Doernbecher Children's Hospital 2nd request

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Dear Colleagues,

Last week I wrote the following email inviting your participation in a

fund raising event for Doernbecher Children's Hospital. For those of

you who responded positively, your participation is acknowledged and

greatly appreciated.

For those of you who have not yet responded, please take the time to

read through my request again and consider joining our growing group.

As chiropractic physicians we are each deeply committed to the health

and welfare of our patients and their families. As a profession we

continue to strive to increase our reach and utilization by the public

we serve, and our state organization has been integral in leading the way.

I am currently serving my second year on a fund raising committee for

Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. As you may know,

Doernbecher is a leading pediatric center in the country, and has done

an enormous amount of good for the children of the region. I would

like to share with you an opportunity we each have as individuals to

contribute to the greater good of the future; namely our children and

those children that will follow in their footsteps long after each of

us is gone. While we all know the tremendous value of children being

under regular chiropractic care, we can't ignore the times that more

aggressive medical intervention becomes necessary.

Each October a gala auction event is held to raise money for the

future of the hospital. This year's goal is $1 million dollars that

will assist with the renovation of the pediatric emergency department.

These funds will help launch a program that will create a

child-oriented, family-centered, state-of-the-art facility. Currently,

six of the state's seven board-certified pediatric emergency

specialists staff the Doernbecher Emergency Department. In the next

few years, these highly-trained specialists will staff the program 24

hours a day, 365 days a year, something that is currently not

available anywhere in the region. As part of OHSU, Oregon's only

academic medical center, one of only two Level 1 trauma centers in the

state, and a nationally-recognized leader in emergency medicine, it is

imperative for Doernbecher to bring this level of excellence to

children throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.

The Chiropractic Association of Oregon has an opportunity to join a

committed group and take a `sponsorship' position in this years fund

raising auction on October 21, 2007 to be held at the Portland Art

Museum. The black tie event will be attended by 500 `movers and

shakers' in the community and is an opportunity for our profession to

show we care in the public domain. It will also allow us to select ten

chiropractic physicians to attend and represent the profession at this

worthwhile event, as well as give our organization numerous mentions

in invitations, catalogs, website, programs and event signage. A half

page ad will appear in the auction catalog and an additional ad will

appear in the Portland Business Journal. Our ten chiropractic

representatives will be invited to attend a VIP reception, and we will

get on stage recognition and receive an award as a sponsoring participant.

While it's true that we have many more `fish to fry' on the

legislative front that require our hard earned dollars, I believe we

shouldn't ignore our duty to be contributing members of our community.

This is an opportunity for our profession to join others in the public

arena and give back to the community that supports us.

We are seeking to recruit 50 doctors to pledge $100.00 each for this

tax deductible event, and hope you will join us. If you want to give

less, that's fine! I would be happy to provide you additional

information about the work being done at Doernbecher Children's

Hospital and what our `sponsorship' dollars will bring. Additionally,

I would be happy to arrange guided tours of the facility for any of

you that would be interested. It's easy to do: just take your

checkbook and write out a check to the Chiropractic Association of

Oregon and earmark it for Doernbecher Children's Hospital sponsorship

program. Both I and our esteemed colleague Vern Saboe, D.C. are the

first two committed, so we need 48 more!

If others wish to attend the event beyond our ten select doctors,

individual tickets can be obtained for the event. Additionally, those

who wish to donate goods or services should contact me directly and I

can provide a procurement form that outlines this process.

Lastly, I must encourage each of you to reach down and make a monthly

commitment to join the ICE-PAC so our team can continue to work on

behalf of the profession in Oregon. A contribution of $25, $45 or $85

per month will go a long way towards reaching our goals.

Yours in chiropractic,

K. Tunick, D.C.

Lordex Spine Institute

503-684-9698