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Camp WheezKnot attendee , Henry Scripps (left) with George Ferencz, Chairman/CEO of River Textile Services, exiting McNair Field. River Textile services is this years sponsor of Camp WheezKnot. It all happened at the Forest City Owls, Rutherford Hospital
Camp WheezKnot will be held on August 13-15 at South Mountain Christian Camp in Rutherford County. Volunteers staffing the camp include regular camp leaders, and local physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists. Gary Schafer, MD, and a staff of medical providers volunteer their time to educate and recreate with these chronically ill children. In addition to educational sessions, we offer sports activities, including swimming, boating, fishing, and healthy foods, crafts and other entertainment during the camp. We are prepared to host 50 campers at the camp.
Rutherford Hospital Foundation offers scholarships for the camp each year for those who require assistance to pay for the food and lodging costs for the camp. It costs approximately $100 for each child to attend camp. Each gift is multiplied by volunteer efforts and contributions from other organizations that make the weekend possible. The total cost of the camp was provided this year through a Corporate Honor Roll sponsorship from River Textile Services. “River Textile Services was the first company to give a substantial corporate gift to Rutherford Hospital Foundation’s “Touching Lives Campaign” this year. Their generosity will pay for the entire camp this season,” says Jill Miracle, Executive Director of the Rutherford Hospital Foundation. “We are so grateful for George Ferencz’s generosity. With this donation, River Textile Services joins the Foundation’s Corporate Honor Role as a Platinum Member, the highest level of contributor.” says Miracle. “Over the years, we have patched together funding for the camp from grants, contributions from pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies and internal fundraisers. This is the first year we have had the funding in hand prior to offering the camp.”
“This commitment to the Rutherford Hospital Foundation, and specifically for Camp WheezKnot, is River Textile Services’ first step in giving back to this community which has opened its arms to our company,” says George Ferencz, Chairman/CEO of River Textile Services, Inc.
River Textiles and Rutherford Hospital joined forces at the Forest City Owls game on June 19, 2010. George Ferencz joined Camp WheezKnot camper Henry Scripps, to throw out the first pitch for the Foundation’s family night with the OWLS.
There are spaces still available for this year’s camp. For registration information for Camp WheezKnot, call camp organizer Patti Brown at 828-286-5444.
Editor's Note: If you would like to contribute to the ongoing campaigns of Rutherford Hospital to help with such beneficial programs as this, you may do so by sending your check or money order to: Rutherford Hospital Foundation, 288 South Ridgecrest Avenue, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Attn: Jill Miracle.
