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g i v i n g g u i d e 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com November25,2014•Hartford Business Journal 35 aBout us Year Established: 1980 Total Number of Employees: 11 Annual Revenue: n/a GeoGraphic service area(s) The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation serves communities throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has made investments in the Hartford Food System to support the purchase and retrofitting of a bus to serve as a mobile farmer's market in Hartford, beginning late fall 2014. This program will be jointly run with the Hispanic Health Council and will bring fresh fruits and vegetables year-round to individuals in need. The Foundation also provided a grant to Billings Forge Community Works in Hartford to support youth from the Boys & Girls Club to participate in cooking, nutrition, and gardening education at Billings Forge in September and October. Another stand-out initiative is the Foundation's mini-grant program. Established to commemorate those Harvard Pilgrim members who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, Harvard Pilgrim and the Foundation created a grants program that allows each employee to award a $500 grant, completely funded by the Foundation, to the local charity of his or her choice each year. In 2013, $550,000 was distributed through mini-grants to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in New England. Goals • Improve health of communities where Harvard Pilgrim Health Care does business. • Continue to increase access to fresh foods for low- and middle- income families. • Expand opportunities for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care staff to give and serve in local communities. • Promote Health Equity and Inclusion. • Create heightened visibility for healthy eating/active living and position Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the Foundation as a leader in community-based health prevention in the region. volunteer opportunities Harvard Pilgrim employees improve the communities in which they live and work through Harvard Pilgrim's Employee Service and Giving initiative. This program enables employees to give and serve through company-sponsored days of volunteering. In May of this year, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care employees joined members of Hands on Hartford for an Employee Service Day at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Hartford. More than 30 volunteers participated, helping to build a community garden, painting educational murals, and creating resources that promote fitness and nutrition. Over the years, Harvard Pilgrim employees — along with partners/members of the business community — have contributed to hundreds of volunteer efforts including improving local schools and camps; donating clothing, school supplies and computer equipment; supporting disaster relief efforts; and serving at community organizations such as soup kitchens and shelters. In 2013, 98% of Harvard Pilgrim employees participated in at least one form of service or giving. Program Committee Chair martin d. cohen MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation Treasurer michelle clayman Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Clerk suzanne finn, esq. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care tom Boucher Great NH restaurants, Inc. heidi Brooks Citizens Bank lisa desisto MaineToday Media charles deutsch, scd Harvard School of Public Health marianne e. felice, m.d. UMass Medical School ruth ellen fitch, esq. carter friend, esq. John T. Gorman Foundation elinor Goldberg Josh kraft Boys & Girls Club of Boston Joseph f. o'donnell, m.d. dartmouth Medical School patricia a. Walrath President karen voci Chair of the Foundation Board eric schultz Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation 185 asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103 | 860-757-6935 foundation: 93 Worcester Street, Wellesley, Ma 02481 | 617-509-9411 www.hphc.org/foundation OUr MISSION: Created in 1980, The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation supports Harvard Pilgrim's mission to improve the quality and value of health care for the people and communities we serve throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided more than $130 million in grants. " " H arvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation showed whole-hearted commitment to the children of Hartford when they joined us for a day of service at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. Besides planting a community garden to grow fresh vegetables for the school food pantry, painting nutrition-themed murals, and conducting a health and nutrition workshop for students — the volunteers were enthusiastic and energetic and served as great role models, and really let the kids know how much they care. They also made a generous financial gift to the school resource center, ensuring that their commitment will have a lasting impact. – Wanda Guzman , volunteer Coordinator, Hands On Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Board of directors Below: Students of the dr. Martin luther King Jr. Elementary School in Hartford help plant seeds in the new community garden built at the school this spring by more than 30 volunteers from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. PHOTO | JaMES daIGlE