
to support the hospital.
“We are here in honor of our
son, Felder Sartin. He is a patient
at Batson and this year and last
year we brought a large group up
Representatives of SouthGroup Insurance Services
from Bogue Chitto to race in his
honor. We hope he can come out
presented the funds raised from the 2010 Make A
and have fun with us next year,”
Difference 5K to the board of directors of Friends
said Jessica Sartin. She and her
of Children’s Hospital.
family are longtime supporters of
children’s hospital and are grateful
for the care their son has received.
“We want to thank all of our
sponsors, volunteers and participants who
made this race such a success. We could
not have such a successful event without the
support of our sponsors and we appreciate
every business who donated items or food
for the day of the race,” said Cyndi Tullos, race
coordinator.
Each participant received a t-shirt listing all
the sponsors on the back. Following the race,
Erin and Mitch Bleske ran in honor of their
prizes and trophies were handed out along with
daughter Riley Grace who is a patient at
many door prizes donated by local businesses.
children’s hospital.
Employees from SouthGroup offices from
Back row, from left are Dr. Bob Abney, past president of Friends;
Bruce Leach, general sales manager for Comcast Spotlight; Sidney
Allen, Jr., director, state government affairs for Comcast Cable and
Bob Romine, president-elect of Friends. Front row, from left are
Suzan Thames, chairman of the Friends board; LeAnne Brewer, general manager for Comcast Spotlight; Frances Smith, director, government affairs for Comcast Cable; Meg Glenn, marketing/research
manager for Comcast Spotlight; Sara Ray, chair-elect of Friends and
Jackie Petrus, president of Friends.
Radiothon raises more than 340K for Batson
Cade Webb, left, and his mother,
Alicia, both of Florence, speak
about his experiences at the Blair E.
Batson Hospital for Children during
the 9th Annual Mississippi Miracles
Radiothon. Jackson stations Y 101.7,
US 96.3 and Mix 98.7 broadcasted
live from the lobby of Batson Hospital.
Meridian stations 97 OKK, V 93.5,
106.9 The Buzz and 105.7 The Beat
broadcasted from their studios
in Meridian. The three-day event
raised more than $340,000 for the
hospital.
Ex-Officio
Dr. Blair E. Batson
Becky Bates
Dr. Owen B. Evans
Angela Compere
Jennifer Hospodor
Matthew Johnson
Mike Lightsey
Tena McKenzie
John Clark Packer
Susan Shands Jones
Mechelle Keeton
LaDonna Northington
Donna Windsor
Dr. Robert Khayat
Program Administrator
Melanie Schade
Newsletter Production
Derrick Dyess
Melanie Schade
Newsletter printed
By AAA Printing
Published by
Division of Public Affairs
The Univerisity of Mississippi
Medical Center
Upcoming Events
An Evening with the Mannings
June 19, 2010
Viking Classic
September 27-October 3, 2010
Kids’ Triathlon
for Batson Children’s Rehab
June 19, 2010
Candlelighters
Art Auction
October 7, 2010
Trustmark
Children’s Hospital
Golf Tournament
November 7-8, 2010
For more information about any of these events, please call Friends of Children’s Hospital at (601) 984-5273 or go online at www.foch.org
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around the state volunteered for the race and
made sure things went smoothly.
Staying true to the reason for the race, there
was an area full of children’s activities and many
children participated in the one mile fun-run.
First place finishers in the Kids’ fun-run
received bicycles.
“We are so glad to once again give $20,000
to Friends of Children’s Hospital. The community
has really gotten behind this race and we
look forward to hosting it again next year
and raising more for children’s hospital,” said
Ronnie Tubertini, president of SouthGroup.
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LaDonna Northington named Nursing Faculty Member of the Year
University of Mississippi Medical Center staff
nurses and nursing faculty members were among
a dozen nurses statewide honored at the 2010
Nightingale Awards Gala on
March 1. The fifth annual awards
ceremony was sponsored by the
Mississippi
Nurses
Association and the Mississippi
Nurses Foundation. More
than 500 guests attended
the event. One Friends of
Children’s Hospital board
member was among those
recognized. LaDonna Northington is an active
member of the board who assists with the Viking
Classic each year.
“We are so proud of all of the UMMC
nurses who are recognized,” said Janet
Harris, chief nurse executive. “Each of them
excel in their respective areas, and this is such
a great opportunity to recognize each and their
accomplishments.”
Within the School of
Nursing, LaDonna Northington, director of
the Traditional Undergraduate Program,
was named Nursing Faculty
Member of the Year.
“We as a board are very
proud of LaDonna and
her accomplishments.
We are very glad to have her as a part of our
board of directors and wish her the best,” said
Dr. Bob Abney, past president of the board.
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