"Stuff the Bus" a Resounding Success

Curry Health Network cares about kids!

GOLD BEACH, OR (August 19, 2014) - Have you seen our official Curry Health Network pencil? If you were in Brookings on August 8 by the big yellow school bus parked near the entrance of Fred Meyer, you couldn't miss our very own Community Relations Admiral, Moira Fossum, dressed to the nines as a # 2 pencil when she represented Curry Health Network, one of the major sponsors of the 8th annual "Stuff the Bus" campaign.

Moira was on hand to lead the Marine Corp Volunteers as they collected school supplies, greeted the public and handed out Curry Health Network promotional materials.

Danyell Thomson, Clinic Manager at Curry Medical Center, lended voice to a radio spot (click here to listen) announcing the Network's participation. As she wisely said, we realize that the future success of our community depends on healthy, well educated children, and we want to do everything we can to encourage our young people and help them realize that good health leads to better learning.

Danyell also talked about the school sports physicals which were offered August 13 and 14 by the providers of Curry Medical Center for $10 each. All proceeds of the physicals were then donated to school sports programs - another successful endeavor which resulted in a $630 donation for the community children.

Danyell shared the exciting news that we are welcoming a pediatrician to our family of healthcare providers in October, Dr. Raymond Harris.

Stuff the Bus, a community effort to gather educational materials for local students, was a resounding success with a huge amount of school supply donations, plus $2,400 in monetary donations.

Thank you to Moira (our official pencil) and Danyell for their contribution to the success of "Stuff the Bus", and also to the CMC healthcare providers and staff who generously donated their time to make sure our youngsters are in tip-top shape and able to participate in their chosen sport!