Photo provided by: Christopher Dacanay
Trinity Health System Foundation Director Katherine Poldoniak and Team Automotive Group General Manager Mark Teramana drive a 2024 Ford Mustang presented by the foundation to raise money for the system's medical equipment fund. to show off.
STEUBENVILLE — The Trinity Health System Foundation, through Team Automotive Group, is holding a raffle for a 2024 Ford Mustang, with net proceeds going to the hospital system's medical equipment fund.
With an MSRP of approximately $57,000, the brand new Vapor Blue Mustang is powered by a 5-liter 8-cylinder engine producing 480 horsepower. The Mustang with a manual transmission is “a fun car to drive,” said Mark Teramana, the team's general manager.
The Trinity Foundation is selling 1,000 tickets at $100 each for a chance to win a Mustang or a $50,000 voucher for a car (Toyota or Ford) on the team's lot. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at SupportTrinityHealthSystem.org or in person at the team's showroom at 905 Brady Ave. or inside the Trinity Medical Center East office at 380 Summit Ave.
Unless tickets sell out early, the winner will be drawn on July 1st.
Catherine Poldniak, director of the Trinity Health System Foundation, said the foundation and the team have a “great relationship,” adding, “The team is always supporting the community.”
Once the drawing ends, the foundation will reimburse the team for the Mustang or voucher, but if all tickets are sold, up to $50,000 could go toward purchasing new medical equipment for the hospital. said Poldoniak.
“We are thrilled that Team Automotive will be working with us to host such a great car raffle in 2024,” Poldoniak said. “This is great for the Medical Equipment Fund. This will help us make capital purchases to support the communities our hospitals serve. This is community participation, so our It's great for the community and we're excited for you (community members) to partner with us and become owners of this gorgeous new vehicle.”
Poldoniak continued: “As hospitals have great needs and capital budgets are tight, it is a pleasure and an honor to support them in any way we can, especially with the critical equipment needs of each department.”
Poldoniak said capital projects both large and small could benefit from raffle proceeds. Costs may include x-ray machines, CT scanners, and portable ultrasound machines. Previously, Poldoniak said the Trinity Foundation paid for the installation of a linear accelerator (a radiation device that precisely targets cancerous tumors) at Trinity's Tony Teramana Cancer Center.
“Trinity Foundation is a great organization that keeps funds local. … We all give dollars and we want to keep it as local as possible. … We want to provide the best care for our communities.” It's great to be able to provide (hospital systems) with the technology they need to do that,” Teramana said.
