Fund Development: Honor Roll of Donors, 2009 - Hartford Hospital!

Leadership, Loyalty
Spark Growth in
Annual Campaign
Faced with arguably the worst economic climate for fundraising
in 2009, Hartford Hospital turned to leadership and loyalty to
weather the storm and actually grow its Annual Campaign.
Guided by co-chairs Paul Mersereau and Brian Clemow, the
18-member Annual Campaign Committee rose to the challenge
and helped raise more than $1.2 million, a nearly 2% increase
over the year before.
That growth stands in contradiction to anecdotal information
indicating that similar campaigns around the country had
trended downward as much as 30%.
At the heart of that remarkable performance were more than
3,800 loyal donors who made gifts to the 2009 Campaign in
support of a wide variety of programs and services at Hartford
Hospital, ranging from areas of greatest need to research,
education and training.
So, there was plenty to celebrate in October when Hartford
Hospital President & CEO Elliot Joseph and his wife, Carolyn,
again hosted an event to recognize the leadership of volunteers
and the loyalty of donors whose meaningful contributions
helped the 2009 Annual Campaign top $1 million for the fourth
straight year.
John Byrnes, Don Frahm and Kevin Kinsella
Patricia O’Neill, Steve O’Neill, Jeff Flaks, Falguni Patel, and Wendy Elberth
Inam Kureshi, M.D., Bimal Patel, Mark Izard, M.D., and Michael Conway, M.D.
Roger Klene, flanked by Campaign Co-Chairs Paul Mersereau
and Brian Clemow
Tom and Shelly Marchozzi
40 Hartford Hospital