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Mission Maker Tina Lestelle Turns Time into Gifts
WITH THE HOLIDAY spirit in mind, and less than twenty-four hours after
being inspired by Mission Maker Chairwoman Beverly Wishon, Tina Lestelle
began turning time into gifts. A fifteen-year employee of Little Company
of Mary, Lestelle made her first donation of PTO (paid time off) in
December 1999 and since has provided almost $7,200 in support to the
Little Company of Mary Community Health Foundation.
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The cash value of Lestelle’s PTO funds programs close to her heart.
The Partners for Healthy Kids mobile pediatric healthcare van, the Mary
Potter Program for Human Dignity, and the Chemical Dependency Unit have
all been beneficiaries of Lestelle’s generosity. It is a generosity
inspired long before Mission Makers, the Foundation’s employee giving
program. “My parents were very compassionate and made people feel
welcome. They were the first ones to help someone and were very generous
by nature, never expecting anything in return,” said Lestelle.
“Because of them, I am able to see the need.”
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Beverly Wishon (left) expresses gratitude to MIssion Maker
Tina Lestelle
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Lestelle noticed one need during her recent assignment as Unit
Secretary at the Rehabcentre. “Seeing patients who needed hand
therapy caused me to reflect. How would that be? My whole job revolves
around using my hands. What if I couldn’t use them?”
Occupational Therapy Manager Lolly Abastillas is grateful for
Lestelle’s Mission Maker gifts, hoping that a much-needed Hand
Therapy Workstation will become a reality that much sooner. This
self-contained therapy table allows up to three patients to experience
a variety of treatment options simultaneously — treatments that
enable actively employed workers with hand injuries to return to
their jobs.
Making a difference in the lives of patients and others is what
Mission Makers is all about. According to Wishon, “This simple
group was born out of the desire of a few employees to make a
difference in the community where we live and work. Since the
Sisters’ mission of caring is such an important part of our
work life, the name Mission Makers not only captures our strong
feelings about the mission of care, but also demonstrates that
‘we, the employees, make the mission happen!’” With
friends like Lestelle and Wishon, the mission of the Sisters is
in good hands.
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