Ring in the new year by carrying on the holiday cheer!

Everyone loves the spirit of the holidays when good feelings abound and service is on the mind! Why not ring in the new year with the cheer that helping others brings and volunteer with Community Health Connect?

We are currently accepting applications for the following positions for 2012:
-Community Resource & Front-Desk Representative
-Volunteer Interpreter
-Oral Hygiene Campaign Internship

The links will take you to our postings on idealist.org - to apply, send a cover letter and resume to starr@communityhealthconnect.org.

Happy holidays and we'll see you in the new year!

UVU MBA Students Adopt Community Health Connect

We are REALLY excited about this new partnership with UVU.
From the Daily Herald:

MBA students adopt Provo nonprofit

Graduate students enrolled in the first cohort of UVU's Master's of Business Administration program will be working hand-in-hand over the next year with local nonprofit Community Health Connect as part of the curriculum's community engagement capstone course.

Scott C. Hammond, a UVU professor of business management and a member of the MBA faculty, said when the Woodbury School of Business designed the MBA program, they wanted to incorporate a capstone seminar that would benefit the community with real-world student experience and civic engagement, key elements of UVU's core themes. After a lengthy selection process, the MBA students selected Community Health Connect, a small organization that helps low-income and uninsured individuals in need of specialized charity health care or dental care get the services they need.

Specifically, MBA students will help Community Health Connect devhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifelop and implement a new strategic plan, create and put into action a marketing plan designed to expand the number of doctors willing to provide service, and help the organization expand their use of technology to create greater efficiencies. Students will also research funding and grant opportunities for Community Health Connect and seek to improve its financial management processes.

For more information about Community Health Connect, go to www.communityhealthconnect.org.

Read more: here

Orem Owlz Provider Appreciation Night

Nothing says summer like eating a hot dog and snow cone and singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”. Community Health Connect celebrated summer and our generous medical providers and their staff this past month at our annual Orem Owlz Provider Appreciation Night. We had over 400 in attendance, and it was wonderful to be able to thank our providers and their staff in person and to spend a fun evening together. We had a bean bag toss, balloons, and face painting for the younger crowd and delicious food for everyone, with snow cones to top it off. We are very grateful to our sponsors and volunteers for helping us put on such a great event.

As a care coordinator, I am on the phone several times a day with the office staff of our donating providers, so it was refreshing to be able to meet them in person and in such a relaxed atmosphere. It was also great to be able to meet the generous providers and their families and to be able to give something back to them for all of the work they do for Community Health Connect patients. The event was a huge success and we look forward to another great year of partnerships and service!

Provider Spotlight: Angus Dental Lab

Angus Lab is new volunteer provider to Community Health Connect and has been donating with us since January of this year. Always willing to go above and beyond the call of duty, Angus Lab has already helped over a dozen of our patients receive the crowns that they needed to finish their treatment in our program.

Angus Dental Lab originally started in 1983 in California but moved to Utah and has been located in the same building in the area for twenty years. A true family-owned operation, Rod and Aaron Angus – father and son – work together in their Orem-based office. The Anguses, along with a partner in the same building, own and helped build the office they work in. Angus Lab works with many clients in the local area as well as dentists located across the country including California and New Jersey.

The Anguses are equal parts experienced craftsmen and cutting edge, and they offer quality work with a name and a face. They are proud to stand behind their work and truly care about each client’s needs. Angus Lab offers quality crown, implant, and bridgework with a ceramics emphasis. They produce both porcelain fused to metal (PFM) and all-ceramic E-MAX crowns; zirconia-base or full zirconia posterior crowns are also available. In addition, Angus Lab offers all ceramic, precious or semi-precious metal-based inlays, onlays, and veneers.

Community Health Connect has been impressed by Angus Lab’s desire to donate from the day they contacted us about working with our dental program. When we asked Rod Angus why he decided to start donating with us, he replied, “this business has been so good to me; it’s my turn to give back.” True to his word, he, along with the help of our many generous volunteer dentists, has already enabled many individuals in need in the community. We look forward to continuing to work with such a wonderful lab and welcome addition to Community Health Connect’s network of donating providers!

