Community September 03, 2009
As summer winds down, United Way heats up
This year’s United Way Campaign Committee is already organizing for another successful campaign. The committee’s first order of business is to make sure employees understand the work of United Way in greater New Haven so employees can make an informed decision before the campaign begins.
The campaign will kick off with a United Way agency fair on Tuesday, September 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., in the East Pavilion Cafeteria special events area and at Finance South on Thursday, September 24, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Many of the agencies that United Way funds will be available for employees to ask them about the work they do.
The United Way Days of Caring — which traditionally draw in hundreds of committed YNHH employees — will take place Saturday-Friday, October 3-9. Employees may sign up their departments or as individuals on the United Way web site which lists one-day and half-day projects throughout the greater New Haven area.
"Our employees understand the importance of giving back to our community and are always so generous," said Paula Crombie, director, Social Work, who is United Way co-chair with Sue Fitzsimons, RN, PhD, senior vice president, Patient Services.
"By giving to United Way, they know their donations go to the areas where there is the greatest need in our community."
Crombie and Fitzsimons have announced this year’s work groups and co-chairs who will be working throughout the fall to inform employees about United Way and organize the pledge drive. They are:
School supply drive: Sandy Elkin-Randi, manager, outpatient registration, PFAS; Camille Lamothe, department head secretary, Radiation Therapy.
Events: Patti DeWitt, director, Ambulatory Services, Community Health; Annette Coscia, senior manager, patient account representatives, PFAS
Incentives: Lee Ann Miller, manager, Pharmacy Services; Sally Palumbo, supervisor, Rehabilitation Services
Publicity: Myra Stanley, staff writer, Marketing and Communications; Jeff Clark, coordinator, facility group systems, Plant Engineering
Speakers’ bureau: Bertie Chuong, RN, director, Temple Recovery Care Center; Stephanie Bilskis, RN, practice administrator, Community Health
Pledge card and data tracking: Harry Nicholls, director, outpatient registration and clinical information services, PFAS; Sujing Nettland, senior system analyst, HRIS
Days of Caring: Judy Petersen, RN, patient service manager, Resource Support Unit; Cindy Dabbraccio, RN, patient service manager, GI Procedure Center
