rvna ann.broch 10.07 - Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association

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Dear Friends of RVNA,
Chair & President Message
Home Healthcare
Maternal / Child Care
Nurse Liaison
Senior Care Management
Community Wellness
Public Health & Safety
Travel Clinic
Lifeline
RVNA Services & Programs
First in Patient Care
Commitment to Leadership
Committees
Compassionate Staff
Dedicated Volunteers
Community Honorees
Contributors
Quality Living at Home
For nearly a century, RVNA has been making a difference in the
lives of individuals of all ages with an unrelenting focus on quality
of care and patient satisfaction. In the past year, we served more
than 950 patients in the home and provided over 7000 individual
wellness and screening services utilizing the latest technologies.
In an extremely challenging health care environment, RVNA performs
a unique role. We serve the under and uninsured who do not have
access to adequate medical care. We provide a range of services from
maternal/child care to chronic disease management, immunization
clinics, and educational and wellness programs. We give the young,
the elderly, the disabled, the chronically ill and the terminally ill,
dignity in health care, where they want it most – in their own homes.
RVNA collaborates and partners with the Town’s Health, Fire,
and Police Departments and stands ready to serve in the event of
emergencies, mass pandemics or natural disasters.
We listen to the needs of the community and newly launched an
‘Aging in Place’ program called “Quality Living at Home” that
empowers individuals to remain in their homes in a safe, healthy
and socially connected environment.
Our remarkable care is provided
to the greater Ridgefield area:
Ridgefield
Redding
Danbury
Georgetown
Wilton
Easton
Weston
Bethel
Brookfield
New Fairfield
Newtown
Southbury
The need for home health care continues to grow dramatically due
to an aging population and efforts to reduce the cost of hospital
care. RVNA is in greater demand than ever, and the importance of
our work will only increase in years to come. We are a vital resource
to the towns we serve!
None of our endeavors would be possible without RVNA’s
knowledgeable and dedicated staff, our committed Board of
Directors, talented volunteers and generous donors.
As RVNA approaches its 100th anniversary, we ask you to join us
in supporting our mission to serve Ridgefield and surrounding
communities with remarkable home healthcare and community
wellness services so we continue to make a difference!
Sincerely,
Theresa Santoro, BSN, RN, CHCA
President & CEO
Eileen Walker
Chair, Board of Directors
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bringing compassionate care to your home:
devoted to children:
Anyone who has nursed a sick child through the night, held a child’s
hand in an emergency room, or sat by a hospital bed, knows the heartbreak of seeing a child in pain. Now imagine this is your child and you
see it everyday. That’s reality for Jodie and George, parents of EJ Carfi.
Imagine the frustration of a young mother who wants to keep her
child healthy, properly immunized and ready to begin the school year –
but has insufficient insurance to cover a “well care” visit. Perhaps this
seems like an unlikely situation in our community – unfortunately, it’s
more common than you think. Many families are under-insured (even
though they are employed) and do not have the resources to provide
their children with the basic immunizations or physical examinations.
That’s where RVNA makes a difference – providing the services
regardless of the family’s ability to pay.
EJ Carfi has epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and everyday activities result in
painful sores, blisters and infections requiring daily care and frequent
bandage changes. Like the New York Yankee heroes he admires, EJ has
the will of a champion to rise above his disease every day and tries to
enjoy doing things all 12 year old boys like to do.
“ It’s hard to live with but I
move along as best I can.”
~EJ Carfi
“ His sense of humor, positive
attitude and willingness
to attempt things that are
difficult for him amaze and
inspire me!”
~Anne Stewart, BSN, RN
RVNA has cared for EJ since he was an infant.
“The nurses made it possible for me to cope from the start. They were
adaptive and helpful. I could not have managed the baths without
the help of the nurses and home health aides. They made it possible for
me to work; the nurses and home health aides gave 150%. They were
more than caregivers, they became our friends and family.” ~Jodie Soderland
Anne Stewart, Maternal/Child Care Nurse and 2009 Nightingale
recipient for Excellence in Nursing, shares a special bond with EJ.
home healthcare
Well Child Clinic
partially funded by
RVNA Well Child Clinic also keeps kids healthy with low cost care!
