2020 Foundation Fashion Night Program Magazine

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CONTENTS
16
FEATURE STORY
OUR HEALTHCARE HEROES
Asha Rodriguez
I wanted to personally showcase a story I have shared with leaders about what
extraordinary people we have in our community and in our hospital.
4 Letter from the Chairs
6 Sponsors / Partners / Volunteers
8 COVID Fashion Trends
Hade E. Robinson, Jr.
9 Fashion Event Hosts
10 The Bright Side
Beth Troutman
14 Dr. Chris Christy
2020 Lillibridge Outstanding Physician
20 Fashion Benefit Reflections
Jim Monroe
22 Decades of Fashion - Through the Years
30 A Grateful Patient: Cedric Meekins
32 The Sunshine on our Shoulders:
Rose Liberto
38 We Give First Campaign
42 Health, Hope and Healing Quotes
43 Fashion Event Models
GREETINGS FROM
THE FOUNDATION TEAM
On behalf of your Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation
Team, thank you for your outstanding support as we
celebrate 40 Years of Fashion! While our Foundation
Fashion Night is virtual this year, it continues to be
a beautiful tradition that annually pulls together all
facets of our community to raise much-needed dollars
to support critical areas and needs of our hospital in
a very special way. Thank you to you, our sponsors,
donors, models and guests for your generosity during
this unique year!
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed the way
we live our lives. We’ve faced uncertainties, challenges
and changes this year, as the pandemic engulfed our
world. And many of us were asked to work from home
as thousands of Atrium Health Cabarrus teammates
were still working. They are the nurses and doctors
who chose healthcare as a career to care for some of
our community’s sickest patients.
Other essential workers keep our hospitals clean and
our families nourished. And some have found innovative
ways to be there for our patients, even if at a distance.
But, the world-class team at our hospital remains on
the front lines of caring for the patients and families
who still turn to us each day. Injuries and illnesses don’t
take a break. And, our mission doesn’t change because
of the novel coronavirus. We continue to need your
support to help us reach our goal and make an impact
to our hospital and community. If you are reading this,
it is because you made a gift through this special event
to support our hospital. Thank you!
Your Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation Family is
committed to fundraising by fulfilling our mission
of providing our hospital and community with the
necessary resources to making your care our number
one priority. We will not let this pandemic stop us!
Thank you to our Board of Directors and our Hospital
Senior Leadership for supporting us in all that we do!
We are honored and humbled by the trust you have in
us to be good stewards of your philanthropic support.
Because of your giving heart, we continue to touch
the lives of so many! Together we make our hospital
exceptional by Improving Health, Elevating Hope and
Advancing Healing for all.
Gratefully,
Your Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation Team
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OCTOBER 2020
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
presented by
CABARRUS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
Pat Horton
Chair
Steve Talbert
Secretary
Dianne Snyder
Vice Chair
Bob Bratton
Treasurer
FOUNDATION STAFF
CHARLIE SASTOQUE, Foundation President
HEATHER KINCEL, Director of Corporate Relations and Marketing
KEVIN LAWS, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
MEREDITH MAULDIN, Development Officer, Principal Gifts
JUDY MONTAGUE, Executive Assistant to the President
ANGEL OVERCASH, Director of Special Events and Community Relations
JON SAUTER, Director of Annual Giving
JESLYN WILLIAMS, Data Information and Prospect Research Manager
HEATHER KINCEL
Editor-in-Chief
PUBLISHED BY CRE8TVE WORKS
RITCHIE ELKINS, President
TILLMAN ROSS, Senior Cre8tve Director
Dakeita Vanderburg
Immediate Past Chair
BOARD MEMBERS
Hank Alston
Susan Bare
Jan Beatty-Hendley
John Bishop
Pam Cain
Ann Cannon
Allen Craven
Cameron Cruickshank, PhD
Bill Dusch
John Heinzerling, MD
Christopher Holland, MD
Diane Honeycutt
Michael Houston, MD
Jane Jacobs
Tom Jones, MD
Britt Leatherman
Will Lisk
Tom Long III, MD
Brent Mullis, MD
Geraldine Plott
Kelly Propst
Kristin Rodgers
Jessica Tucker
John Turner, DMD
Dean Wike
Jon Yancey
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GOOD EVENING,
FRIENDS!
Welcome to the 40th Annual Cabarrus
Healthcare Foundation Fashion Night! We are
honored to host this amazing event that through
the years has raised millions of dollars invested
into improving our hospital, Atrium Health
Cabarrus, and community. Tonight, we have the
opportunity to add to that with a goal of raising
$200,000 to support this great hospital, which
has helped to shape Cabarrus and neighboring
counties.
The Atrium Health Cabarrus mission statement
reads: “To Improve Health, Elevate Hope and
Advance Healing – for all.” Tonight, we are all
here for the one common goal of supporting
our hospital. We are thankful for the people -
physicians, nurses, administrators, hospital staff
and everyone else who makes this hospital great.
Every day they are striving to do their best for all.
The recent health crisis has shined a light on the
importance of readily available healthcare along
with staffing and access to additional resources.
Our virtual Foundation Fashion Night will once
again lead the charge to raise additional dollars
for our COVID-19 Response Fund and our 10
areas of support.
Foundation Fashion Night is truly an event
the whole community can get behind with
stores, models, volunteers and restaurants
coming together, even if only virtually, from all
surrounding areas of the community. Whether
you work for the hospital, volunteer for the
hospital, donate to the Foundation or are a firsttime
supporter, thank you! This event would not
be possible without the help of all of you.
We would also like to thank the wonderful staff
at the Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation for their
continued commitment to our community and
hospital. Thank you for ALL you do every day to
make Atrium Health Cabarrus even better!
We hope you enjoy the show!
Drew and Katie Anson
Chad and Lauren Flack
Drs. Mark and Katherine Van Poppel
2020
FASHION NIGHT
CHAIRS
Drew and Katie
ANSON
Chad and Lauren
FLACK
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Drs. Mark and Katherine
VAN POPPEL

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SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSORS
$20,000
Charlotte Radiology
US Acute Care Solutions
TITLE SPONSORS
$15,000
NorthEast Anesthesia &
Pain Specialists, PA
PLATINUM SPONSORS
$10,000
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center
Bill & Ann Cannon
Carolina Neurosurgery &
Spine Associates
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Lillibridge Healthcare Services
Shoe Show, Inc.
Wells Fargo
GOLD SPONSORS
$5,000
Atrium Health Cabarrus
Administration
Atrium Health Foundation
Ben Mynatt Family of Dealerships
Cabarrus College of
Health Sciences
Cabarrus Country Club
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose &
Throat Associates, PA -
Concord Office
Cre8tve Works
CSM Production
KS Image Solutions, LLC
Michael A. Anderson Photography
S&D Coffee & Tea
Southeast Radiation
Oncology Group, PA
Uwharrie Bank
SILVER SPONSORS
$2,500
Susan Howell Bare
Cabarrus Magazine
Cabarrus Pathology Associates, PA
Casco Signs, Inc.
Concrete Supply Co.
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Propst Construction Co. /
Propst Brothers Dists., Inc.
South Central Oil Co., Inc.
