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Mercy Foundation
Fall/Winter 2010
17th Annual
Festival of Trees Matthew S. — Ambassador
Festival of Trees

Mercy Foundation
A Mission of Giving
President’s Message
Established in 1973, Mercy Foundation’s purpose was to serve the
community through outreach and by “enriching the health, wellbeing,
and quality of life for our children and families in need in
Douglas County.” Today, we remain dedicated to that same
purpose and are continuing our work to ensure that local families
and children continue to have access to quality health care
services.
Mercy Foundation also continues to “extend our boundaries” as
we strive to maintain services for those who are ill and/or less
fortunate in our community. From North County to South County
from the mountains to the coast, we encourage families,
agencies, service organizations, and churches to partner with us
so that we can better serve those in need.
Serving our community is only made possible through you, our
dear friends and benefactors. Your generous contributions and
on-going support and investment in our many programs helps
provide the relief and aid many of our local families cannot
afford. I have witnessed first-hand your many selfless acts of
generosity and truly appreciate your on-going participation in our
programs.
We are truly indebted to your kindness and generosity. As was
our commitment and pledge 37 years ago, we will continue to
serve our families throughout Douglas County by being good
stewards of your gifts. We remain diligent in finding new and innovative
ways to meet the needs of our communities as our economy,
health care, and financial challenges continue. Please take
time to read the following pages of this newsletter to see how
your continued support makes a difference in the lives of the
people we serve — our friends and neighbors
I am humbled every day when you call to tell me why you
continue to contribute to our efforts. On behalf of Mercy
Foundation’s board of directors, volunteers, and staff, we wish
you and your family a very special holiday season.
Lisa Platt
President, Mercy Foundation
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My “Healthy
Kids” Story —
”I had a rash on my
arm and I went to
see Nurse Trina
while I was at
school. She talked
to my mom and
told her a few
things we could do at home to take care of
it. It’s great having Nurse Trina at school.”
Jordan, who is 10-years-old, is in the 5th
grade and likes softball and volleyball.
Healthy Kids
Outreach Program

Festival Ambassador
At age 5, Matthew Shapro is like
most boys his age.
He likes jumping on the trampoline
with his two older brothers in his
family’s backyard. He likes watching
Sponge Bob and Toy Story movies
on TV. He likes following his brothers
around and getting involved in
whatever they’re doing. He likes
goldfish crackers and applesauce
and mustard sandwiches — in fact,
he likes mustard on just about
anything. And, as a kindergartener at
Brockway Elementary School, he’s
having fun learning about the bigger
world outside home and
neighborhood.
But it wasn’t an easy road for
Matthew — or “Matty,” as his
7-year-old brother, Owen,
nicknamed him soon after birth.
Matty was born with Downs’
Syndrome and even before his
mother, Katy, delivered, doctors
detected a heart murmur, and with
additional tests, doctors at a
portland children’s hospital soon
discovered defects that required
surgery.
At 5 months, Matty had surgery
and within the month, as his mom
describes it, “one surgery turned
into four.” Included was an
operation to clean up an infection
that developed from an earlier
procedure to install a temporary
pacemaker. And that led to still
another operation to fix a leaking
valve in Matty’s heart.
All of this meant having the
Shapro family all but move from
Roseburg to Portland during the
month Matty was in Portland.
While Matty’s medical treatment
was largely covered
by insurance from
his dad, Sam’s, job
at Roseburg Forest
Products, staying a
month in Portland
could have been a
staggering expense
for the Shapro family.
That’s when Mercy
Foundation and Sue
Woodman jumped
in.
“Right from the beginning, when we
found out we had to go to Portland,
they put us up in a hotel, and provided
us with money for meals and
gas,” Katy Shapro says. “And then
when we had to go back up for a
month of heart surgeries, they put us
up in a hotel again and then moved
us to Ronald McDonald House.”
Katy particularly appreciated
Mercy’s help in taking care of the
living arrangements and food so that
she could concentrate on being with
Matty and helping him pull through.
