{"id":112584,"date":"2022-06-12T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T20:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112584"},"modified":"2022-06-12T16:45:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T20:45:04","slug":"air-products-foundation-pledges-250000-to-good-shepherd-rehabilitation-networks-hope-starts-here-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112584","title":{"rendered":"Air Products Foundation Pledges $250,000 to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network\u2019s \u2018Hope Starts Here\u2019 Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo Caption (left to right):<\/strong>\u00a0Mark Simmons, Air Products; Stacy Halliday, Air Products; Alexis Fernandez, Air Products; Laurie Hackett, Air Products; Michael Spigel, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network; Cindy Buchman, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network; and Marilyn Long, Air Products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (June 10, 2022)\u00a0\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network has received a $250,000 grant from the Air Products Foundation in support of the \u201cHope Starts Here\u201d capital campaign.<\/p>\n

The pledge helps Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network\u2019s efforts to build a 76-bed, state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital on 45 acres of land across from The Promenade Shops of Saucon Valley, near Route 309 and Interstate 78 in Center Valley. With the final steel beam of the under-construction hospital in the background, Air Products Foundation representatives presented Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network leaders with a ceremonial check in South Allentown.<\/p>\n

\u201cAir Products is honored to join with others in support of Good Shepherd,\u201d said Laurie Hackett, Air Products Community Relations Director. \u201cWe celebrate the work that they do and this unique outdoor space will add much to the rehabilitation journey for so many.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new rehabilitation hospital, scheduled to open in June 2023, aims to revolutionize treatment and recovery options for people with stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury and other serious illnesses or injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited for the hospital opening in 2023 because only a handful of freestanding rehabilitation hospitals are built each year in the country \u2014 and one is coming right here to the Lehigh Valley,\u201d said Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network President & CEO Michael Spigel, PT, MHA. \u201cIt\u2019s a transformational event for Good Shepherd, the region and for those who seek out advanced rehabilitation services. We\u2019re so fortunate for community partners, such as the Air Products Foundation, to support Good Shepherd\u2019s mission and what promises to be a destination for recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new rehabilitation hospital will feature the Outdoor Therapy Gardens, which will offer physical, spiritual and social ways for patients to undergo therapy and participate in activities while staying at the rehabilitation hospital \u2014 gardening, trails, outdoor green space and more.<\/p>\n

As part of their overall \u201cHope Starts Here\u201d contribution, the Air Products Foundation will support the creation of the Activities Lawn portion of the Outdoor Therapy Gardens. The Therapy & Activities Garden space is designed specifically to allow patients to return to the activities they love, including golfing and gardening, as part of their recovery.<\/p>\n

For more information on \u201cHope Starts Here,\u201d visit the\u00a0capital campaign page<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A map of the Outdoor Therapy Gardens \u2014 including the Activities Lawn \u2014 at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network\u2019s under-construction rehabilitation hospital in Center Valley, Pa. As part of a $250,000 pledge to the \u201cHope Starts Here\u201d campaign, the Air Products Foundation will support the creation of the Activities Lawn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Information provide to TVL by:
\nMike Walbert
\nMarketing & Communications Specialist
\nGood Shepherd Rehabilitation Network<\/p>\n

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