TE Realty, LLC
TEAM HONEYCUTT /
Allen Tate Realtors
Wayne Brothers Companies
Wright McGraw Beyer Architects
BRONZE SPONSORS
$1,000
Complete Design & Packaging LLC
John & Peg Morrison
Parker's Crane Service, Inc.
Yancey Financial, LLC
COPPER SPONSORS
$500
Brasfield & Gorrie
Bright Inspired Dentistry
Cannon School
Carolina Planning Consultants, LLP
Corning, Inc.
Craven & Company, Realtors /
Allen, Janet & Ford Craven
Hilbish Ford
Main Street Insurance Group
Perdue Farms - Concord
Richard & Dianne Synder
Steve & Brenda Talbert
Drs. Mark & Katherine Van Poppel
GIFTS OF SUPPORT
Stan & Carolyn Carpenter
Thank You
PARTNERS & VOLUNTEERS
FLORIST
Chelish Moore Flowers
HAIR & MAKEUP
La Bonne Vie Salon
Sweet Magnolia Beauties
PHOTOGRAPHY
Michael A. Anderson
Photography
PRODUCTION
Crown Productions
PROGRAM DESIGN /
VIDEO PRODUCTION
Cre8tve Works
Mark Owensby
SPECIAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Silent Auction Donors
Bright Inspired Dentistry
Cabarrus Brewing Co.
Carolina Hurricanes
Irresistible Portraits by
Karen Goforth
JW Enterprises
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Kona Ice of Cabarrus County
SpeedMax Car Wash
The Smoke Pit
VOLUNTEERS / COMMITTEES
Pat Horton, Board Chair
Katie Anson, Co-Chair
Lauren Flack, Co-Chair
Dr. Katherine Van Poppel, Co-Chair
Brittany Craig
Allen Craven
Margaret Dabbs
Blair Jewell
Melissa Martin
Geraldine Plott
Hade Robinson
Chris Shoemaker
Karrie Shoffner
Beth Troutman
Dakeita Vanderburg
Kelly Wallace
Lisa Webster
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Hade E. Robinson, Jr. – Carolina Style Guy
COVID FASHION TRENDS
HOW FASHION HAS CHANGED IN 2020
If it has an elastic or drawstring waist band, if you
can pull it over your head, if it’s made of one total
flexible fabric and comes in all the basic colors of
blue, black and grey, consider yourself on fashion
trend in our world of managing the coronavirus.
This virus has hit the fashion
world real hard with the
closures of many retail stores
and has even sent many
that we have come to love
as our “go-to” directly into
bankruptcy. But most of all
it has been such a snowball
effect around the world from
the mall store, to the buyers, to
the vendors to the designers to
the manufacturers and mills.
But the positive side is that
people are trending to wear more lounge and/
or athleisure wear more than ever. A lot of this
change has to do with spending more time at
home, including working and now having remote
learning for many students. The uptick in the
athleisure purchases during COVID has seen an
overall increase of 75 to 100% in total sales from
most retailers – online and in store.
My advice to those who have fallen in love
wearing athleisure wear every day is to make it
your own – style it in your favorite colors, wear
the matching sneaker or shoe to complete the
look. Try to keep the brands together, especially
if you are wearing logos. For example, don’t wear
a Nike top and a Champion bottom – the brands
take pride in their collections when presented in
store – so make sure your look is a total look as if
you did put some thought behind it.
Now, as we begin to shift to some sense of
normality, the fashion purchase trends are
shifting also on two tracks, “back to the basics”
and “accessorizing.”
The basics include items like a good
structured jacket for women or a versatile
sports coat for men that either could wear
with dress pants or denim. The return of
the great white shirt is back. A guy should
always have a few good white shirts in his
athleisure [ath-lee-zher]
noun
A style of clothing worn
as athletic apparel but
also suitable for casual,
everyday wear:
Athleisure looks great whether
you're working out or just
running errands.
wardrobe. The lady needs that “must-have white
blouse” in her closet. Adding to or replacing
your basics is the thing to do during this time,
especially since we are spending more time at
home being safe and you have the time to really
give your closet an overhaul or
edit.
-Dictionary.com
As for accessorizing, investing
in a great belt, handbag and or
shoe – you are being practical
and re-inventing looks you
already own. I get asked the
question all the time, “how can
I make something old - new
again?” My answer is always the
same – find a great accessory
or shoe and wear that look as if
it’s Easter Sunday!
Finally, as we all continue to live and manage
our lives in this COVID world, think about being
fashionably practical, think about what is going
to give you longevity in your wardrobe, think
about how many seasons I can wear this item,
think about how many occasions this item is
going to give me pleasure and finally think about
– where am I really going in this COVID world
where fashion is going to make a difference? If
you can honestly answer all these questions you
are spot on with your fashion trends!

• 6-year host of Foundation Fashion Night – Cabarrus
Healthcare Foundation – Atrium Health Cabarrus
• Editor-at-Large for Charlotte Living
• Past Pageant Director and Franchise Owner – preliminaries
to Miss Carolina part of the Miss America Organization
• Certified Judge with the Miss America Organization
• Formerly Featured as: “Charlotte's Finest” by Uptown
Magazine and “Charlotte Style Guy” by the Charlotte
Observer
• Former Fashion Contributor: QC Exclusive Magazine and
Charlotte Urban Home Magazine
Hade E. Robinson, Jr.
“Carolina Style Guy”
WCNC/NBC – Charlotte Today
Personal Stylist & Sales Manager,
Nordstrom SouthPark
• Fashion / Lifestyle Contributor to WCNC/NBC - Charlotte
Today
• Guest lecturer to the University of South Carolina – School
of Hospitality, Sports Management and Retail
• Advisory Council Board for Fashion d’Lux and 3-year host
of Fashion d'Lux Extravagance
• Board of Advisors to the International Fashion Style
Academy
OUR HOSTS FOR THE EVENT
Dakeita Vanderburg
Dakeita Vanderburg is a leading figure in our local community. She
has been recognized for her service with the 2015 Cabarrus Regional
Chamber Citizen of the Year Award, 2015 American Red Cross All
American Citizen Award and the 2016 Concord Rotary Club’s Rotarian
of the Year. She has served on the Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation’s
Board since 2007 and currently sits on the Executive Committee as
Immediate Past Chair.
Dakeita has always had a love of fashion and the stage. She
competed as Miss Connecticut 1983 at the Miss America Pageant
and was active in the USO of Greater NYC and helped establish
the Liberty Misses who today continue to entertain troops all
over the country.
Dakeita is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a
Bachelor of Science degree and continues to share her business
expertise with young professionals as a realtor with TEAM HONEYCUTT/Allen Tate Realtors.
She is a lifelong resident of Concord and has two children Hayden and Hunter, and a miniature
schnauzer Coco.
Current Community Service
• Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation, Immediate Past Chair
• Concord Rotary Club, President
• First Presbyterian, Board of Deacons
• Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Board of Trustees
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Beth Troutman, Motivational Speaker and Television Personality
THE BRIGHT SIDE
Just days before ovarian cancer took my mother’s
life in 2016, she looked around her living room and
said, “Beth, all of this stuff? It’s just junk. The only
thing that matters is love.” Those words became
my mantra and led me to change the course of my
life, but I never could have imagined how the sheer
power and gravity of those words would reveal
themselves just four years later.
