September is CVC Kick-off month

Let's start with our need for growth among the main stakeholders - the employees at UVA The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) is an important category for support of the Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum (IHS) charity. CVC is the payroll deduction program provided for Virginia state employees to give to charitable organizations. Remember - the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center is a state hospital. It is also  the key destination as one of two Virginia discount hospitals. IHS has a special relationship with ALL Social Workers to assist the least ableEach opportunity which allows us to introduce our devotion to the University of Virginia Medical Center indigent and underfunded patients and caregivers is so vital  for funding for serving their basic needs, such as immediate temporary lodging, food, prescriptions, some travel, etc., even supplying infant car seats for over five years for pediatric wards for the underfunded parents. IHS has been available 24/7 since June 2009 for Social Worker contact when no other resource is available to the Social Workers for immediate emergency assistance. As a silent charity working through Social Workers, the part we play is often hidden     After five years in the CVC Program,  this past year only twenty-seven (27) state employees among thousands employed in Charlottesville,  donated for the 2016 year. This represented an important total donation of $3,593.00; however, the growth in funding MUST be increased. IHS is a totally volunteer charity, no salaries, and the overhead and 24/7 participation is handled by a handful of people giving extensively.  The donor pool must be larger in order to secure our mission for the least able patients a long way from home.  One way to receive exposure for IHS is when a staff member seeks to have IHS introduced at kick-off events in the Medical Center. We haven't received any UVA Kick-off  invitations as of this writing, but we are reaching out Providing the most underfunded with assistance for lodging, nourishment, medications, and other needs is a critical issue which goes beyond actual medical treatment. According to the UVA Manager of Social Work. "Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum has been an essential resource for these individuals who are experiencing acute or chronic medical conditions." Please e-mail IHS at ihsanctum@gmail.com Invite us to speak for 5 minutes during your Kick-off! Meanwhile ... we will have a tabletop display at the following locations in September-October: CVC Charity Fair, Western State Hospital, Staunton, VA  11AM -1PM September 28, 2016 CVC Charity Fair, Virginia DEQ Office, Glen Allen, VA  9:30 - 12 noon October 6, 2016 Please remember that all of us at IHS are non-paid volunteers, and we are all donating what we can to IHS personally. Also remember - for transparency we hold the "Gold Seal of Approval" from the Guidestar.org national clearing house. Please do what you can. And, if you would like to donate now to our cause, please click the button below to go to our encrypted secure on-line donation form.   Thank you so much for your ideas and invitations to expose this charity's vital mission. NEVER shy away from seeking gift-giving from others when you know it will serve the needs of the least able. Sincerely, T. Wade Clegg III and Sam McLawhorn

SPECIAL NOTICE for UVA Medical and University staff, and all other Virginia Commonwealth State Employees. The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) 2016 - 2017 returns October 1st.  Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum, Inc. (IHS) is a CVC charity.  To support our work for lodging, food programs, prescriptions & co-pays, pediatric support with infant car seats and clothing, etc. , designate your gift to CVC code 3648..