May 2015 Support Provided Big Boost!

Special thanks again to J&E Berkley Foundation of Crozet, Virginia On May 5 at a meeting of the Foundation, Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum (IHS) was awarded a grant of $5,000.  The grant is dedicated to the following categories of indigent and underfunded patient and caregiver support by the charity, namely for lodging, prescriptions and pediatric items, such as infant car seats. IHS is indeed appreciative of the consistent support shown by J&E Berkley Foundation and its Executive Director, Chris Pasmore.  Thank you! Special Offering from Martin Luther King Day Celebration arrived in May IHS was invited to receive the 2015 offering which was collected by the congregation at the 30th Annual ML King Day Celebration at the Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church in Charlottesville, Virginia back on January 18, 2015.  A check for $1,750 arrived on May 11th . IHS was recognized for exceptional community service, and Rev. Elisheva Clegg, Vice President of the charity, addressed the gathering.   Distribution from Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) began in April The CVC is not known to all friends of the charity, especially beyond the UVA Medical Center; however, CVC is the payroll deduction program for the Commonwealth of Virginia employees. The University of Virginia Medical Center is a state hospital, and state worker support is vital to the future for funding this totally independent nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity, which is devoted to the indigent and underfunded patients and caregivers for immediate temporary needs when no other resource is available to UVA Social Worker staff. Although all identified contributors to the program received direct thank you notes in May, a general description has not been provided to other friends to date. Please know that a total of fifty (50) donors have pledged $3,537.52 to be distributed to this charity over the next eight months for the 2014/2015 campaign.  The initial check deposited in May was $1,273.78. For those who did not wish to be identified as a contributor, this charity is gratified by all hospital employee support for 2015.   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.   A Sincere Appeal ...T. Wade, Elisheva & Sam                                                              IHS Founding Officers