Ways to Give

West Penn Hospital Employees Demonstrate Their Giving Spirit – Donate More than $28,000 to Employee Campaign

West Penn employees showed their commitment to patients and colleagues by donating more than $28,000 to the Employee Campaign for a variety of projects ranging from Burn Camp to the Joslin Center for Diabetes to car seats for infants and children.

This year’s Employee Campaign Committee was co-chaired by Lisa Graper, RNC-NIC, Manager, NICU; Sally Ann Bowker, RNC-OB, Labor and Delivery and Susan McShea, RN, CN III, NICU.

The Committee chose the theme, Reach for the Stars . . . Build the Future – It’s a Brand New Day, planned activities, donated a basket of cheer, and helped to spread the word to colleagues about the importance of giving. They also staffed a table in the Friendship Dining Room once weekly, where employees could obtain information and donor forms and receive treats.

The basket of cheer raised $402 in raffle sales to benefit the Lupus Center of Excellence. Every employee donor was entered into a raffle for prizes that included local restaurant gift certificates, lunch with CEO Greg Burfitt, Pittsburgh Pirate tickets and a laptop computer.