You Can Make a POWERFUL Difference…Now More Than Ever!
The Power of One Campaign invites our Saint Francis Family to make a powerful difference. Your contributions through this campaign assist our colleagues, patients and communities in a variety of meaningful ways.
The need continues to grow, especially with the Caring Fund. Please help us replenish those funds to assist our colleagues in need. Your tax-deductible contribution to Power of One makes a powerful impact — offering care, compassion and support when it is needed most. Plus, each donation is eligible for a different prize!
REMEMBER: Your contribution may be through payroll deduction, one-time contribution, check or credit card. This is the ONLY colleague-giving campaign. Pledges must be received by Friday, October 31, 2025, and payroll deductions will begin January 15.
Direct your donations to the fund/s that appeals to you. You may choose your favorite fund or split your donation between two choices! Read on to learn more about how you can make a difference!
Why Donate to Power of One?
When you participate in the Power of One Campaign, you are living out the Mission of Saint Francis Healthcare System. 100 percent of your donation results in an expression of love and support for our colleagues and patients in times of hardship.
Your gift can be earmarked for the fund you feel most passionate about!
- Choose Parents With Hope if you want to help families with babies in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Choose CancerCare if your family has been impacted by cancer
- If you like helping your colleagues – choose the Caring Fund
- If your heart is with patients with little means and great needs – choose the Sister Esther Fund
- Or choose Area of Greatest Need, allowing the Foundation to respond to unmet needs and emergencies that fall outside the restricted funds
Your Power of One gift will make a difference in the lives of others, giving them hope and a hand when they need it most. Last year alone provided many great examples of impact that would not happen without your support, including:
- $187,000 of support given to 128 different colleagues in times of crisis through the Caring Fund
- Roughly $61,000 to families with infants in the Level III NICU providing meals, transportation & lodging.
- More than $70,000 in patient assistance provided by the Sister Esther Fund to cover medicine, medical equipment, transportation, clothing and lodging.
- Nearly $2,600 in groceries for the patient pantry through the Sister Esther Fund.
When you support the Power of One Campaign, Saint Francis Foundation can demonstrate the Power of ALL our colleagues by extending healing and comfort to those that need it most. We need YOU. Each donation to Power of One, big or small, is significant and makes a powerful difference in the lives of so many.
Please consider a generous contribution and experience the blessing of giving. Your support is deeply appreciated!
Executive Director – Foundation
Power of One Funds
- Area of Greatest Need – This general fund distributes gifts where they can do the most good.
- CancerCare – Helps cancer patients in need with lodging, transportation, medicine and more
- CardiacCare – Helps heart patients in need with cardiac rehabilitation and other supplies
- Caring Fund – Helps colleagues with unexpected emergencies and unplanned life events, such as memorial, disaster and financial emergencies
- Chapel – Assists in maintenance of the chapel and chapel supplies
- Dig for Life – Provides free mammograms and other cancer screenings for those who qualify
- Hospice – Assists hospice patients and families in need with medicines, supplies and items of comfort
- Parents With Hope – Assists parents with infants in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with transportation, meals and lodging.
- Sister Esther Fund – Assists Saint Francis patients and families in need with transportation, clothing, lodging, necessary medicines and medical equipment.
- Where People Come First – Provides recognition, engagement and education to colleagues
Your Donations at Work
As you can see, the economy is having a huge impact on our colleagues. The money in the Caring Fund is being depleted, yet the need continues to grow.
In the past 3 years, assistance to colleagues has grown 74%! Our largest expense continues to be helping people just to be able to stay in their homes.
Testimonials
Other Testimonials
“The Caring Fund was able to help me make a house and electric payment when I had nowhere else to turn. The past few years have been difficult on so many people; just one missed paycheck during the pandemic had snowballed into final notices several months later. The Caring Fund was very graciously willing to help my family and me in our time of need, and I will forever be grateful. Not everyone has the opportunity to work for an employer that has such wonderful, giving employees that are willing to help their colleagues. To anyone who may think that the Caring Fund is not worthy of your donation, please reconsider. You never know when you will need help, and the Caring Fund will be there to help you, too!”
“I am just grateful for the Saint Francis Foundation and everything they have done. It means a lot to have that kind of support. I cannot explain it. It is amazing that these funds are available to anyone who needs it. I will give from now on, and I encourage anyone else who can to do the same. Something could happen to you or your family, and you might need that help someday. I am grateful for this program and the help it provides to our Saint Francis Family.”
“I appreciate everything.”
