The Greater Norwich Foundation has committed $500,000 to the UHS Chenango Memorial capital campaign. Pictured from left are Greater Norwich Foundation Trustees Thomas C. Emerson, Frederic B. Miers, Linda T. Palmatier, Patrick J. Flanagan, Administrator MaryAnn Scheer, Peter V. Smith, Patricia M. Smith, Timothy J. Handy, and Chairman James I. Dunne.

NORWICH – A gift from the Greater Norwich Foundation has pushed the Chenango Memorial Hospital capital campaign past the $2.5 million mark.

“The trustees of the Greater Norwich Foundation have approved a grant in the amount of $500,000, to be paid over the next five years,” said James I. Dunne, chairman of the Foundation’s board of trustees. “The first payment of $100,000 is given in memory of Jane F. Curran.”

Dunne and his fellow trustees visited UHS Chenango Memorial to present a ceremonial check in the amount of the five year pledge. This is not the first time the foundation has supported the hospital, but rather part of a continued commitment to the Norwich hospital.

“The Greater Norwich Foundation has recognized the importance of Chenango Memorial Hospital to our community for many years,” Dunne said. “During the 10 years before our 2019 commitment, a total of $695,000 was pledged and paid to the hospital by the Foundation. It is the most important grant that we award each year, and we have confidence it will be used for the benefit of the Greater Norwich community.”