*January 30, 2010The Cleveland Orchestra, Miami, Florida - Summa Foundation hosts our East Coast Florida friends.
*February 23, 2010Tiburon Golf & Country Club, Naples, Florida- Dr. Ivan Gradisar and Dr. Steven Schmidt present a Summa research briefing.Hosted by Mary Ann and Tom Jackson and the Summa Foundation.
*February 25, 2010Naples, Florida – Dr. Vivian von Gruenigen talks about women’s health issues.Hosted by Ann Brennan and the Summa Foundation.
If you will be in the Miami or Naples areas and are interested in joining us, please contact Laura Hnat, (330) 375-6357 or hnatl@summa-health.org.
Summa Foundation
525 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44304
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330-375-3012 fax
As the countdown to the new year begins and family and friends gather to celebrate holiday traditions, the Summa Foundation thanks you for your support and generosity throughout 2009.Your donations have allowed us to continue the important work done by our physicians and researchers in their quest to advance the field of medical care through research and education.
But the need for your support is ongoing.Your tax-deductible contribution at the end of the year can have an enormous impact on the goals of the Summa Foundation. Whether you prefer to designate a particular area for your gift or simply want to support where the need is the greatest, be assured that the significance will make a difference.
Time, Talent and Treasure: Longtime Volunteer Embodies Philanthropy
Nancy Cotter retired from nursing in 1998, but she never retired from sharing her time, talent and treasure with others. Since 1990 – nearly 20 years – she has volunteered weekly in Summa Health System’s HIVSpecialtyCenter for AIDS Research and Education, or C.A.R.E.Center on the AkronCityHospital campus.
Amy Hite, M.D., director of the C.A.R.E. center, says Cotter provides much-needed assistance in the office. “Her nursing background and organizational skills make her an incredible asset to the Center. She’s straightforward in her attitude and I think our staff might be lost without her.”
Longtime volunteer is the embodiment of philanthropy
Beginning in January 2010, more than 160 uninsured or under-insured women age 40 to 49 will be eligible for free mammograms at Summa Health System thanks to a $15,000 grant from the American Cancer Society. “We’re thrilled to be able to target these women, especially now with the debate regarding mammograms for this age range,” says Marlo Schmidt, Summa’s coordinator of cancer outreach education. “Dr. Demond Scott in the Family Medicine Department was instrumental in helping us get this grant and make it that much easier for women to get this important screening.”
SummaWadsworth-Rittman Hospital Foundation to Benefit
Adelbert “Curly” C. Snell was a patient at SummaWadsworth-RittmanHospital often during the last years of his life. When he died on October 22, 2009, at the age of 91, he showed gratitude for his care by leaving $10,000 to the Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Foundation.
