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Morrison Inc. presented a $10,000 check (from left to right): Chase Hughes, vice-president; Ken Morrison, senior vice-president; and David Haas, president of Morrison Inc. and chairperson, Board of Trustees Memorial Health Foundation. (Photo Provided)

MARIETTA — Since March 2020, more than $1.3 million has been raised to assist Memorial Health System with COVID-19 care.

Some $700,000 was raised between December and February for patient care and to operationalize a vaccination clinic for the region.

For the past 40 years, the foundation has raised funds to support the health of the community through state-of-the-art equipment that allows for the most advanced procedures to be performed in Washington County, resources for new programs, funding for community education, and making healthcare options accessible to all through telemedicine technology.

Memorial Health System is thankful for benefactors who have stepped forward to help alleviate the needs.

Peoples Bank led the charge for the community to rally behind the healthcare system in December when they issued a $100,000 community matching gift challenge.

Solvay (pictured from left to right): Dr. Usha Vasan, trustee, Memorial Health Foundation, Nancy Horner, HR Manager, Solvay Marietta and Wally Kandel, senior vice-president/Marietta site manager, Solvay. (Photo Provided)

Other corporate and foundation supporters include Bank of America, Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc., Bradley S. Payne Architect LLC, Eramet, Fenton Foundation Inc., Hall Financial Advisors LLC, Huntington Bank, Jan Dils Attorneys at Law LLC, Marietta College, Marietta Community Foundation, Marietta Welfare League, McDonough Corporation, Morrison Inc., Orion Engineered Carbons LLC, Par Mar Oil, Pioneer Group Inc., PROMANCO, Solvay, and Williamstown Fund for Excellence at the Marietta Community Foundation.

Eramet donated $10,000 (from left to right): Sherry Noland, nurse, Terry Kimble, human resource manager, Dean Douglass, chief technical officer, Dr. Kim Poole, trustee, Memorial Health Foundation, Marc Mounier-Vehier, chief executive officer and Jarrett Stull, executive director, Memorial Health Foundation. (Photo Provided)