OCTOBER 2025
Celebrating survivors – Mount Carmel hosts Ladies Night Out
Beating cancer is worth celebrating! On October 8, Mount Carmel hosted a special event for all breast cancer warriors, whether newly diagnosed or multi-year survivors. More than 100 in-person attendees were treated to giveaways, a light meal and presentation by Melanie Nix, a nationally-know triple negative breast cancer survivor, coach and speaker.
This special event was made possible by generous Mount Carmel Foundation donors.
You can still join us for the 2025 Dr. O Memorial Run/Walk!
There is still time to register or donate to the 2nd annual Dr. O Memorial 5K Walk/Run in honor of the legacy of Dr. John “Jack” O’Handley. Affectionately known as “Dr. O”, he was the Medical Director of the Mount Carmel Street Medicine program for 25+ years where he was a beloved physician, teacher, mentor and friend to all.
Special thanks to our generous corporate race sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
- DANIS
- Farber Specialty Vehicles
- Kimball Midwest
- Mount Carmel Fitness Center
- Thompson Hine
Silver Sponsors:
- Emergency Services, Inc
- Franklinton Board of Trade
- Labcorp
- Perez Morris
- KW Consultants Realty
- Sound Physicians
- Thrive Companies
Bronze Sponsors:
- Altercare Integrated Health Services
- Bailey Cavalieri
- Central Ohio Primary Care
- Egan-Ryan Funeral Service
- KEMBA Financial Credit Union
- Safe & Secure Healthcare
- TP Mechanical
Event proceeds will support the Street Medicine program which provides no cost medical care to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured.
Register or donate online here.
Community Health & Well-Being and Hospice mark 40 years of service to our communities
This year, we’re celebrating 40 years of service for two of our most beloved, needed and impactful Mount Carmel programs – Hospice and Bereavement Care Services and Community Health & Well-Being (CHWB)!
Because of you, our generous supporters, the Mount Carmel Foundation is able to fund programs and services to meet essential health and well-being needs, serving as a safety net for people most in need of our care.
- We provide compassionate care for those with life-limiting illness through Hospice and Bereavement Care to more than a thousand patients and families each year.
- Our CHWB team provides care and resources for every stage and health challenge in life – from keeping moms and babies healthy, to caring for people experiencing homelessness, to managing chronic diseases, providing counseling to crime victims, and more.
CHWB had more than 125,000 interactions with individuals and families in our community last year, all supported by our generous donors. Watch a special video about CHWB to learn more about the compassionate, essential services they provide to individuals in our communities.
Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to provide $3.6M to support life-changing programs to those we serve in our community. Please consider making a gift today to continue our impact.
Photo © RayLaVoie.com
Discover Grove City magazine highlights Mount Carmel volunteer’s heart for service
Tony Gerardi has spent more than 500 hours volunteering at Mount Carmel. Discover Grove City’s November/December 2025 issue features Tony on its cover. In the article, he shares the inspirational story of his medical journey, which included extensive hospitalization and eventually, a life-saving heart transplant, which inspired him to become a volunteer.
“When I see someone in a wheelchair, or I’m taking them up to the second floor (for cardiology), it brings back old memories. When I go up there, I’m like, ‘I’ve been here, I know what it’s like’ so when I see these people, I can relate to them,” Tony said.
Read the full article here.
Learn more about volunteering at Mount Carmel.
We are full of gratitude FOR YOU this fall
Your generosity brings comfort and healing to our community throughout the year. As a thank you, we’d like to share two great fall soup recipes from Mount Carmel’s von Zychlin Healthy Living Center:
Enjoy one of these healthy soups on a crisp day this fall, or select another from the extensive online recipe library at the Healthy Living Center. The Center provides FREE wellness and prevention services, as well as online and at select locations throughout central Ohio. Offerings include group fitness, cooking and nutrition classes, health coaching, and more. Anyone interested in learning how to achieve optimal health through lifestyle change is welcome to register for these free services.