Well Child Clinic provides care for children from birth to 18 years. The
clinic provides well child exams, sports, camp and school physicals,
plus all required state and school immunizations for a nominal fee of
$50. (sliding scale available)
Laura Giovannoli, RVNA RN and 2009 Nightingale Award Recipient
for Excellence in Nursing, brings smiles as well as remarkable care to
one of our beloved patients.
maternal / child care
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staying close to you when needed:
The relief of “family” support with the
knowledge of a professional:
Marianne Lehane, RN feels privileged to share in the process of getting
patients to the place they desire most – HOME.
“I am your daughter when your daughter is not here” Laura Switzer,
LCSW, told Mrs. Anna Mae Hartman when they met over 4 years ago.
Bunny Horman, Anna Mae’s daughter describes Laura as ‘the most
wonderful proponent for my mother and I can’t describe what a relief
that is.” At 96, Mrs. Hartman has lived in her home for 35 years and it
is where she wants to stay. Bunny lives out of state and communicates
frequently with Laura about her mother’s care.
It’s no wonder that Elaine Brennan, an RN who works at Bethel
Health Center, chose Marianne to provide home care services for her
Aunt Flo. Marianne followed Aunt Flo through her hospitalizations,
emergency room visits and rehabilitation stays. She kept Aunt Flo’s
niece and RVNA’s case manager informed of any clinical issues that
may have affected her recovery. Marianne also identifies any home
care services or medical equipment needed for a safe discharge.
In this case, Marianne recommended a Nurse, Physical Therapist, and
Home Health Aide so that Aunt Flo could return to her prior quality
of life and continue her recovery in the comfortable surroundings of
her own home. Aunt Flo is so pleased with RVNA staff and says
“I look forward to all of my visits!”
Marianne Lehane, RN, RVNA Clinical Liaison at Danbury Hospital
and 2009 Nightingale Award Recipient for Excellence in Nursing,
brings comfort as well as care to Aunt Flo.
nurse liaison
“ My priority is to find the
right match in caregivers for
my clients; they are the bright
spot in my clients’ lives!”
~Laura Switzer, MSW, LCSW,
ACSW
“I come about every 8 weeks to see Mom and I am calmer and can
enjoy quality time with her. We go to lunch, visit family, or go shopping.
Because of the support team Laura has put in place, I don’t have to
spend time cleaning, bill paying or running errands. Without a live-in
and Laura’s care management, Mom would be in an institution. Even
on hospital admissions, Laura meets Mom at the ER. With good care,
nutrition and medication oversight that Laura’s program provides,
Mom is able to remain in her home.” ~ Bunny Horman
Anna Mae Hartman and Ray Bennett are in Laura Switzer’s Senior
Care Management Program. Ray visits Anna Mae frequently ever
since they became friends when they met at Founder’s Hall.
senior care management
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more than 7,000 individual wellness and
screening services provided to area residents:
RVNA Annual Health Fair provides free screenings, medical
consultations and alternative medicine professionals.
RVNA Travel Clinic provides consultations/immunizations and other
important health information for adults who travel outside the U.S.
RVNA Well Child Clinic keeps kids healthy with affordable
preventive health care to children from birth to age 18.
Shingles and HPV (to prevent cervical cancer) vaccine, in addition
to other routine immunizations, keep residents of all ages safe
and healthy.
RVNA administered more than
10,000 flu doses to area residents.
Seasonal Flu, H1N1 (Swine) Flu &
Pneumonia vaccine clinics offered
at multiple area wide clinics help
keep communities healthy.
Weekly free Blood Pressure Screenings offered area wide and at
community events.
responders to emergency situations:
In emergency situations such as snowstorms, power outages
and threats to public health and safety, RVNA is designated by the
Ridgefield Health Department as a resource for health support
in the community.
RVNA is the mass immunizer for the town of Ridgefield to administer
H1N1 (Swine) Flu vaccine. RVNA worked with the Ridgefield and
Bethel Health Departments to secure vaccines. The clinics were
organized and staffed by RVNA nurses and volunteer nurses. Phone
lines were manned by RVNA staff and Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) volunteers.
Andrea Rink, RN performs an N-95 respirator mask fit test. Martha
Bryce, RN, is wearing the mask under the hood that is used to perform
the testing. In the event visits are made to patients with an infectious
disease, such as H1N1 (Swine) Flu, the N-95 respirator mask will protect RVNA staff and ensure all are able to receive care in the home.
Kathy Brennan, RN gets a smile from baby Lizzy while attending to
Claire Bishop, a wise mom who protects herself and her family by
getting the flu vaccine!
community wellness
public health & safety
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wherever you travel, TravelWise:
TravelWise
Immunize here. Be safe there.
