A healthy gift

Just in time for Christmas, the Corbett Medical Foundation has received a $25,000 grant from the Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company (SWRC) in support of the Platte Valley Healthcare Project's "Help Us Build a Strong Foundation" fundraising campaign. The check was presented December 16 by Annette Penman, grant coordinator for SWRC, to Laura Bucholz representing the Corbett Foundation and Irene Archibald and Sonja Collamer of the PVHP.

According to Archibald, treasurer for the PVHP, they learned of the grant opportunity from Jim Larscheid, a hospital supporter who also serves on the SWRC grant making committee, just a day before the deadline. Because the PVHP has been developing their equipment needs as part of the Strong Foundation campaign, they were able to quickly complete the application, and because it easily met SWRC guidelines, it was quickly approved.

Help Us Build a Strong Foundation is a $1 million "stretch" fundraising campaign to provide resources for upgrades to equipment and facilities that will enable the North Platte Valley Medical Center (NPVMC) to provide a higher level of care.

Archibald said the money would be used to help fund the purchase of a mobile X-ray machine which will be initially installed at the Platte Valley Clinic and moved to the North Platte Valley Medical Center when construction is complete.

Donations to the Strong Foundation campaign can be made by writing a check to the PVHP and mailing it to P.O. Box 549, Saratoga, WY 82331 or by donating online at NPVMC.org.