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Vol XIII, Apr `05

AMDA Members and Friends Build the Wall High

Vol XIII, Apr `05

The tributes came as the wall went up…brick by brick. AMDA members built the 2005 Wall of Caring taller and stronger than ever before. Individual and group contributions, plus a generous $20,000 grant from Ortho Biotech, enabled the Foundation to raise a record $55, 471 during the 2005 Wall of Caring campaign in New Orleans.
Several state chapters gave generous gifts; however, most donations were personal contributions from AMDA members.

Personal and heartfelt tributes accompanied many of the donations. These honored patients, friends, colleagues, mentors, and family. Here are a few of the tributes:

For the patients I have cared for and about who have left us in the past year.
In honor of geriatric residents and fellows: Thank you for your commitment to the frail elderly. We have lit the torch—please keep it blazing!
A tribute to all of you who have dedicated your lives caring for the most fragile population.
To all the hardworking and caring folks who work in the nursing homes who are underappreciated and/or unrecognized—for all they do.
We care—for those departed, for those who are with us, and for those yet to come. Let our research and service bring new levels of hope and life to our extended families.

“These tributes are heartfelt and very inspiring,” said Foundation Chair Jonathan Musher, MD, CMD. He added, “I am so proud to be a part of an organization that has such caring and giving members who passionately believe in supporting the Foundation. Our members’ support of LTC research is another example of their generosity.”