RVNA’s Travel Clinic provides consultations/immunizations and
other important health information for adults who travel outside the
U.S.
20% to 70% of people experience health problems when traveling.*
reduce the worry of living alone:
Medical
Alert
Service
“I would do anything to protect my mother and I love knowing she
is just upstairs from me so that I can be there for her at a moments
notice. Even so, I can’t be by her side 24 hours a day. Having Lifeline
gives me freedom to leave the house without fear that my mother is
alone. I can sleep at night knowing that she can get immediate help
just by pushing the button she wears on her wrist. It is such a relief
for both of us.” ~ Laura Leonard
RVNA has three Travel Health Nurses to provide travel advice that
make trips both memorable and safe.
Four to six weeks before departure is the ideal time to get consultations and immunizations.
* Ryan ET, Kain KC. Primary care: health advice and immunization for travelers. N Engl J Med.
2000;342(23):1216-1725.
RVNA’s Lifeline program is an easy-to-use medical alert service
designed to reduce the risk of living alone. In the event of a fall or
emergency, help is available at the push of a button. RVNA staff sets
up the equipment in your home and demonstrates how it works.
The Lifeline Personal Help Button connects you to a trained Personal
Response Associate who can send help quickly – 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. RVNA will be notified in the event of any emergency.
Sandy Weinberg BSN, RN, Director of Community Programs, reviews
a travel consultation with Carl and Donna Warren. Upon traveling
abroad, clients like the Warrens meet with nurses at the travel clinic
to review immunization needs and health-safety precautions.
travel clinic
Many families are worried about a loved one who lives alone and
may not be able to reach a phone in an emergency. In some cases
that loved one may even live in your home.
lifeline
RVNA and Lifeline bring increased peace of mind to Laura Leonard
and her mother Mrs. Aurelia Anderson by knowing help is available
at the Touch of a Button.
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SKILLED MEDICAL HOME
CARE SERVICES
NON-MEDICAL HOME
CARE SERVICES
OTHER
PROGRAMS
HOME CARE
Skilled Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
Maternal/ Child Nursing
Newborn Care
Wound Care
Respite Care
Palliative Care
~ End of life care
PARAPROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Home Health Aides
Live-In Home Health Aides
Homemakers
Companions
SENIOR CARE MANAGEMENT
Our licensed clinical social
worker provides the instant relief
of “family support” with the
knowledge of a professional caregiver. Assessments are for long
and short term care planning.
Dietary Counseling
IV Therapy
SHORT TERM REHABILITATION
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Skilled Care Provides:
Care to help manage chronic
diseases like Diabetes, CHF
(congestive heart failure),
COPD (chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease) / asthma
and emphysema
Care following surgeries
including Joint Replacement,
Wound Care, Cardiac and
Cancer Surgery
Care for newborns or sick
children
Care for patients with a
new diagnosis or worsened
medical condition
PRIVATE DUTY HOME CARE
Skilled and Non-Medical Home
Care Services are available on a
private pay basis 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
Non-Medical Care provides
help with:
Light housekeeping and
laundry
Errands, shopping and meal
preparation
Transportation/medical
appointments
Friendly companionship
Personal care including
bathing, toileting, dressing
and feeding
Respite for caregivers at
holidays, vacations & family
gatherings
HOME MONITORING SERVICES
Home Telemonitoring
~ Records health status daily,
monitored by RVNA…
blood pressure, heart rate,
respiratory rate, weight,
glucose, and oxygen
saturation
Lifeline Medical Alert Service
~ Personal security
~ Medication reminder
RVNA has an unrelenting focus on
quality of care and patient satisfaction:
First in Patient Satisfaction ~
Three Years in a Row!
VNA New England Pinnacle Award
RVNA Awarded
“Certificate of Best Practices”
Fazzi Associates
QUALITY LIVING AT HOME
Empowers individuals to remain
independent in a healthy, safe and
socially connected environment.
COMMUNITY WELLNESS
Annual Health Fair
Flu & Pneumonia Clinics
Shingles Vaccine
HPV Vaccine
Meningitis Vaccine
Lyme Disease, Chronic Fatigue
and Fibromyalgia Support
Group
Blood Pressure Clinics
Well Child Clinics
Travel Wise
~ Travel consultation and
immunization
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
Emergency Preparedness
Disaster Planning
Communicable Disease
prevention and surveillance
RVNA Awarded “Top Accreditation”
Seven Years in a Row!
