Murder Mystery Dinner - Wentworth

Murder Mystery
Dinner
by Deborah Shelton, Vice President of Philanthropy for WDH&HF
The Murder Mystery Dinner at The Governor’s Inn in Rochester on April 24
was sold out and was a huge success! The event raised over $8,000 to support the
purchase of equipment for a second state-of-the-art Cardiovascular Interventional
Lab at WDH. President & CEO, Gregory Walker welcomed the 144 attendees
to this first-time event and thanked everyone of them for their support of the
Hospital. “It was good to look out into the crowd,“ he said, “and see Hospital
Trustees, Foundation Directors, employees, physicians and many existing
supporters as well as a lot of new faces.”
The production, “Flashback to Murder,” takes place at a high school reunion and
flashbacks to the death of the Prom Queen 20 years earlier. WDH Cardiologist
Jonathan Eddinger, MD, stole the show as the heartthrob at the Wentworth High
School reunion. It was his date that was murdered at the prom. In the end it
was Tom Levasseur, a Foundation Director, that guessed the murderer and won
tickets to the M/S Mt. Washington for a Sunday Brunch Cruise for two.
Over 50 items were donated by local businesses and individuals for a silent
auction. Items included jewelry, art, an autographed cookbook, an adorable
rocking elephant for a young child’s room, many gift certificates and a beach
chair. We are grateful to these individuals and businesses for their generosity in
donating these items.
From the cocktail reception under the tent to the silent auction and production
everyone had a wonderful time. The next event has already been scheduled for
May 14, 2011 at The Oaks in Somersworth. Mark your calendars now for this
very popular event!
Thank
You
The following sponsors
of the evening helped to
make the event a success:
Sherlock Holmes
Major Underwriter:
D.F. Richard Energy
Ellery Queen
Dessert Sponsor:
Profile Bank
Nero Wolfe
Wine Sponsors:
Federal Savings Bank
Knights Construction
Northeast Credit Union
Relyco
Agatha Christie
Benefactors:
Laconia Savings Bank
The Beacon Retirement
Group
Edgar Allen Poe
Supporter:
Care Pharmacy
Table Center Piece
Sponsor:
Studley’s Garden Center
Dr. Eddinger, Cindy Harris and Flashback actor
Linda HagAn Named Foundation Chair
Congratulations to Linda Hagan, new Chair of the
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & Health Foundation
Board. Linda opened Jewelry Creations in 1981 with her
husband Joey. Over the last 29 years Jewelry Creations has
given back to the communities it serves in multiple ways
with food drives and special events. Linda has also served
on many boards including the Greater Dover Chamber
of Commerce. In addition to Linda, the officers elected at
the May meeting include Michael Bolduc, Vice Chair; Rick
Card, Treasurer and Jay Levy, Secretary.
Pomerleau Joins Foundation
New Foundation board member John J. Pomerleau,
CPCU, MBA, is a longtime resident of Dover. He has
extensive experience in the Banking and Insurance
industries and has worked at Liberty Mutual for over 30
years.
Murder Mystery Silent
Auction Donors
Bill Dube Ford Toyota Scion
Barbara Borsa
Chick Photography
Children’s Museum of NH
Cochecho Country Club
Country Moose Kids
Creative Blissful Designs
Margaret Defosses
Mary Ann Esposito
Fat Tony’s
Jewelry Creations
Bill & Sue Keener
Lowry’s
M/S Mt. Washington
Nicole’s Hallmark
Nippo Lake Golf Club
Portland Glass
Portsmouth Tea Company
Rochester Opera House
Rochester Sports Center
Jenn LeBarge Seabrooke
Slim’s
Strafford Appliance
The Governor’s Inn
The Links at Outlook
The Works Family Health & Fitness
Center
WDH Auxiliary Gift Shop
WDH Emergency Department
Westwind Gardens
Will Starkweather, PGA
Mom thanks
Foundation for
Diabetes camp
The mother of a 13-year old son
recently wrote Hospital President &
CEO Gregory Walker a letter thanking the Foundation for their support
of Camp Lance-a-lot, a family weekend camp for teens with diabetes.
The mom wrote: “I would like to
thank the Wentworth-Douglass
Foundation for funding such a great
experience. I am sure some of the
families present would not have been
able to attend if it were not for the
generous support of your Foundation. I hope this letter will serve as
a program testimonial to encourage further and continued funding
for this and other family and camp
experiences for kids with diabetes. They don’t look any different
than other kids, but their medical
risks make it difficult to participate
in many institutional recreational
settings. It is wonderful that your
Foundation helps to fill that void.”
Northeast Delta Dental
Donates $5,000 for Oral
Health Project
The Northeast Delta Dental
Foundation recently awarded the
Wentworth-Douglass Community
Dental Center $5,000 to plan and
implement the Oral Health Integration
into Primary Healthcare project for
the Wentworth-Douglass Physician
Corporation (WDPC) medical
practices. This is in addition to $7,000
that was awarded by the Patterson
Dental Foundation. WDPC practices
will be one of the first groups in New
Hampshire to embrace the integration
of oral health into primary healthcare.
According to Gregory Walker,
FACHE, President & CEO of
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital the
Oral Health project will improve both
the medical and dental care patients
receive at the doctor’s office. “Thanks
to donors such as Northeast Delta
Dental Foundation,” Walker said,
“patient visits to their primary care
provider will help prevent dental
disease and connect families in need
to the services offered at the Dental
Center.”
Dr. Jay Afrow, Dental Director, will
visit WDPC offices for a “Lunch
& Learn” overview of oral health
so providers can do oral health
assessments. Each WDPC office will
choose an Oral Health Champion to
assist providers with referrals to the
Dental Center if their patients do not
have an established dentist and meet
the Hospital’s financial aid criteria.
