Volume 7 Issue 25 December 14, 2012

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and You!Have you recently walked, run, or biked for cause? Or maybe you serve others in some other meaningful way through volunteer work either here at Presby or in your community.

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy of community service, the Cultural Diversity Committee would like to honor you for your commitment to serving others in a photo banner for MLK Day. To be part of this banner, send a photo of yourself to Bette.Haitsch@uphs.upenn.edu . Include with your photo: your name, a brief description of your volunteer activity, and your department or unit. The deadline for photo submissions is Friday, December 28, 2012.

The Committee is also seeking poster tributes to Dr. King’s legacy of service. This activity creates an opportunity for collaboration among department or unit staff.

Posters should be submitted to Joy Cantuba on the MICU, 2nd Floor, Cupp Pavilion. The deadline for poster submissions is Wednesday, January 9, 2013.

The photo banner and posters will be on display from January 15-21. For more information,

contact Joy Cantuba at Joy.Cantuba@uphs.upenn.edu or ext. 9600, or Bette Haitsch at Bette.Haitsch@uphs.upenn.edu or ext. 9487.

Honoring MLK Day

Don’t fear the madness at the mall this season...

the Gift Shop has got you covered! Amazing weekly discount specials this month, fantastic new items, plus “12 Days of Savings” will take care of your shopping list and wallet at the same time! “Buy 3, Get one Free” on $5 jewelry will get December started and savings only get more amazing from there!

Also, the Gift Shop will open by 7:00am on every hospital payday in December so that 3rd shift employees can join in on the fun!

Please see the flyer in the e-Bulletin for dates and details of all of the exciting sales so you can start stuffing stockings and checking off your shopping list today!

December Promotions in the Gift Shop

Annual Great Family GatheringMore than 30 volunteers from PPMC celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday by reaching out to the community and helping host a party for the homeless and

disadvantaged. Volunteers helped with everything from cooking, setting up, and decorating, to greeting, serving, and entertaining a group over more than 5,000

homeless, giving them a Thanksgiving feast where they were the guests of honor.

Please help the People’s Emergency Center (PEC) create warm and happy memories for local families by contributing to PPMC’s annual Holiday Toy Drive. With your help, we can ensure that local families experience the joy and hope of the holiday. There are two ways you can contribute:

Sponsor a child: Help fulfill holiday wishes by purchasing items for a specific child. Sponsors will be given a child’s name, age, clothing/shoe sizes

and toys they would like to receive. To select a child from the list, or if you have questions about sponsoring a child, please contact Kim Hibbs at 215.662. 9104 or kimberly.hibbs@uphs.upenn.edu

Donate a gift: Bring a new and unwrapped toy or gift for donation to the families at the PEC shelter. Donated gifts can be dropped off in the Administration suite, or you can call Kim Hibbs to arrange for your gift to be picked up. A list of suggested ideas for holiday gifts can be found in the e-Bulletin at http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/presbybulletin/.

PEC shelters Moms and their children who are in emergent situations and/or homeless. Most arrive at the shelter in the middle of the night, with only the clothing on their back. Please consider sponsoring a child or making a donation this holiday season so children of terrible circumstances can have a wonderful holiday.

The Toy Drive runs through Monday, December 17th. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

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Penn’s Way 2013 CAMPAiGn TOTAlS

Thank you to all PPMC faculty and staff who contributed to Penn’s Way 2013!

With your help, PPMC contributions totaled $54,135 – far surpassing the goals we set. This is an outstanding accomplishment and a wonderful testament to how committed Penn Presbyterian is to helping others and the community.

Special thanks to those who volunteered to be Department Captains for the campaign. Your work increased the number of employees who participated, and the number of people in our community who will benefit from the money we raised.

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated this year!