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For January 10, 2006
      
       For more information, contact:
|                         Becky Vonnahme
                         West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation
                         (712) 655-3624

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Dream Light Campaign draws to an end

As the holiday season comes to an end, so does the West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation’s 13^th annual Dream Light Campaign. This year the Foundation raised more than $2500 as a result of people “lighting a light” for loved ones.

“On behalf of the Foundation, I’d like to thank the many individuals who made donations,” said Executive Director Becky Vonnahme. “The Dream Light Tree really serves a triple purpose during the holiday season. It not only is a wonderful way to remember or to honor loved ones by illuminating a light, but it also adds to the enjoyment of the season by all who pass by the festive tree or see the listing of names in the window of the hospital. In addition, it represents a commitment to enhance healthcare for loved ones living in and around the Manning community.”

The money from this year’s campaign will be used to help defray expenses toward purchasing a new fetal heart monitor for babies born at Manning Regional Healthcare Center. Vonnahme reports that the Foundation also received a $2,000 donation that will be used with the Dream Lights proceeds to enable the Foundation to have enough funds available to purchase the needed piece of equipment.

Overall, the annual Dream Light Tree campaign has allowed the West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation to donate more than $25,000 to the hospital and plaza to purchase necessary equipment.