Community Health Charities

<div>Thomas G. Bognanno has been the President and CEO of Community Health Charities of America since January of 2006. Prior to that Mr. Bognanno had a distinguished 20-year career with the American Diabetes Association, working his way through different roles, starting as Executive Director for the former ADA New Mexico and Missouri affiliates and Executive Vice President for the Texas affiliate. He was promoted to Special Assistant to the CEO in 1998 before moving into the role of Chief Field Officer in 2003. He also was one of the chief architects of the Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life partnership between the ADA, the American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society. </div>

<p >More than 133 million Americans suffer from a disability or chronic disease.&nbsp;Many of those affected rely on the support and services of America&#8217;s most trusted health charities, which make up the membership of Community Health Charities of America. &nbsp;For more than 50 years, Community Health Charities of America has worked in partnership member charities to make it easier for employees in the workplace to connect with and support the health causes most important to them and their families.&nbsp;</p> <p >In the fall of 2010, the collective efforts of Community Health Charities of America and its network of affiliate offices, in both the public and private sectors, translated to more than $71 million pledged to our member health charities.&nbsp;The donor directed funds that our member charities receive from Community Health Charities of America are used to fund important community education programs and services, medical research, and protect the rights of those confronting a health issue that need a voice. </p> <p >This year marked the successful launch of the Volunteer Matters 365^&#174;program which was funded by a grant from The Merck Foundation.&nbsp;When partnered together with employee giving and the Health Matters at Work program, corporations beginning to better understand the value the nation&#8217;s most trusted health charities can have complementing their employee engagement and corporate social responsibility efforts.</p> <p >Community Health Charities of America is committed to dramatically accelerating the dollars it raises for the missions of its member charities through strategic investments that will unite caring donors and companies with the valuable services and support they need.</p> <p >This year&#8217;s success comes from the generous giving of time and money by many&#8212;the American workforce, corporate leaders, dedicated Community Health Charities volunteer and staff leadership, and the wonderful member charities we have the pleasure to represent. On behalf of Community Health Charities of America, we thank all of you for sharing in our vision to improve the lives of people affected by a disability or chronic disease.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>