Lilly Grant Office

Anna and Hollie Oakley Foundation- 2007

The Wabash Valley Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Special Appreciation Is Extended To:

¨ The IU School of Medicine and the Area Health Education Center which help to sponsor educational activities and provide us access to the Landsbaum Center for Health Education

¨ Union Hospital Foundation which housed our nonprofit activities until we received our 501c3 number and who has assisted us with other vital projects

¨ Regional Hospital for use of their outpatient facility for The Maple Center’s TAI CHI FOR HEALTH classes

¨ Area labor unions under the organization of Charles Toth and CDI, Inc. for helping The Maple Center to bring new construction projects to fruition in 2007

¨ Union Hospital which generously remodeled One Professional Centre to accommodate us and supported the establishment of a new and separate location for the Union Hospital Maternal Health Clinic with nurses midwives as part of the staff

¨ Numerous individual donors who have given of their time, talent and treasure to The Maple Center, Inc.

¨ Area businesses that continue to support our nonprofit organization with donations of products, publicity, and other in-kind donations

¨ CDI, Inc. and Scott Francis for the donation of computers to The Maple Center

¨ First Financial Bank for sponsoring "CHEERS TO GOOD HEALTH"

¨ ISU Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and Spirituality

¨ ISU College of Nursing for sponsoring 2007 Annual Dinner

Honors and Awards for The Maple Center & Its Staff

Maternal Health Clinic’s Margy Fauber Honored

Union Hospital’s Maternal Health Clinic/Maple Center Doula Program is pleased to announce the winner of the 2006 Penny Simkin Award. This Doula Spirit and Mentorship Award honors doulas who show extraordinary doula spirit through their outstanding efforts in promoting and caring for doulas and childbearing women in their community. This year’s winner of this prestigious award is Marguerite Fauber (left in photo).

Margy was nominated by several of her colleagues and doula clients. Margy had been the Doula Coordinator for the Union Hospital Maternal Health Clinic for approximately five years. Margy’s compassion and nurturing spirit make her a natural choice when choosing a recipient for this award. Doulas support women prenatally and during labor, and through this experience they are able to mentor to women by teaching them life skills. Margy is instrumental in teaching the doulas how to be great additions to the birth team. The word “doula” comes from the ancient Greek, meaning “Woman’s servant.” Doulas know how to help a woman in labor feel better. Today’s doulas are much more diverse than their predecessors. Doulas are educated and knowledgeable about childbirth

Margy, along with Mary Huffman, became doulas about eleven years ago and went on to become doula trainers. Margy and Mary are local RNs and childbirth educators who introduced doulas to the Wabash Valley in 1995. The Oakley Foundation and Indiana State Health Department are current financial supporters of the Doula program