Help Wanted

Got skills? Got connections? We need your help! We are getting ready for a fundraiser in May, our first annual Mother's Day auction. We are looking for donations to add to our list of auction items, and could really use your help. We could use products or services to auction off. So if you have something to offer/donate, please let us know. Below is a list of ideas in no particular order, but really, be creative. We think everybody has something to offer.

• Organize Pantry
• How to plan an Eagle Scout Project
• Restaurant gift certificate
  
• 2 full year passes to Gold’s Gym
• 6 wk dance classes for ages 4-10 yrs
• 2 dozen cinnamon rolls
• Oil painting from local artist
  
• House Concert from world class opera tenor
  
• Musical Entertainment local bluegrass band
  
• Home budgeting lesson (from a CPA)
  
• Stained glass star ornaments
  
• Baby quilt
  
• Pre-law student counseling
  
• Portrait package
  
• Family portrait package
  
• Greeting Cards from local artist
  
• Baltimore/DC guided tour
  
• Student paper editing
  
• Estate Planning session
  
• Logo design
  

Help us raise money to help somebody's mother.

please contact Starr for more information on how your donation can make a difference starr@communityhealthconnect.org 801.818.3012

Valentines Day Fundraiser

Thanks to everyone who participated with the Valentines Day Fundraiser. We are hoping for this to be the first of an annual event. We appreciate all of the volunteers who helped out, those who ordered flowers and supported our cause, and hope the recipients enjoyed the flowers. For those of you who didn't order, get ready to support us and show your love next year.

A big thanks to Tina Monson at Sweet Pea Floral and Gift for her expertise and for supporting our event. Check our her website and stores in American Fork and Spanish Fork for great flower arrangements and gift ideas.

Roses for Valentines Day

THANKS for ordering!
If you have any questions about your order please contact starr@communityhealthconnect.org

Deadline Extended! Flowers can be ordered through January 21st and can be picked up on Valentines Day from 9-12:30 at your place of employment. Be sure to select the desired pickup location when ordering.

Please Note: Flowers will be garnished with baby's breath and wrapped in plastic and will require water within a few hours of pickup.

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Single Red Rose ($6)

pick up location

Community Health Connect BYU Health Sciences AF Hospital--in front of gift shop OC Hospital--in front of gift shop UVRMC--in front of gift shop Mountainlands Health Center Utah County Health Department Zions Bank--Provo Region Zions Bank--Provo University Zions Bank--Orem /Wasatch

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Three Red Rose Bouquet ($16)

pick up location

Community Health Connect BYU Health Sciences AF Hospital--in front of gift shop OC Hospital--in front of gift shop UVRMC--in front of gift shop Mountainlands Health Center Utah County Health Department Zions Bank--Provo Region Zions Bank--Provo University Zions Bank--Orem /Wasatch

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Half Dozen Roses ($30)

pick up location

Community Health Connect BYU Health Sciences AF Hospital--in front of gift shop OC Hospital--in front of gift shop UVRMC--in front of gift shop Mountainlands Health Center Utah County Health Department Zions Bank--Provo Region Zions Bank--Provo University Zions Bank--Orem /Wasatch

Flowers must be ordered by Friday January 21st and will be available for pickup Valentine's Day, Monday February 14th at the location selected during ordering. We will send you an email reminder a few days before Valentine's Day. Flowers must be picked up at location between 9-12:30 on Monday February 14th. If they are not picked up by 1:00pm they will be sold and your payment will be considered a donation to Community Health Connect. Flowers will be garnished with baby's breath and wrapped in plastic but will require water within a few hours of pickup. Proceeds will help uninsured Utah County residents get medical and dental care. Please call (801) 818-3016 or visit us online if you have questions or for more information.