St. David's Community Health Foundation
Friday, August 1, 2008 The promise of a better life  
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Want to Help a Child?
Manos de Cristo is having their 2008 Back-To-School Event! This program provides children with the clothes and supplies they need to start the school year off on the right foot. For more information on how you can help needy schoolchildren of Central Texas, check out our Keeping up with Our Community Partners page.
CONTENTS
Community Involvement Leads to SDCHF Leadership
Fresh Faces at St. David's Community Health Foundation
Kocurek Scholars Get Lessons in Leadership
Keeping Up With Our Community Partners
Coming Next Month
St. David's Community Health Foundation's Dental Program turns 10 years old!  See how our program has changed through out the years and what we have planned for the future!
More News
St. David's HealthCare voted best place to work among large Central Texas companies for the second consecutive year! For more news and announcements from St. David's HealthCare, visit the news page on their website by clicking here.
Community Involvement Leads to SDCHF Leadership
Bobbie Barker becomes VP of Grants and Community Programs
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As St. David’s Community Health Foundation pursues its vision of improving health and health care for all Central Texans, new staff members are joining the team. On August 11, noted businesswoman and community volunteer Bobbie Barker brings her corporate, government, and philanthropic experience to the Foundation as Vice President for Grants and Community Programs.
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Fresh Faces at St. David's Community Health Foundation
Meeting our mission brings growth for programs and staff

When Bobbie Barker joins the SDCHF team, she will be joined by a new Program Officer for Physical Health and Clinics and a new Program and Research Officer for Aging and Special Populations. As the Foundation staff grows, three dedicated employees have received promotions and a valuable new employee comes from the State of Texas.


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Kocurek Scholars Get Lessons in Leadership
Starting college with recognition, information, and advice
http://sdchf.org/ed_wnk.htm

Before the W. Neal Kocurek/St. David’s scholars head off to their first semester of college, the staff and board of St. David’s Community Health Foundation gathers to honor them with a reception. This year is also the first for a student-oriented leadership forum, which will give the scholars  the opportunity to learn about leadership - one of Dr. W. Neal Kocurek’s key values.


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Keeping Up With Our Community Partners
News and events from local non-profits

This new feature of FirstFocus brings you updates and info from our community partners in Central Texas. Check out this section to learn all about fundraisers, galas, and other fun events happening this month.


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Read All About It
The 2006-2007 Community Report has been published.  Click here to read it online, or order a hard copy.

Dr. Toni Watt's report on integrating mental health care with physical health care for patients at People's Community Clinic and Lone Star Circle of Care is available for download. Click here to read it online.

The St. David's Community Health Foundation report "Lifting Teen Families" has been published.
Read it online or order a hard copy.

Save the Date
On August 14, St. David’s Community Health Foundation will host a networking and information-sharing meeting for the communications and marketing staffs of its grant partners and other interested health-care non-profits. The meeting will run from 8:30 to 10 on Thursday, August 14; to RSVP, please e-mail SDCHF Director of Communications Kim Usey by Monday, August 11.
Kid Pic of the Month
The children treated by our St. David's Dental Program show their appreciation in the most artistic of ways!
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