Janet Sevier Gilbreath Awards
About the award
Each year, the Health Fund's Board of Trustees selects one outstanding project from among all current funded projects to receive the Janet Sevier Gilbreath Special Project Recognition Award, named in honor of our first Board Chairperson.
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Janet Sevier Gilbreath
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The award recognizes the project which has done the most to advance the Health Fund's vision of the Christian health community.
The specific criteria used to select the award recipient from among all funded projects are:
- The attainment of goals and objectives established for the project
- The utilization of volunteers in the project
- The development of community, church, and other support for the project
- The institution of good management and financial practices to assure quality service delivery
Award recipients
- 2007 GraceMed Health Clinic, Wichita
- 2006 Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Dental Clinic
- 2005 United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries
- 2004 Kansas Mission of Mercy
- 2003 Higher Ground's Learning the Ropes, Wichita
- 2002 City of Leavenworth Water Fluoridation Project
- 2001 Expect Respect, Wichita
- 2000 Forever Friends Intergenerational Center, Topeka
- 1999 Teens with Tots, Ulysses
- 1998 Palco UMC, PUMKids Patch Day Care Center
- 1997 The Family Life Center of Butler County
- 1996 Association of Kansas Hospices
- 1995 United Methodist Urban Ministry
- 1994 Health Ministries of Harvey County, Inc.
- 1993 Clay County Child Care Center
- 1992 Kansas Action for Children
- 1991 Osborne County Hospice, Inc.
- 1990 ConnectCare, Hospice Inc.
- 1989 COMPEER, Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
- 1988 United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries
