Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Emerge Gallery & Art Center
Legal Name (if Different): Emerge Gallery Art Center
Also Known As: Pitt County Arts Council
Mailing Address: 404 S. Evans St.
City: Greenville
State: North Carolina
Postal Code: 27858
Main Phone: 252-551-6947
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.pittcountyarts.org
Employer ID Number: 14-1851844
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3 nonprofit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: January 3, 2023
Requested Amount: $2,500

Project Title: Art is Good Medicine
Project Description:

Art is Good Medicine serves more than 500 cancer patients and their caregivers through our partnerships with ECU Health and the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge. Our service is blind—we knock on the doors of the hospitalized and invite them to engage in a 30 or 60-minute art activity that is designed to minimize stress, anxiety, create distractions from the symptoms of treatment, and otherwise promote healing.

We deliver Art is Good Medicine at two locations. ECU Health (formerly Vidant Health) is the largest and most comprehensive facility of its kind in the rural, eastern portion of our state, serving 29 counties. We work specifically in the oncology, palliative and pediatric departments. The American Cancer Society McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge is a free “home-away-from-home” for advanced cancer patients and caregivers, supporting individuals who live greater than 40 miles away from treatment.

Cancer doesn’t discriminate. Accordingly, we serve everyone we encounter who is interested and able to engage with us. We offer service to children as young as eight years of age. Because of our partnership with the Hope Lodge, our service pool skews toward older, lower socioeconomic status patients. That said, we begin each week’s service at the Maynard Children’s Hospital, serving youth first.

This program is free to participants.

Total Project Budget: $22,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Foundation ($3,000), Dick Blick ($100), Phillip Van Every Foundation ($2,500). Uncounted: Tip jar from First Friday Art Walks. Pending: membership appeal.

Project Duration: Ongoing.
Geographical Area Served: Services provided in Pitt County, North Carolina; however, the regional hospital serves a 29-county region, ergo, we serve these residents as well.
Age Group To Be Served: We serve all ages. We begin our service week in pediatrics and serve all youth before moving to oncology and palliative care in our hospital. On Saturdays we are in residence at the Hope Lodge.

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Michael
Contact Last Name: Crane
Contact Title: Director of Engagement
Contact Phone: 252-551-6947
Contact Email: here.is.crane@gmail.com