DENVER, Oct 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Denver Post
is excited to welcome DaVita as the new matching partner for the
25-year-long holiday fundraising campaign, The Denver Post Season
to Share.
DaVita, a leading independent medical group and leading global
provider of kidney care services headquartered in Denver, recognized the need for a hometown
company to help the wide range of community groups that benefit
from The Denver Post Season to Share. For the 2017/2018 campaign,
DaVita will match donations at 50% up to $750,000. This commitment will leverage
individual and corporate donations to allow for much needed work to
continue by nonprofit organizations in the Metro Denver
community.
"Our generous donors and beneficiaries make this campaign and
community next to none and we are thrilled to have DaVita join us
in making a difference through The Denver Post Season to Share,"
said Mac Tully, Publisher and CEO of
The Denver Post and Chair of The Denver Post Community
Foundation.
DaVita is heavily involved in Metro Denver and communities
throughout Colorado and has
invested significantly through its contributions to community and
nonprofit organizations across the state. As a community first and
a company second, DaVita's giving is in part guided by input from
its teammates' (employees') interests.
"We look forward to making an impact with Season to Share and
The Denver Post," said Kent Thiry,
Chairman and CEO of DaVita. "This program aligns with our
commitment to care for our community and the world through service
projects and charitable contributions."
In addition to making charitable contributions, DaVita teammates
volunteer in community service projects known as Village Service
Days. In the past decade, DaVita teammates along with family and
friends have volunteered nearly 140,000 hours through nearly 3,600
Village Service Days.
The Denver Post Season To Share campaign will begin soliciting
donations November 1, 2017 and
continue through December 31, 2017.
Last year, over $2.3 million was
distributed to 50+ agencies serving the areas of children and
youth, health and wellness, homelessness, and hunger.* Funds raised
and matched by DaVita this year will be distributed in March 2018. For more information, visit
seasontoshare.com
About The Denver Post Season To Share
The Denver Post Season To Share is the annual holiday
fundraising campaign for The Denver Post Community Foundation.
Funds raised support qualified nonprofit organizations with
programs that focus on children and youth, health and wellness,
homelessness, and hunger. Grants are made possible with the
generosity of Denver Post readers, the general public, and
corporate donations to the Season To Share campaign, with matching
funds from DaVita.
Originally established in 1992, *as a fund of the Robert R.
McCormick Foundation, more than $69
million was distributed through this partnership to improve
the lives of those in need across Metro Denver. In July 2017, The Denver Post Community Foundation
assumed full responsibility for the management of the program.
Through The Denver Post Season To Share campaign, grants are made
to local nonprofit organizations with programs that provide the
vital support and services to the Metro Denver community. For more
information, visit seasontoshare.com.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the parent company of
DaVita Kidney Care and DaVita
Medical Group. DaVita Kidney Care is
a leading provider of kidney care in the
United States, delivering dialysis services to patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. As of
June 30, 2017, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,445 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 194,600 patients. The company also operated
217 outpatient dialysis centers located in 11 countries outside
the United States. DaVita Medical
Group manages and operates medical groups and affiliated physician
networks in California,
Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New
Mexico, Pennsylvania and
Washington in its pursuit to
deliver excellent-quality health care in a dignified and
compassionate manner. DaVita Medical Group's teammates, employed
clinicians and affiliated clinicians provided care for
approximately 1.7 million patients. For more information, please
visit DaVita.com/About.
Denver Post Community Foundation Media:
Stacy Schafer
Sschafer@denverpost.com
303-915-1609
DaVita Media:
Skip Thurman
Skip.Thurman@DaVita.com
303-876-6610
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