A SAMPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT:
Improving Patient Care
Arthritis Foundation, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter
Jingle Bell Run
The Jingle Bell Run is a 5K run that raises money to support the Arthritis
Foundation, a national non-profit organization that supports the more than
100 types of arthritis and related conditions. Team Endo has been the top fundraising
team at the Malvern, Pa Jingle Bell Run three years in a row and most recently,
raised $22,649 for the 2010 event.
Team Endo’s Overall Impact
Since 2008, Endo’s team has raised more than $75,000 to help the Arthritis Foundation
reach more individuals affected by arthritis and provide funding for the following
programs:
- Scholarships for campers to attend Camp JRA, which is a week-long residential camp
program for children affected by arthritis.
- Launch Life Improvement Series Programs across Eastern Pennsylvania. These aquatic,
exercise and self-help programs give the participants the critical skills needed
to manage their disease including exercise to help strengthen afflicted joints.
- Fund important Arthritis Foundation research initiatives to help better understand
arthritis and discover new treatment options.
American Cancer Society, East Central Division
Adopt-a-Lodge and Road to Recovery Programs
Through a $20,000 donation in 2010 to the East Central (Pennsylvania) Division of
the
American Cancer Society, Endo is helping to support the following programs:
- Adopt-a-Lodge program: The Philadelphia Hope Lodge offers cancer patients and caregivers
a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment is away from their
home. Hope Lodge provides 13,505 nights of free lodging, as well as free transportation,
for guests who are receiving treatment and live at least 40 miles away. Endo adopted
the Lodge for one month to help provide the necessary funds to maintain the facility
and on two evenings in August, Endo employees prepared and hosted dinners and spent
time with Hope Lodge guests.
- Road to Recovery program: The program provides free transportation to and from treatments
for cancer patients in Southeastern Pennsylvania who do not have transportation
or are unable to drive themselves. By removing this barrier to quality care, cancer
patients are able to receive the life-saving treatments they need.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Family Care Binders Program
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Care Binders are personalized organizing
tools for families with children who have special and complex healthcare needs.
Families use the binders to keep track of vital information about their child's
health, and to more easily find and share key information with those who take part
in their child's care. Endo’s grant of $75,000 funds approximately 2,400 Care Binders
per year for patient families. This is the second year Endo has supported this program.
Literacy & Science Education
Please Touch Museum®
Free Admission Program
The Free Admission Program supports Please Touch Museum’smission of
enriching the lives of children by creating learning opportunities through play which
benefits kindergarten and first grade students in Philadelphia and Camden, NJ. The
majority of students who participate in the Free Admission Program come from Head
Start, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students from low-income, inner-city neighborhoods.
With a $25,000 donation from Endo, the Free Admission program allowed 2,500 students
to visit without cost and allowed the Please Touch Museum to lay foundations for
a lifetime of learning and cultural awareness.
West Chester University Foundation
Pharmaceutical Product Development Endowed Scholarship
An endowed scholarship in Endo's name was established in 2008 for
West Chester University’s Pharmaceutical Product Development program.. The
scholarship helps highly qualified students in need of financial assistance pursue
a biopharmaceutical education. In 2010, Endo committed $15,000 per year over the
next three years to increase support to provide additional scholarships. The Pharmaceutical
Product Development Program prepares students for careers in the pharmaceutical
and biotechnology industry.
Improving Our Communities
Community Volunteers in Medicine
Committed to Helping Patients in Need
Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) is a community-based, volunteer
nonprofit organization that provides primary medical and dental care to low income,
working people in Chester County without insurance, enabling them to continue to
be contributing members of the community. Throughout the last nine years, Endo has
supported CVIM and currently stands as one of its largest corporate donors with
more than $245,000 given to date. On May 6, 2010, CVIM honored Endo and 21 other
donors at its Pillar Awards Ceremony. Pillar Awards are given to donors who have
given CVIM $100,000 or more.
Cradles to Crayons
Providing Children in Need with Basic Essentials
Cradle to Crayons provides basic essentials, free of charge, to low-income
and homeless children in the Philadelphia and surrounding five counties. The vision
of Cradles to Crayons is “that one day, every child will have the basic things they
need to be safe, ready to learn and feel valued.” In 2010, Endo hosted a drive to
collect essential items for children in need and organized an employee volunteer
day at the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory. In addition, a donation of $10,000
was provided to support A Family Time To Give, a family volunteer-a thon promoting
the legacy of family giving and raising money for Cradles to Crayons. Endo has been
a supporter of Cradles to Crayons since 2007.