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YEAR-TO-DATE NOVEMBER 2009 OUTCOMES DETAIL:
These scores are based on the information collected by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
as part of their outcome-based quality improvement and public reporting initiatives.
RVNA
VALUE
HIGHER SCORES
STATE
AVERAGE
NATIONAL
AVERAGE
Improvement in transferring
56
49
54
Discharge to community
70
65
67
Improvement in surgical wounds
86
81
80
Acute care hospitalization
29
32
29
ARE BETTER
LOWER SCORE
IS BETTER
Cost effective home care allows for earlier hospital discharges or can prevent or postpone
institutionalized care.
RVNA is grateful to have these prestigious community leaders who give
their time and expertise because they are passionate about our mission
to provide remarkable home healthcare, foster community wellness and
promote health and safety. Their guidance assures that RVNA’s valuable
services will be there when you need them.
Eileen Walker
Chair
Theresa Santoro
President & CEO
Peggy Marconi
Vice Chair
leadership
Jack Alexander
Debra Hayes
Geraldine Hotard
Vicki Mueller
Michael Ryer
Vice Chair
Cloris Pearson
Recording Secretary
Tom F. O’Grady
Treasurer
board of directors
John Burgess
Mary Jones
George Mulvaney
Peter Coffin, AIA
Linda Koch
Samuel E. M. Crocker
Joyce Ligi
Frank DeSalvo
Robert J. Morganti
Beverley Rogers, Esq Raphael Schwartz, MD William G. Wyman
Committees as of
June 30, 2009
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY
Susan Law, RN, Co-Chair
Mary Ann O’Grady, RN, Co-Chair
Robert Ruxin, MD, Medical Director
Anil Britto, MD, Well Child Clinic
Medical Director
Christopher J. Cassels, MD
Mary Aileen Condron, MSW
Terry A. Conroy, Reg. Pharm.
Judy Dann, RN
Gail Fennell, PT
Judy Gallagher, RN
Peter Griffin, MD, MPH
Linda Mitchel
Simon O’Regan, MD
RVNA Staff:
Natalie Farrar, BSN, RN, CHPN
Theresa Santoro, RN,BSN, CHCA
Sandy Weinberg, RN, BSN
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Geraldine Hotard, Chair
John Burgess
Ginny Carroll
Samuel E.M. Crocker
Mary Ann O’Grady, RN
Cloris Pearson
Beverley Rogers, Esq.
Michael Ryer
Raphael Schwartz, MD
Eileen Walker
William G. Wyman
RVNA Staff:
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
Laura Switzer, MSW, LCSW, ACSW
PERSONNEL POLICY
Cloris Pearson, Chair
John Burgess
Eileen Walker
RVNA Staff:
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
FINANCE
Thomas O'Grady, Chair
Lawrence W. Hoyt, Jr.
Joyce Ligi
Sue W. Manning
Robert J. Morganti
Vicki Mueller
Michael Ryer
William G. Wyman
RVNA Staff:
Evelyn Abraham, MBA
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
DEVELOPMENT
Michael Ryer, Chair
Peter Coffin
Debra Hayes
Lawrence W. Hoyt, Jr.
Mary Jones
Joyce Ligi
Sue W. Manning
Peggy Marconi
Robert J. Morganti
Cecelia Ruggles
Charles Salup
Eileen Walker
William G. Wyman
RVNA Staff:
Lynne Briody
Theresa Santoro, RN,BSN, CHCA
MARKETING COMMITTEE
Sarah M. Walsh, Chair
Peter Coffin
Samuel E. M. Crocker
Frank DeSalvo
Debra Hayes
Robert A. Law, Jr.
Vicki Mueller
Michael Ryer
William G. Wyman
RVNA Staff:
Amy Bondeson-Boyce
Helen Carli
Kathy Kelly
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
BY-LAWS
Gary Holland, Chair
Debra Hayes
William G. Wyman
RVNA Staff:
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
SPRING BREAKFAST
Mary Jones, Co-Chair
Peggy Loehr, Co-Chair
Sharon Bossidy
Lisa Carroll
Marcie Coffin
Deidre Condon
Michele Cousens
Elaine Cox
Lee Dickinson
Liz Ellis
Ira Joe Fisher
Diane Fossi
Susan Galione
Hildi Glicklich
Debbie Hayes
Mary Hicks
Kristen Jensen
Bob Lang
Joyce Ligi
Stacy Martin
Nita Mohler
Noreen Papa
Debbie Roche
Michael Ryer
Suzie Scanlon
Mary Lou Sperry
Tina Sturges
Jennifer Trillo
Jennifer Whipple
William G. Wyman
Jennifer Zinzi
RVNA Staff:
Lynne Briody
Rosemary Asselta
Theresa Santoro, RN,BSN, CHCA
MEMBERSHIP
Eileen Walker, Chair
Peter Coffin
Beverley Rogers, Esq.