When 2020 began, I created a vision board full of
hope and career goals. I had planned for this to
be the year that I traveled the entire globe with a
film crew shooting a documentary series about the
importance of human connection. I never imagined
that, instead, I would be isolated from everyone
while the entire world came to a standstill due to
a microscopic virus that was attacking bodies and
respiratory systems everywhere.
I, like many others, began finding
new ways to occupy my time. I
learned to bake bread. Then, I
took up more complex recipes.
Then, I moved on to Julia Child’s
“Mastering the Art of French
Cooking.” All that while trying
not to focus on what I had lost
in terms of a productive career. I,
like so many people, found myself
unemployed, uncertain about the
future and quite depressed.
This year has forced different kinds of loss upon all
of us. Those of us who have lost family members
and friends have had grief thrust upon us along
with a new understanding of how precious
and finite time really is. Those of us who have
experienced the loss of hope now recognize the
pain inflicted upon us when others choose to
be inconsiderate, apathetic and selfish. Those of
us who have felt the loss of faith in our systems
recognize what it means to be let down by our
leaders and those we thought were sworn to
protect us. Those of us who have lost our jobs
suddenly understand the unpredictability of life
and the illusion of stability. We are all now more
deeply aware of how quickly our existence can
change.
In my attempt not to succumb to heartbreak,
I began to look inward. I began to really sit
with myself and try to understand the purpose
of struggle and uncover the truth that lies
within us all. And, then, it came to me. My
..."all of this stuff?
It’s just junk.
The only thing that
matters is love."
mother was right in her final days, but the phrase
had even more meaning now. All that matters
IS love—not just the love of our families, our
communities or ourselves, but the love of humanity
as a whole. When we strip life down to its purest
form, real, deep, unconditional love is something
we all crave. This kind of global challenge actually
unites us with a common experience. I believe
it is meant to redirect our focus. A cleansing of
our souls, if you will. This is a
RESET. In the depths of all of
our hurt, loss, pain, isolation,
frustration and uncertainty, we
have the opportunity to unearth
dormant tools that can create
a global shift toward love and
compassion.
With this new level of faith
in my heart, it wasn’t scary
to see news of unrest and
protests in the streets of our
cities. I understood it. It is a basic human need
to feel loved, accepted and seen. Yet, we aren’t
giving these things freely to each other. We need
to do better. The thing that IS scary to see on the
news, is the vast number of humans unwilling to
understand, regard, empathize with and truly care
for their fellow human beings. This is our chance to
change our ways and move humanity forward.
On The Bright Side, we are currently ALL being
given the same opportunity to recognize our
shortcomings and RESET our normal. That’s quite
remarkable if you sit back and think about it. Our
baseline no longer has to be division. This shared
global experience is an opportunity to lift ourselves
into a place where we recognize the importance of
our connection to each other and a force bigger
than ourselves. We can create communities that
aren’t corrupted by power struggles and ego. We
can build lives that aren’t focused on materialism
and excess. We can nurture relationships and
offer each other respect and good will. This is our
chance to understand what it truly means to be
human…and then reprioritize!
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Now is the time when we must look toward
tomorrow and begin building a new world in which
future generations will thrive, not just exist. On the
bright side, we have everything we need to move
humanity forward because love lives in all of us.
We just have to find the courage to access it and
give it freely. This pandemic has shed a light on the
failings of our social constructs and our reluctance
to do what is best for each other and the greater
good. But, on the bright side, acknowledging what
needs improvement reveals a roadmap toward a
new, better normal: a life where love is our guiding
force.
If each of us is committed to TRULY love our
neighbor as ourselves then racism, discrimination,
religious bigotry, exploitation and wars would
cease to exist. Those things only thrive in the
darkness. They can’t survive in the light.
Right now, if we’re willing to open our eyes and
look around, we’ll see that we are being given so
many opportunities to stare inspiration straight
in the face. Daily, we see heroes come forward
to selflessly treat the sick and wounded. We see
brave men and women stand up and speak out for
truth and the common good. We see friends and
neighbors show compassion when it is desperately
needed. This is what love looks like. The path is
right in front of us.
So, let’s take this time to reset and really look at
ourselves and each other. Really listen to each
other. Really see each other. We can use this
common experience to recognize the beautiful
similarities we all share. We shouldn’t want to go
backward. When we operate from a place of love,
we don’t build walls, we build bridges. We don’t
focus on our differences, we recognize ALL that
unites us. We don’t build bombs, we build schools
and hospitals. We don’t point fingers at “the other,”
we look within ourselves to find the REAL source
of our anger and pain. It’s not easy work, but it’s
necessary work. There are no qualifiers here. It’s
not: love those who look like us, or love those who
believe what we believe, or love those who vote the
way we vote. It is simply LOVE. Everything else is a
manipulation of that truth.
In the end, it doesn’t matter if we have statues
built in our honor, highways paved in our names or
history books telling our stories; our only lasting
legacy is how we love one another. Because each
person then goes out into the world and gives that
love to someone else. And it goes on…and on…and
on…until the end of time.
I know that it’s often challenging to love imperfect
humans. And, we’re all imperfect. Love is a choice
we make with every interaction and with every
breath we take. It requires grace and vulnerability.
That’s what 2020 has taught me. Love IS all that
matters. And if we truly attempt to love each other
unconditionally, then there will be no more room
for the “junk." It’s that simple, and that complete.
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COVER STORY
DR. CHRIS CHRISTY
2020 LILLIBRIDGE OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN
Lillibridge Healthcare
Services presents an
award annually to a
physician who exhibits
exceptional leadership
and devoted service to
Atrium Health Cabarrus
and the Cabarrus
Healthcare Foundation.
This year’s recipient,
just the 9th to receive
the honor, has dedicated 29 years of his life
to our hospital, our community and some
of our sickest patients. Dr. Chris Christy,
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, is known for his
bedside manner, dedication to his patients
and love of our hospital and
community.
Dr. Christy was born at
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital,
now Atrium Health Cabarrus,
in 1957 and grew up on
Poplar Tent Rd. He learned
about respect, responsibility
and commitment at a young
age in Boy Scouts and
eventually became an Eagle
Scout. Dr. Christy graduated
from Northwest Cabarrus
High School where he played
football, ran track and served
as class President. He is a
born leader.
Dr. Christy received a Cannon Scholarship
and graduated from Davidson College in
1979. During his junior and senior years at
Davidson, he worked weekends as an orderly
at the then Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. He
attended medical school at UNC Chapel
Hill, thinking he would like to practice family
medicine. It was during rotations he realized
how exciting it was to provide surgical help
to improve patients’ quality of life.
Dr. Christy was
a founding
board member
of the Cabarrus
Healthcare
Foundation in 1994.
his life and career path. Dr. Christy operated
with Dr. Yeh every opportunity he had and
decided he wanted to be a cardiothoracic
surgeon as well. He had the opportunity to
stay in Savannah, but Dr. Christy’s “heart”
was in Cabarrus County. He returned to
Concord in June 1988 to join Piedmont
Surgical Clinic and to raise his family in the
community that meant so much to him.
