Genesis Green Roof Project kicks off fund-raising effort to raise $250,000 for expansion
Joe Lohmuller, M.D., a general surgeon at Genesis Health Center, 1227 East Rusholme Street, Davenport, is retiring at the end of June, but he leaves behind a legacy beyond his patients. He and his wife, Ann, have been the primary champions of the Genesis East Green Roof Project since its inception in 2002.
The project has been an enormous success, but with the expansion of the Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, the time is right to expand. The plan is to extend the green roof to spaces currently covered with the same plain gray, lifeless roofing material that started the renovation of the first transformational view.
As part of Dr. Lohmuller’s farewell to Genesis, he is partnering with the Genesis Health Services Foundation to help raise $125,000 of the $250,000 needed to expand the green plant-filled roof to additional roof sections.
Three floors of patient rooms will look out onto the green roof space with colorful plantings and ballast. The low-maintenance green roofs will provide an engaging and therapeutic view year-round with minimal maintenance and operating expense.
The original green roof was developed and constructed in 2010. Funding came through the generosity of Genesis benefactors, grateful patients and their families, and the Quad City community. Projected costs for this project are $250,000. The Genesis Foundation Adler Fund will match gifts 100% up to $125,000. Construction will begin in the fall of 2022.
The easiest way to plant the seeds of hope and healing is by texting greenroof to 41444. All donations are tax-deductible. For additional information, go to: www.genesishealth.com/
