Carondelet Raises Over $30,000 for American Heart Association

Carondelet Health Network won the American Heart Association’s overall fundraising award for the 2008 Heart Walk. This makes the fourth consecutive year that Carondelet has won the award.

Carondelet facilities combined to raise $30,884 of the $233,000 total collected by the association during the walk in and around Tucson Mall.

In addition, Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital won the award for the top fundraising company for the Heart Walk while raising $11,388. Leslie Minjarez, clinical resources director at St. Joseph’s, put
together the hospital’s team.

The awards were given last month at the American Heart Association’s annual Dinner and Community Council meeting at Hacienda del Sol.

Carondelet also received the association’s Corporate Sponsor of the Year award for its Go Red for Women luncheon. More than 300 people attended the event, which combined fund raising with a
heart-healthy lunch and education about heart disease. The luncheon, held at the JW Marriott Starr Pass, raised $185,000, an increase of $50,000 over last year.

Several Carondelet employees were also recognized for their work by the heart association, including Steve Arthur and Yolanda Gabrehl from the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Department at St. Mary’s Hospital; Joy Pipes, rehabilitation clinical liaison at St. Mary’s, and Peggy MacMacken, chief nursing officer at St. Joseph’s and outgoing chair of the heart association’s executive board.

Steve Arthur (left) and Yolanda Gabrehl (center) of St. Mary’s Hospital’s Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Department receive their award at the American Heart Association dinner. At right is Rachelle Spencer, American Heart Association board president.”

Leslie Minjarez (left), clinical resources director at St. Joseph’s Hospital, was recognized for coordinating the top fundraising company for the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk. St. Joseph’s raised $11,388. At right is Rachelle Spencer.