During the two years Dr. Christy spent in
the general surgery practice he heard that
Cabarrus Memorial would like to start a heart
surgery program. He spoke with Frank Liske,
a local community leader and board member
at the hospital, who told him that the dream
of a heart program was
true. Following a lot of
late nights, a fellowship
with Sanger Heart &
Vascular and additional
training at Duke University
Hospital, Dr. Christy and
his team performed the
first open heart surgery at
our hospital on February
15, 1993 with long-time
nurse Shelley Thevenin
and Ed Ristaino the chief
perfusionist.
“I had the opportunity
to assist him with this
endeavor and it has been an awe-inspiring
journey,” said Thevenin. “The dedication and
sacrifice required of Dr. Christy during that
time is one that few can comprehend. MANY
nights and hours were spent in the hospital
at a patient’s bedside or in a small call room
not far away. His concern for the well-being
of his surgical patients did not end when
they were discharged. Often, Dr. Christy
would give his personal number to them
and would make house calls to ensure their
recovery progress was on track.”
Dr. Christy did his five-year general surgery
residency at Memorial Medical Center in
Savannah, Ga. There he met Dr. Thomas Yeh,
a cardiothoracic surgeon, who would change
Dr. Christy has lived in Concord for 52
years of his life and has worked at Atrium
Health Cabarrus for 29 years, including
the two years as an orderly. While the
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hospital has seen
many changes
throughout the
years, Dr. Christy’s
dedication has not
wavered. Along
with his partners,
Drs. Takla and
Cicci, their OR
team and the
ACCU nurses, they
perform a service
for this community
that was once just
a dream.
Atrium Health Cabarrus, the Cabarrus
Healthcare Foundation and this community
are blessed to have Dr. Christy and his team
bring such an important healthcare need to
our community. It was his strong-will and
commitment to this community that enables
families and patients to stay close to home
during a trying and scary time in their life.
Join us in congratulating Dr. Chris Christy on
this well-deserved award.
“So many lessons have been learned and
shared over the years,” said Dr. Christy’s wife
Kay. “He is compassionate and has a kind
heart. He can be stubborn which means he
refuses to give up on the sickest patients or
hard problems. It is his dedication, that of
the hospital family and the grace of God in
heaven, those patients go home with their
loved ones to celebrate more days on this
earth.”
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Asha Rodriguez, VP, Facility Executive Atrium Health Cabarrus
OUR HEALTHCARE
HEROES
It has been almost 10 months of coronavirus
response as a system. Our teammates at Atrium
Health Cabarrus have all been nothing short of
extraordinary in adapting to the many changes
that have come their way and how they have
cared for all of our patients. So many stories
have poured in about the community supporting
us, teammates supporting each other, patients
and families thanking us. There is no time more
important than now to see each other and
our patients as needing love, compassion and
kindness. All of us are being asked to social
distance and the impact is great on our spirits.
Through it all our teammates - our heroes - have
been there for each other and our patients
day after day.
We are all in this
together – no
matter how far
apart we may feel.
Asha Rodriguez
I wanted to
personally showcase a story I have shared with
leaders about what extraordinary people we
have in our community and in our hospital.
This is beautifully written by one of our
nurses about her experience caring for her
COVID-19 patient. It is a reminder of how we
offer care far beyond traditional medicine.
He had been quiet all day, barely spoke a word, and avoided eye contact. Later at the
desk I checked a box with the word, “Flat.” Later, he was crying on the phone with his
wife. He said he didn’t need anything else, so I slipped out. Later I was back to check
on him and he said in a rush.
“I’m sorry, I got emotional this morning. I’m so sorry. My wife was upset that I was
upset.” He looked at his lap, "I shouldn’t have cried and been depressed, I have a
family. I am going to be strong, I’ll get through this, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
He turned and looked out the window. I took a deep breath. I let it out. I took another.
I waited another beat. I finally spoke, slowly, and carefully.
“This is hard. What you are going through is hard and it is scary. It is okay to be upset,
to be sad, to cry. What you are going through is hard in normal circumstances and
these aren’t normal circumstances. You can’t hold your wife’s hand, you haven’t seen
a face without a mask, unless it is on a screen— I cannot image how hard that is."
He turned toward me, I kept going. "You’re right, you are strong, you will get through
this, but not because you won’t cry or be sad—but because you are strong enough to
be sad and cry sometimes. You will get through this—but please don’t ever apologize
to me for being upset, sad, and crying.”
He turned back and looked at me and I hated that he couldn’t see my face—so I tried
to push how I felt through my eyes. “Thank you.” He said wiping his eyes with the
tissue I’d handed him, "Will you be back tomorrow?"
What has impressed me the most has been the
loving support that has been offered to patients,
families and teammates. I have witnessed many
moments as our teammates have been sharing
their concerns, offering a prayer, giving a virtual
shoulder to cry on, celebrating birthday parties
for patients, ensuring our patients are not alone
due to visitation restrictions and the outpouring
of respect and love given to one another when
we lost one of our own nurses due to COVID-19.
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Atrium Health Cabarrus is family, and a beacon
of hope for our community. We are thankful for
our incredible Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation
and the support we have received outside the
hospital has been just as important. Many may
not realize how even the smallest gestures from
people in our community brightens their spirits
and keep them going. We have seen donations
of food, flowers and PPEs along with financial
donations to purchase equipment to keep our
teammates safe. The signs of support and caring
go a long way as they walk in and out of our
facility each day.
We still have a battle in front of us and I could
not be prouder of every one of our heroes that
keep our facility running.
I would like to close with a note from an online
portal that allows our community members to
send us messages of thanks.
Dear Healthcare Hero,
Even when it feels like things are out of control - even in this tumultuous
moment you ARE making an extraordinary impact. Your smile, your
encouragement, your bravery, your kindness, your diligence, your presence....
carries an immeasurable amount of hope to not only your patients...but
extends to their families, your peers, and the community. We are praying
daily that God will give you peace, strength, and safety.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. For
the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:8-9
Asha Rodriguez hands out
“thank you” baskets to our
front line workers
HOSPITAL ADVISORY BOARD
Robert B. Kinney, MD
Board Chair
Katherine W. (Kelly) Propst, EdD
Vice-Chair
Chris Bowe, SVP
President – North Market
Trish Baise
VP, CNE
ATRIUM HEALTH CABARRUS
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Tri Tang
VP, Administration
Asha Rodriquez
VP, Facility Executive
Kimberly LaPointe
AVP, Finance
Dan Hagler, MD
VP, CMO
Mark Aldous, MD
Ralph A. Barnhardt
Chris Bowe
Marjorie Brown, JD
William C. (Bill) Cannon Jr.
Michael C. Coltrane
Tim Hagler
Ed Hosack
Britt L. Leatherman
Thomas T. Long, III, MD
William T. Niblock
Edward K. (Toby) Prewitt, Jr.
