Category: Gifts at Work
FoodWell, Wegmans Team Up To Tackle Food Insecurity
By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation An overwhelming sense of gratitude filled UNC Health teammates as the delivery truck pulled up to the loading dock at UNC Hospitals. Shannon Hinton and the local Chapel Hill Wegmans “delivery team” wasted no … Read more
Phase Two Update From Joshua Alexander, MD
Phase One Completed. On to Phase Two! It’s been another exciting year of fundraising, planning, and growth for the Fitch Family Comprehensive Pediatric Rehabilitation Program Fund. Thanks to the generosity of the Peterson Family Foundation and other generous donors, we’ve … Read more
Dads Raise Money For NICU Through Disc Golf
Annual event supports the Neonatal Special Gifts Fund By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation The cool Carolina air held a crisp bite, the morning sun painting the leaves in fiery autumn hues. In the heart of this vibrant landscape, Robert … Read more
UNC Health Value Superstars: Stefanie Wisda
UNC Health Value Superstars are teammates who exemplify our System Values and make a positive impact on our teammates, patients and communities. This month’s Value Superstar is Stefanie Wisda, PT, DPT, CSRS, GCS, a physical therapist in UNC Health Rex’s Rehab Services, … Read more
UNC Health Values Superstars: Clayton Menzie
UNC Health Values Superstars are teammates who exemplify our System Values and make a positive impact on our teammates, patients and communities. This month’s Values Superstar is Clayton Menzie, UNC Health Emergency Response Team Paramedic Supervisor and Paramedic with the Critical … Read more
UNC Basketball Star Armando Bacot Brings Smiles to UNC Children’s
UNC men’s basketball star Armando Bacot and UNC Children’s partner organization Dunkin’ joined forces recently to bring smiles to the faces of patients at the N.C. Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill. Upon arrival, Bacot’s first stop was the Reelin’ for … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Theodore Yip, MD
Faculty Spotlight: Theodore Yip, MD, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation We’d like to introduce you to one of our pediatric physiatrists, Theodore Yip, MD, who specializes in taking care of children with congenital and acquired disabilities. His goal is … Read more
Teddy Bears Create Smiles at UNC Children’s
YOU DID SOMETHING AMAZING! Thanks to donors like YOU, 200 soft and cuddly teddy bears were recently given to medically challenged kids at UNC Children’s. Patients from preemies to teenagers received bears. Kids in the emergency department, hematology oncology clinic, … Read more
Tar Heal Tuesday Challenge Honors a Family Member
Following the loss earlier this year of Connie Roads – mother-in-law and mother to Victor and Allison Kats, and grandmother to their four children – the Kats family decided to honor Connie’s life with a 2023 Tar Heal Tuesday Challenge … Read more