Archive for April, 2010

Salem Family Honors Mother With Special Gift to Women in Need

EWL1-smallLast month, Kathy Harris’ birthday celebration included a unique twist. Harris, of Salem, is a breast cancer survivor. Her daughters decided to honor their mother’s successful fight against cancer, and asked family and friends to bring donations to the Every Woman’s Life Program (EWL), instead of presents this year. EWL provides free mammograms to women who are uninsured and can’t afford them. At a reception held at the Carilion Clinic Breast Care Center in Roanoke, Harris and her family presented a $720 donation to EWL. Harris’ daughters, Amy Hobbs and Jennifer Stump, say they are grateful their mother’s cancer was detected and treated in time, and want to help other women who may not be able to afford a lifesaving mammogram.

You can find more information about Every Woman’s Life on the web, or by calling toll-free,  877-388-4620.

Minimizing the Impact of Disaster by Planning Ahead

5-small The American College of Surgeons presented a day-long seminar on disaster planning.  Participants included Dr. Leonard Weireter, a critical care surgeon from Norfolk, and Carilion Clinic trauma surgeons Stephen Smith and Carol Gilbert.

  

8-smallWVTF/National Public Radio reporter Connie Stevens covered the seminar.  You can listen to her story here.

We Remember

Join us in remembering those lost and injured three years ago today in the Virginia Tech tragedy.

www.weremember.vt.edu

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