Newsletter - Spring 2001
GRACE COTTAGE RECEIVES $655,500 FROM FANNY HOLT AMES & LOUISE HOLT
TRUST
(L. to r.) David Pennock, Don
Leigh, Andrea Seaton, Dr. Bob Backus and Mary Gyori accept
the check for $655,500 from Fleet Bank's Holt Fund. |
On December 13, Fleet Bank presented Grace Cottage
Foundation with a check for the Otis Health Care Center for the
following programs:
- Townshend Adult Activity Center Expansion:
A three- year grant totaling $245,648 to expand the number of
qual- ity adult day care openings from 10 to 20 elderly and
dis- abled adults with special needs.
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Diagnostic Imaging Program: A one- year grant
of $79,995 for purchase of a portable X- ray machine and an
ultrasound machine.
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Truck Transportation: a 1- for- 1 matching grant
of $17,000 (matched by Grace Cottage donors) for the purchase
of a vehicle for medical house call services to homebound patients.
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Bus Transportation: A 1- for- 1 matching grant
of $37,463 (matched by Grace Cottage donors) for the purchase
of a small bus for use by long- term care residents at Grace
Cottage and residents of nearby communities to increase their
access to medical treatment.
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Support for Emergency Medical & Training: a
one- year grant of $93,061 for purchase of an ambulance and
EMS & CPR training equipment.
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Support for Services to the Underinsured and
Uninsured - A one- time grant of $100,000 to support services
provided to uninsured and underinsured patients.
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Computer Technology Improvements: A one- year
grant for $212,172 to upgrade and integrate the computer sys-
tems in the laboratory, inpatient pharmacy and purchasing departments.
Three of Grace Cottage's applications were denied: expansion of
Mental Health Services, Healthy Communities education and staff
professional development.
Ten other non-profit organizations were selected to receive grants
during the year 2000.
The Fanny Holt Ames and Edna Louise Holt Charitable Fund Trust,
established in 1987 and now worth over $32 million, stipulates:
"the net income to be distrib- uted at least annually to meet the
medical needs of the Grafton, Vermont community and its surrounding
towns, with primary consideration to be given to GRACE COTTAGE HOSPITAL
, Townshend, VT."
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