Asha Rodriguez, FACHE
Irene Sacks
Robert Silver, MD
Dianne Snyder, RN DHA
Jon Yancey
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Jim Monroe
FASHION BENEFIT
REFLECTIONS
Jim Monroe was Executive
Director of our Foundation
from its inception in 1994
through his retirement
in 2009. Following are
his reflections on the
Foundation’s leadership in
the Fashion Benefit during
these earlier years.
It is indeed a remarkable benchmark for any special
event to have a long run, let alone 40 years! To
have been a part of helping this event grow into
the community event it has become was an honor.
More than that, to have seen so many sharing
their gifts with the medical center and so many
volunteers sharing their time and talent to help
support this valuable community asset was, indeed,
the most rewarding part of those years.
In addition are the remarkable memories—some
poignant, others remarkably fun—of how it began
and grew.
In 1996, the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Board of Directors asked the Foundation to
continue the Auxiliary’s annual fashion show by
including this event in the friend and fundraising
projects of the 3-year-old Foundation. The
Auxiliary had been hosting this event for 16 years
but saw even greater potential for increasing funds
through the structure, staff and volunteers of the
Foundation.
Auxiliary President Roy Spier approached me with
the offer and, though smiling, shook his finger
saying, “And if you mess this up, we’re going to
take it back!”
So, on October 7, 1997 the first Foundation-led
Healing Threads Fashion benefit was held in what
is now Hamrick Theatre. (The Auxiliary originally
launched the event as a fashion show luncheon to
entertain their own Auxiliary volunteers. Then they
turned it into a fundraising event which was first
held in the former School of Nursing and then at
the Charlotte Motor Speedway.)
From day one our Foundation volunteers were
focused on showing our audience why gifts should
be given to our medical center, a concept still
rather new to the community in 1997. To do so,
we selected models that represented all facets of
our medical center family—employees, volunteers,
physicians, administrators, and their children who
modeled for the first time in 1998. To this story
we added community leaders who supported the
medical center in some way. As we told the models’
stories on stage the worth of the medical center
was also described!
Creating a name for this signature event, one
that the community would refer to and attend
each year, was our goal. The community was
already referring to our annual dinner dance as
“The Cruise.” Since Cancer Services was to be
the recipient in 1997, Healing Threads was born.
Healing symbolized the medical achievements
which allowed many touched by cancer to be
cured. Threads was symbolic of the lovely fabrics
and models who represented a cross-section of
the medical center family and community. Several
models in this 1997 show were cancer survivors and
received an overwhelming, warm response from
our audience when they appeared on stage.
In 1997, beautiful and unique tapestries were flown
from Wyoming by a family of one of our volunteers.
These remarkable applique tapestries were
created by this family as a way of coping with their
father’s journey with cancer. These designs which
hung throughout the auditorium created a sense
of movement and rhythm through design with
textures in the fabric and threads not achievable in
paint. The family wanted to show their first-hand
experience with Healing Threads. At the end of
the evening we were thrilled to announce our first
year’s efforts had netted $23,000!
We had two shows on back-to-back dates and
the models gained greater confidence from one
show to the next. One special “add-on” which
continues to this day are the “Men of the Medical
Center,” our male models who were gently coerced
into dancing to the delight of the mostly female
audiences throughout the years. Because of her
show production experience, Dakeita Vanderburg
was asked to choreograph many of our shows. She
suggested the male models dance and another
trademark of our fashion benefit was born. Many
guests have said they think it’s the highlight of the
night!
Several of the medical practices tapped the newest
member of the practice to model, not telling him
he was expected to dance. After overcoming
their state of shock as Dakeita outlined the dance
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routines, all these men became great sports. And,
particularly by the second night, the inhibitions
of our male model-dancers had disappeared. Like
magic, it still happens today!
During the years that followed, our gifts from the
Healing Threads Benefit to campaigns for Cabarrus
College of Health Sciences, Jeff Gordon Children’s
Center and the Breast Health Center grew to
$98,000 in 2005, $100,000 in 2006, and $94,000
in 2007. Our Foundation Board and staff felt
great satisfaction in moving
the tradition created by the
Auxiliary to a new level of
pride for all of us!
Because we were searching
for unique ways to add value
to the event for our guests,
we sought a wide variety
of stores in the region who
agreed to show their clothes.
Stores were complimentary
as they shared their benefits
received as models bought
many of the outfits and new
customers came to shop.
So many memories come to mind because of
the creativity of our volunteers and special event
coordinators as they put together the shows.
These include mime Hardin Minor, magician Scott
Francis, barbershop quartets, a beautiful bride and
groom and their three children dressed for their
wedding, “The Sound of Music” star Dan Truhitte,
stage actress and celebrity impersonator Laura
Curran portraying Madonna as our dancing men
carried her around the stage (you had to be there!),
entertainment by the winners of the Employee
Campaign’s Idol contest, the show moving for
one year to Parkwood Baptist Church because of
Dakeita Vanderburg
suggested the male
models dance and
another trademark of
our fashion benefit
was born.
campus construction projects, reaching our first
$100,000 benchmark because of the generosity
of a model’s last minute $3,000 gift, and WSOC-
TV personalities Kim Brattain, Tracey Lewis, and
Barbara McKay who served as co-commentators.
In 2008, the benefit moved to its present location
in The City Club at Gibson Mill where the new
campaign for the Breast Health Center and
our benefit theme Giving Hope was launched.
Suzanne Stevens, former WSOC-TV anchorwoman,
was co-commentator. The
event netted $56,000 and
at the end of the evening
the Volunteers of the
Medical Center (formerly
the Auxiliary) presented a
check for $50,000 in honor
of the campaign and the
long partnership with the
Foundation.
This special gift and the
Auxiliary’s partnership and
support of our Foundation
reminded me of the insistence
of Roy Speir that the
Foundation “do it right.”
If I could, I would tell Roy it was an easy thing
to do when you weave together the support of
volunteers who are friends, a staff that was more
like family than team, outstanding employees and
medical staff, and the gifts that resulted. All of us
were extremely proud to support one of the finest
regional medical centers in North Carolina, today
Atrium Health Cabarrus.
The greatest compliment to me is that a good time
seemed to be had by all and the fashion benefit is
still going strong in its 40th year!
1980 - 2020
Foundation Fashion Night is celebrating 40 years supporting our hospital Atrium
Health Cabarrus. Started by the hospital’s Ladies Auxiliary in 1981 at All Saints
Episcopal Church, the fashion show has evolved from a runway at churches and the
School of Nursing Auditorium, to The City Club at Gibson Mill with lights, technology
and over 600 guests in attendance. The historic community event has raised over $3
million for our hospital to provide care to our friends, family and neighbors.
