The Pallottine Missionary Sisters, Queen of Apostles Province, are pleased to announce the creation of the Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon, West Virginia. This new foundation will serve health care related needs of the community in Barbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, and Webster counties through its annual grant award process.
“The Pallottine Sisters began serving the Buckhannon area with the establishment of St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1921 and have provided the community with compassionate, quality health care ever since,” states Sr. Gail Borgmeyer, Provincial for the Queen of Apostles Province. “The Sisters are using the proceeds of the sale of St. Joseph’s to West Virginia Health System/United Health Corporation to continue their dedicated care for the community through the creation of this foundation.”
The Foundation will focus its funding awards in four broad healthcare related areas:
- Health and Wellness – Examples include diabetes prevention, oral hygiene, prenatal care.
- Leadership Development – Examples include staff and management training, marketing and fundraising training.
- Lifestyle Education – Examples include substance and domestic violence programs, homeless assistance, mental health care.
- Spiritual and Pastoral Care – Examples include hospice care, senior services, Alzheimer and dementia care, bereavement counseling.
About the Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon WV
The Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon, WV provides grant funding for qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in Barbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur and Webster counties in West Virginia that serve healthcare and healthcare related needs of the community. Learn more about the Foundation. http://pallottinebuckhannon.org/
