The SECU Family House

SECU Family House Featured in Forsyth Family Magazine

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:35:21 +0000

Residents of the Triad know very well how lucky we are to have the nationally recognized medical facilities, top medical professionals and leading scientific research teams available to us when and if we need them. However, with a reputation for some of the best care in the nation right here in our own backyard, we sometimes forget that we’re not the only ones using them. For those patients undergoing treatment for critical illness and their families and caregivers from out-of-town, a stay in the hospital can create some difficult hardships.

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE.

Groundbreaking Date Set!

kathy.carr — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:15:53 +0000

Mark your calendar now for our groundbreaking ceremony which will be held at 219 Hospice Lane on Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010 at 10am. Details are still being finalized, but we hope you will join us for this milestone event.

The Reynolds Foundation leads the way!

kathy.carr — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:27:16 +0000

A $1 million lead gift from the Richard J. Reynolds, III and Marie M. Reynolds Foundation in 2007 was the spark that ignited the Family House project. This gift represents a deep commitment to a great need in our community. Last fall, the Reynolds Foundation collaborated with the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation to help facilitate SECU’s $2 million challenge grant to build the House.

Now, the Richard J. Reynolds, III and Marie M. Reynolds Foundation has announced a $55,000 grant as an additional challenge to raise the final $500,000 of our $5 million capital goal:

“The members of the Grant Committee of the Richard J. Reynolds, III and Marie Mallouk Reynolds Foundation seek to make a positive impact on the Winston-Salem Community. We are convinced that the Hospital Hospitality House is one of those opportunities that Josh and Marie would want us to support. We believe that this effort will have a long lasting and positive impact on our city and county and benefit people of limited resources at a time when they need help the most. This Foundation provided lead funds to purchase the property and has recently made another gift as a challenge to others to help make the completion of the project a reality. It must succeed. Please help!”

E. Norwood Robinson, trustee

Our Board expresses sincere gratitude to the Reynolds Foundation Trustees for their inspiration and encouragement in building this comforting “Home Away from Home” for our hospital families.

Welcome to Our New Board Members!

kathy.carr — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:39:46 +0000

A warm welcome to our newest Board members
who were recently elected to serve three year terms:

Sarah Crotts: Esq., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Jonathan Halsey: Donor Services Officer, The Winston-Salem Foundation
Lynn Pitman: Director, Wake Forest University Medical Center Strategic Planning
Linda Turner: President, ERL Originals, retired

We are thrilled to have them join us
and know that they will be a great asset to the Family House!

Credit Union Golf Benefit a Great success!

kathy.carr — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:54:39 +0000

Trish, Sheri, Carol, Lakeisha, Misty and Kevin

What a great turn-out for the Golf Tournament! The NW Chapter of Credit Unions put on a terrific event for us on May 19th. 112 Golfers enjoyed a perfect weather day and wonderful fellowship on the golf course all to benefit the SECU Family House. The Family House Board is extremely grateful to all the wonderful Credit Union volunteers who arrived early and stayed late, to the 112 golfers and many hole sponsors who gave of their time and dollars to make this a success, to the Board members who came out to meet and greet and witness Hole-In-Ones (or not, as the case may be!), to Carol Sauers and her wonderful cooking crew, and to Salem Glen Country Club for its wonderful hospitality.

Members of the Golf Committee were Jackson Braswell from Carolina Postal CU, Misty Fisher from Lion’s Share Federal CU, Sheri Galyean from Piedmont Advantage CU, Jeff Hardin from NC CU League, Kevin Mack from SECU, Carol Nault from Summit CU, Vance Pepper from Ingersoll Rand CU, Lakeisha Ramseur from Premier Federal CU, Trish Sisk from W-S City Employees’ CU, Eric Stiff from Members CU, and Belinda Wilson from Allegacy CU.

