During the month of 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 at Salina Regional Health Center.

The public is invited to bring pennies and other loose change to the home at 513 S. 8th Street, Salina, any time during daytime hours. Staff members will gladly give tours of the facility to anyone interested.

The Morrison House serves as a home away from home for family members of patients at Salina Regional Health Center who are from out of town and need a place to stay. Cancer patients themselves from around the region also are welcome to use the house when receiving outpatient treatment at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center.

There is no charge for guests to stay at the Morrison House. The service has been supported entirely through donations since it first opened November 24, 1993. Additional space was added on to the Morrison House in 2002. Today the house has a total of 14 rooms and 33 beds and has served nearly 22,000 guests since it first opened. Guests from all 50 states and 445 Kansas communities have stayed at the Morrison House. A majority of the guests come from the north central Kansas.