Giving Societies

Samuel Small Society

The Samuel Small Society recognizes those who have created a legacy at the York Health Foundation by including WellSpan in their estate plans.  The Society is named after Samuel Small who had a vision for a hospital in York.  Without him, York Hospital may not exist.
Samuel Small Society members are invited to special donor recognition events, the Foundation's "Insider Tour" Series and receive special communications from the Foundation. 

If you have included WellSpan in your estate plans, please contact Theresa Law, Executive Director, at 717-812-2075.

The 1880 Society

The 1880 Society members make a powerful, immediate impact at WellSpan through their gifts of $10,000 or more.  Society members The Society was named in honor of the year York Hospital was founded. 
1880 Society members are invited to the York Health Foundation's "Insider Tour" Series, other donor recognition events and receive special communications from WellSpan.
Membership in the 1880 Society is open to friends of the York-based entities of WellSpan Health who contribute $10,000 or more over a period of 10 years.  This gift may be directed any York-based entity, such as community health programs, patient help funds, or scholarship funds.  If you would like to learn more about the 1880 Society, please contact Kim Testa at 717-851-4210.
The Anna Huber Legacy Society

The Anna Huber Legacy Society recognizes all planned gifts made to the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA).  These gifts will provide home health and hospice care to patients for generations to come. 

Legacy Society members are invited to recognition events, the York Health Foundation's "Insider Tour" Series and receive special communications from the York Health Foundation.  If you would like to learn more about the Anna Huber Legacy Society or planned gifts, please contact Theresa M. Law, J.D., CFRE, at 717-812-2705.

Honor/Memorial Gifts

The York Health Foundation receives and acknowledges all honor/memorial gifts for York Hospital, the Visiting Nurses Association, the Cancer Patient Help Fund, etc.  There are many seasons of life where donors make a gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one.  The following list contains giving opportunity for honor/memorial gifts:

• Tree of Life
• Shining Star
• Tree of Light

The donor will be acknowledged and the family of the honoree or deceased will be notified biweekly for the first month, then monthly.  Please send the next of kin name and complete address to Barbara Sweitzer at bsweitzer@wellspan.org so that we may insure receipt of the donor list.