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1980s
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INAUGURAL FASHION SHOW HOSTED BY
THE HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS
March 17, 1981
Martha Kimbrell, President of the Auxiliary
Venue: All Saints Episcopal Church
March 16, 1982.................................Ticket prices $3.50
Fashions by Virginia’s
Proceeds purchased Fetal Heart Monitors
Venue: School of Nursing Auditorium
March 15, 1983......................................Spring Serenade
First event with a theme
Chair.......................................................... Nancy Burkhart
Fashion Show Coordinator.....Melanie Davis Keziah
Commentator...........................Phyllis Beaver – WJKZ
Event Benefits “Lifeline”
March 13, 1984............................. Wardrobe Collection
20 models, 75 looks
2nd-year Host............................................Phyllis Beaver
Event Benefits “Lifeline”
March 26, 1985.....................................Strictly Business
Co-Chairs............ Harriett Bobbitt and Janelle Hood
Ticket prices increase to $3.75
March 5, 1986........................................... Be Fashion Fit
Chair.......................................................... Nancy Burkhart
Ticket prices increase to $5.00
“There’s a story I’ve been told by some of the
volunteers who were part of the Fashion Show
in the 80s that tell me how stressed out Nancy
Burkhart was about raising the ticket prices
to $5.00.” - Katherine Barrier, Director of
Volunteer Services
March 11, 1987............................... Swing Into Spring
Proceeds for future
Cancer Treatment Center
March 16, 1988.............. Come Celebrate Spring
Stores................................. Robinson’s and Neta’s
Two shows, including a brunch
Auxiliary Chair................................Gerri Readling
Commentator.................................... Betty Adams
Proceeds for future
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
March 14, 1989............Medley of Spring Fashions
350 guests in attendance
200 guests at brunch
NASCAR great Alan Kulwicki was
Master of Ceremonies
Venue: Forest Hill United Methodist Church
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1990s
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October 14, 1990........................Festival of Fashions
First event in the fall
Venue: First Baptist Church
Proceeds for Ambulatory Services waiting areas
October 22, 1991............................Fashion with Flair
Co-Chairs...... Jean Partridge and Joann Overcash
Commentator.................................... Elizabeth Hurley
Pianist......................................................... Grace Mynatt
April 27, 1993................................... Focus on Fashion
Guest of Honor............Sonja Gantt – News Anchor
Venue: First Assembly
Raised $1,160 for Cardiac Rehab Equipment
April 12, 1994.........................................Southern Style
Host..............................Debi Faubion – News Anchor
Venue: Speedway Club
Commentator.............................................Jim Monroe,
Foundation President
Raised $3,100 to purchase blankets for
Oncology and Hematology Patients
May 9, 1995.......................................Winning Fashions
Special Guest ......................Ray Boylan – WSOC TV
Commentators............Jeff Pilot and Kelly Watkins
Tickets were now $20
Proceeds purchased equipment
for the new Emergency Department
April 24, 1996...................................... Fashion in Tune
Special Guest ........Roman Gabriel, NFL Great and
Panther’s Color Analyst
Proceeds purchased an Infant Transport Isolette
in Special Care Nursery
1997 - CABARRUS HEALTHCARE
FOUNDATION TOOK OVER EVENT
1997, 1998...........................Healing Threads
Chair.....................................Diane Honeycutt
1999............................. Experience the Magic
Chair................................................ Marie Kluttz
“I was not on the Foundation board
yet in the 90s, but it was a two-year
commitment to chair the event. I don’t
want to say there was pressure to be the
first chair since the Foundation took over,
but you wanted the auxiliary members to
be proud of what you did. It was always
such a cherished event, they put so much
pride and hard work into it, you wanted
them to know it was in good hands,”
- Diane Honeycutt, Cabarrus Healthcare
Foundation Board Member
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2000s

EVENT CHAIRS & THEMES
2000............. Celebrating 20 Years with Harmony
Chair......................................................... Marie Kluttz
2001.................................... Tones of the Season
2002..................................... Woven Memories
Chair.................................................. Pat Chaffin
2003.............................................Styles & Stars
2004............................Fine Feathers For Fall
Chair..............................Betsy Hamilton Smith
2005......................................................Picture This
2006..........................................Framing the Future
(Reached $100,000 this year)
Chair......................................................Betty Cannon
2007....................................The Times of Our Lives
2008..........................................................Giving Hope
Co-chairs................ Margaret Irvin & Cheryl Kelling
2009...................................................................Think Pink
Co-chairs......................................Clare Cook Faggart &
Dakeita Vanderburg
“The Fashion Show has always been a
time to come together and support the
hospital. Our community and citizens
enjoy seeing the models and they connect
to seeing people out of their element
on the runway. All the models have
been good sports and they are willing
to sacrifice their inhibitions to keep the
fashion show fun and raise money to put
back into this community.”
- Diane Honeycutt
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2010s

EVENT CHAIRS & THEMES
2010..................................................................Pink Pearls
Co-chairs..................................... Clare Cook Faggart &
Dakeita Vanderburg
2011.................................................................................Shine
Chair............................................................Andrea LeClair
2012.................................................................... Reflections
Co-chairs........................Andrea LeClair & Dean Wike
2013..................................................... Light Up the Night
Co-chairs................................Pat Horton & Dean Wike
2014..............................................................................NStyle
Co-chairs..........................Pat Horton & Tiffany Yelton
FOUNDATION FASHION WEEK
2015...................................... Foundation Fashion Week
Co-chairs........................Kelly Propst & Tiffany Yelton
2016...................................... Foundation Fashion Week
Co-chairs........................... Barbi Jones & Kelly Propst
FOUNDATION FASHION NIGHT
2017...................................Foundation Fashion Night
Co-chairs........................... Sarah & Brent Mullis, MD;
Nicole & Will Lisk; Barbi & Craig Jones;
Kelly & Trent Propst
2018.........................Foundation Fashion Night
Co-chairs........ Ashelea & Reid Chaney, DDS;
Nicole & Will Lisk;
Sarah and Brent Mullis, MD
2019............................. Simply the Best
Co-chairs............... Ashelea & Reid
Chaney, DDS; Lauren & Chad
Flack; Drs. Katherine &
Mark Van Poppel
2020........... Through The Years
Co-chairs.................Katie & Drew
Anson; Lauren & Chad Flack;
Drs. Katherine & Mark Van Poppel
“When I first came back to the area
everyone felt they needed to go to Charlotte
for great healthcare. Now we have people
coming from Charlotte to our hospital. I
know it’s not all because of Foundation
Fashion Night, but it has given the hospital
additional visibility and showcased many of
the things it offers to our community.”
- Diane Honeycutt
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Cedric Meekins
A GRATEFUL
PATIENT
“They made me feel like I was the
only patient they had.”
The 911 call Cedric Meekins made from his home
was the start of a scary experience. From the
moment he dialed those three numbers, to the
day he walked out of Atrium Health Cabarrus,
19 days had passed, and he was considered
“recovered” from COVID-19. But his journey with
COVID also showcased our healthcare workers
as true heroes during a terrifying time in his life.
“I was told by my family how caring the
staff were to my family, providing daily
updates on my status,” said Cedric.
“Thank you to Atrium Health Cabarrus, the
first responders, admission staff, nurses,
doctors and everyone who provided me
with care, I feel blessed to be able to share
my experience and my story with others.”
With new protocols in place due to the
pandemic, first responders arrived covered
in suits and protective gear at his house. The
experience was overwhelming and frightening,
however, Cedric called the first responders
“nothing short of amazing.” They provided
exceptional care while taking his vitals,
administering oxygen and providing a mobile
bed while doing their best to calm his fears
throughout the process.
“I was transported to the Emergency
Department (ED) where a team of medical
experts were awaiting my arrival, they all
made the admission process seamless for
me. By that point, I had a loss of appetite,
weakness, skin tone loss and nausea in
addition to the breathing issues I was
experiencing.”