The Family House and the NW Chapter would like to thank the following people and/or businesses for their sponsorship, assistance, or donations:

Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Jerry Hardesty
Milner’s American Southern Restaurant
Carol Sauers
Kathy Carr
Summit Credit Union
Premier Federal Credit Union
PFP
Image Works Display and Marketing Group
Lions Share Federal Credit Union
Palmetto Cooperative Services
Truliant Federal Credit Union
North Carolina Credit Union League
Winston Salem City Employees’ Credit Union
Carolina Postal Credit Union
Triad Roofing
Howe Construction, Inc.
Evans, Simpson, and Associates, Inc.
Salem Plastic Surgery
First Carolina Corporate Credit Union
Image Works Display
CUDL
Reynolds American
Barclay Setzer, DDS
BB&T
Beth and Sandy Baldwin
Environmental Risk Innovations (ERI)
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Northwest Chapter Board Members
Equifax
Homeowners Mortgage
NC Zoo
Members Credit Union
Biscuitville
Dick’s Sporting Goods
State Employees’ Credit Union
CUNA Mutual
Medical Alliance of the Piedmont
Hair Raizers Salon
Your Pilates Place
Lowe’s Home Improvement
Cap’n Stevens
Jeff Jones
XYZ Beverage
ISI
Lincoln Financial Services
Sir Speedy Printing

The SECU Family House Experience

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:03:37 +0000

He’s tired, he’s frightened, and he has nowhere to sleep. His wife is in critical condition in a Winston-Salem hospital, and home is a three-hour drive each way. There is no money for a hotel. So he rolls his jacket into a pillow and tries to doze in the visitor’s lounge. He will do the same thing the next night … and the next.

Take this scenario and multiply it by several hundred every night, and you get a sense of the size and scope of the problem.

Nationally acclaimed for the scope and caliber of their services, Winston-Salem’s two major medical centers serve thousands of individuals from across North Carolina and beyond – an estimated 128,000 out-of-town patients a year.
Some are there for weeks.

Families with children being treated at Forsyth Medical Center or Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center can find affordable lodging at the Ronald McDonald House on Hawthorne Road.

Adults being treated here have no such option.

But a solution is near.

8th Annual NCCU Golf Tournament – May 19, 2010

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:00:33 +0000

Our 8th Annual NCCU Golf Tournament was a great success! CLICK HERE to read the article.

May 19, 2010 – Salem Glen Country Club in Clemmons, NC

Join us on Wednesday, May 19th at Salem Glen Country Club for the 8th Annual NW Chapter of Credit Unions benefit golf tournament. For the third year, proceeds will benefit SECU Family House on the Richard J. Reynolds, III & Marie M. Reynolds Campus. A shotgun start at 9 am will be followed by a barbecue lunch for all participants. The fee is $75 per golfer, and sponsorship levels are also available, from a $200 individual hole sponsorship to a $4,000 Platinum level sponsorship. Click here to download an application or contact Kevin Mack at 336-773-0016.

Capital Campaign Progress

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:51:43 +0000

The SECU Family House on the Richard J. Reynolds, III & Marie M. Reynolds Campus held an update presentation for donors and supporters on the progress of the capital campaign. Nearly 50 people were in attendance, and enthusiasm was high as the Board introduced the professional team assembled to build the House. As project manager, Robin Team of Carolina Investment Properties will ensure that the 40+ guest room facility will be built in a cost-effective and efficient manner so that our families who are in medical crisis will no longer have to camp out in hospital waiting rooms or sleep in their cars. Working closely with our architect, Carlos Espinosa of Thomas Hughes Architects, Robin will coordinate the project and is a key component to our success. The Board is thrilled to have him as our partner in this endeavor.

Foundation makes gift to the Hospital Hospitality House of W-S

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:21:04 +0000

The Richard J. Reynolds, III and Marie M. Reynolds Foundation made a leadership gift to the Hospital Hospitality House of Winston-Salem. The strength of this million dollar gift to support the cause has been the foundation of our project. Because of their partnership and desire to help provide lodging for adult patients and their families who travel to our community for medical care, in October 2009 we were able to secure a $2 million challenge grant from the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation. This grant will allow us to serve more than 2,000 families a year.