William G. Wyman
RVNA Staff:
Theresa Santoro, RN,BSN, CHCA
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
William G. Wyman, Chair
Eileen Walker
RVNA Staff:
Evelyn Abraham, MBA
Natalie Farrar, BSN, RN, CHPN
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
Sandy Weinberg, RN, BSN
AUTUMN DINNER
Elaine Cox, Co-Chair
Peggy Marconi, Co-Chair
Lori Berisford
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Diane Fossi
Debbie Hayes
Mary Hicks
Mary Jones
Joyce Ligi
Peggy Loehr
Maureen Maher
Jennifer Pappas
Cecelia Ruggles
Michael Ryer
Eileen Walker
RVNA Staff:
Rosemary Asselta
Lynne Briody
Helen Carli
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
AUDIT
Thomas Reynolds, Chair
Frank DeSalvo
Thomas F. O'Grady
TECHNOLOGY
Gary Holland, Chair
Jack Alexander
Sarah Walsh
Bill Wyman
Bob Wyman
RVNA Staff:
Theresa Santoro, RN, BSN, CHCA
Natalie Farrar, BSN, RN, CHPN
RVNA Honors the 2009 Volunteers of the Year!
Left to right: Claire Kirby, RN, Jean Webb and the
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Volunteers.
compassionate staff
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Stars denote length of service:
5 or more years
10 or more years
15 or more years
20 or more years
30 or more years
+ Recipients of the Nghtingale
Award for Excellence in Nursing:
2009
Laura Giovannoli
Marianne Lehane
Anne Stewart
2008
Pat DiZazzo
Melissa Foglia
Terry Mulski
2007
Crystal Green
Eileen Wilson
Sandy Weinberg
FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
Chis Robertson***, Judy Klinger*****, Rita Baranick, Sandy Weinberg*+,
Amy Bondeson-Boyce*, Theresa Santoro**+, Pat DiZazzo*+, Martha Bryce,
Melissa Papish, Laura Giovannoli+, Seymour Seidman
MIDDLE ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
Natalie Farrar, Joann Concepcion, Terry Mulski+, Valerie Hunter-Miller,
Shirley Hepner*, Rosemary Asselta, Laura Leonard, Carol Bontemps,
Sonia Goncalves*, Evelyn Abraham*, Laura Switzer*, Eloise Barron,
Rosalind Harris, Ellen Liggett***, MaryLou Scipione
BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
Tricia Brody, Liliana Ospina**, Kathy Kelly**, Cindy Haworth, Anne Stewart**+,
Erin O’Rourke, Isabel Ambrose***, Eileen Wilson**+, Joice Nascimento,
Jennifer Goldwag, Lynne Briody, Elga Espinal***, Helen Carli
NOT PICTURED:
Nery Barriga, Michelle Botelho, David Brody, Mary Beth Burke, Linda Carroll,
Aaron Crook, Melissa Foglia+, Gina Gasdia**, Crystal Green+, Noah Hendler,
Rosanne Kiley, Barbara Knoche, Anna LaForgia, Marianne Lehane+, Andrea Martins,
Mariela Mora, Maria Carmen Peacock, Janette Petruccione, Michele Quindlen,
Andrea Rink, Lynn Schneider****, Danielle Smith, Sara Smith, Mary Steinowitz**,
Olivia Tracey, Gladys Valentin, Clara Violante, Ron Vollen, Barbara Waller**,
Gigi Weiss, Andrea Wexler, Yhon Zuluaga
2006
Theresa Santoro
Theresa Santoro, RN,BSN, CHCA, President and CEO, is the 2009 recipient of the
Judith Hriceniak Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership, presented by the
Connecticut Association of Homecare and Hospice.
dedicated volunteers
FIRST ROW LEFT TO RIGHT (bottom):
Debbie Roche, Chris Robertson,
Sylvia Arena, George Gill, Mary Gill
SECOND ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sue Manning, Rose Antonucci,
Laura Shaughnessy
THIRD ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
Earl Meyers, Carolyn Meyers, Mary Laura
Pritchard, Edith Meffley, Mimi Delcuze
FOURTH ROW LEFT TO RIGHT (top):
Greg Brodginski, Victor Mimeault,
Ken Coleburn, Seymour Seidman
Volunteer support lowers the cost of Community Programs!
