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Donor dollars in action | Crane Tournament How health care should be Margaret, and her late husband, Frank LaPorta VOLUNTEER PROFILE: Margaret LaPorta L to R: Mary Fran Kolbuc, R.N., Timothy Woodlock, M.D., Colleen and Mark Crane, Tim Balconi Crane Memorial Golf Tournament Raises Cash for Cancer The Crane family hosted their 17th annual Thomas I. Crane and Marlene M. Crane Memorial Golf Tournament at Victor Hills Golf Club on August 16. Over 240 golfers came to support the event, which raised $16,300. The proceeds directly assist patients who are in need of prescription assistance for oncology medications or require transportation to or from the Unity St. Mary’s Campus for their treatments at Unity’s Oncology department. “Our proceeds directly support medication costs because it is so important that everyone has access to the proper cancer treatments, regardless of income,” explained Mark Crane, the Tournament’s founder. The Crane family also sponsors Unity’s annual Cancer Survivors Picnic. “We really want to keep up cancer awareness in the community,” he said. The tournament is named in honor of Mark’s father, Thomas, who was treated for colon cancer at the Unity St. Mary’s Campus. “We didn’t know a lot about cancer at the time, so we were learning as we were going through everything. Dr. Tim Woodlock and Mary Fran Kolbuc, the mana ger of Outpatient Oncology, were absolutely wonderful.” Since 1996, the Crane family has raised nearly $275,000 for Unity. At 89 years young, Margaret LaPorta just received her 1,000 hour volunteer pin for her work in the Oncology department at the Unity St. Mary’s Campus. She first became involved with the program when her late husband, Frank, was diagnosed with cancer. “At the time, he was given six months to live, but because of the wonderful care provided at Unity’s St. Mary’s Oncology department, Frank was treated on and off for the next 12 years!” After her husband passed away, Margaret began volunteering. “I want to help the patients, make them feel comfortable, be there when they need something. And volunteering helps me, too. When I don’t feel good and I spend time helping patients, at the end of the day it makes me feel better just knowing I helped others.” “I choose to volunteer at Unity because they’re the best—they make everyone feel special. When I had open heart surgery and Frank was still getting treatments, the staff made arrangements to get him back and forth to the Hospital for his treatments. They really treated us like we were part of their family and that says something about the kind of care Unity offers.” To learn more about Unity’s compassionate cancer care, please visit unityhealth.org. Unity Health Foundation | (585)723-7050 | unityhealth.org/foundation | PAGE 7
Donor dollars in action | Pavone Tournament How health care should be Joseph P. Pavone, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament Supports Community Youth On August 15, the Pavone family hosted the 17th annual Joseph P. Pavone, Jr. Memorial Invitational Golf Tournament at Shadow Pines Golf Club. Each year, the Pavone family donates proceeds to different programs within Unity. This year, they chose Healthy Start and the Adolescent Community Residence’s new music therapy program. “Encouraging each other and making a commitment to educate and strengthen our community is a worthy endeavor,” said Jim Pavone, “Music is a fine art that has allowed generation upon generation to express their pain, suffering, defeats, and triumphs that life can give us.” Unity’s Adolescent Community Residence recently launched the new music therapy program, which is based around the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, an educational approach that helps young adults learn, discover, and express themselves through their natural aptitudes and abilities—including musical learning. The program teaches residents how to analyze, compose, and perform musical pieces. “All of the residents have an opportunity to participate in this new approach to self-expression and recoverybuilding. The early results have been remark- able,” says Tom Labue, manager of Behavioral Health. Thanks to the Pavone family, the program will be receiving new instruments, music sheets, and music stands. Proceeds from the Tournament also were directed to the Healthy Start Program for cooking and healthy nutrition classes, basic supplies for new mothers enrolled in classes, and the “build a diaper bag” incentive, a project designed to help boost retention in the “Healthy Pregnancy Class.” In this eight week prenatal course, expectant mothers receive one item each class; by the end, they have a diaper bag filled with diapers, baby wash, blankets, sleepers, hats, spoons, bibs, onesies, rattles, teething rings, and sleep sacks. “Any service that can be utilized to aid in the healing process of anyone is wonderful,” said Jim. To learn more about the Healthy Start Program or Unity’s Adolescent Community Residence please visit unityhealth.org. “Research has proven that young people who are invested in music have stronger academic performance and success rates than those who lack the opportunity. The music program at Unity’s Adolescent Community Residence has the potential to continue developing in important ways that unify the community of residents and help them experience self-worth.” - Tom Labue, Manager, Unity Behavioral Health Unity Health Foundation | (585)723-7050 | unityhealth.org/foundation | PAGE 8
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