The Power of the Health Care Foundation’s Snowflakes
December 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has learned how something as small and fragile as a snowflake can be harnessed to make a mighty impact on Hopkins
County healthcare.
The annual Snowflake Campaign has been accomplishing this feat of engineering for over twenty-five years. It was the original fundraising campaign for the Foundation, and through the years has made lasting contributions to the local healthcare scene.
In the early years, funds were added with income from other events and campaigns to cover the costs of the funding goals for the year…generally purchasing equipment for the local hospital.
In 2022, the Foundation Board of Directors voted to use funds from this campaign to conduct a mid-year project for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. That year, the Foundation used the money to help purchase a new ICU bed which was equipped to help patients heal and stay calm while also preventing employee injury.
In 2023, the funds were used to purchase a SureWash GO hand hygiene training station that not only taught but also tested employees and the community on proper handwashing techniques. Believe it or not, there are some spots you are probably missing when you wash your hands!
The 2024 campaign allowed the Foundation to purchase two cooling tents to prevent heat related injuries. These will be used along with the Mobile Athletic Training Room that is provided by the CMF-SS training staff at local high school sporting and community events.
This year the Foundation Board plans to purchase a new blanket warmer for the expanded surgical wing at CMF-SS. It will provide soothing comfort for countless patients for many years to come.
If you would like to participate in the Snowflake Campaign, visit Snowflake2025.GiveSmart.com or call 903-438-4799 to learn more. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is a 28-year-old IRS nonprofit founded by a group of visionary Hopkins County residents to benefit the health of our community.
Photo 1: A new ICU bed was the outcome of the 2022 Foundation Snowflake Campaign. The more snowflake donations received, the larger the impact. Won’t you join us as we raise funds for a new blanket warmer for the expanded surgical wing at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs?
Photographed here with the new bed when it was received in early 2023 is the then ICU staff at CMF-SS.
Donate to the campaign by visiting Snowflake2025.GiveSmart.com.
Photo 2: We aren’t afraid of no germs! The Foundation Board of Directors and CMF-SS’ April Gammill show their clean hands as they pose with the portable handwash training station. The 2023 Snowflake Campaign allowed the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation to purchase the training station for the Infection Control Department at CMF-SS. This equipment helps to keep our community healthy by teaching proper handwashing techniques.
Shown here are Foundation Board Members joined by CMF-SS administrators, from left to right: Kenny Rogers, Pam Black, Brad Johnson, Mickey McKenzie, Charles Helm, CMF-SS’s April Gammill, Steve Rutherford, Heather Johnson, and CMF-SS CEO/President Paul Harvey.
To honor or memorialize a special person or persons with a snowflake, visit Snowflake2025.GiveSmart.com or call 903-438-4799.