“Sue took care of everything,” Katy
says. “When things came up, all I
needed to do was call Sue and it
was no big deal. It was during the
summer so my middle son was able
to stay with me in Portland but my
older son (Peter, 13, a seventh-grader
at Winston Middle School) was with
his father in Roseburg. With Mercy’s
help, my husband was able to go to
work during the week and they could
come up on
weekends.
We didn’t have
to worry about
the additional
costs. That
made it possible
for us to
still be a family
instead of being
separated.”
When the Shapros
had to have Matty’s pacemaker battery
changed last November, Mercy
Foundation was there again, providing
gas money for the trip to Portland. And
when Matty later contracted pneumonia,
spent a week in Mercy Medical
Center and the family had to purchase
an oxygen inhaler machine for their
home, Mercy Foundation made the
purchase for the family.
“That was right after Sue phoned us
to ask if Matty could be this year’s
ambassador for the Festival of Trees,”
Katy says. “They have been
absolutely wonderful.”
Matty will be delighted to be
ambassador. Especially if there is
mustard involved.
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Mercy Foundation wishes to
thank the Following
individuals who volunteer
their tiMe serving on the
Mercy Foundation
Board oF directors:
Gary Wayman, Chair
Lorraine Fox, Vice Chair
Jean Larson, Treasurer
Sue Woodman, Secretary
Syndi Beavers
John Blodgett
Neal Brown
Ronnie Bruce
Bart Bruns, M.D.
Jerry Duncan
Gary Gray
Tony Haber
Gordon Iler
Paul Kremser, MD
Shelley Briggs-Loosley
Jerry Moneke
Kelly Morgan
Kathleen Nickel
Paula Noah
Lisa Platt
Michael Rondeau
Dave Sabala
Christine Seals, MD
David Sutton, DDS
Welcome
new board members
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Ronnie Bruce
Paul Kremser, MD
Christine Seals, MD
Blessings
Peace
2010 Festival of Trees
Presented by Umpqua Bank
Silver Bell Luncheon — Wednesday, Dec. 1
Joy
Platinum sponsor: Oregon Pacific Bank • Silver Sponsor: KEZI-9
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Silver Bell Luncheon kicks-off the Festival of Trees. A mini-gala, this event sells out
quickly. Tickets go on sale Nov. 1, at Carter Andersen State Farm Insurance in Myrtle Creek
and Macy’s. $35 per person.
Designers Preview Party — Wednesday, Dec. 1
Platinum Sponsors: Henry Estate Winery and KEZI-9
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Dress up in your holiday best and join the Festival designers for an evening of strolling
through beautifully decorated trees, wine provided by local Umpqua Valley Wineries and
hors d’ oeuvres. $25 per person. Please RSVP to Mercy Foundation by calling
541-677-4818 or emailing suewoodman@chiwest.com.
Senior Day — Thursday, Dec. 2
Platinum Sponsor: Jay Gade, MD, PhD, PC • Gold sponsor: Best Country 103
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
A day set aside for our Senior community members to view the trees, purchase a handcrafted
item, and possibly win a door prize. Admission is $1 per person and includes refreshments.
Gala Evening and Auctions — Friday, Dec. 3
Brilliant Star sponsor: Umpqua Bank
5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
The premier event of the Festival with dinner, live auction, silent auction and dancing to the
Moorea Drive band. $125 per person. Advance tickets available through Mercy Foundation by
calling 541-677-4818.
Safari Picnic Adventures — Saturday, Dec. 4
Platinum sponsor: SAM 104.5
10 - 11:30 a.m. and 12 - 1:30 p.m.
An exciting and fun-filled time for 300 children, ages 3 - 9, the Safari Picnic Adventures are
always a hit. Kids bring their favorite stuffed animal, participate in arts and crafts, watch a live
animal show from Wildlife Safari, have a sack lunch and to top it off, take their picture with
Santa. $5 per child. Tickets available at Carter Andersen State Farm Insurance in Myrtle Creek
and Roseburg Book and Stationery.
