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THE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Since 1992, the Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation has been active in recruiting community support for Johnston Memorial Hospital. Annual fundraising efforts such as the Hubert Poteat Golf Tournament have provided financial support for the Johnston Cardiac Rehab Services and the Johnston Cancer Center.
Now the Foundation has the opportunity to coordinate a county-wide effort as it leads the capital campaign to build the Johnston County Hospice Center. The Foundation has identified $3.8 million worth of need to build the Center. |
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What is the Foundation?
The Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit corporation set up to raise money for the hospital. Its 25 members represent a cross section of the county.
Jim Jenkins, Chair, JMH Foundation
Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation Members
| Jim Jenkins, Chair | Lillian Lawrence |
| Brad Carroll, Vice Chair | Kyle McDermott |
| Lorine Davis, Secretary | Stewart McLeod |
| Lucy Coats, Treasurer | David Mills |
 | Cliff Painter |
| Sylvia Amick-Early | W.E. Parham |
| Bill Joe Austin | Ray Price |
| Dr. Woodrow Batten | Kevin Rogols |
| Craig Boyd | Martin Tetreault |
| Dr. James Collins | Eddie Thorndyke |
| April Culver | Mabel Yelvington |
| Virgil Early | Barry Woodard |
| Della Gullatt | |
How does the Foundation raise money?
After organizing in 1993, the Foundation adopted the popular Hubert Poteat Golf Tournament. The event started in the early 1980s as a fundraiser for the hospital. It was named in honor of Dr. Hubert Poteat, a prominent general surgeon. He died in 1992.
Who was Dr. Hubert Poteat?
A native of Wake Forest, Dr. Poteat was a Navy doctor. Early on, his career carried him to New York.
When Johnston Memorial opened in 1950, then Hospital Administrator Lloyd Gilbert called Dr. Poteat to ask if he was interested in a job as general surgeon. He jumped at the offer to return to North Carolina and ended up practicing in Smithfield until his retirement.
At the peak of his game, Dr. Poteat was a scratch golfer, says his daughter, Barbara King. At 75, he was shooting his own age, she says.
Two years ago, the Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation set a personal best when it raised $27,000 during the annual Hubert Poteat golf tournament. The money is earmarked for a linear accelerator, which is a piece of equipment used in radiation therapy to treat cancer.
Where does the money go?
Over the years, proceeds from Foundation fundraisers have paid for numerous items. Here’s a list: nurse call system for the Cancer Center, cardiac rehab equipment for HealthQuest, audio/visual equipment for Johnston Medical Mall and Conference Center, and various construction needs,
What’s ahead?
In 2008, the Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation will take on its largest challenge ever—a $3.8 million capital campaign to build an inpatient Hospice Center. It would offer around-the-clock, specialized care for terminally ill patients.
The proposed Johnston County Hospice Center
A generous gift to the Foundation
In 2005, two long-time hospital employees, Gene and Dorothy Phelps, donated a rental house to the Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation. Located on Michael Drive in Smithfield, the property was remodeled and sold, netting $56,000 for hospital needs.
Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation hires its first executive director
 Hector Perez, 50, of Tampa, Fla., started work on Jan. 28. As director of development, he will help the 15-year-old nonprofit with fundraising, strategic planning and other services.
“I’m so excited to be here,” Perez said. “My wife and I both have fallen in love with North Carolina.”
Over the last 23 years, Perez has run nonprofits, managed projects, handled communications and marketing for corporations and a county government. He has also worked as a consultant.
Perez and his wife Claudia are no strangers to the region. Five years ago, they moved to Raleigh to be near their son while he attended UNC-Chapel Hill. In Orange County, Perez was executive director for a nonprofit that advocated for Latinos. He later became associate executive director for Interact of Raleigh, a nonprofit that operates a shelter for victims of domestic violence. In Florida, Perez most recently worked as director of development for The Spring of Tampa Bay, a $5 million nonprofit that provides emergency shelter and services to victims of domestic violence.
Mabel Yelvington of Smithfield, a Foundation board member, described Perez as energetic, personable and experienced. She said the board needed such qualities in a director as it takes on a $3.8 million capital campaign to build an inpatient hospice center.
Perez was born in Cuba. In 1962, he immigrated to the United States after Fidel Castro’s government forced his family to leave. He and a sister and their mother eventually settled in New Jersey. He and Claudia have been married for 25 years. They have two grown sons and a grandson. The youngest son is attending law school; the oldest is finishing his master’s degree in fine arts.
The couple plan to live in their condominium in Raleigh until they find a home in Johnston County.
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Any gift makes a difference.
A Memorial Gift - A beautiful expression of sympathy - Establishing a memorial, which will live on in the name of the individual, is an appropriate means of expressing sympathy to family members and to associates of bereaved persons.
An Honor Gift - A reflection of recognition or gratitude - An honor gift is appreciated on such occasions as the recovery of a friend or loved one from a serious illness or accident, a birthday or anniversary, or for an achievement by an associate or relative. In lieu of a gift, honor that person by establishing a Living Memorial in his or her name with the Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation.
A personal acknowledgment will follow each gift - When your gift is received, a personal letter will be sent to the family or honoree to inform them of your expression of generosity and thoughtfulness. The amount of your gift will not be disclosed.
All gifts ultimately enhance the quality of care provided to patients and their families. Contributions to the Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation are used to expand and supplement the financial resources of the hospital in such areas as special projects, education, new services and capital needs.
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