Every RVNA volunteer is essential in fulfilling our mission to the
communities we serve. Over 280 local volunteers cheerfully serve in
a wide range of capacities including our Flu & Pneumonia, Well Child
and Blood Pressure Clinics. Energetic volunteers assist at the Annual
Health Fair. Others unselfishly give their time as drivers, clerical
workers and many others offer essential behind-the-scene assistance.
Our remarkable volunteers allow RVNA to provide health and wellness
programs that sustain our communities’ high health standards.
Below are some of the many volunteer opportunities. For more
information on how you can be involved, please contact RVNA at
203.438.5555 or 203.938.3300.
VOLUNTEER DRIVER
FRIENDLY VISITOR
PHYSICIAN VOLUNTEER
NURSE VOLUNTEER
CLERICAL SUPPORT
~WELL CHILD CLINICS
~HEALTH FAIR
BOARD / COMMITTEE
~FLU CLINICS
~WELL CHILD CLINICS
~BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS
~HEALTH FAIR
Patrick Crehan, Esquire
GIFT OF TIME AND EXPERTISE
Pat Crehan has long been a supporter of RVNA. With a caring spirit he gives generously of
his time and experience with pro bono legal advice and counsel. No matter when or what
time a call is made to Pat, he is on the phone ready to offer his expert advice and guidance.
We have come to rely on Pat as a trusted advisor and friend. RVNA is privileged to benefit
from Pat’s generosity.
Gary Holland
GIFT OF TIME AND EXPERTISE
Gary Holland has served on RVNA’s board of directors for six years, including Chair of the
By-Laws committee, and as a Health Fair volunteer. For the last year Gary has chaired a
new Technology committee. He has introduced RVNA to the “Art of the Possible” by
championing a technology paradigm shift throughout the agency. Because of his knowledge,
expertise and patience, RVNA has adopted many new technological advances and processes
enabling the agency to function more efficiently and effectively.
community honorees
Claire Kirby, RN
GIFT OF TIME AND EXPERTISE
Claire Kirby was first employed by RVNA in 1974 as a staff nurse and retired after 25 years
of service. During her employment she developed a reputation in the community unlike any
other RVNA nurse. With patients, Claire demonstrated boundless warmth, compassion and
care but never tolerated excuses for not helping oneself recover. She motivated everyone to
be the best they could be. After retirement, she tirelessly worked at RVNA in every volunteer
capacity from flu clinics to Health Fair to the monthly blood pressure clinics. She has
become a role model for everyone associated with RVNA – we are proud to know her,
work with her and call her our own.
Danbury Hospital | Frank J. Kelly, CEO
THE PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Danbury Hospital has been a major supporter of RVNA’s mission and vision spanning the
decades. Danbury Hospital has helped fund the annual Health Fair, Well Child Clinics, free
and reduced fee services such as the Monthly Visit Program for the elderly, and community
programs for the underinsured and uninsured. RVNA deeply appreciates its partnership
with Danbury Hospital, to further RVNA’s mission to keep our community safe and healthy
through the practice of wellness and prevention.
Please consider RVNA in your
estate planning. Here are some
of the many ways you can help
support the work of RVNA:
OUTRIGHT GIFTS
SECURITIES AND STOCKS
ESTATES AND BEQUESTS
NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS
GIFT ANNUITIES
IN KIND GOODS AND SERVICES
MATCHING GIFTS
MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES
REAL ESTATE
SIGNATURE EVENT
SPONSORSHIP
VOLUNTEER SERVICES
For more information on how
you can be involved, please
contact RVNA at 203.438.5555
or 203.938.3300.
BEQUESTS – ESTATES OF
William A. Frazee
Margaret Malval
Primo J. Principi
Rina Principi
Betty Slavin
PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY $30,000 AND UP
Bossidy Foundation
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc.
Robert J. & Pamela F. Morganti
Foundation, Inc.
