Dear Friends,
As the year draws to a close, we reflect back on the achievements made in 2009. There are 28 new students are in college because of the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship, more than $18 million was granted to local non-profits to improve the health and healthcare in Central Texas, and two new dental vans were added to our fleet. It's with this feeling of accomplishment that we seek forward-thinking ideas and strive to be more valuable to the community in 2010.

May your holiday season and new year be full of family, friends, and good health.

Earl Maxwell
CEO
St. David's Foundation

Upcoming Events

Board Meeting
December 14

CHAC Meeting
January 25

Board Meeting
February 22

St. David’s Dental Program celebrated the arrival of its two new dental vans with a reception and press conference at City Hall. Mayor Lee Leffingwell was the first official patient on the vans, receiving an exam by staff dentist, Dr. Caesar Collazo. The new vans have joined the fleet to make six vans now serving area Title I elementary school children, as well as families and HAAM patients at local clinics. One of the new vans was underwritten by a grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, and the other was provided by St. David’s Foundation.

The recently published Report to the Community shows the impact of St. David’s Foundation and the growth St. David’s HealthCare has seen in the recent years. The report showcases the Foundation’s new name and logo, and introduces the new focus area icons and strategies. It provides effective visuals of the services of the St. David’s Foundation and the scope of St. David’s HealthCare; in addition to providing a concise summary of St. David’s HealthCare and its relationship to the Foundation. If you would like a printed copy of the report, email lhowell@stdavidsfoundation.org.

Health’s Angels is now accepting applications for a $50,000 grant to be awarded in the spring of 2010. The grant will be given to an organization assisting the elderly or their caregivers. Since its inception two years ago, Health's Angels has grown its membership to 150 volunteers. Each year, the members of Health’s Angels review proposals from agencies, make site visits to three finalists, then award the grant. The 2009 grant recipient was Family Eldercare for its Lifetime Connections Without Walls program. Any nonprofit serving aging adults is encouraged to apply, and applications, due January 29, 2010, are available online at www.stdavidsfoundation.org/angels.htm.

As party details for Toast of the Town 2010 come together and sponsorship efforts are in full swing, St. David’s Foundation announced plans to match all funds raised by the event, effectively doubling each sponsor dollar. In 2009, Toast of the Town raised more than $300,000. This year’s Preludes and Accolades, which kicks off the Toast season, will be hosted by The University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and held at the Bauer House in February. Toast of the Town sponsors at the $2,500 and above levels will receive invitations to this event to preview the parties and have the first chance to make their party selections.

St. David’s HealthCare announced in early December a new affiliation arrangement with the physicians of Austin Heart. This new arrangement will allow St. David’s to support and guide the management aspects of the practice while the physicians will continue to direct the clinical aspects of the practice.