Campaign Update — December 2010

Campaign Committee
“Topping Off” celebrates construction milestone
Magnolia Contreras, Chair
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lynn, MA
On November 17 our new building’s final I-beam was set in place, completing the foundation
and framework phase of the project. The “topping off ceremony,” an ironworkers tradition,
included a beam-signing by construction workers, health center staff, and other community
members. The beam, topped with the traditional
evergreen tree, United States flag, and the POW-MIA
Flag, was then hoisted up and bolted into place.
Thomas Costin
Nahant, MA
Michael J. Geaney, Jr.
Nahant, MA
Michael Goldstein, MD
North Shore Medical Center
Marblehead, MA
Pictured (top right) Teresa Ammirati, RN, signs her
name; (bottom right) Greg Hood PA, and Christopher
Edwards, DO add their names; (below) all watch as
the final beam was hoisted into place.
Gary Leach
Eastern Bank
Lynnfield, MA
William Mantzoukas
Merrimack Health Group
Nahant, MA
Carol Noble
Marblehead, MA
Marilyn Smith
President LCHC Board
Marblehead, MA
Contact Us
Lynn Community
Health Center
Development Office
269 Union St.
Lynn, MA 01901
781-596-2502 x717
www.lchcnet.org
Lori Abrams Berry
Executive Director
Cindy Steger-Wilson
Director of Development
December 2010
Eastern Bank contributes $100,000 to Campaign
The Health Center is pleased to announce that Eastern Bank has made a major contribution
of $100,000 to its capital campaign. “Eastern Bank is an incredible champion for the City of
Lynn and the people of this community,” said Lori Abrams Berry, LCHC Executive Director.
“This investment in our project will help make it possible for the health center to provide
quality, accessible healthcare to everyone who needs it.”
“Eastern Bank has a long-standing tradition of supporting organizations that serve Lynn, and
few organizations are as vital to the community as the Lynn Community Health Center, so it
was a relatively easy decision to support this important expansion,” said Richard E.
Holbrook. “We applaud the health center for all that it does to provide access to quality
health care. We share the health center’s commitment to making Lynn a better place to
work and live.”
The Lynn Community Health Center
Board of Directors received officials
from Eastern Bank, who presented
them with a $100,000 donation. Pictured left to right: LCHC Board Members Edmund Carleton Brown, William
Mantzoukas, Gary Young, Nancy
Sherman, Gardy Jean-Francois, and
Marilyn Smith; Eastern Bank President
and CEO Richard Holbrook; and LCHC
Executive Director Lori Abrams Berry
Kickoff reception held for new Campaign Honorary Committee
The Lynn Community Health Center’s Capital
Campaign enjoys broad support from community
and business leaders. We are pleased to introduce
our Honorary Committee, launched in October at a
kickoff reception.
Board Member and Campaign Committee Chair
Magnolia Contreras thanked honorary committee
members for their dedication and commitment. “Our
project will be a success because you are serving
as our ambassadors.” she said. The reception was
held at Lucia Lighting and Design.
Pictured left to right: Honorary Committee Member
Alberto Vasallo, Campaign Chair Magnolia Contreras,
and Honorary Committee Members David and Patricia
Solimine
Pictured left to right: Board member and LCHC
Founder William Mantzoukas, LCHC Executive
Director Lori Abrams Berry, and Honorary Committee
member Darrell Murkison
Pictured right (clockwise, from top left): Honorary
Committee Member Partick Burke and Rita Burke;
longtime Board Member and Honorary Committee
Member Edmund Carleton Brown and Pearl Brown;
Honorary Committee Members Walter and Sally
Cuffe; LCHC Board President Marilyn Smith and
Honorary Committee member Helaine Hazlett.
