a home of our own - Boston Health Care for the Homeless

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP
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1. Honorary Co-Chairs:
Eileen and Jack Connors
2. Co-Chair: Bruce Bullen
3. Co-Chair: Suzy Welch
4. Vice Chair: Steve Tringale
$42,000,000
Campaign Goal
$32,309,225
Money Raised
$9,690,775
Amount Needed
76%
Boston Health Care for
the Homeless Program
Capital Campaign Newsletter
June 2007
BhChp is a sECrEt no longEr!
Home Cooking for A Home of Our Own
gala raises more than $1 million
Words cannot capture our gratitude for the
outpouring of generosity we have experienced
during the first capital campaign of Boston
Health Care for the Homeless Program. On
April 30, we held our first major fundraising
event—Home Cooking for A Home of Our
Own—at the Boston Harbor Hotel. This special
evening marked yet another milestone in
our journey to build a center of excellence to
provide comprehensive medical, psychiatric,
and dental care for the thousands of homeless
men, women and children in greater Boston.
In coming forward to share our story publicly,
we have discovered an unparalleled commitment
by our community to help us gather the
financial resources needed to provide the best
care we could envision for this fragile population.
We have been overwhelmed by the
response from this compassionate city, and
we were awed by the dedication of Suzy and
Jack Welch and Kim and Jim Pallotta to fill
the Boston Harbor Hotel with such generosity.
Thanks to their leadership, the event raised
over $1.2 million for our new building.
1. Event co-chairs Suzy and Jack Welch and Kim and
Jim Pallotta with Tiffany Ortiz, wife of Red Sox hitter,
David Ortiz. From left to right: Jim Pallotta, Suzy Welch,
Tiffany Ortiz, Jack Welch, and Kim Pallotta.
a home of our own
For a program that has been called “Boston’s
best kept secret” by Mayor Menino, Boston
Health Care for the Homeless Program is certainly
not a secret any longer. The event has
ushered us into the homestretch of our capital
campaign and brought us into Boston’s public
focus. As we work diligently to raise the final
$9.7 million, we remain ever grateful to those
who have helped us reach this point in the
campaign. Support from this remarkable night
offers our staff and patients the hope we need
to keep walking toward a home of our own.
With Warmest Regards,
Bob Taube, PHD, MPH
BHCHP Executive Director
Jim O’Connell, MD
BHCHP President
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PLEASE HELP US BUILD A HOME OF OUR OWN

an updatE
a home of our own campaign
2. From left to right: Boston philanthropists Suzy Welch, Sandra Edgerley, and Myra Kraft.
3. Long-time friends of BHCHP, Tom & Sue Reilly, shown here with Bob Taube, BHCHP
Executive Director.
4. Mayor Menino (center), shown here with the evening’s entertainment, Pressure Cooker.
The ska band features BHCHP HIV nurse, Michael O’Connor (to the right of Mayor Menino).
5. From left to right: Wendy Jacques, Jack Welch, Paul Jacques, General Manager of the
Boston Harbor Hotel.
BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM www.bhchp.org
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nEw friEnds and loyal supportErs
raisE $1 Million for BhChp
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for MorE inforMation, plEasE ContaCt us:
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BasEBall hall of faMEr, dEnnis ECkErslEy, Brings Crowd to tEars and to thEir fEEt
Red Sox fans in the room were overjoyed to see
Dennis Eckersley’s name on the program at BHCHP’s
recent capital campaign gala. It might have been easy
to assume that the baseball legend was present simply
to provide celebrity status. Easy, that is, until the star
pitcher reached the podium. Amidst a recounting of
major league statistics and pitching successes, Dennis,
who has been sober himself for nearly two decades,
revealed not only his own struggle with alcoholism,
but his older brother’s battle with addiction and
homelessness.
As Dennis traveled the U.S. to pitch under the bright
lights of major league ball parks, his brother Wally
traveled the streets, moving from city to city, occasionally
appearing where Dennis was playing. Despite
the help of family and friends, Dennis shared how
heartbreaking it was to see his brother struggling
6. Chronicle’s Mary Richardson spoke passionately about BHCHP’s work
during the program and Boston’s own Lenny Clarke hosted a lively auction
that raised more than $100,000. From left to right: Stan Leven and wife,
Mary Richardson, and Lenny Clarke and wife, Jennifer.
7. New England Patriots’ owner, Robert Kraft, and wife Myra, pose for a
photo with the Akins family. From left to right: Barbara Akins, Myra Kraft,
Robert Kraft, Cary Akins, M.D., and Jennifer Akins.
8. From left to right: Don Rodman of Rodman Ford Sales, Al Minahan of
PretiMinahan, and Kevin Quinn of Dacon Corporation.
9. Dennis and Wally Eckersley
10. Baseball great, Dennis Eckersley, shares his personal story and
connection to homelessness. Pictured here with his wife, Jennifer.
ChEryl d. kanE, rn, M.Ed.
Director of Development/
Street Team Nurse
857.654.1045
ckane@bhchp.org
linda o’Connor
Capital Campaign Director
857.654.1050
loconnor@bhchp.org
when his best memories had been keeping up with
Wally and his friends in neighborhood baseball games.
Dennis reminded us that “…the homeless are not a
group of nameless, faceless people. They are homeless
people, people who, for whatever reasons or tragic
circumstances, find themselves living on the street.”
These are people who have a story, they belong to
someone. Wally Eckersley is a brother and a son, and
in the case of the thousands of homeless men, women,
and children in Boston, they are mothers, fathers,
babies, friends, and loved ones. We at Boston Health
Care for the Homeless Program are so grateful to
Dennis for sharing the story of his own connection to
homelessness, helping to raise awareness and break
down stereotypes that exist pertaining to our cities’
most vulnerable citizens.
“The homeless are not a group of nameless,
faceless people. They are homeless
people, people who, for whatever reasons
or tragic circumstances, find themselves
living on the street.” DENNIS ECkERSLEy