1914 SOCIETY $15,000 - $29,999
Praxair, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Spratt
United Way of Western Connecticut
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Walker
IRENE HOYT SOCIETY $7,500 - $14,999
Anonymous Gifts
Elaine and Kevin Cox
Danbury Hospital
The Goldstone Family Foundation
Guilford Fund of Fidelity Charitable
Investments
Ridgefield Bank
Union Savings Bank
Wadsworth Russell Lewis Trust Fund
thank you:
You have made a tremendous difference
in the health care needs of those in this community! Based on your
contributions RVNA was able to provide remarkable care in the
following ways:
955 patients served in the comfort of their homes
22,000 patient visits made by RNs, Home Health Aides, PTs
and Homemakers
4,000 flu and pneumonia shots administered through clinics
46 underinsured/uninsured children served in Well Child Clinics
700 blood pressure screenings performed
40 people served through the Monthly Visit Program with more
than 450 annual visits.
230 residents participated in Wellness Seminars
1,650 health screenings for 300+ participants at the Annual
Health Fair
Vaccinations given to 200 travelers through Travel Wise Clinics
132 rides provided to patients to make it to their doctor appointments
contributors
WELLNESS SOCIETY $3,000 - $7,499
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Bradt
Mr. & Mrs. John Carroll
The Charles Schwab Corporation
Ms. Elise Donahue
Donnelly Trust
Mrs. Consuelo Earl
Frances Demrick Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. Hoyt, Jr.
IBM Employee Services Center
Mr. Robert W. Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon McGovern
The Paul & Johanna Laszig Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Louis H. Price
Ridgefield Rotary Club
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ryer
Sanofi Pasteur
QUALITY CIRCLE $1,500 - $2999
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Becker
Branchville Fresh Air Association
Colonial Cleaners
Dairyland USA
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Dickinson
J. Gavin Donnelly
Doyle Coffin Architecture, LLC
Fairfield County Financial Services
Fitzgerald Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Ford
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fossi
Goodrich Danbury
Ms. Helen Davis Hermes
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Johnstone
Mr. & Mrs. John Loehr
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Edward Martin
Mrs. Charles F. Meffley Jr.
Merck Partnership for Giving
Norwalk Hospital
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel O'Brien
Patrick Foundation
The Philip H. and Christine Lodewick
Foundation
Praxair Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. F. F. Randolph Jr.
Ritter Family Foundation
Rodier Flowers
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sturges
CARING CIRCLE $750 - $1,499
ABC Foundation
AirTran Airways
Ancona's Market
Mr. & Mrs. Digby W. Barrios
Mr. & Mrs. John Berisford
Bernards of Ridgefield
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bodner
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Bornstein
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Brand
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Burgess
Ms. Cathy Butler
Carnall Insurance
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Comas
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Mr. & Mrs. J. Gary Condon
Mr. & Mrs. John Couri
Mr. & Mrs. Frank DeSalvo
Ms. Vanessa Diebold
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dugan Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Foss
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hicks
Ms. Geraldine Hotard
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Jensen
Law Offices of Beverley Rogers, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leavitt
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Lecher
Ms. Marianne Lehane
Lions Club of Ridgefield
Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Marconi
Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. McNamara
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mueller
Mulvaney Mechanical Inc.
NCL Nutmeg Chapter
Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Neligan
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Pearson
R.T. Vanderbilt Trust
Reynolds & Rowella, LLP
Ridgefield Crossings
Ms. Cecelia Ruggles
Ms. Betty Ann Sittig
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sturges
Mrs. Hope H. Swenson
Ms. Basha Szymanska
Mr. & Mrs. Harral S. Tenney
Mrs. Bettye Turitto
Mrs. Dorothy Wright
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Wyman
HELPING HANDS $250 - $749
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ahrensfeld Jr.
Dr. George Amatuzzi
Ancona's Market
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Angel
Mr. John Baldaserini
Mr. Frederick M Bering
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Borden
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bossidy Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brennan
Dr. Gregory Brucato
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Buckanavage
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Camarda
Mr. & Mrs. David Campbell
Mr. David R. Carroll
Carroll Construction Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Cassato
Century 21/Landmark Properties
Ms. Sara Champion
Christian's Salon
Ms. Kristi Vaughan Cody
Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Coffin
Mrs. Jeanne M. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel E. M. Crocker
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher C. Crowl
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Cunningham Jr.
Ms. Sharon Danosky
Mr. Niels Diffrient
DiNapoli Development Co., Inc.
Donnelly, McNamara & Gustafson, PC
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Donofrio
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred E. Dudley
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Dyott
Mr. Arthur Edelman
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick V. Ernst
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Esser
Filosa for Nursing & Rehabilitation
The Frances & Benjamin Benenson
Foundation, Inc.