Family Day — Sunday, Dec. 5
Platinum sponsor: KPIC-4 • Silver sponsors: KMTR-16 & Family Tree Medical Clinic
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
An family-friendly and budget-friendly event to end the week of festivities, families can
attend for as little at $2.50 per family or $1 per person.

Violence Prevention
INITIATIVE
Mercy Medical Center and Mercy
Foundation have been awarded a
$63,000 planning grant to support a
violence prevention initiative that
establishes a community-based Child
Abuse Prevention Consortium.
The grant is provided by the Mission and
Ministry Fund of Catholic Health
Initiatives (CHI), the national health care
system that includes Mercy Medical
Center and Mercy Foundation.
The Child Abuse Prevention Consortium
will serve Douglas County, but also
contribute to CHIs’ systemwide initiative
to prevent violence in every community
the health care system serves.
“Every child has the right to a life free
from violence,” says Kelly Morgan,
Mercy’s President and CEO. “However,
we know that hundreds of children in our
own community are victims of physical,
sexual and emotional violence. This is
why Mercy, CHI and our local partners in
prevention have made violence prevention
— including domestic violence,
child and elder abuse, gun
violence and school violence — a
priority.”
According to Dr. Marcia Hall, head of
Women Veterans Programs at the
Roseburg VA and consultant for the Child
Abuse Prevention Consortium, “Child
maltreatment is a widespread problem
with a serious impact on the victims
physical and mental health, well-being
and development throughout their lives
— and, by extension, on society in
general. We all have a role to play in
ending violence against children; this
consortium is a positive step forward to
achieving that goal.”
Mercy Foundation’s HKOP Receives Oregon Community Grant for Dental Care
The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) recently announced they have awarded
grant funding to Mercy Foundation’s Healthy Kids Outreach program (HKOP) to
provide dental care services in Douglas County. This grant funding is part of an
initiative by the OCF to provide comprehensive oral health education and prevention
for underserved and/or at risk children in Oregon. HKOP will receive $113,872 the first
year with potential funding for a second year. They will use these grant monies to
reach over three thousand underserved and/or at-risk children in rural Douglas County.
As part of the grant, a part-time dental health liaison will help coordinate care; provide
dental health education, prevention treatments such as assessments, fluoride varnish
and dental sealants.
2010 Festival oF
trees designers
Carol Armstrong
Heather Benetz
Donna Boak
Jackie Bossuet
Michelle Bossuet
Belva Button
Gardner Chappell
Elaine Cheney
Sherry Cooley
Nancy Dawson
Becky Day
Anna Long Dobson
Sharon Douglass
Sue Eggleston
Beth Ellis
Tanner Ellis
Friends of the Museum
Mary Griese
Barb Hagedorn
Caryn Hein
Sanna Hern
Dorothy Hunt
Cortnee Jensen
Laura Jordan
Judy Miller
Oralee LeBlanc
Cindy Luttrell
Jayne Maley
Whitney Maley
Patty Mathis
Collette Metcalf
Jac Metcalf
Kelly Moore
Connie Noah
Paula Noah
Harriett Noel
Susan Putman
Judy Sanchez
Mearline Schmidt
Chantell Smith
The TLC Committee
Myra Wade
Mary Waechter
Marilyn West
Jilene Whitney
Kelly Woodley
Gretchen Yaeger
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Planned Giving
Do you want to make a planned
gift or bequest to Mercy
Foundation but not sure how to
do it? Here you’ll find a simple
way and easy language to make
that special gift that includes our
correct legal name, suggested
bequest clauses and information
for securities transfers.
Wills and Trusts Language
I give and bequeath to Mercy
Foundation, a not-for-profit
corporation organized under the
Laws of the State of Oregon and
having its principal office at 2700
Stewart Parkway, Roseburg,
Oregon, 97471.