“I cannot begin to tell you how much of a blessing that this organization is and how many lives you have touched. [The Caring Fund] was an angel to many of us.”
“Thank you once again for your attention and help on this – I am speechless.”
“Thank you for your generosity during these trying times, it has helped me tremendously and has taken a burden off my plate! I truly appreciate it so much and am so blessed that I received the assistance. Thank you so much!”
Power of One Prizes
Prize Winners
Week 1 Prize Winners
| Winner | Department |
|---|---|
| Fred Burgard | Hospice |
| Alicia Adams | Case Management |
| Macayla Meyer | Food & Nutrition Services |
| Dr. Andy Gayle | SFC Piedmont |
| Angie Butler | Registration Center |
| Robert O’Quinn | Public Safety |
| Shannon Hawkins | Transfer Center |
| Porcelain Wells | Patient Financial Services |
| Tamara Keesee | Cape Pain Management |
| Bobbie Puckett | Inpatient Pharmacy |
| Stacey Heisserer | Advanced Orthopedic Specialists |
| Virginia Montes | Patient Financial Services |
| Amy Shelton | SFC Clinic Scott City |
| Angie Hulshof | Food & Nutrition Services |
| Joni Seyer | Patient Financial Services |
| Jessica Oliver | Centralized Scheduling |
| Katie Morris | Registration Center |
| Susan Whitlow | Professional Billing |
| Caleb Wilcher | Information Systems |
| Cristina Barborek-Crane | Registration Center |
| Sherry Kirchhofer | Registration Center |
| Kate Peel | Communications |
| Lori Debrower | Performance Improvement |
| Marci Kester | Information Systems |
| Kathy Wray | FBP – Pediatrics |
Week 2 Prize Winners
| Winner | Department |
|---|---|
| Kelly Kranawetter | Same Day Surgery |
| Josanna Norman | Ambulatory Care Management |
| Judith Whitson | Emergency Service |
| Tambreiah Jones Hughes | Registration Center |
| April Bond | Level III NICU |
| Rebecca Mandry | Patient Financial Services |
| Christina Fiske | Registration Center |
| Lori Baker | Professional Billing |
| Tonya Schwartz | Inpatient Physical Therapy |
| Mindy Dailey | PACU |
| Sr. Cecelia Akol | Mission Integration |
| Landra Glass | Registration Center |
| Britney Clark | SFC PB 2nd Floor |
| Teresia Sinn | Inpatient Physical Therapy |
| Carla Crump | Performance Improvement |
| Sally Bronenkant | Patient Financial Services |
| Lana Lange | Outpatient Physical Therapy |
| Brandi Farrow | Patient Financial Services |
| Shana Winchester | SFC Piedmont |
| Samantha Cavaness | Patient Financial Services |
| Kelly Baker | Laboratory |
| Areka Miles | Performance Improvement |
| Desiree Wills | Patient Financial Services |
| Mary Ann Featherston | Administration |
| Susan Allison | SFC Cape KHW UC |
Week 3 Prize Winners
| Winner | Department |
|---|---|
| Darrin Sauerbrunn | Accounting |
| Cindy Bradshaw | Fitness Plus |
| Marvin Miller | Laboratory |
| Elizabeth Villalobos | Central Supply |
| Julie LeGrand | Breast Care Center |
| Rochelle Jackson | Centralized Scheduling |
| Steven Lawson | Information Systems |
| Alicia Yant | Same Day Surgery |
| Sarah Sheppard | SFC PB Behavioral Health |
| Tyler Hahn | Marketing |
| Audrey Jaco | Registration Center |
| Bernadette Hannaford | Hospice |
| Amanda Englehart | Central Supply |
| Becky Cook | SFC PB 4th Floor |
| Mary England | Food and Nutrition Services |
| Jennifer Lyle | Health Information Management |
| Lisa Ohms | Registration Center |
| Haeli Robke | Human Resources |
| Jessi Colman | Electrodiagnostic |
| Christina Plassman | Hospice |
| Jean Culbertson | Cape Neurology Specialists |
| Sharon Ives | Hospice |
| Gene Magnus | Information Systems |
Foundation Support Staff
Stacy Huff
Executive Director
Laura Propst
Senior Development Officer – Foundations and Annual Giving
Katie Christian
Development Officer – Special Events
573-331-3187
kchristian@sfmc.net
Donna Crowell
Donor Relations and Communications Specialist
Rebecca Rose
Development Coordinator
Teresa Hannah
Volunteer Manager
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