The Madison Regional Health Foundation was created to help support the Madison Regional Health System’s goal of providing health and wellness to the Madison area. The Madison Regional Health Foundation is ready to kick off the 2024 year with the Annual Support Campaign, fundraising events and more. Donations go towards growing our endowment; which secures the means to meet future needs, develop health programs, aid professional recruitment, provide scholarships, and purchase new equipment so MRHS can continue to provide quality healthcare, close to home.
Healthcare is highly dynamic and there are always new discoveries on how to better diagnose and treat different conditions. Madison is a growing community and has a wide variety of age groups who all have different needs. Madison Regional Health Foundation wants to be certain that we are able to support these changes through our endowment and other specific areas. All donations stay local and are used to help support our vision of meeting the ever-changing healthcare needs of the communities we serve.
We hope you will join our team of amazing donors and if you have any questions about donating, would like to schedule a tour or meeting, please contact me by phone or email.
Stephen Klekas
Madison Regional Health Foundation
Executive Director
stephen.klekas@madisonhospital.com
605-256-8817
Established in 2013, the Madison Regional Health Foundation aspires to provide resources to assist the Madison Regional Health System and advocate for local healthcare philanthropy. The Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are 100% tax deductible. While striving to reach our goals, Madison Regional Health Foundation helps identify and meet the ever-changing healthcare needs of the communities we serve, for the present and future years to come. The Madison Regional Health Foundation utilizes donations to improve medical care at MRHS through equipment upgrades, enhancements to patient care, scholarships, medical staff recruitment, and capital improvements. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors. The Foundation Board is made up of volunteers who live in the Madison community.
Mission
The Madison Regional Health Foundation exists to support the Madison Regional Health System and the healthcare needs of the greater Madison community. The Foundation will seek donations and raise funds for capital improvements, enhancements to patient care, technology upgrades, and otherwise fulfill Madison Regional Health System’s commitment to provide quality healthcare close to home.
Vision
The Madison Regional Health Foundation aspires to provide resources to assist the Madison Regional Health System in identifying and meeting the ever-changing health care needs of the communities we serve for the present and future years to come.
Goals
Madison Regional Health Foundation’s primary goals are to inspire philanthropy and raise funds that will ensure the Madison community has quality healthcare close to home.
Our goals are to grow our endowment to $5 million, double our yearly donors, and extend our services to neighboring communities.
Board of Directors
Jeff Bloom, President, Lake County International
Randy Carper, Vice-President, Carper Farms
Dr. Ashley Crabtree, Secretary/Treasurer, Madison Vision Clinic
Darrel Simon, Retired
Tammy Miller, MRHS CEO
Marlin Brozik, Retired
Mike Kane, First Bank & Trust
Ann Hyland, Heartland Energy
Rachel Schardin, Lewis Pharmacy
Kurt Pfeifle, SD Assoc. of Rural Water Systems
Josh Anderson, Dakota State University
Stephen Klekas
Madison Regional Health Foundation
605-256-8817
Stephen.Klekas@madisonhospital.com
Doris Garwood Pharmacy Scholarships
The Doris Garwood Pharmacy Scholarship is a $1000 scholarship awarded to a pharmacy student from the Madison, South Dakota area (whose hometown/high school is within a 30-mile radius of Madison). The student needs to have completed at least two years of college and be accepted to or enrolled in a pharmacy program.
For the second year in a row, Madison Voelker of Colman was chosen by members of the Madison Regional Health Foundation Scholarship Committee to receive the Doris Garwood Pharmacy Scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year. Madison will receive $1,000 this school year to help with her education. Madison is currently in her P4-year in pharmacy school at South Dakota State University and sixth year of school overall. Three members of the Madison Regional Health Foundation make up the scholarship committee, which includes Chair Marlin Brozik, Darrel Simon, and Rachel Schardin. “In the past year Madison is upped her GPA and completed more rotations, and after graduation she wants to stay local and work in the area. She continues to be a great person, hard worker, and is a great example of the local growth we want in the scholarship.” Said Marlin Brozik, Chair of the Scholarship Committee.
Madison has been involved in pharmacy from a young age through a family friend, and eventually started working at a pharmacy through high school. Madison’s rotations have included Madison Regional Health System, Lewis, Hy-Vee in Sioux Falls, Monument Health in Rapid City, Family Medicine in Rapid City, and Lewis in Elk Point. The Colman native is involved in many clubs at SDSU like Students Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy (SCAPP) and also runs clinics and booths at the state fair. After graduation in May of 2025, Madison hopes to find a clinic pharmacy job at Lewis in the Madison area.
The Doris Garwood Pharmacy Scholarship is $1,000 awarded annually to a student that has graduated high school from a city/town within a 30-mile radius of Madison, has completed at least two years of college, and is currently enrolled/accepted to a pharmacy program. The scholarship was set up by Wendell Garwood to honor the memory of his wife, Doris, who passed away in 1988. Originally presented through the Madison Hospital Auxiliary, this scholarship has been awarded annually since 1989 and has helped many pharmacy students complete their education.
Picture left to right: Darrel Simon; Marlin Brozik; Madison Voelker; Rachel Schardin; Stephen Klekas, MRHF Executive Director.
To apply, students need to:
Complete the application form (PDF).
Write and submit a short essay regarding your education plans and career goals. Address how this scholarship would help you achieve your plans and goals.
Submit a current unofficial transcript.
The deadline for application is June 30. Applications can be mailed to:
Madison Regional Health Foundation
323 SW 10th St.
Madison, SD 57042
or emailed to scholarship@madisonhospital.com.
Questions? Please contact Stephen Klekas, Foundation Director, at 605-256-8817 or Stephen.Klekas@madisonhospital.com.
Upcoming Fundraising Events
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The Gala
The Madison Regional Health Foundation’s annual event, The Gala, has served as the primary fundraiser for the Foundation for the past seven years. This year’s event will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024 at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse.
Please click below for information on the 2023 event.
Donate to our Foundation
It is our Foundation’s job to inspire philanthropy – connecting and partnering with people like you who want to ensure that our community has quality healthcare close to home, and who are willing to support this cause. Thank you for believing that our mission of supporting access to quality healthcare close to home is important and worthy of your support. Every gift, large and small, makes a difference right here at our facility for people we care for, all thanks to selfless people, like you.
Legacy Donors
Legacy Donors are those who have donated $10,000 or more to the MRHF in the past 10 years. Madison Regional Health Foundation is grateful to the following donors for their unbelievable support.
Annual Giving
Annual Giving recognizes donors who have donated $500 or more to the MRHF in the past year. Madison Regional Health Foundation is grateful to the following donors for their unbelievable support.