MCCP Blog http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/ en sminott@mccpfoundation.org Copyright 2013 2013-03-22T14:55:+00:00 MCCP Foundation Receives Forty Bears for Dress Up with Grown-Ups Gala http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/mccp_foundation_receives_forty_bears_for_dress_up_with_grown-ups_gala/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/mccp_foundation_receives_forty_bears_for_dress_up_with_grown-ups_gala/ The Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation is thrilled to receive over forty bears from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to help MCCP Foundation raise money for the thousands of children in Fairfax County who do not have access to doctors and dentists.

Build-A-Bear Workshop® has a new store in Fairfax at Fair Oaks Mall and as member of the community is happy to play a part in helping raise money for MCCP Foundation. The bears dressed in medical attire will be used as centerpiece decorations and then auctioned off to help raise money at the Gala.

The gala will be held April 6, 2013 at The Mason Inn located on George Mason University’s campus and is unique because it is designed for people to bring their children and grandchildren as long as they “dress up”. There will be great music and dancing and other silent auction items.

Former Redskin Charles Mann is the emcee and Dr. Ángel Cabrera, president of George Mason University, will provide welcoming remarks along with many of Northern Virginia’s business leaders and legislators who will be attending.

And MCCP Foundation will be marking a milestone at the gala: providing $1 million of health care to Fairfax County’s children of low income, uninsured families. Margery Leveen Sher, MCCP Foundation’s Executive Director, enthusiastically thanked Build-A-Bear for their donation, “Build-A-Bear Workshop is an excellent corporate citizen. We greatly appreciate their stepping up to the plate quickly to support The MCCP Foundation so that all children receive the medical and dental care they need.”

You can purchase tickets or learn more about sponsorship opportunities at http://mccpf2013.eventbrite.com/. If you are unable to make it to the event, you can purchase a virtual ticket.

To learn more about helping MCCP including sponsorship opportunities and purchasing gala tickets, click here. About The Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation For 25 years, The Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation has funded health care for the children of low-income, uninsured working families in Fairfax County. MCCP-eligible children have working parents whose incomes are too high for Medicaid but too low to afford health care. Despite being one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, there are still many thousands of children in Fairfax County who do not have access to doctors and dentists. The foundation’s private donations and grants are leveraged with local tax dollars along with 300 doctors’ and dentists’ low cost or pro bono services to provide high quality health care.

To find out more about MCCP and how to support The Foundation, visit: http://www.mccpfoundation.org.

]]> 2013-03-22T13:55+00:00 Dr. Jorge Arnoldson Memorial Award to be Presented at Dress Up with Grown-Ups Gala http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/dr._jorge_arnoldson_memorial_award_to_be_presented_at_dress_up_with_grown-u/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/dr._jorge_arnoldson_memorial_award_to_be_presented_at_dress_up_with_grown-u/

The Dr. Jorge Arnoldson Memorial Award will be presented at the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation’s annual Dress-Up with Grown-ups Gala on April 6. The gala will be held at The Mason Inn on the GMU campus. This unique gala is great fun and is designed for people to bring their children and grandchildren if they wish…as long as they “dress up”! The gala benefits the MCCP Foundation which provides medical and dental care to children in low-income families who do not have access to doctors and dentists.

The Dr. Jorge Arnoldson Memorial Award is in honor of Dr. Arnoldson who was a pediatrician and cared for MCCP children for decades prior to his death in 2009. Dr. Arnoldson did not seek accolades and believed that “Giving is a matter of conscience.”

Margery Leveen Sher, Executive Director of the MCCP Foundation, noted: “This award is given to an individual or organization that has done wonderful work toward improving children’s health. It is our privilege to honor a great community member each year.”

Contact Information:

Margery Leveen Sher, Executive Director

Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation

1616 Anderson Road

McLean, VA 22102

Phone: 703-328-0055

Email: MLSher@mccpfoundation.org

Web site: www.mccpfoundation.org

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]]> 2013-02-04T17:13+00:00 RealNetworks Selects MCCP Foundation for Community Enhancement Grant http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/realnetworks_selects_mccp_foundation_for_community_enhancement_grant/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/realnetworks_selects_mccp_foundation_for_community_enhancement_grant/ The RealNetworks Foundation has provided a $10,000 grant to the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation. RealNetworks donates 5% of after-tax profits to non-profit organizations in the communities where the employees live and work. Grant proposals are reviewed by teams of RealNetworks employees who volunteer for Grant Review Teams.

Margery Leveen Sher, Executive Director of the MCCP Foundation noted, “RealNetworks is an excellent example of a caring corporate partner. Meeting with the Grant Review Team was such a pleasure. RealNetworks employees are sincerely committed to helping their community.” MCCP Foundation funds health care for the children of uninsured working families in Fairfax County. Despite being one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, there are many thousands of children in our community who don't have access to doctors and dentists when they need them. This is a critical problem. Good health is essential to school success, and for attaining the foundation for a successful life. MCCP Foundation is a proven model of a public/private partnership that works to solve an urgent community problem.

Contact Information:

Margery Leveen Sher, Executive Director

Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation

1616 Anderson Road McLean, VA 22102

Phone: 703-286-0881

Email: MLSher@mccpfoundation.org 

]]> 2012-12-21T19:49+00:00 MCCP Foundation in the News http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/mccp_foundation_in_the_news/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/mccp_foundation_in_the_news/ Click here for the article. Courtesy of the Connection Newspapers.

