Thank you to our donors!!! You gave $31,525 total to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals during the Lincoln and Omaha Community Foundations’ giving days in May!
Donors gave $18,950 to Madonna’s Lincoln Campus on Give to Lincoln Day (May 18) and $12,575 to Madonna’s Omaha Campus during Omaha Gives! (May 24).
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals is lucky to have two great campus locations. Overall, the Lincoln community came together to raise $3,693,306 through 17,082 donations for 365 organizations, and the Omaha community came together to raise $7,840,164 through 52,886 donations for 923 organizations.
This year, donations made to either charitable challenge supported Madonna’s mission to rehabilitate those who have sustained injuries or disabling conditions so they can fully participate in life; lead research to improve outcomes; prevent physical disabilities and promote wellness through community programs.
To hear more about how your donations support Madonna, watch the video from our Omaha Gives! Facebook Live broadcast:
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Madonna also used Twitter to share how each dollar is used to give patients hope:
Give to Lincoln Day Tweets
#GivetoLincoln This is the story of Alexis Verzal’s rehabilitation journey at Madonna after a traumatic brain injury https://t.co/UlvyEHmF7o pic.twitter.com/pdF78YNUBm
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln A traumatic brain injury brought Alexis to Madonna. She wasn’t able to see or move her arms and legs. https://t.co/UlvyEHEfYW pic.twitter.com/6FPmbziKHm
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln A transdisciplinary team of therapists began working with Alexis to help her relearn toddler skills. https://t.co/UlvyEHmF7o pic.twitter.com/TlWly92e4b
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
Watch Alexis Verzal’s journey through rehabilitation at Madonna, and then make your #GivetoLincoln Day donation:... https://t.co/pJMQxfoPyh
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln Eventually, Alexis transitioned to outpatient rehabilitation, making progress over the next 7 years. https://t.co/UlvyEHEfYW pic.twitter.com/9zs5wgC8YQ
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln Alexis used a robotic gait trainer to regain strength for walking https://t.co/UlvyEHEfYW pic.twitter.com/TGoa9BSDGh
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln The Therapeutic Learning Center helped Alexis learn skills needed for school. https://t.co/UlvyEHmF7o pic.twitter.com/cp1YTpyyS8
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln Alexis used the ICARE to regain her ability to walk. https://t.co/UlvyEHmF7o pic.twitter.com/FDRpLPR2zE
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln Thousands of hours in speech therapy helped Alexis develop her communication skills. https://t.co/UlvyEHmF7o pic.twitter.com/KKGcZEYCzY
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln Alexis built strength and stamina in aquatic therapy sessions. https://t.co/UlvyEHmF7o pic.twitter.com/ULIQW7p6bU
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 18, 2017
#GivetoLincoln Today, Alexis is a bright & creative fourth grader in Lincoln Public Schools, an inspiration to many. https://t.co/UlvyEHEfYW pic.twitter.com/RX3wXL2k49
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 19, 2017
#GivetoLincoln Madonna’s Lincoln pediatric unit is now named after Alexis in recognition of her incredible journey! https://t.co/UlvyEHmF7o pic.twitter.com/zEQk55EKGn
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 19, 2017
Omaha Gives! Tweets
Your #OmahaGives donation for @MadonnaRehab–Omaha Campus will help support world-class rehabilitation in the metro. https://t.co/2Cog9ZRbhb pic.twitter.com/SQ9Y34Itzp
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Last year, spinal cord injury survivor Colby Johnson threw the first pitch at a @OMAStormChasers game https://t.co/2Cog9ZRbhb pic.twitter.com/IWTXO8O5rI
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Madonna specializes in helping patients like Colby rebuild their lives after a spinal cord injury https://t.co/2Coga08M8J pic.twitter.com/BulN1MYN8R
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Former patient Mikayla Gross recently picked out toys for pediatric patients at Madonna’s Omaha Campus. https://t.co/2Cog9ZRbhb pic.twitter.com/YuO4xnp2p7
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Mikayla relearned to walk, talk and feed herself at Madonna after contracting meningitis when she was 6 https://t.co/2Cog9ZRbhb pic.twitter.com/eQwJ9bfDy7
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Gary Hausmann, a traumatic brain injury survivor, is back to flying for @One_Werner Enterprises https://t.co/2Cog9ZRbhb pic.twitter.com/0myGsOqQQ4
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Roger Lewis regained his ability to walk after a fall caused a spinal cord injury. https://t.co/2Coga08M8J pic.twitter.com/oURgdezaZa
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Before rehab for a spinal cord injury at Madonna, doctors thought John Abkes wouldn’t be able to walk. pic.twitter.com/fOMyN1rphQ
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Jared Clawson walked out of our Omaha Campus with special recognition from his care team. https://t.co/2Cog9ZRbhb pic.twitter.com/N2XOFxMUpQ
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 24, 2017
#OmahaGives Independence Square helped Doug Dickson prepare for going home after surviving a collision with a train. https://t.co/2Cog9ZRbhb pic.twitter.com/edirIcDXgm
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 25, 2017
#OmahaGives Traumatic brain injury brought Lisa’s husband, Chris Kappius to Madonna where he found his voice again. https://t.co/2Coga08M8J pic.twitter.com/i4A6vkX7Gg
— MadonnaRehabHospital (@Madonnarehab) May 25, 2017