To make a cash bequest:
The sum of $__________ to be
used by Mercy Foundation, Inc. for
its general purposes or restrict this
amount for: Children’s Health
Care, The Learning Child, the
Wings of Hope, the Tree of Hope
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(funds) and/or the Healthy Kids
Outreach Program.
To give a percentage of the estate:
__________ percent of my estate to
be used by Mercy Foundation, Inc.
for its general purposes or restrict
this amount for: Children’s Health
Care, The Learning Child, the
Wings of Hope, the Tree of Hope
(funds) and/or the Healthy Kids
Outreach Program.
To give a residual amount or
remaining interest:
The rest, residue and remainder of
my estate after all debts, expenses
and taxes have been paid and all
the general and specific bequests
have been made, to be used by
Mercy Foundation, Inc. for its
general purposes or restrict this
amount for: Children’s Health
Care, The Learning Child, the
Wings of Hope, the Tree of Hope
(funds) and/or the Healthy Kids
Outreach Program.
To give a tangible asset or
property:
__________ shares of common
stock of __________ (or insert here
a description of other property)
owned by me at my death as these
shares shall exist at the date of my
death, to be used by Mercy
Foundation, Inc. for its general
purposes or restrict this amount for:
Children’s Health Care, The
Learning Child, the Wings of Hope,
the Tree of Hope (funds) and/or the
Healthy Kids Outreach Program.

Foster Babies
Mercy’s Family BirthPlace Extends Services
All babies need tender loving care.
Drug addicted babies need it even
more. This is why some very
special nurses in Mercy’s Family
BirthPlace have stepped in to
provide loving care for our tiniest
new residents.
During their workday,
Family BirthPlace nurses
have the joy of helping
bring newborns into the
world. However, some of
these babies, those born to
mothers who have
substance abuse problems, have
a more difficult start.
These true angels of Mercy
volunteer to take these infants
home and provide compassionate
tender and medically-based care.
Care that can involve being up for
long periods of time at night, as
newborns who are exposed to
drugs or alcohol tend to cry more
and sleep less or wake up more
frequently than other babies. They
also have a high need for contact
and want to be constantly held or
rocked. Add to all this that these
babies need to be monitored
medically 24-hours a day, seven
days a week. So what drew these
special people to volunteer to serve
in this way?
According to
Johnell Weber,
R.N., who took
care of an infant
boy for three
months, “This
was a very
personal decision for me for a
number of reasons. I wanted to
give him a safe and comforting
place to be while he went through
withdrawal. I also wanted to give
back. My granddaughter was born
addicted to drugs and it took us
some time before we realized it.
We missed being able to provide
her with the start we wanted for
her, so being there for another baby
was a way to make a difference.”
Spotlight On
Angie — Mercy Foundation’s Learning Child Committee Member
Angie joined Mercy Foundation’s Learning Child Committee because she said, “I am a very fortunate woman,
with two very healthy children and I wish everyone had the same opportunities I do. Volunteering is one way
I can give back to those in our community who are not as blessed as my family is.”
At 39, Angie is: a wife, a stay at home mom, a volunteer, a community supporter.
Angie’s personal belief is that, “If everyone decided to give just a little, whether it’s your
time or your money, it would add up to a bunch and we could make a big difference in
the lives of people in our community.”
She also adds it was a good
experience for her family and she
had help from her co-workers. “My
girls were crazy about him. So, he
was very, very loved. My fellow
nurses were also so great. Because
he needed to be with a medical
provider all of the time, they
helped out by providing childcare
while I was at work.”
Johnell may have led the way by
taking care of the first newborn
and bringing him home, but now
other Mercy Family BirthPlace
nurses, including Nicole Petty and
Racheal Wicks have fostered two
more addicted babies.
“There is no medically-based foster
care for these infants in our
community,” said Johnell. “It’s
important that we fill this role. As
nurses, we can provide them with
the medical care they need, along
with a good stable home and a safe
place to be and give them a better
start in life.”
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