A AMC MAGA Z I N E | S P R I NG
AAMC Foundation: Making an Impact
Make a Di erence
Making philanthropy
a
family a air
Kim and Pat Wergin, Annapolis residents and vice president and
partner of Annapolis Subaru, Annapolis Volvo, Annapolis Hyundai,
and Gateway Subaru, joined the Building Traditions Society (BTS)
to e ect change within their own community.
“You don’t think about the hospital until you need it, yet everyone
will be touched by it at some point in their lives,” says Kim. “We feel
really lucky to have a wonderful hospital right here, close to home.”
“It is truly rewarding to see that we are making a di erence,”
says Pat.
Kim and Pat make philanthropy a family a air, believing that
starting philanthropy young is important. “We are teaching our
children to use their gifts to help the greater cause; be a part of the
change,” says Pat. e Wergins, like so many BTS families, enjoy
being able to include their children in the family donation days and
fundraising events planned by the BTS membership.
e Building Traditions Society (BTS) is a young donor
society of like-minded families who give $1,000 annually
to AAMC. Collectively, BTS members have raised close
to $400,000 through membership, fundraisers and social
events to support various AAMC programs that directly
impact patient care.
Funds raised are allocated each year by the members. In
2014, BTS supported a full-time Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit nurse navigator, a child life specialist, community
clinics, mental health services, and Pathways’ new Project
ALERT program.
Project ALERT o ers a free classroom-based
comprehensive lesson series that educates seventh-
and eighth-graders in Anne Arundel County schools
against drug use. is program is funded entirely by
philanthropic donations.
BTS members are recognized in the community as
philanthropic leaders. Let’s make a di erence together!
Building
Traditions Society
The Wergin family—from le , Chase, Kim, Pat, and
Gracie—enjoy making a di erence together.
To learn more about becoming a member of the Building Traditions
Society, please contact Lisa Michelsen, AAMC Foundation, at
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or
lmichelsen@AAHS.org.
Polly Hurlburt, certi ed child life specialist, Pediatrics
Department, provides asthma education to a patient.