Summer 2014 Vol. 8 No. 3 Meet Gay Vinson Helping local families as an attorney and CarePartners Foundation Board Member Gay Vinson, an Asheville trusts and estates attorney, was well aware of the good ways in which CarePartners affects the Western North Carolina community even before she joined the CarePartners Foundation Board of Directors. Gay says when her colleagues Larry Harris and Amy Beasley approached her about joining the Board, “There was no needing to twist my arm, because I’ve seen in my practice so many ways that CarePartners has helped my clients and their families.” At the beginning of her service on the Board, Gay had a tour of the main CarePartners campus. Gay says she confirmed the positive impressions she had formed over the years, of “dedicated staff, highquality hospice and rehab services.” She also learned about services she had not been aware of, such as the Driving Evaluation program offered by CarePartners Outpatient Services. “People with aging parents can have their parents come here and do a driving assessment, which gives an expert opinion outside of the family’s perspective. It helps because that can be a very difficult dynamic for the children and the aging parents.” Gay is navigating care issues for her own parents in another part of the state and wishes an organization like CarePartners existed there. Gay has lived in Asheville for over 25 years, and is currently an attorney at Marshall, Roth & Gregory. She studied law at the University of Virginia, and did her undergraduate studies at Duke University. She got involved with trust and estate law mainly for practical reasons—she was raising three young children and chose a branch of law that wouldn’t require her to go to court all the time. What began as a career choice based on practicality has turned into a practice that she describes as edifying because it allows her to find out what families need Gay Vinson, Asheville attorney and CarePartners and want, and then create the Foundation Board Member legal structure to help them fulfill those needs and desires. When she’s not at work or at CarePartners Foundation Did You Know? Board meetings, you can find Gay Not all CarePartners services require a in the community enjoying live doctor’s referral. music and theater or spending Gay Vinson was pleased to time with family and friends. She learn about the Driver Evaluation also likes gardening, reading, program. You can also access these and knitting. In fact, she taught CarePartners services without a members of her staff how to knit formal referral from a physician: last fall. “By December,” she says, Adult Day Services “they were knitting maniacs, and they surprised me with a festive, Private Care Management red-and-white striped holiday Private Duty Personal and scarf, one-fourth knit by each of Companion Care Services them!” Learn more at carepartners.org or call This summer Gay is 828-277-4800. especially looking forward to summertime in the mountains, a trip to California to watch her daughter conduct a symphony continued on page 4 CarePartners Foundation Board of Directors Officers Chair Brady Blackburn Chair-elect Charles C. Campbell Secretary H. Denniston Crews, M.D. Treasurer Jeffrey A. Gould Immediate Past Chair Larry B. Harris Calling All Golfers! Golf to support inpatient hospice care on August 21st When hospice care at home is no longer an option, The John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center allows CarePartners Hospice patients to have an improved quality of life in their final days. As one family member described, “My mother passed away in March and thanks to the incredible staff at Solace, that experience was one of profound beauty, a gift beyond what I ever would have imagined.” To augment the care provided by its dedicated staff and volunteers, the Solace Center was designed to offer adult and pediatric hospice patients an environment that is as comfortable and home-like as possible. It offers 27 spacious private rooms, a great room with a grand piano and fireplace, a fully equipped kitchen and dining room for families, a chapel with handcrafted stained glass and easily accessible natural areas. We hope you’ll join us for a great day of golf to support CarePartners Hospice’s Solace Center. Directors Dewey Andrew Kathryn Daughton Jennie Eblen Kerry Friedman Thomas B. Irwin Patsy Keever William Lewin Jeffrey S. McVay Charles D. Owen, Jr. Isaac Owolabi, Ph.D. Joel B. Rosenberg, M.D. Marcie M. Schroeder, ANP Lary Schulhof, M.D. Susan Van Tassel, PharmD Gay P. Vinson Thursday, August 21, 2014 Broadmoor Golf Links 101 French Broad Lane Fletcher, NC 28732 $100 per golfer Sponsorships from $100 to $1,000 