Cedric was diagnosed with double pneumonia
on March 19 and his lungs were completely
covered with infection and only operating
at 47% capacity due to COVID-19. He recalls
passing out multiple times during his admission
to the ED and throughout treatments.
“I remembered being awakened and
asked if I was ready to have the intubation
tube withdrawn and I just shook my head
and passed out,” continued Cedric. “I was
awakened again on the 30th and asked
if I knew which day it was and where I
was, to which I responded no. The Dr.
questioned me I presume to ascertain my
comprehension level. I was well aware I
was in the hospital and did NOT feel well at
all but can’t recall much of anything else.”
The team assigned to care for Cedric was
“caring and attentive.”
“The entire staff in the ICU (Intensive
Care Unit) worked around the clock,
literally. They made me feel like I was the
only patient they had, when I knew that
was not the case. There were so many
machines I was connected to that they
were monitoring I literally lost count.”
Once the tube was removed and he was out of
the ICU, Cedric was introduced to an entire new
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group of caregivers who jumped in to help his
recovery.
“My care was exceptional the entire time.
Dr. Springer (an Atrium Health Cabarrus
Internal Medicine Physician) played a large
role in my recovery along with the physical,
occupational and speech therapists who
helped build my strength back up. They
were all fantastic.”
Cedric’s healthcare experience and gratitude
to the entire staff at Atrium Health Cabarrus
illustrates the commitment, hard work and
exceptional care provided by the heroes within
the walls of our hospital.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 does have extended
side effects. Cedric deals with onset chronic
viral fatigue (much less frequent than before),
numbness of his tongue and general fatigue hits
him at any moment. The most alarming sideeffect
he mentions is memory loss.
“I had significant memory loss during
COVID-19. During the period of March 12-17,
I had emails and video meetings that I was
part of but have no recollection of being
present. But I actually breathe better and
deeper, I sleep better and I have energy I
never had. I wake up most days before my
alarm. I believe the ventilator in a sense
cleared my lungs of ALL impurities.”
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THE SUNSHINE ON OUR SHOULDERS
ROSE LIBERTO
Rose Liberto was a devoted, caring and
compassionate nurse; a giving and doting
mom; a cancer survivor, a survivor of
hurricane Katrina and a hero to many.
Rose, however, could not overcome the
damage done to her lungs during her cancer
treatments and succumbed to COVID-19 with
her daughter and teammates by her side at
Atrium Health Cabarrus.
It is not COVID-19 that defined the woman
Atrium Health Cabarrus executive Asha
Rodriguez called a “spitfire” but her spirit,
empathy and love of her family.
“She was a spitfire personality and kept
the unit in stitches,” said Rodriguez. “She
was the matriarch of her family and our
nursing unit. She loved Samoa Girl Scout
cookies so much that she hid them in her
work locker to avoid sharing them at home.
She was also always the first to jump in to
provide support to another teammate.”
Rose’s love for those Girl Scout cookies may
have started when her daughters were young
and she volunteered as their troop leader.
Devoted to community service most of her
life, Rose volunteered as a Meals on Wheels
delivery driver, at the American Red Cross as
a first aid and CPR trainer and, following her
battle with cancer in her mid-40s, as a nurse.
“Mom died doing what she loved,” said
daughter Jennifer Liberto when speaking
with the Charlotte Observer. “When this
pandemic started in March, we had a lot of
difficult conversations with her. We knew
she had some risk factors. She just didn’t
want to leave her teammates. She wanted
to make sure she supported them.”
Rose inspired so many within the Atrium
Health Cabarrus community, a nursing
scholarship has been set up in her name at
the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences.
It will help alleviate the financial burden of
education for the next caring and loving
healthcare worker to carry on her legacy.
If I had a tale that I could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
I'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while.
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2017-2020
We Give First so when you or someone you love needs medical treatment or care, Atrium
Health Cabarrus is the First and Best choice for healthcare.
We Give First is the annual giving campaign for the Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation and
Atrium Health Cabarrus. With an $8 million fundraising goal from 2017-2020, every dollar
raised through the campaign and the Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation stays at Atrium
Health Cabarrus to Improve Health, Elevate Hope & Advance Healing for all.
We Give First to CABARRUS COLLEGE OF HEALTH
SCIENCES to provide scholarships to the best and
brightest future nurses and care providers
We Give First to CANCER SERVICES so patients
in our community can receive their treatment
close to home
We Give First to CARDIAC SERVICES to provide
the region with a full-service heart care program
We Give First to EMERGENCY SERVICES so
the Emergency Department at Atrium Health
Cabarrus and the two freestanding Emergency
Departments in Harrisburg and Kannapolis can
save lives
We Give First to the JEFF GORDON CHILDREN’S
CENTER so our neighbor’s child receives the care
he/she needs in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
We Give First to NEUROSCIENCES because to
someone having a stroke, every minute and every
second counts
We Give First to SURGICAL SERVICES because
precision is key
We Give First to WOMEN’S SERVICES so the
20,000 women seen annually get reliable and
cost effective life-saving mammograms
We Give First to the CABARRUS HEALTHCARE
FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT so donations
impact our hospital over a long period of time
We Give First to the GREATEST NEED FUND so
the most critical needs and areas of the hospital
are supported
The Foundation strives to fund critical needs in the hospital to ensure Atrium
Health Cabarrus is the First and Best choice for healthcare for those living in
our communities. This year is the final year of our “We Give First” Campaign to
raise $8 million to Improve Health, Elevate Hope and Advance Healing for all. As
Board Chair, I hope you will consider making a donation to help us reach our $8
million goal. – Pat Horton, Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation Board Chair
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CABARRUS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
Co-Chairs
BRITT LEATHERMAN, Pinnacle Financial Partners
KRISTIN RODGERS, Doughgirls Catering
HANK ALSTON
Merrill Lynch
HOWARD BERTRAM
Complete Design & Packaging LLC
JENNIFER BROTHERTON
Lillibridge Healthcare Services
DONNA CARPENTER
Cabarrus County Convention
& Visitors Bureau
GERALD CRAIG
Carolina Planning
Consultants, LLP
ANGELO DELLISANTI
Kannapolis City Schools
SPENCER FALLS
Falls Jewelers
DEANNA FORD
Deanna Ford CPA
HOLLY GRIMSLEY
HolTon Construction Concepts
DENISE HALLET
Vulcan Materials Company
MILLER HARTSELL
Hartsell Funeral Home
PAT HORTON
Uwharrie Bank
JOCK LILES
Liles Construction Company, Inc.
BARBI JONES
The Chamber
HUNTER MORRISON
The Morrison Agency, LLC
JENNIFER PARSLEY
Allen Tate Realtors /
Concord City Council
LISA PERRY
Perry Productions, Inc.