]]> 2012-12-19T15:11+00:00 MCCP Foundation Speaks to LEAD VIRGINIA http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/margery_leeven_sher_speaks_to_lead_virginia/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/margery_leeven_sher_speaks_to_lead_virginia/ LEAD Virginia, the leadership group for the Commonwealth, invited us to talk about MCCP Foundation to its current class of leaders. See the video!

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The Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company has provided a grant to the MCCP Foundation for medical and dental care of our children. The Boeing Employees Community Fund (ECF) is a unique employee-owned and directed giving program that allows employees to support the needs of their local communities via tax-deductible recurring payroll deductions or one-time gifts. Each ECF board and committee is responsible for carefully studying organizations that appeal for support in accordance with all governing Boeing policies, regulations and operating procedures.  We are most grateful to the Boeing ECF!

]]> 2012-02-17T16:51+00:00 Financial Investments Inc Supports MCCP Foundation http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/financial_investments_inc_supports_mccp_foundation/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/financial_investments_inc_supports_mccp_foundation/ Financial Investments Inc Supports MCCP Foundation

Craig Kendall, President of Financial Investments, Inc. of Herndon presented a check to Margery Sher, Executive Director of the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation on October 31 at FII offices.

Ms. Sher expressed her gratitude for the support, and noted that FII’s grant will enable many children to receive the medical and dental care they need. Mr. Kendall explained that Financial Investment Inc.’s philanthropic mission is to have a positive social impact on those in need in Northern Virginia, so the contributions are targeted at helping socially and economically disadvantaged youth and young families who are striving to become financially independent. The hope is that these young people and families will become contributing members of society, and continue the circle of giving. “It is evident,” he said, “that children who are sick or in pain cannot succeed in school and gain the educational footing needed for success. It is our pleasure to support MCCP Foundation and thereby invest in our community’s children.”

MCCP Foundation funds health care for the children of uninsured working families in Fairfax County. Despite being one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, there are many thousands of children in our community who don't have access to doctors and dentists when they need them. This is a critical problem. Good health is essential to school success, and for attaining the foundation for a successful life. MCCP Foundation is a proven model of a public/private partnership that works to solve an urgent community problem.

 

Contact Information:

Margery Leveen Sher, Executive Director

Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation

1616 Anderson Road

McLean, VA 22102

Phone: 703-286-0881

Email: MLSher@mccpfoundation.org

Web site: www.mccpfoundation.org

 

]]> 2011-12-01T17:54+00:00 The Phones Are Buzzing! http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/the_phones_are_buzzing/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/the_phones_are_buzzing/ No sooner do the case managers finish one call than the phone rings again! The County case managers at the Department of Family Services are going full throttle this month.

Panicked parents are trying to find out where they can take their children for physicals and immunizations so that they will be allowed to enroll in school in a few weeks. Relieved parents learn about the MCCP program and they are not only able to get the needed physicals, but they are hooked up with a pediatrician who will care for them on a regular basis…so no more panic! When the child becomes ill, the parent knows who to call. If the child needs a specialist, the County caseworker will locate one who will take the child. The child will begin to receive regular dental care. These are all great burdens lifted from a family. And the children can start the school year healthy and ready to learn. And we all know, there is no greater gift than good health.

But….the MCCP Foundation needs to pay for the medical and dental needs of our children. We pay the bills because YOU are generous and donate! Please click on the Donate button above and help get kids off to the right start in school. And please take the next step too – follow the directions to make your own mini-webpage and tell your friends about MCCP!

Thank you!

]]> 2011-08-18T14:07+00:00 Support a Child’s Smile - Think Dental Care! http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/support_a_childs_smile_-_think_dental_care/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/support_a_childs_smile_-_think_dental_care/ Many of the children we serve have never been to a dentist! They often need extensive work. Since the generous dentists in our network provide care at reduced rates, each child’s dental work costs an average of $325. This amount of money enables our kids to get the fillings, root canals, and other work that they desperately need, and end their visits with a teeth cleaning and a happy smile. Won’t you please help all our children get that smile? Remember dental care is not really about the cosmetic factor; dental problems can spread to the rest of the body and cause major health problems. You may even remember the very sad case, a few years ago, of a boy in our metropolitan area who died from complications of an untreated dental problem. We can never let that happen again!

Please click on the green donate button above. Make a small donation yourself and then use our new social fundraising tool that is offered to you to create your own webpage. Ask your friends to join you in getting dental care for a needy child right in our own community. Can you raise money for one child’s dental care or maybe two children? Thank you for supporting a child’s smile! www.mccpfoundation.org/donate

 

]]> 2011-07-18T18:28+00:00 Dancing With MCCP Stars! http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/dancing_with_mccp_stars/ http://mccpfoundation.org/blog/post/dancing_with_mccp_stars/ Do you like to dance? How about promising to dance with me at the second annual Dress Up with Grown-Ups Gala? Were you there last year? If you were you know it was the best gala you have ever been to…by far!! If you missed it, mark March 26, 2011 and don’t miss this one. You can bring your kids or grandkids, or you can just come by yourself. Come celebrate our fabulous, effective public/private partnership known as MCCP which makes sure that every child in our community has the physicians and dentists they need. Children with untreated medical problems have too much stacked against them. Children in good health have every chance to succeed. Together, we will not let any child in our community go without medical care. That’s worthy of celebration, isn’t it?
 

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