THE MISSION OF THE ECMC FOUNDATION IS TO MAXIMIZE FUNDING FOR ECMC AND ITS FOCUS ON LIFESAVING TRAUMA CARE BY ENGAGING PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT DONORS THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PARTNERSHIPS, AND RELEVANT PROGRAMMING. AS 2020 APPROACHED, WE HAD NO IDEA THE CHALLENGES ECMC AND ECMC FOUNDATION WOULD FACE. ECMC LEADERSHIP WAS FOCUSED ON REIMBURSEMENT AND OTHER CHALLENGES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY THAT AFFECT HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY ALSO FOCUSED ON LONG ANTICIPATED TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WOULD LITERALLY CHANGE THE ECMC HEALTH CAMPUS LANDSCAPE AND PREPARE THE INSTITUTION FOR THE FUTURE. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS FOCUS TO COMPLETE ITS MOST AMBITIOUS ENDEAVOR EVER: A 55 MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO ENABLE ECMC TO RELOCATE ITS EXISTING OUTDATED TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INTO A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY. AS OUR REGION'S BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND ONLY LEVEL ONE ADULT TRAUMA CENTER SERVING THE EIGHT COUNTIES OF WESTERN NEW YORK, IT WA