{"id":1986,"date":"2019-03-15T23:08:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T23:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fueldev.site\/~callier\/about-callier\/creating-the-ability-to-connect\/creating-the-ability-to-connect-through-giving\/"},"modified":"2019-12-02T13:50:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T19:50:12","slug":"creating-the-ability-to-connect-through-giving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calliercenter.utdallas.edu\/about-callier\/creating-the-ability-to-connect\/creating-the-ability-to-connect-through-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating the Ability to Connect through Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Northwood Woman\u2019s Club representatives (from left): Pam Meyercord and Rosemarie Ewton, luncheon co-chairs; Vaughn Gross, 2018-19 president; and Beth Sutera, luncheon co-chair <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of its 50thanniversary, Northwood\nWoman\u2019s Club (NWC) has established the Northwood Woman\u2019s Club Patient Care\nEndowment Fund with a gift of $250,000 to the Callier Center for Communication\nDisorders. The endowment will provide access to clinical services for patients\nof all ages with speech, language and hearing disorders who otherwise would be\nunable to afford their care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A women\u2019s civic organization that helps meet the\nphilanthropic needs of the community, Northwood Woman\u2019s Club has supported\nnumerous North Texas charities and typically funds multiple organizations each\nyear. To commemorate its 50th year, NWC selected the Callier Center as its sole\nbeneficiary and raised $250,000, which was matched by other gift funds at the\nCallier Center to create a $500,000 endowment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe wanted to partner with an organization that had high\nvisibility and respect in the community,\u201d said Vaughn Gross, NWC 2018-19\npresident. \u201cOur members realized that this was an extraordinary opportunity to\nsupport Callier and to be associated with a multifaceted, well-known\norganization that makes a difference in people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NWC raised the funds by hosting a Divinely Decadent Birthday Bash Luncheon that was co-chaired by NWC members Rosemarie Ewton, Pam Meyercord and Beth Sutera. The event included fun activities, a live auction, a concert and a raffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, NWC awarded the Callier Center a grant for $40,500,\nwhich provided audiology and speech-language services through the cochlear\nimplant program for children in need who are deaf or hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCommunication is critical,\u201d Gross said. \u201cIf you cannot\ncommunicate, it is difficult to learn and participate in life. Giving people\nthe tools to communicate opens doors and changes lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a blessing to have this research, training and\ntreatment institute in our backyard. The Callier Center is an asset for North\nTexas, a real gift for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGiving people the tools to communicate opens doors and changes lives.\u201d <\/p> \u2013 -Vaughn Gross, Northwood Woman\u2019s Club 2018-19 president <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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