Community Health Charities of Colorado

CHC of Colorado Celebrates it's 2011 Health Heroes at Work

On May 25th, CHC-Colorado hosted 90 leaders from member charities and partnering campaign worksites to celebrate the first ever Health Heroes at Work Awards Breakfast.

The event was hosted by member charity Bonfils Blood Center, and emceed by member charity leader Jim Goddard, CEO of 9Health Fair.

Corporate partners accepting Health Heroes awards represent Colorado's most successful workplace giving campaigns. All honor their employees by allowing them to donate specifically to the causes most important to them, raising vital support for Colorado's most trusted health charities. Corporate awardees were:

King Soopers
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
TIAA-CREF
Great-West Life & Annuity
Ameristar Casino Spa Resort - Blackhawk
UnitedHealth Group
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Wellpoint)

Also accepting awards were representatives from Colorado's most effective public sector giving campaigns - the Combined Federal Campaign, the Colorado Combined Campaign and the Denver Employees Combined Campaign.

Photos of the event are available by clicking here, or contacting CHC at csautter@healthcharities.org.

Congratulations 2011 Health Heroes at Work:

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CHC-Colorado Unveals Health Matters at Work

CHC of Colorado has built Health Matters at Work as a resource for Colorado employers to connect employees with the resources and programs of Colorado's most trusted health charities.

Health Matters at Work is a free program. It supports employers in addressing rising health care costs, and in their effort to increase employee engagement. It supports employees in accessing the trusted programs and services of our 50 member health charities.

Work with our team to bring the combined strength of our member's programs to your employees' fingertips. For more information on Health Matters at Work, contact Chris Sautter at (303) 758-0069 / csautter@healthcharities.org.

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Meet Roman Ziegler

In August 2006, Heather Ziegler was busily preparing to move her family to Japan. The time had come for Heather and her children to join her husband, Chief Petty Officer Scott Ziegler, a 19-year veteran of the Navy, in Japan where he had been stationed for more than a year. It was during that hectic summer Heather noticed a lump on her son Roman’s neck.

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As the family began the overseas medical screening process, the mass on Roman’s neck began to grow larger. Heather knew then it was definitely something of great concern. Doctors removed the mass and identified it as Hodgkin disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes.

Roman’s father, Scott, remembers receiving the phone call from Heather that he describes as “the worst phone call a parent could get.” Scott recalled, “You hear ‘cancer’ and you immediately think the worst.”

Roman was referred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for treatment. Doctors discovered the cancer had spread to two additional places on Roman’s neck and to lymph nodes underneath his arm.

Soon, Scott came back to the United States and was stationed at a base near the hospital in Memphis, Tenn. When Scott rejoined his family for Roman’s treatment, he knew that St. Jude would take care of Roman. “The first day was an eye opening experience. The whole family was welcomed, not just Roman,” said Scott. “One of our nurses even found another patient with the same diagnosis so Heather and I could meet the family.”

Roman endured 12 weeks of chemotherapy and 10 rounds of radiation. Today, Roman is cancer free. He returns to St. Jude every 6-8 weeks for checkups. Scott is grateful to St. Jude for saving the life of his only son.

“The Navy is based on family. The majority of the Navy has children and you never know when you may need help from organizations like St. Jude,” said Scott. “As a parent you always assume your child will be healthy. You never know when it will affect you personally. Thank God for St. Jude. My son is a success story… he is a miracle.”

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