enCourage Kids Foundation Honoring Healthcare Heroes

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up to date: Mar 10, 2021 18:55 EST


Exactly 1 yr after the cancellation of the 35th Anniversary Gala Celebration of the Really encourage Children Basis (EKF) and one yr considering the fact that the World Wellness Business declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, EKF is celebrating its hospital associates and focused medical doctors, nurses, child lifetime specialists, social workers and other healthcare specialists by the foundation’s on the internet fundraising effort with the objective of increasing $1 million.

By means of its Honoring Healthcare Heroes Campaign, EKF will be highlighting tales of people today in the health care field who confronted the past year and each working day with bravery and resilience and who make an immeasurable impression on the lives of their individuals and families. The Pediatric Healthcare Hero Honorees are Meghan Kelly, Child Daily life Program Director – Kid’s Healthcare facility at Montefiore Dr. Gerald Loughlin, Professor of Pediatrics – Weill Cornell Medicine/New York – Presbyterian Nicole Perez, Coordinator of Little one Existence Services – NYC Overall health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and Dr. Kusum Viswanathan, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology – Brookdale College Clinic Professional medical Heart. https://www.ekf-heroes.org

“I’m so very pleased of the healthcare employees who possibility their lives every and each working day, specifically throughout the pandemic,” stated Michele Corridor Duncan, President and CEO, EKF. “They’re our true heroes and I am grateful to operate intently and support them with their requirements for hospitalized children that they treatment for.” Cash elevated will aid projects and therapies that clinic budgets do not deal with but support young children cope with illness and stress, provide distractive therapies and educate on diagnosis while also addressing the gap in wellbeing disparities.

Hall-Duncan was recognized and chosen to CRAIN’s New York exclusive Notable Black Leaders & Executives listing. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-black-leaders-and-executives-2021-michele-hall-duncan

Krost + Fila discovered EKF as a charity that they convey recognition and percentage of revenue to their mission. https://krostnewyork.com

About Stimulate Youngsters Foundation

Given that 1985, EKF has aided humanize health care for little ones and their family members by resourcing affect-pushed pediatric systems and supporting the Boy or girl Existence Community. Serving almost just one million youngsters yearly, EKF is concentrated on producing hospitals a greater spot to get much better. www.persuade-young ones.org

About Michele Hall-Duncan

Hall-Duncan commenced her occupation at EKF as a volunteer in 1996 and swiftly rose within the firm to President and CEO. She is a member of Child Lifestyle of Bigger New York and serves on the Variety Task Pressure for the Affiliation of Child Life Pros. She is a Board of Trustees Vice Chair for Children’s Specialised Clinic Foundation Board Secretary of the NYC chapter of the Affiliation of Fundraising Gurus where by she serves the Expert Advancement Committee, Chair of the Nominating Committee and Chair of the Committee on Directorship, and Advisory Board member of STOMP Out BullyingTM, wherever she acquired the General public Support Management Award. Corridor-Duncan has a B.A. in Advertising and is an lively affiliate member of the Essex Hudson Chapter of Jack and Jill of The usa, Inc. She has been highlighted in L.A.’s The Wave Newspaper, Authority Journal, CRAIN’S, Business News Day-to-day, Medium, Prosper World wide, Social Way of life, Market Policies, Resident and networks NY1, CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC7, PIX11, and much more.

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