DANA RITCHIE
Pinnacle Financial
Partners Harrisburg
TREY SINER
Trey Siner Insurance Group
MARK SPITZER
Castle & Cooke North Carolina
SANDRA TORRES
Cabarrus Health Alliance
MATTHEW WHITT
Pasture Management
Systems
1937 SOCIETY
PLANNED GIVING
2020 CABARRUS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Co-Chairs
DR. MICHAEL HOUSTON, NE Acute Care Surgery
DR. BRENT MULLIS, US Acute Care Solutions
Planned gifts and charitable bequests
are legacy investments that support
in perpetuity the wonderful care given
at Atrium Health Cabarrus.
Wills or Trusts
Retirement Plan Assets
Life Insurance Policies
Charitable Gift Annuities
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Charitable Lead Trusts
Speak with your financial planner or
contact Kevin Laws, Director of Major
Gifts and Planned Giving:
704-403-1408
Kevin.Laws@AtriumHealth.org
DR. MARK ALDOUS
NorthEast Digestive
DR. KYLE BRANHAM
NorthEast Anesthesia &
Pain Specialists
DR. RALPH (CHRIS) CHRISTY
Sanger Heart &
Vascular Institute
DR. GREG GUERRIERO
Suburban Pediatrics
DR. JOSH HAYES
Carolinas Hospitalist
Group - Cabarrus
DR. JOHN HEINZERLING
Southeast Radiation Oncology
DR. CHRISTOPHER HOLLAND
Carolina Neurosurgery &
Spine Associates
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DR. ROBERT MITCHELL
Northeast Neurology
DR. ASHESH PATEL
Sanger Heart &
Vascular Institute
DR. PETER SIMON
Charlotte Radiology
DR. ERIKA STEINBACHER
Cabarrus Family Medicine
DR. NICK STOWELL
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose &
Throat Associates
DR. KATHERINE VAN POPPEL
Carolinas Pediatric
Neurology Care

THANK YOU TO OUR SILVER SPONSORS
Cabarrus
Pathology
Associates, PA
THANK YOU
FRONT LINE
NURSES
Susan Howell
Bare
H
NEYCUTT
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Help us raise additional dollars for
Atrium Health Cabarrus by voting
for Health Team, Hope Team or
Healing Team! Each vote is only $1.00
— choose any dollar amount. For
example, $50 = 50 votes!
Register Early. Vote Often.
TO REGISTER AND VOTE, VISIT
https://bidpal.net/ffn40
Back for its second year, the online
silent auction, Fashion4Action,
begins Monday, October 19 at noon and
ends Friday, October 30 at 8 pm.
TO PREVIEW AND BID ON
OUR SILENT AUCTION ITEMS, VISIT:
https://bidpal.net/ffn40
Thank you to our silent auction donors.
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HEALTH, HOPE AND HEALING
“I love that Hope is the middle connection
word between Health and Healing. That means
that we are not just physical bodies to heal,
but it takes care and focus on our whole being:
physical, emotional, spiritual to provide space
for health and healing.”
– Angela Clark, Director of Spiritual Care and
Education at Atrium Health Cabarrus
“Having hope will strengthen your ability
to achieve great health and help you heal.
Have hope always!”
– Erica Earnhardt-Wilson,
Owner Lovely Lines Boutique
“Health means living life with happiness while
maintaining the well-being of your body and
making healthy choices. Hope means staying
positive and confident to achieve growth and
improvement. Healing means to restore the
mind and body to become healthy again.”
– McKenna Furr, Junior at
Jay M. Robinson High School
“I feel that Health, Hope, and Healing expresses
the goal we all share in caring for each other
and our community.”
– Paula Holland, Boss at Home
“Health for me is mental, physical and
spiritual well-being; all are important. You
must keep Hope alive. Hope can make a
difficult situation more bearable and the
power of positive thinking can motivate
you to turn hope into reality. Healing is
about becoming healthy and taking care of
your whole self.”
– Hannah Tart, Junior at Hickory
Ridge High School
“As a nurse, I have a very holistic view of
Health and Wellness. It encompasses many
dimensions, physical, mental, emotional
with Hope being the action item to achieve
healing.”
– Stacy Fackler, AVP, Patient Care Services,
Women’s Division, Atrium Health Cabarrus
“Health, hope and healing lead to a bright
light at the end of the tunnel. Whether
it is caring for yourself or others around
you, maintaining a positive mindset will
help take care of the rest!”
– Matt Millward, General Manager
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
FASHION NIGHT PARTICIPATING STORES
HEALTH TEAM
3 jem’s boutique
Hampton’s
Nordstrom SouthPark
HOPE TEAM
Adair Style Studio
Concord's Best Dressed Kids
Lovely Lines Boutique
Mr. Tuxedo
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HEALING TEAM
Annes Boutique
Hope’s Bridal Boutique
Love You Back Boutique

2020 FASHION NIGHT MODELS
HEALTH
TEAM
Anderson Bowe
Chris Bowe
Dr. Vaughn Braxton
Justin Brines
Dr. Cameron
Cruickshank
Dr. Greg Geers
Matt Millward
Freddie Ratliff
Angela J. Sharpe
Hannah Tart
HOPE
TEAM
Noufel Afrani
Emily Crutchfield
Katy Crutchfield
Beth Deal
Sydney Cook
Falls
Zuleyka Zocchil
Jones
Michael Landers
Lisa Perry
Lynn Russell
Erica Earnhardt
Wilson
HEALING
TEAM
Dr. Neel Andharia
Melissa Arrington
Angela Clark
Stacey Fackler
McKenna Furr
Dr. Jayne Kendall
Paula Holland
Debora Norris
Irene Sacks
Stephanie
Stewart
Dr. Stephanie
Strollo
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OUR MISSION:
to care for patients
US Acute Care Solutions is a proud member
of the Atrium Health-Cabarrus family and is
honored to support the Cabarrus Healthcare
Foundation and Concord community.
Servant’s Heart • Owner’s Mind • usacs.com

WE ARE NOW
NEW NAME, NEW LOGO...
SAME COMMITMENT
TO OUR HOSPITAL & OUR COMMUNITY
The columns in this logo represent the Foundation’s rich heritage in Cabarrus
County. Additionally, they symbolize the iconic pillars of our hospital, a community
uniting to support Atrium Health Cabarrus and the three tenets in the Foundation’s
mission...Health, Hope and Healing--for all.
CabarrusHealthcareFoundation.org
(704) 403-1369

MISSION VISION VALUES
OUR MISSION
The mission of Cabarrus Healthcare
Foundation is to Improve HEALTH, Elevate
HOPE and Advance HEALING for all
through awareness of and fundraising for
Atrium Health Cabarrus.
OUR VISION
To be the first and best choice for
philanthropy in our community.
OUR VALUES
INTEGRITY/TRUST - We treat everyone
with dignity and respect and serve as
exemplary stewards of the resources
entrusted to us.
INNOVATIVE THINKING - We create
innovative opportunities to raise funds in a
progressive way to support new programs
and technologies for our hospital.
COMPASSION - With a caring spirit, we
listen and acknowledge each other, as we
match the desires of our donors with the
needs of our hospital.
LOCALLY FOCUSED - The resources we
raise stay here to support Cabarrus, Stanly,
Rowan and surrounding counties of our
community.
GIVING BACK - We foster a brighter future
and quality of life through cheerful and
gracious giving.
CabarrusHealthcareFoundation.org
(704) 403-1369