Club Business
President Mary Thomas Gilbert brought the meeting to order. Jim Cartner led us in prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the US flag. Mary Thomas shared some historical trivia and a quote from Winston Churchill.
“All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
Next week Micah Fox has the program. He will have Tracy Schmidt of Burlington Beer Works, who reportedly will bring some product samples. Mary Thomas recognized Eric Seaton from Truliant, who attended in Bonnie’s place as part of their corporate membership. She also recognized Francois’ birthday and Deva’s 48th wedding anniversary. Congrats to all.
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September Birthdays and Anniversaries
8 | Francois Masuka | 5 | Deva and Nancy Reece |
12 | Philip Brown | ||
21 | Sang Ho Lee | ||
21 | Brad Moser |
Sang Ho Lee Day
Brooke Carpenter reminded the club that Grandmaster Sang Ho Lee will be honored on Saturday, September 21 at 10 am at Williams High School Auditorium. Admission is free if you get your tickets right away at www.leebrotherskick.com. The price at the door will be $300. This will be followed by a luncheon at Alamance Country Club. The cost will be $20. Brooke Carpenter will take your money for that, if you decide to go. Please notify Lee Brothers Academy if you plan to attend the luncheon – 336.584.0993. Mary Thomas asked the entire club to please support our past president.
Rotary Information Hour
Next Tuesday we will have our quarterly Rotary Information Hour at 11. Dick challenged everyone to invite at least three people. Help us grow our membership by getting quality prospective members to come on September 10th! They can stay for lunch and the meeting afterward at the club’s expense.
Happy Dollar Announcements
- Dick O’Donnell attended the 17-inning first playoff game won by the Burlington Royals. The second game is at home tonight at 6:30. Come out to support our team.
Program: Kristen Yntema – Hospice Merger
Trip Durham had the program today. He is approaching the tenth anniversary of the consulting firm he launched – 2D Consulting. His company does brand assessment and marketing and special events operations. He has been married for 25 years to his lovely wife Caroline, who is the CFO of the Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, which will soon merge with Greensboro Hospice.
Kristen Wither Yntema is the President and CEO of Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, and is
currently leading the organization through a merger with Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell. Once complete, the combined hospice programs will be one of the largest nonprofit hospice and palliative care organizations in North Carolina. Yntema is a proven leader in the health care field. Previously, she has held roles as Vice President of Regional Development and Innovation at Advanced Home Care and as Executive Director of the Health Services division at Cone Health. Kristen started her career in Greensboro as an Administrative Fellow with Cone Health. Triad Business Journal has recognized Kristen as one of its 40 Leaders Under 40 (2011), Outstanding Women in Business (2016) and a Most Admired CEO (2019). Kristen currently serves on the Cone Health Foundation Board, The Carolina’s Center, PACE of the Triad and on the Youth Council Committee for Westminster Presbyterian Church. Yntema earned her Masters of Health Services Administration and her Masters of Business Administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attained her bachelor’s degree from Elon University. Kristen’s passion for health care and commitment to serving others began early. At just 15, she became a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked in that role throughout her undergraduate education.
The merger is designed to better meet the end-of-life care needs of residents in Alamance, Caswell, Guilford and surrounding counties. The organizations will consider adopting an undetermined new name, as well as a new mission and vision. They will keep all current patient facilities open, including the 22-bed Hospice Home in Burlington and the 12-bed Beacon Place facility in Greensboro.
Peter Barcus, a former member of our club and past president, is expected to continue in a senior strategic consulting role while Yntema is expected to remain CEO. CFO of Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell Caroline H. Durham will assume the CFO role in the new organization, and CFO of Hospice and Palliative Care for Greensboro James T. “Tab” Haigler will move into a consulting role.
In addition to ensuring more operating efficiencies, the new organization will be able to recruit a deeper talent pool of nurses and staff, and it will strengthen the organization’s long-term position as a not-for-profit leader in the changing healthcare environment.
Between the two hospice organizations, they raise over $3 million annually to support programs and services, and they serve over 3,000 patients annually with thousands of additional community members utilizing a wide range of palliative healthcare, education and counseling services. Entities responsible for fundraising with the two organizations will create a plan for consolidating assets that honors historic donor intent and future fundraising efforts.
Both hospice care organizations formed in the early 1980s and began providing services by 1982. They are state licensed, federally certified and nationally accredited. Services include in-home patient care, grief counseling, palliative care for families needing support and information on health-care options and Kids Path programs for children coping with serious illness and loss.
Demonstration
Kristen Yntema, Paul Russ, VP of Marketing and Development, and Laurie Shaw, administrative assistant, led us through a practical demonstration to show how Hospice’s care extends to a growing ring of people associated with the one who is the primary patient. Hospice’s Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) combine to assist the families who come to Hospice. This group consists of physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, volunteers, chaplains, and counselors. Hospice calls this their “rings of support.” We all agreed this was a very effective way of communicating Hospice’s work.
Conclusion
Mary Thomas adjourned the meeting by leading us in a recitation of Rotary’s four-way test.