The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the Executive Director of the Taylorville Memorial Hospital Foundation, during their weekly meeting Tuesday at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  

Raedena Ryan shared with Kiwanis members that the Foundation was founded in 1991, and incorporated in 1995, with 3 areas of focus:  Patient Care, Education, and Community Health.

Ryan added that each area has provided grants from dollars raised by the Foundation. Patient Care grants have gone towards providing mammograms and purchasing medical technology, while Education grants have provided college scholarships to students attending nursing training and coming back to work at T-M-H.  Community Health grants have provided funding for a pediatric dental program.

Ryan told Kiwanis members that the T-M-H Foundation raises funds in the community, to then use in these 3 areas of focus in giving those funds back.  The Foundation also has had several donors establish endowments.

She’s proud of the work she and the Foundation are doing.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.