how you Can BE a partnEr during this EXCiting tiME
support our Capital CaMpaign
CorporatE giving prograMs
Does BHCHP fit within the giving guidelines of
your company?
EMployEE giving prograMs
Do your employees currently participate in an
annual charitable campaign?
Does your company offer a matching gifts program?
Does your company participate in United Way campaigns?
While not a United Way agency, BHCHP can
be designated as one of your charities of choice.
Board of dirECtors
BOARD CHAIR
sarah anderson, Esq.
Greater Boston Legal Services
TREASURER
steve tringale
Managing Director
Hinckley, Allen & Tringale
larry adams
Joseph avellone, Md
Corporate Vice President,
Operations, Americas
Clinical Research Services
PAREXEL International
Bruce Bullen
Chief Operating Officer
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
philip Campbell
Margaret Boles fitzgerald
Executive Vice President
Hill | Holliday, Inc. Advertising
Marilyn Jones
steven kadish
Director of the Division of Social
Medicine and Health Inequalities
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
kevin leary
President
VPNE Parking Solutions
thomas Mair
louise Mercurio
hap redgate
President
Andover Equity Associates
louis riley, Md
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
John schoenbaum
Vice President, Executive Offices
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
leonard simons, Esq.
Meyer, Connolly,
Simons & keuthen
CoMpany-widE drivEs
Would your company consider doing a donation drive?
BHCHP is always in need of basic supplies, including:
• New white socks and white underwear for our patients
• Gift cards (CVS, Dunkin’ Donuts, McDonald’s, etc.)
• Phone cards
visit thE BarBara MCinnis housE
BHCHP invites you to tour the Barbara McInnis House, our
current respite care facility located in Jamaica Plain to see
firsthand the impact that your contribution will have on our
patients and providers. To arrange a visit, please contact
Linda O’Connor, Capital Campaign Director, at 857.654.1050
or loconnor@bhchp.org.
CaMpaign advisory Board
HONORARy CO-CHAIRS
Eileen and Jack Connors
CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS
Bruce Bullen*
Chief Operating Officer
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
suzy welch
VICE CHAIR
steve tringale*
Managing Director
Hinckley, Allen & Tringale
Cary w. akins, Md
Senior Cardiac Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital
Joseph avellone, Md*
Corporate Vice President,
Operations, Americas
Clinical Research Services
PAREXEL International
James Brett
President and CEO
The New England Council
James Champy
Chairman of Consulting
Perot Systems
neil Chayet
President
Chayet Communications
helen drinan
Senior Vice President of
Human Resources
Caritas Christi
richard grande
Senior Vice President
Morgan Stanley
Julie E. henry
Joanne Jaxtimer
Senior Vice President
Director of Corporate Affairs
Mellon New England
philip w. Johnston
President
Philip W. Johnston Associates
M. katherine krister
Consultant
kevin leary*
President
VPNE Parking Solutions
Jeffrey r. lewis
President
Heinz Family Philanthropies
daniel p. McQuade
President
Tishman Construction of MA
Jan Miller
President and CEO
Wainwright Bank
alfred a. Minahan
Partner
PretiMinahan Strategies
thomas p. o’neill iii
CEO
O’Neill and Associates
Mitchell t. rabkin, Md
CEO Emeritus
Beth Israel Hospital
and Care Group
hap redgate*
President
Andover Equity Associates
susan g. reilly
david rosenbloom, ph.d.
Professor of Public Health
Boston University
stephen rosenfeld, Esq.
Rosenfeld & Rafik
paul saperstein
Paul E. Saperstein Co., Inc.
Jack shaughnessy, sr.
President
Shaughnessy & Ahern
kirk a. sykes
President
New Boston
Urban Strategy America Fund
Benaree wiley
Past President and CEO
The Partnership, Inc.
*Member of BHCHP’s Board of Directors
Design: Pangaro Beer

