How the Health Care Foundation’s Snowflake Campaign Works

December 4, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Snowflake Campaign is a longstanding tradition in our community.   It is the original crowd funding idea for Hopkins County healthcare.  

For a recommended donation of at least $25, the Foundation will place a snowflake bearing the honoree or tributee’s name.  These are then affixed to the glass walls and windows in the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs lobby.

Behind the scenes the Foundation office staff will prepare an acknowledgement card to be sent to each honoree, or whoever the donor specifies should be made aware of the gift in memory of a deceased person.  Enclosed with the cards are details who made the donation and who it honors, and informs them of a snowflake hanging in the hospital lobby with their name.

The Foundation also sends a card to the donor to thank them for their donation and to make them aware the acknowledgements have been sent.

This tradition helps the Foundation purchase a healthcare gift for the community which is used by the hospital.  This year’s present will be a blanket warmer to be used in the surgical wing.  Imagine how welcome a warm blanket will be for those preparing for surgery.

With the support and help of our fellow citizens, this blanket warmer will be a reality that will soon be providing comfort.  It won’t just be a blanket wrapped around a patient, but it will also represent the love of those who contributed to making it possible.

To donate to the Snowflake Campaign, visit the website at Snowflake2025.GiveSmart.com.  Or mail a check made payable to the HCHC Foundation to P O Box 1011, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483.  Please include contact information for the donor as well as the individuals to whom an acknowledgment of the recognition should be sent.  Additionally, include the name(s) of the individual(s) to be added to the snowflakes and if the gift is in honor of or memory of the person.

To learn more about the Foundation’s Snowflake Campaign call 903-438-4799. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is a 28-year-old, IRS 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization serving Hopkins County.  The Foundation is committed to providing great local healthcare through its own free clinics and educational programs.  Additionally, the Foundation raises funding to help two other entities: the local nonprofit hospital, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, and the Hopkins County Hospital District/EMS.

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