Dear Friend,
 Did You Know You Can Utilize Your IRA in 2007 to make significant, tax-wise contributions to your favorite charity?
For tax year 2007 donors to the Alameda County Health Care Foundation who are 70 years and older are eligible to contribute up to $100,000 from their IRA plan and have the amount count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). Although the funds are not tax deductible, the RMD will not be included in your taxable income. The funds must move directly from your IRA to the Foundation. Your plan administrator can assist you with this transfer process. After you reach your RMD you can continue to donate funds from your IRA in the same manner although these funds will not count toward your RMD.
Cherlyn L. Spencer, MSW
Executive Director
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12th Annual Golf Classic
Monday, September 24, 2007
12:30 PM at Sequoyah Country Club
4550 Heafey Road, Oakland, CA
 Make plans now to participate in one of the Alameda County Health Care Foundation’s largest events of the year, the Golf Classic on Monday, September 24. The proceeds from this event enable the Foundation to help support the program and equipment needs of the Alameda County Medical Center.
This year it will be held at the exclusive Sequoyah Country Club in the Oakland Hills. Sequoyah is one of the most challenging and exclusive golf links in the Bay Area and only available to us on this one day through a very special arrangement. So take this opportunity to play and socialize.
 If you don’t golf, you can still participate by coming for dinner. The Sequoyah Country Club offers excellent food in elegant surroundings. This, too, is a unique opportunity for only $100 per person for you and your friends to dine in a beautiful private country club while supporting a good cause.
For more information on the event, visit our website.
Another way you can participate as an individual or as a work unit is to purchase a Hole Flag with a custom message that will be presented to you at the conclusion of the Golf Classic. Details are on our website.
Act soon, as the foursomes and dinner reservations are filling up fast! |
Golf Sponsorships Available
 This year, in addition to having Corporate Sponsorships, Foursomes, and Tee Sponsorships, special Hole Flag Sponsorships are available at the Foundation Golf Classic for only $500 each.
These commemorative flags make a wonderful memento for you or a great gift for a golfing buddy. At the end of the tournament the 11” x 14” flag is yours as a keepsake.
Deadline for reserving a Hole Flag and submitting text and a logo is Friday, September 14, 2007. Call 510.535.7424 for information about the tournament and ways you can participate.
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Just in time for Back-to-School Shopping
Shop Online – Raise Funds for Alameda County Medical Center Programs and Equipment
Through a special arrangement with the Association of Hospital Philanthropy, a national organization dedicated to assisting health care providers raise voluntary contributions, the Alameda County Health Care Foundation is happy to announce the existence of online shopping that results in cash rebates to the Foundation. These funds are then used to support our mission of raising funds for the programs and equipment needs of the Alameda County Medical Center
All of your favorite stores such as Macy’s, WalMart, PetsMart, Sears, Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, and more are included. To participate, follow these steps:
- Go to www.ahpshoppingmall.com.
- Click on any retailer logo or name.
- You will then be prompted to:
- a. Select a state (California).
- b. Select a city (Oakland).
- c. Select Alameda Health Care Foundation. (This will identify the Foundation as the recipient of rebates from the merchants where you shop.) You will automatically be returned to the merchant’s web page where you started.
- d. On subsequent visits you only need to select the merchant then Alameda County Health Care Foundation from your Recent Selections.
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17th Annual Gala Held in June
The Foundation hosted its 17th Annual Gala Benefit on June 9, 2007, carrying on the tradition of raising funds to support Alameda County Medical Center while having lots of fun. This year, the Oakland Magazine covered the event and you can read all about it in their September issue!
Honored during the program were the Avon Foundation for its support of our Breast Cancer Programs; Bradley Frazee, MD, ED Physician, chosen by his peers as Outstanding Physician 2007; and Martha Yasavolian, ACMC Pharmacy Director, honored as OakCare Medical Group’s Outstanding Caregiver.
 E.J. Hilliard, Foundation Chair presents Outstanding Philanthropist Award to Maria Vukanovich accepting for the Avon Foundation
 Martha Yasavolian, Pharmacy Director, accepts OakCare Medical Group’s Outstanding Caregiver Award
 Dr. Thurman Hunt, President of ACMC Medical Staff, congratulates Dr. Brad Frazee upon being named Outstanding Physician
Mark your calendar for June 7, 2008, and start getting ready for more fun at the 18th Annual Gala Benefit.
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Fund-A-Need Raises Money for Portable Ultrasound in ICU
 A new feature of this year’s Gala Auction was “Fund-A-Need” in which guests were offered the opportunity to make a “bid” to support the purchase of a piece of needed equipment, a portable ultrasound machine for the ICU. A total of $11,235 was raised through the Gala and donations from those unable to attend the Gala but still wishing to participate. The Foundation has made up the difference and is happy to announce that we are purchasing this piece of important equipment needed to serve our patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
We thank you for your help and are grateful to be a part of such a generous community of supporters. Delivery date will be announced.
Ultrasound has been described as “the stethoscope of the 21st century.” This portable ultrasound device will assist physicians in localizing fluid collection in the chest and abdomen, monitoring heart function and blood flow, and detecting blood clots as well as help in the evaluation of collapsed lungs. It will also save crucial time in determining a course of treatment when time is a critical factor in the ICU.
Acute Medical-Surgical Services at ACMC... |
Foundation Gives $292,000 for E.D. Telemonitors
 E. J. Hilliard, Foundation Chair (left), Rick Gutstadt, JD, (second from left) and Bruce Bauer (right), both longtime Foundation Board Members present check for $292,000 to Board of Trustees President Ben Tate (center)
A check for $292,000 was presented by the Foundation to the ACMC Board of Trustees at the July ACMC Board of Trustees' Meeting to purchase telemonitors for the Emergency Department.
Emergency Medicine at Highland... |
Cancer Navigator Receives Funding from Friends of Faith
 Cherlyn Spencer, Foundation ED; Joanna Lee, Cancer Navigator Program; Pamela McDonald from Friends of Faith; and Carlos Ruiz, Cancer Navigator
The ACMC Cancer Navigator Program has received $6,000 from the Friends of Faith to support services to assist our patients with new cancer diagnoses.
The Friends of Faith is a group inspired by the late Faith Fancher, a well-known Bay Area television reporter, who worked to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer.
Cancer Services at ACMC... |
American President Lines Hosts Employee Volunteer Forum
As a result of a relationship nurtured by Board Members Brenda Payne and Vishu Lalchandani, American President Lines has included the Alameda County Health Care Foundation in their commitment to the community. APL has donated $5,000 for the Maternal Child Health Programs at the Alameda County Medical Center.
Brenda Payne, Foundation Board Member, and E. J. Hilliard, Foundation Chairperson, receive a donation from John Bowe, President of the Americas, APL LTD
To further their commitment, APL is sending two foursomes to the upcoming 12th Annual Golf Classic on September 24 at the Sequoyah Country Club.
APL recently held an employee forum to encourage participation by their employees in activities benefiting their community.
We salute American Presidents Line for their partnership in working to improve the health of Alameda County.
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