EMC announCEs its
support at BhChp gala
nEw goal inCludEs EndowMEnt fund
BHCHP has increased its capital campaign goal to
$42 million. Our earlier target of $35 million was
adapted to include a building endowment fund and
projected costs for the future renovations of our existing
Barbara McInnis House. Thanks to the generous
contributions from donors, more than $32 million
has been committed to make BHCHP’s new home a
reality and to complete the project debt-free.
a hoME of our own naMEd for JEan yawkEy
In proud partnership with the Yawkey Foundation,
BHCHP is pleased to announce that our new home
will be named Jean Yawkey Place, after the late
philanthropist. BHCHP has long since outgrown
its walls, but through the foundation’s generous
leadership gift we are closer to our dream of a new
building. The facility will house our inpatient respite
program for more than 100 men and women, an
outpatient primary care clinic, administrative and
program offices, and much more. BHCHP plans to
complete construction in the summer of 2008.
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11. From left to right: Peter Malloy, BHCHP Chief
Information Officer, Maria Gorsuch-Kennedy, Manager
of Community Involvement at EMC, and Lee Cowgill,
BHCHP Network Administrator.
12. From left to right: Chris Goode, Senior Director of
Corporate Government Affairs and Public Policy at EMC,
and Paul Saperstein.
EMC donatEs $250,000 in tEChnology
and sErviCEs
EMC President and CEO, Joe Tucci, announced
on April 30 that the company will be donating
technology and services valued at over $250,000
for Jean Yawkey Place. EMC staff worked closely
with BHCHP to develop and implement a plan to
meet our technology challenges.
Quality hEalth CarE for hoMElEss patiEnts
BHCHP Mission: Boston Health Care for the
Homeless Program (BHCHP) provides care to
more than 9,000 homeless men, women and
children annually. BHCHP runs clinics in three
Boston hospitals and also delivers comprehensive
care at more than 70 sites, including shelters
and soup kitchens, on the streets and in the
backstretch of a local racetrack. Finally, BHCHP
operates the Barbara McInnis House, a medical
respite care facility for homeless men and women
who would otherwise require prolonged and
costly hospitalization.

13. Celebrity chefs flank BHCHP President and Street Doctor, Jim O’Connell. From
left to right: Jamie Mammano (Mistral and Sorrellina), Daniel Bruce (Meritage at the
Boston Harbor Hotel), Dr. Jim O’Connell, Michael Schlow (Radius and Via Matta),
and Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger).
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CElEBrity ChEfs and Boston harBor hotEl
partnEr with BhChp
The Boston Harbor Hotel and its general manager Paul
Jacques—along with Boston’s own celebrity chefs—
played a key role in raising more than $1 million at our
first-ever gala, Home Cooking for A Home of Our Own.
Rick Kelleher, CEO of the Pyramid Hotel Group which
owns the Boston Harbor Hotel, graciously donated
donated the use of the hotel’s newly-renovated Wharf
Room, prizes for the event’s live auction, as well as all
the food and beverages for our 300 guests. For their
part, the famous chefs generously gave of their time
and talent by preparing unique versions of their favorite
“home cooking” recipes.
Boston, MA 02118-2318
729 Massachusetts Avenue
BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM
A HOME OF OUR OWN CAMPAIGN