ServiceMaster donates $200,000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is pleased to announce a $200,000 gift from ServiceMaster Global Holdings, a leading provider of essential residential and commercial services. The generous contribution will be paid over a four-year term and will be donated on behalf of ServiceMaster employees to one of the leading children's hospitals in the United States.

"We deeply appreciate ServiceMaster's generosity," said Meri Armour, MSN/MBA, president and chief executive officer, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. "We value our partnership with ServiceMaster and are honored that they continue to support Le Bonheur and our mission to give children a chance to grow up healthy, strong and safe."

The donation was presented during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 22. The gift coincided with ServiceMaster's annual We Serve Day, where more than a thousand ServiceMaster employees participated in volunteer efforts across the country – including several projects which will benefit Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.

"Le Bonheur Children's is a cherished friend and partner of ServiceMaster in the Greater Memphis community," said Rob Gillette, ServiceMaster's chief executive officer. "Hundreds of our associates' children have received treatment and care from the hospital, and this gift is meant to demonstrate our continued commitment to the patients, staff and mission of Le Bonheur."

In recognition of this gift, the 12th floor family room for transplant, diabetes and gastroenterology patients and families will be named for the Memphis-based company. It will be stocked with books, toys and games that visitors and family members can enjoy during their stays at the hospital and take with them when they return home.

Le Bonheur is verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center and is the only Level 1 pediatric trauma center in the region.