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St. John’s Mercy Regional Foundation Sponsors 27th Annual Walk for Hospice and Home
9/3/2009
St. John’s Mercy Regional Foundation in Joplin will sponsor the 27th Annual St. John’s Walk for Hospice and Home Health on Saturday, September 12 at MSSU’s Leggett and Platt Athletic Center.
Registration for the walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the walk will begin at 10:00 a.m. Other fun activities include the first ever St. John’s Stick Horse Race beginning at 11:00 a.m. for ages 4 through adult. Participants will be treated to a picnic lunch and prizes will be awarded after the walk, and all walkers must be present at the picnic to receive prizes.
Prizes include:
- T-shirt for first 100 walkers raising $50 or more
- Recognition for top 10 money raisers
- Door prizes – all walkers raising $25 or more are eligible
- Trophy and recognition for top money-raising teams
- Individual grand prizes
Businesses, schools, neighbors or any combination of at least three walkers are encouraged to form walk teams. To register for the walk or for more information, contact David Dillon with St. John’s Mercy Regional Foundation at 417.625.2044 or 417.625.2266. Pre-registration for the walk will take place on September 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and on September 10 from 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Mercy Regional Foundation office, 3001 McClelland Boulevard, Joplin, Mo. Walk collection forms are available at www.stj.com.
The walk is an annual fundraising event conducted by the Foundation to support St. John’s Hospice and Home Health. St. John’s Hospice provides care and services for the terminally ill and their families. St. John’s Home Health services include skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, nurse aides, social services and occupational therapy provided in the patient’s home.
Consistent with the philosophy of the Sisters of Mercy, St. John’s Hospice and Home Health are committed to serving those in need, regardless of availability of insurance or ability to pay. St. John’s Hospice is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center has been leading the way in healthcare throughout the four-state area for more than 100 years. We are a 367-bed facility, serving 19 counties in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. We provide state-of-the-art healthcare services, specializing in cardiology, orthopedics, neurosciences, and oncology. St. John’s has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission. Additionally, we have been recognized by Thomson Reuters Healthcare with five 100 Top Hospital Awards (1999, 2006, 2008) and rated in the top 10% nationally by HealthGrades for critical care (2009).