Capital Campaign Honorary Committee Members
Richard C. Bane, CEO, Bane Care Management
Edmund Carleton Brown, Wal-Mart (retired)
Attorney Patrick Burke, Burke and Burke
Wayne M. Burton, President, Ed.D., North Shore Community College
Attorney James J. Carrigan and Attorney Anne Gugino Carrigan,
Carrigan Law Offices
David Connolly, Senior Vice President/Partner, CB Richard Ellis, and
Stephanie Connolly
Christine Cowden, Coldwell Banker
Walter and Sally Cuffe, Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home
Thomas Demakes, President and CEO, Old Neighborhood Foods
Robert and Janet Doyle, Doyle Sailmakers
Peter Gamage, President and Publisher, The Daily Item
Gary L. Gottlieb, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Partners HealthCare
Jeffrey Gouchberg, President and CEO, Harbor Companies
The Reverend Jane Gould, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Helaine R. Hazlett, Marblehead Board of Health, Chair
Reverend Dr. William Hill, Pastor, Zion Baptist Church
James W. Hunt, Jr., President and CEO, Mass League of Community
Health Centers
José Massó, Host and Producer, ¡Con Salsa! 90.9 WBUR
Darrell Murkison, NAACP
Robert G. Norton, President and CEO, North Shore Medical Center
Peter C. Pedro Jr., Senior Vice President, The Bostonian Group
Robert Risch, General Electric (retired)
Charles F. Schultz, CFS Consulting
Deborah Semine and M. Christian Semine, M.D., North Shore Medical
Center
Raymond A. Smith, D. Phil., M.D., North Shore Medical Center
David J. Solimine, Jr. and Patricia Solimine, Solimine Funeral Homes
Alberto Vasallo III, Vice President and Publisher, El Mundo
Newspaper
Jack and Linda Weltner
LCHC receives major funding to double size of project
Original capital campaign goal still critical to completion
The Lynn Community Health Center has received $6.9 million in federal funding to significantly increase the size of the
expansion project that is currently underway. This funding, through the Federal Health Care Reform Affordable Care Act, is
dedicated to building out a second floor and the basement. The new second floor addition will enable us to double the size of
our dental clinic and create additional space for primary care. The finished basement will be built out to house a teaching
kitchen, an exercise area, and meeting rooms, and additional administrative space. This second phase will also complete an
expanded lab, radiology and mammography suite on the first floor in collaboration with North Shore Medical Center.
The Health Center broke ground on the first floor of the new building in June, before the additional funding was announced.
This original project will double the size of our walk-in clinic and create a central registration area. This project began with the
announcement of a $6 million capital campaign that was launched with a $3 million grant from Partners HealthCare. Partners
HealthCare and North Shore Medical Center have worked with the Health Center for more than a decade to improve health care
access and care for children and adults in our community.
“This original fundraising goal remains a very critical
piece of the project,” said Lori Abrams Berry, LCHC
Executive Director. “In fact, it is now more important
than ever. Our community relies on us for access to
basic health care, and demand for our services
continues to grow.”
When complete, the two story expansion will allow the
health center to provide comprehensive health care for
more than 7,000 new patients, in addition to the more
than 33,000 individuals who already rely on us for their
care.
Excavation equipment removes an old brick foundation
leftover from the old Warner Theater, built circa 1912.
Lynn Community Health Center enters 40th year of service in Lynn
The Lynn Community Health Center celebrated its 39th Annual Meeting in October. This annual event is an opportunity for the
Health Center to highlight its achievements of the past year, to recognize board and staff who have achieved milestone
anniversaries, and to honor members of the Lynn Community. High on our list of achievements this year was breaking ground
on what will become our new 2-story expansion.
James Cowdell, Executive Director of the Lynn EDIC,
received the Public Health Award for his strong support of the
Health Center’s expansion project. Jim and the EDIC
provided early support for the building project, and continues
to be a strong advocate. A significant contribution was their
help facilitating the acquisition of the land, which was formerly
city property.
The John S. Moran Award for Community Service was
presented to the Barton Family in honor and memory of
Virginia Barton, a former Board member and longtime friend
of the Health Center. LCHC Board Members Marchia Rhodes
and Edmund Carleton Brown presented the award to her
family. They spoke about her many contributions to the Lynn
Community, and her gentle, loving spirit that extended to
everyone. Zhanna Bronshvayg, RN, was given a special staff
LCHC Board President Marilyn Smith, with honorees Patricia
award for her work with refugees and immigrants in Lynn.
Barton, James Cowdell, and Zhanna Bronshvayg.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE
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Lynn, MA 01901
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Save the Date: “Spring Glee” will benefit Campaign
This spring, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform
“Spring Glee,” a benefit concert at the Lynn Auditorium.
Proceeds of the concert will benefit the Lynn Community
Health Center’s Capital Campaign.
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The Concert is being organized by a group of community
leaders who are committed to the Lynn Community
Health Center and the City of Lynn. The committee is
chaired by David J. Solimine, Jr.
Randy Price of WCVB Channel 5 News will emcee the
event, which promises to be a great night out. The
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, now in it’s 28th season, is a
175-voice ensemble celebrated for outstanding
musicianship, creative programming, and groundbreaking
community outreach.
Tickets are now on sale through the Lynn Auditorium. A
10% discount is available to those who use the code
“lchc” when purchasing tickets.
For more information call Verny Samayoa at 781-5962502 x763).
Saturday, April 30, 2011
8:00 p.m. at the Lynn Auditorium
Tickets $28 ● $38 ● $52
Tickets now on sale: www.lynnauditorium.com