Prizes awarded Schedule 8:00 AM Registration 8:45 AM Welcome and Announcements 9:00 AM Shotgun Start 2:00 PM Meal and Awards Ex officio President Charles D. Norvell Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary Scott W. Buchanan Register now: www.carepartnersfoundation.org 828-277-4815 Assistant Treasurer Gregg Dixon page 2 Summer 2014, Vol. 8 No. 3 Milestones is a publication of CarePartners Foundation Co-Editors and Designers Abigail Clarkson Stephanie Jones-Byrne Upcoming Events Mustangs for Hospice 7th Pony Run & Mustang Show raises funds for CarePartners Hospice and celebrates 50 years of Mustang Saturday, September 27 & Sunday, September 28, 2014 Asheville Outlets (formerly Biltmore Square Mall) 800 Brevard Road Asheville, NC 28806 Early registration starts at $20 Participate in the Show, Pony Run or both Visit brmcoa.org or call 828-273-1969 National Parts Depot PSNC Energy Belk Art With Heart Sale Charity Art Sale benefits CarePartners Rehabilitation, Home Health, Adult Care and Hospice Opening Reception Thursday, October 2, 2014 CarePartners Foundation Estate Sales 105 Fairview Road Asheville, NC 28803 For more information, call 828-575-2509 Image represents work by contributing artist, Wendy Whitson, and may not be in sale Holidays for Hospice Annual event adds tree lighting ceremony at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center Tree Lighting Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2 p.m. Ceremony will recognize those honored with donations to the Memorial Ornament fund. Ornaments are available for pre-order at carepartnersfoundation.org or 828-277-4815. Visit our website for more information about Holidays for Hospice. page 3 CarePartners Foundation Staff President Charles D. Norvell Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer Scott W. Buchanan Foundation Manager Carol Copeland Hubbard Volunteer Services Manager Sharon Pearson Special Events Manager Sally Davis Philanthropy Specialist Stephanie Jones-Byrne Administrative Assistant Gina Bokmiller Director of Retail Operations Brent Wyatt Estate Sales Team Leader Skip Wade Hospice Thrift Store Team Leader Janet Senff Lead Driver Paul Adams Retail Operations Staff Blake Baker, Matt Ballance, Bill Bernath, Ryan Byrne, Edan Douek, Stephen Fesperman, Mark Galyean, Keith Gillespie, James Jackson, Andy Legeay, Alan McCracken, Zachary Wetmore, William Wheeler, Ron Wildes CarePartners Foundation is a taxexempt 501(c)(3) organization. Financial information about CarePartners Foundation is available upon request. If you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please contact us. C arePartners Foundation is committed to the health and well-being of the people of Western North Carolina. We focus on the needs of those who receive services from CarePartners including Rehabilitation, Home Health, Adult Care and Hospice. Working with donors, we provide funding support for programs, facilities and equipment. We also make grants to community agencies working to improve the lives of Western North Carolinians. Learn more at carepartnersfoundation.org. Keep in touch at facebook.com/CarePartnersFoundation. Mailing Address: PO Box 25338 Asheville, NC 28813 Physical Address: 68 Sweeten Creek Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828-277-4815 Fax: 828-277-4814 Email: [email protected] Volunteer Services Manager: 828-277-4888 Hospice Volunteer Manager: 828-274-9567 ext. 8344 Hospice Thrift Store: 828-274-8206 Estate Sales: 828-575-2509 or 828-277-6840 To speak with someone about CarePartners including Rehabilitation, Home Health, Adult Care and Hospice, please call 828-277-4800. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID ASHEVILLE, NC PERMIT 650 PO Box 25338 Asheville, NC 28813 Upcoming Events Golf Tournament August 21st Mustang Pony Run September 27th & 28th Art Sale October 2nd–4th Holidays for Hospice See page 2–3 for details. Summer 2014 Vol. 8 No. 3 Gay Vinson continued from page 1 orchestra, harvesting the crops of her tiny garden, and spending time with her family on a glacier lake in Muskoka, Ontario. Gay encourages people to donate to CarePartners Foundation to help keep CarePartners services going. “It’s unusual to have such a broad range of services under one umbrella. As people move through the services, the more a team is allowed to work together, it benefits everybody, and can be hugely significant to quality of life.” She is pleased to be a part of the CarePartners Foundation Board of Directors and says it is “wonderful to be involved with an organization where people like what they’re doing and feel good about how it’s run.”
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