This program will train medical staff
to apply fluoride varnish to the teeth
of high-risk children at well-child
visits. Access to routine medical and
dental care can improve the health
of children and adults served by
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
Events
1906 Heritage Society Honors Special Donors
The sixth annual 1906 Heritage Society Luncheon was held on June 24th at The
Red Barn at Outlook Farm. Over 40 people were in attendance. Ron Siering,
Cardiovascular Interventional Tech Coordinator for Cardiovascular Care Services
was the guest speaker.
President and CEO Greg Walker introduced the Foundation Directors and
members of the Planned Giving Advisory Council. Foundation Chairman, Linda
Hagan introduced the members of the 1906 Heritage Society that were in attendance and thanked all the members of the 1906 Heritage Society for believing in
the future of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and said “We truly appreciate their
generosity and leadership support”.
Maryann Wentworth, the first Emeritus Director of the Foundation, received a
photo gift in appreciation for her years of service on the Foundation Board. She
has served on the Foundation Board since its inception in 2004. Her leadership
gift kicked off fundraising for the CHaD at WDH clinic.
Foundation Chair Linda
Hagan (r) thanks Maryann
Wentworth (center) for her
years of service and Foundation VP of Philanthropy
Deborah Shelton (l) presents
her with a framed hospital
photo gift.
Golf Classic to Raise
funds for Children’s
Projects
September 14, 2010
at Cochecho Country Club
12 noon shot gun start
The 2010 Pete Gabarro Memorial Golf
Classic, sponsored by the
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital &
Health Foundation (WDH&HF) supports Children’s Care Projects including
Pete’s Place – a counseling/grief center in
Dover for children dealing with terminal
or chronic illness in their families.
Major Sponsor - $10,000
Includes four golfers, double page ad in center of
program, corporate banner displayed at event, listed
on sign at Club House
Corporate Sponsor - $5,000
Includes four golfers, full page ad in program, corporate
banner displayed at event, listed on sign at Club House
Dinner Sponsor - $3,000
Includes two golfers, full page ad in program, listed
on sign at Club House
Lunch Sponsor - $2,000
Classic Car Show Supports Community
Assistance Programs
A Classic Car Show was held on June 26th at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Professional Center near Exit 9. The show was held in conjunction with the TSC
Classic Car Club. Eighty-three cars entered the show. The event raised $783 to
support Community Assistance Programs. A Best In Show trophy was presented
to Rick and Paula Dresser for their white Volkswagon Beetle. Trophies were also
presented for first, second, and third choice, Car Club choice, and Foundation
Choice.
Full page ad in program, listed on sign at Club House
Driving Range Sponsor - $1,500
Half page ad in program, listed on sign at Club
House
Hole Sponsor - $1,000
Half page ad in program, listed on sign at Club
House
Tee Sponsor - $750
Quarter page ad in program, name on sign
Co-Hole Sponsor - $500
Business card size ad in program, name on sign
Cart Sponsor - $250
Name listed in program, name on cart
Patron - $100
Planned Giving Adivsory
Council member Bernie
Lebs (l) and Foundation
Coordinator Mary
Herring (r) congratulate
Best of Show winners
Paula and Rick Dresser
Name(s) listed on program
For more info, call (603) 740-2818
or e-mail alice.poole@wdhospital.
com.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Health Foundation
&
Happenings...
A Not For Profit Charitable Organization
June-July 2010 Newsletter
Wentworth-Douglass
Hospital & Health
Foundation Board
of Directors
Linda Hagan - Chair
Michael Bolduc - Vice Chair
Rick Card - Treasurer
Jay Levy - Secretary
Gregory Walker, FACHE
President & CEO
Roger Hamel
Michelle Kurtz
Thomas Levasseur
Kenneth Money, Jr.
James J. O’Neill
John Pomerleau
Janet Perry
Babu Ramdev, MD
Debbie Reed
Theodore Ristaino
Ann Torr
Peter Walcek
Deborah Shelton, MS
Vice President of
Philanthropy for WDH&HF
Emeritus Director:
Maryann Wentworth
On the inside:
Murder Mystery Success........p 2
Mom thanks Foundation ........p. 3
New Foundation Officers .......p. 3
Events ....................................p. 4
Foundation Director Donates $10,000
for new Cardiac Lab
A severe angina attack during a friendly game of
racquetball in 2002 stopped former football coach Tom
Levasseur in his tracks and sent him to WentworthDouglass Hospital’s cardiac cath lab. The treatment
saved his heart and left him with an indelible impression
about a truly caring hospital.
“This place (WDH) just resonates with me. It was the
way I was treated that impressed me the most about this
hospital.” Eventually he connected with the Foundation’s
Tom Levasseur
Planned Giving Advisory Group, later joining the
Stewardship Committee and the Annual Fund Committee before joining the
Foundation Board in 2009. This year his commitment grew even stronger with a
personal pledge of $10,000 to support a new Cardiovascular Interventional Lab.
As the population of the Seacoast ages, there is an increasing need for access to
high quality, evidence-based cardiac and vascular medical care. In the past seven
years, 3,335 patients have been treated in the Cardiovascular Interventional Lab
necessitating a second lab to provide
cardiovascular services for emergency
patients.
Levasseur is a life member of the
Million Dollar Round Table, Top of
the Table member and a Diamond
Knight of the Million Dollar Round
Table Foundation. He is the principal
of Beacon Retirement Group - a local
independent financial advisor helping
people with their retirement and
estate planning issues.
Current Cardiac Cath Lab
Thank you, Tom, for your generous donation and your commitment of time and
talent to the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & Health Foundation.
Good Things Happen.