Throughout February, the Salina Regional Health Foundation is sponsoring a "Pennies from the Heart for the Home with a Heart" campaign to increase awareness and support for the Rebecca A. Morrison House.
The public is invited to bring spare change or money in any denomination to the Morrison House, 513 South Eighth Street during daytime hours, according to a news release from the foundation. Staff will gladly give tours of the home to anyone interested.
Additional collection points for donations to the campaign also have been established in the main lobbies of Salina Regional Health Center (SRHC) and the Tammy Walker Cancer Center (TWCC).
The Morrison House serves as a home away from home for people from outside Salina who have a loved one as a patient at SRHC. Cancer patients from around the region receiving outpatient treatment at TWCC also stay at the Morrison House.
There is no charge for guests to stay at the Morrison House. The service is supported entirely by donations.
Since it opened in 1993, more than 25,000 guests have stayed at the Morrison House from 443 Kansas communities, 48 states, and 18 foreign countries. The Morrison House is owned and operated by the foundation in partnership with the Salina Regional Service Auxiliary.