The Methodist Health System Foundation’s seventh annual Robert S. Folsom
Leadership Award honored esteemed Dallas businessman and philanthropist
Trevor Rees-Jones on Oct. 5, 2011.
Former President and Mrs. George W. Bush served as honorary chairs, and
James B. Francis Jr. was the event chair. More than 700 supporters attended
the dinner and were delighted with the evening’s surprise master of ceremonies,
Karl Rove. As he recognized Rees-Jones, Rove described him as a true
Texas and Dallas icon who has cultivated an enduring legacy of generously
supporting people in need.
The event raised more than $1 million to benefit Methodist Health System’s
pastoral care ministries. Methodist’s chaplains, seminarians, and religious lay
workers of all faiths provided more than 134,000 pastoral visits last year alone.
In 2006, Jan and Trevor Rees-Jones founded the Rees-Jones Foundation for
the primary purpose of sharing their resources with the underserved people of
North Texas. It was particularly meaningful to the Rees-Jones family to have
2011’
s Folsom event proceeds directed toward a program that so appropriately
reflects the mission of their foundation.
“
As stewards, we’re called to share our resources and to provide for
others spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally,” Rees-Jones said
in his acceptance speech. “Let us remember that Methodist strives each
day to provide quality, compassionate health care to those most in need
in southern Dallas. It is also an extraordinary privilege to accept an award
that bears the name of Robert Folsom, whose life certainly epitomizes the
essence of servant leadership.”
“
AS STEWARDS,
WE’RE CALLED
TO SHARE OUR
RESOURCES AND
TO PROVIDE
FOR OTHERS
SPIRITUALLY,
PHYSICALLY,
MENTALLY, AND
EMOTIONALLY.”
—
Trevor Rees-Jones,
2011
Robert S. Folsom
Leadership Award recipient
2012
Crossroads Annual Report
Page 5
a
life
commi t t ed
t o ser v i ce