The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation has received a Polaris Sportsman ETX all-terrain vehicle to raffle for the Hospice of Care fund which benefits area Hospice of Care patients.
The ATV will be awarded to a winner on November 7th at 3 p.m. at the TCMH Healthcare Foundation’s annual Chili Cook Off which also benefits Hospice of Care.
“We always have a large item with raffle tickets for our chili cook off teams to use to raise funds for their team, and this year we partnered with Mega Motorsports in West Plains for the four-wheeler,” Jay Gentry, Healthcare Foundation director, said.
The ATV has a $6,000 value, and Mega Motorsports’ donation covered much of the four-wheeler’s cost. Tickets are raffled for $10 each or $50 for six tickets.
The ATV features electronic fuel injection with a 30 horsepower engine. The four-wheel drive engages automatically when the rear wheels slip. The machine has a steel rack on the rear and integrated front storage.
“We have not raffled an ATV for any of the previous Chili Cook Off events, so we thought it might be something of interest this year,” Jay Gentry, TCMH Healthcare Foundation director, said.
Gentry explained that the ATV is currently parked at TCMH if anyone wants to see it.
The TCMH Healthcare Foundation and Hospice of Care have a fundraising goal of $45,000 for the 2015 Chili Cook Off, and proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will go toward overall fundraising for the event.
Funds from the Healthcare Foundation’s Hospice Fund and the annual Chili Cook Off are utilized to provide end of life care for patients and their families regardless of a patient’s ability to pay for the service.
“Our hospice funds are used locally to benefit the patients we serve within a 40-mile radius of TCMH,” Courtney Owens, TCMH Hospice of Care director, said.
In the past year, funds raised through the Chili Cook Off were used to pay for hospice services for two patients that did not have any insurance. Funds were also used to purchase materials used for bereavement services through Hospice of Care.
“The funds raised for Hospice of Care by the Chili Cook Off help us meet needs of area patients and family members that we might not be able to help otherwise,” Owens said.
Raffle tickets for the ATV are available through the Hospice of Care office located in the TCMH Office Annex, the front registration desk at TCMH, the Auxiliary Gift Shop and any of the 15 teams that are participating in this year’s cook off.
Space is still available for additional cook off teams, according to Owens.
For additional information about raffle tickets or a 2015 Chili Cook Off, contact Hospice of Care at (417) 967-1279 or 1-866-967-3311 ext. 1279.
For additional information, contact:
Joleen Senter Durham, Director of Public Relations/Marketing
Texas County Memorial Hospital
Phone: 417/967-1258
Fax: 417/967-1291