Baptist Memorial Health Care uses only its people for work on its first Habitat for Humanity house

Corporate Giving story for The Commercial Appeal

April 10, 2009

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. has been working to build the largest house ever built in this area for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis. Dedication for the five-bedroom home on Pershing in Binghamton is slated for May 13.

“This is probably a defining moment in my private and professional life as an opportunity to give back,” said Beverly Jordan, vice president and chief nursing officer for BMHCC. “You can see it in volunteers’ eyes and hear it in their voices that they’re grateful to be participating in this.”

BMHCC is the exclusive sponsor for this house, donating $60,000 to Habitat and covering all 480 shifts, at 41/2 hours per shift. This is its first building project for Habitat … (read more)