Hospitals Help Local American Cancer Society Reach One Million Dollar Fundraising Goal
DELAND, FLORIDA
, May 29, 2007 – Florida Hospital DeLand and Florida Hospital Fish Memorial joined fundraising forces to help the Volusia/Flagler area American Cancer Society reach the million dollar mark for the first time in their sixty year history.
The hospitals helped make fundraising history for the American Cancer Society in Volusia and Flagler Counties through the "Real Cowboys Wear Pink" T-shirt sale at the Volusia County Fair. On May 16, 2007, the hospitals presented a check for $2,700 from the T-Shirt sales.
"It put us over the top and we raised one million dollars this year," said American Cancer Society Area Director Robert Watts.
According to Watts, the American Cancer Society was just $1,600 short of reaching their one million dollar fundraising goal. "With this check, we are now over our goal and we are thankful to everyone who helped us reach this milestone."
In addition to the "Real Cowboys Wear Pink" T-shirt sales, both hospitals sponsored and participated in the annual Relay for Life fundraiser. Together their employees raised over $20,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society.
"Our hospitals share a strong partnership with American Cancer Society," said Florida Hospital Fish Memorial Chief Operating Officer Evie Lowe. "We have a Cancer Resource Center on campus in partnership with the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute West Volusia as well as host support groups such as Man to Man Prostate Support Group and Look Good…Feel Better Cancer Support Group."
Look Good…Feel Better is offered at Florida Hospital DeLand every other month on the third Monday at 6:00 p.m. and at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial every other month on the third Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group is offered at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial on the last Wednesday of every month at 9:30 a.m.
Breast Cancer Support Group is offered at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial on the first Thursday of every month at 3:00 p.m.
For more information concerning the Support Groups and please contact Florida Hospital DeLand at (386) 943-4748 or Florida Hospital Fish Memorial at (386) 917-5853.
Florida Hospital DeLand, located at 701 West Plymouth Avenue in DeLand, was established in 1962 and is a 156-bed acute-care hospital. The hospital was named to the Solucient Top 100 Performance Improvement Leaders list for the second consecutive year. The honor recognizes hospitals and their management teams for leading facilities to achieve the fastest rate of consistent annual organizational improvement among all U.S. hospitals. Florida Hospital DeLand is a member of the Adventist Health System, the largest Protestant not-for-profit hospital system in the nation. For more information about Florida Hospital DeLand visit
www.fhdeland.org.
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial was built in 1994 and is a 139-licensed bed hospital located at 1055 Saxon Boulevard in Orange City. The hospital is a recipient of the 2007 and 2006 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical ExcellenceTM, based on a study issued by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings company. Florida Hospital Fish Memorial was named among the 2006 Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 Companies for Working
Families. Florida Hospital Fish Memorial is a member of the Adventist Health System; the largest Protestant not-for-profit hospital system in the nation. For more information about Florida Hospital Fish Memorial visit www.fhfishmemorial.org.