Left to right: Kate Ford, club member and 纽约医院 Director of Volunteer & Student Experiences; Mary Ellen Valhos, Practice Manager, York Oncology 服务; Dr. Patrick Taylor, 纽约医院 President & CEO; Susan Kelly-Westman, 纽约医院 Oncology Social Worker; and Jan Underhill, the club’s “Put Away Cancer” tournament co-chair.
纽约医院 President & 首席执行官博士. 帕特里克一. Taylor and 纽约医院 Oncology caregivers recently accepted a check for $10,643 from the 纽约桨 Tennis and Pickleball Club (YPPC). For the third consecutive year, funds were raised through the club’s end-of-season “Put Away Cancer” tournament to help cancer patients through 纽约医院’s Living Well With Cancer 基金. Jan Underhill leads fundraising activities for the YPPC and thanked club members and volunteers who contributed to the success of the annual fundraiser. “Club members and volunteers are so giving and generous and really want to help this community. I personally have two friends going through breast cancer treatment and unfortunately many of our members, 如果不是全部, also have a personal experience with cancer. Having the opportunity to help others and ease some of their treatment and recovery challenges is inspiring,” shared Underhill.
While accepting the donation, 纽约医院 President & 首席执行官博士. 帕特里克一. Taylor said the hospital was extremely grateful to the 纽约桨 & Pickleball Club for this donation to the Living Well with Cancer 基金. He added: “It is wonderful to know that club members are thinking of helping others as they gather in sport to compete with compassion. YPPC club members and volunteers have collaborated to raise close to $40,000 in just three years of tournament play. These incredible donations assist people who are being treated for cancer in a myriad of ways—from free exercise classes, support groups, 针灸, 瑜伽, 艺术课程, and massage—as well as helping with expenses like wigs, 假肢, 租金, 热, 食品杂货, 和天然气. All this community support really does help ease the emotional and financial burdens associated with each cancer journey, and we are deeply grateful for the club’s support.”
For details about 纽约医院’s 癌症治疗 services, contact Susan Kelly-Westman, LMSW, at 207-351-3721, 纽约医院 Oncology & Infusion 护理, 127 长金沙 Road, York, ME 03909. For more information on 纽约医院’s other services or to donate to the 纽约医院 Living Well With Cancer 基金,请访问 puertolindohotel.com or contact the Community Relations office at 207-351-2385 or [email protected]. If you are interested in discovering more about YPPC, visit yorkpaddletennisclub.org or contact them at [email protected].