Cnrstn 03.09 - Winthrop University Hospital

Winter/Spring 2009
Yuletide Ball Raises Close to $90,000
Friends and supporters of Winthrop-University Hospital gathered on December
13, 2008 to celebrate at the Yuletide Ball fundraiser graciously hosted by
Garden City residents Edward and Terri McNally at their beautiful
home on Stewart Avenue. The annual charitable event was a
success, raising nearly $90,000 for Winthrop’s Child Life and
Pediatric Services.
Winthrop’s Yuletide Ball is a popular holiday tradition for many
local residents who enjoy the opportunity to attend an elegant
evening of dining and dancing while kicking off the December
holiday season — all in celebration of a worthy cause.
Proceeds of the Yuletide Ball benefit Winthrop’s comprehensive
Child Life Program, through which specially trained Child Life
Specialists help children understand and cope with the stress of
hospitalization. The caring and highly trained
staff use therapeutic play, arts and crafts,
entertainment and other diversions, to
ensure that the hospital experience is as
stress-free as possible for children and their
families. Child Life Specialists are available
in Winthrop’s Pediatric Emergency Unit, the
Cancer Center for Kids, the Pediatric
Specialty Center and the Hospital’s
Hagedorn Pediatric Inpatient Center. ■
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