News
Winchester
Hospital’s A Caring Place
Receives $3,000 Donation
Winchester
Hospital is pleased to
announce that Nancy Colella and Mary Ellen Taylor, of Pink Ribbon
Benefits, recently donated $3,000 to
Winchester
Hospital’s A Caring Place. Pink
Ribbon Benefits raised these funds through its 2nd Annual
Cruise for a Cure, which was held on September 7, 2007.
Committed to supporting women with breast
cancer, Nancy and Mary Ellen started Pink Ribbon Benefits, a
nonprofit organization, in 2005. Cruise for a Cure, a three-hour
cruise on Boston Harbor,
is the organization’s annual fundraising event, which is growing
each year. Local musicians, Full Circle Band, donated entertainment
for the Cruise.
The first Cruise for a Cure, held in September
2006, raised $7,600 for breast cancer research. This year, the
Cruise was attended by over 325 people and raised $13,000. Funds
from last year as well as $10,000 of this year’s event were donated
to Dana Farber Cancer Institute for research purposes. In addition,
$3,000 of this year’s funds was donated to A Caring Place
because Nancy and Mary Ellen, both residents of Wilmington, wanted to give back to the
community and support local women battling breast cancer. Pink
Ribbon Benefits also gave Red Sox tickets to one of
Winchester
Hospital’s breast cancer
patients to allow her to have a fun night out. To learn more about
Pink Ribbon Benefits, please visit
www.pinkribbonbenefits.org.
A Caring Place
offers
products and services for women cancer patients including garments,
wigs, head coverings, prosthesis and more. A Caring Place accepts health insurance
from Blue Cross, Harvard Pilgrim, Medicare and Tufts. Gift
certificates are also available.
To learn more about A Caring Place, please call (781) 756-4700
or visit
www.winchesterhospital.org/acaringplace.
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(From left) Kim Eubanks and Sue Powers, of Winchester Hospital’s A Caring Place, gratefully accept a $3,000
donation from Mary Ellen Taylor and Nancy Colella, of Pink Ribbon
Benefits.
Pink Ribbon Benefits also gave Red Sox tickets to one of
Winchester Hospital’s breast cancer patients to allow her to have a
fun night out.
