Fall 2023 Newsletter
Dear Neighbors, While I write this it feels like we were just here, but I am sure the return to school and other transitions may not feel the same for all of us. My hope is that we can all…
Summer 2023 Newsletter
Dear Neighbors, Thank you! It is with immense gratitude that I write this letter. Thanks to donors, like you, the Foundation was able to award additional grants to respond to the increased need in our community due to the reduction…
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Dear Neighbors, I hope you are well and enjoying some warmth somewhere. As the weather changes from day to day, please take care of yourself and your neighbors – choose healthy heating options, stay hydrated, mask if you are worried…
Green Tree Community Health Foundation is Now Foundation for Health Equity™
Foundation Unveils New Name, Website, and Strategic Direction Focused on Health Equity in Northwest Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) – The Board of Trustees of the Green Tree Community Health Foundation today announced a new name – Foundation for Health Equity (f4HE)…
Fall 2020 Newsletter
Dear Neighbors, I hope you are well and enjoying the season change! The seasons seem more noticeable this year as our schedules have changed and we have become hyper local. During this most unusual year it has felt difficult to…
Summer 2020 Newsletter
Dear Neighbors, Our community has experienced a great deal over the last several months. It hasn’t been easy, but we have come together to serve one another as the challenges continue. In this shortened newsletter we want to exhibit the…
Spring 2020 Newsletter
Happy New Year! It is a little belated, but I do hope you’ve had a wonderful beginning to 2020. Time is moving so quickly it’s hard to believe it is mid-March already. Happy 15th Birthday to Green Tree! On pages…
Chestnut Hill Hospital receives COVID-19 vaccine with help from Green Tree grant
by Walt Maguire Chestnut Hill Hospital has received 205 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and this week began to inoculate staff. Scott Friend, MBA, BSN, Vice President, Chief Quality Officer, Privacy & Compliance Officer for the hospital, explained the staff…
Meals on Wheels volunteers persist through pandemic challenges
by April Lisante “What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.” - Aristotle It is a Monday morning, just before 9 a.m. and already, the parking lot at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield is…