History
2001
UCHS Foundation established.
2002
United Church of Christ (UCC) Family Fund created to provide for individuals closely associated with the UCC or its sister ministries.
2003
First UCHS Foundation Golf Tournament held.
2005
The Julius Society founded to honor legacy donors. 67 people were listed who had given a legacy gift from the founding of the organization through 2005.
2007
UCHS Foundation led a capital campaign to build a new Community Center at Abernethy Laurels. Over $1 million was raised.
2010
Julius Society topped 100 members.
2011
UCHS Foundation spearheaded a capital campaign at Piedmont Crossing and raised $332,000 for a Healthcare project.
2012
Laurels Boutique, a resale shop for gently used clothes and accessories, opened. All proceeds from the store benefit the Abernethy Laurels Capital Fund. To date, the shop has raised over $10,000.
Annual “All Hands on Deck” Employee Campaign began, raising $15,579 from 148 staff members at all UCHS locations.
2013
Julius Society reached 194 members.
UCHS Foundation Golf Tournament celebrated its 10th consecutive year with a net result of $25,000 raised.
2014
UCHS Foundation began the Defining Our Future, Honoring Our Heritage capital campaign to build a new Healthcare Center at Abernethy Laurels with a goal of $3.6 million.
2015
Julius Society increased to 243 members. $3.4 million toward the Defining Our Future capital campaign goal was raised by Sept. 30.
2016
$1,567,335 in donations with (16) new Julius Society Members and $968,285 in Legacy gifts received. The 13th Annual Golf Tournament and silent auction grossed $40,803.
2017
$875,309 in donations with (9) new Julius Society Members and $345,086 in legacy gifts. The 14th Annual Golf Tournament grossed $28,036. The Foundation hosted the 1st Annual Davidson County Luncheon, honoring Mr. Jack Frank, with donations totaling $45,080.
In August we celebrated the grand opening of Phase 1 (North Manor) of our Healthcare Center project at Abernethy Laurels.
2018
$905,011 in donations with (9) new Julius Society Members and $324,241 in legacy gifts. We remembered sisters Avis & Marilyn Shumaker, from Lake Prince Woods--at this year's Julius Society dinner in September--for their surprise legacy gift of $1.6 million dollars. The 50X50 campaign was revealed at all three Julius Society Dinners. The campaign was created to gain fifty new Julius Society Members by our 50th anniversary in 2021.
This year's 15th Annual Golf Tournament was the most successful yet with a gross of almost $41,000.
The 2nd Annual Davidson County Luncheon was held at Lexington Golf Club, honoring Mr. Dwight Hedrick, and grossed $45,805.
2019
Fiscal Year Totals of $2,216,264.26, (10) employees helped through the Employee Assistance Fund, (5) Employees furthered their education through the Education Fund, (9) Dreams were granted through the Grant a Dream Fund, (7) residents received financial support through the Benevolence Fund for a total of $285,204 and Each campus received improvements totaling $76,965.98 through the Campus Enrichment Fund.
South Manor- Phase II healthcare center opened to residents on January 24th.
The 3rd Annual Davidson County Luncheon was held at Commons on the Green in Lexington on April 12th and grossed $43,136.
The 16th Annual UCHS Foundation Golf tournament was held at Catawba Country Club and raised almost $33,000.
This year's employee campaign raised over $30,000 from 169 employees!
The 50x50 campaign was in full swing and (23) new Julius Society members were added. The campaign was started to add 50 new members by our 50th anniversary in 2021.
This year's Holiday campaign and giving cards raised almost $29,000--with 395 holiday cards sent.
2020
Great things are happening at KidsOnly in Thomasville, NC due to a very generous donation of over $48,000 from Jack Frank--in memory of his granddaughter Lauren--and a few other generous donors. These gifts are providing a brand new state of the art playground that will be in place by April 2020.
