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Cancer survivors to take stage as models
The William W. Backus Hospital is selling tickets and seeking sponsors for its 2011 Survivors in Fashion show, to be held Oct. 20 from 7-9 p.m. at the Fox Theatre. Approximately 20 cancer survivors will take part in the fashion show, which in addition to being a fundraiser shows that there is hope after being diagnosed with breast cancer. This year's theme is "We are a Family."
President of CORE Plus Federal Credit Union, signs the first Circle of Care
Warren Scholl, President of CORE Plus Federal Credit Union, signed the first Circle of Care at the 2011 Circles of Care Campaign kick-off at Core Plus. Pictured here are staff members of the Credit Union who participate in the campaign each year in all Core Plus branches.
Donation links patients to community doctors
The Edward and Mary Lord Foundation has pledged $100,000 toward MyHealthDirect, an innovative tool at Backus Hospital that links patients who lack a primary care physician with appropriate healthcare providers. This provides more timely and ongoing care for patients, and reduces visits to the emergency room.
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Circles of Care
We're forming a Circle of Care and it starts with you.
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Warren Scholl, President of CORE Plus Federal Credit Union, signs the first Circle of Care
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Warren Scholl, President of CORE Plus Federal Credit Union, signed the first Circle of Care to launch this year’s campaign. Pictured here are staff members of the Core Plus Federal Credit Union at the 2011 Circles of Care campaign kick-off.
If your business would like to participate in the Circles of Care campaign, please contact Gen Schies, in the Backus Office of Philanthropy and Development and (860) 823-6331, gschies@wwbh.org.
We are grateful to the following participating businesses:
- Advanced Dermatology
- Backus Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop
- Backus Hospital Café
- Backus Outpatient Care Centers - Norwich, Colchester, Ledyard, Montville, Plainfield
- Backus Pain Management Center
- Backus Physician Services
- Backus Rheumatology
- Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
- Chilis
- Computer Sciences Corporation
- CorePlus Federal Credit Union
- Cost Cutters, Norwich
- Cut-N-Curl
- Cutting Crew Style Studio
- Dime Bank
- Eastern Federal Bank
- Felicia's Sweetface Pastry Shoppe
- Hair Unique Salons
- Lin's Hair Salon
- Love Me Two Times
- Medusa Hair Salon
- Norwich Free Academy
- Norwich Technical School
- Putnam Bank
- Skin Care and Wellness on the Thames
- Solitude Salon
- Starrwood Food Market
- Strands Salon, LLC
- Teachers and Staff of Samuel Huntington School
- Teachers and Staff of Uncas Elementary School
- Teacher's and Staff of Veteran's School
- Tri-Town Foods, East Lyme and Montville
- Tutto Family Hair Care LLC
- Utley and Jones Pharmacy