Mr. John Frey
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Galione
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Gasdia
Global Impact
Heritage Homes
Hersam/Acorn Press
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Holland
The Homevision Group
Hutton's Fine Men's Wear
J. Mulvaney Plumbing & Heating
Mr. Richard Jabara
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jaykus
Kane Funeral Home Inc.
Ms. Keitha Kinne
Mr. & Mrs. James Kirtley
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Kreitz
Kristen's Marche', Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Hank Kuchta
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lanoue
Law Offices Cohen & Wolf, PC
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lehmann
Mr. & Mrs. H. William Lichtenberger
Mr. & Mrs. Dante Ligi
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Lipstein
Lock Install of Ridgefield
Mr. & Mrs. Tod Mackenzie
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Macmahon
Ms. Mary J. Macris
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Macris
Mrs. Sue Manning
Maplegate Media Group, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Masters
Mr. & Mrs. Dale A. McKenzie
McKesson Medical Surgical
Mercedes-Benz of Danbury
Mr. John F. Metzger
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Migliorino
Mr. & Mrs. Val Mohler
Ms. Connie M. Morganti
Mythic Paints, Inc.
NCL Ridgefield Chapter
Neumann Real Estate
Northeast Radiology
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O'Grady
Dr. Benjamin K. Oko
Mr. & Mrs. George Orlan
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Paltauf
Pamby Motors Inc.
Parker East Dry Goods
Mr. Ralph Passarelli
Dr. & Mrs. David Pazer
Philips Lifeline
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Phillips
Ms. Marilyn Polite
Reese, Hirsch, Shoults & Harrison, LLC
Mr. Roger Restaino
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Reynolds
Reynolds & Rowella LLP
Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce
Ridgefield Clergy Association
Ridgefield Community Foundation, Inc.
Ridgefield Hardware
Ridgefield Library
Ridgefield Pediatric Associates
Ridgefield Republican Town Committee
Ridgefield Woman's Club
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Roberts
Mr. John Rockwell
Roger Sherman Inn
Ryer Associates
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ryff
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Salup
Mr. Clifford R. Salvesen
Mr. & Mrs. John Santoro
Ms. Suzanne D. Scanlon
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Scherwenik
Mr. Seymour Seidman
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Sexton Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Javed Shahid
Mr. Edward J. Simoneau
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. R. Singer
Mr. Brian Stevenson
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Stifel
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Stockel
Mrs. Carol Stoddard
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Strayer
The Greens at Cannondale
The Groom Room
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Thomas
TotalCare of North America, LLC
Trillo & Associates, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. John Tupper
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Ugolyn
Vax Service
Mrs. Sarah Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Warren
Mr. John Weatherley
Ms. Lori March Williams
Mr. & Mrs. John Wilson Jr.
Wilton Meadows
Mrs. Peter Yanity
GIVING CIRCLE $100 - $249
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ahearn
Mr. Edwin B. Allan
Ms. Janice Almond
Altria Group, Inc.
Mrs. Carol Gartrell Ancona
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Anderson
Angelo D.Tartaro, PC
Mr. & Mrs. Nahum Bachrach
Mr. William G. Ball Jr.
Mr. David Barnhizer
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Beck
Mr. & Mrs. James Belote
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Bene
Mr. & Mrs. Robertson H. Bennett
Bergman Planning Group, LLC
Ms. Marcela Betzer
Mr. Lucian Bielicki
Bissell Pharmacy
BMW of Ridgefield
Mr. Dirk Bollenback
Ms. Antoinietta Boucher
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Bracken
Mr. & Mrs. William Bradt
Ms. Helen Brandes
Ms. Lynn Brindell
CA Matching Gifts Program
Mr. & Mrs. Max D. Caldwell
Ms. Diana Caracciolo
Mrs. Helen Carli
Mr. Brad Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. George Carpenter
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Carr
Ms. Georgia S. Carrington
Mrs. Dina Casavecchia
Casey Fuel
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Cassels
Celtic Croft
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Cerbone
Ms. Antoinette Cice
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore F. Cleveland
Coldwell Banker Realtors
Mr. & Mrs. James Connelly
Mr. & Mrs. John Contegni
Mr.& Mrs. John P. Cooke
Mr. & Mrs. Terrence M. Cooke
Mrs. Ruth Corbett
Mr. & Mrs. Juan Corsillo
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Corso
CT Assoc of Realtors
Mr. & Mrs. Milo Dalbey
Danbury VNA
Mr. Timothy Daubenspeck
Ms. Carol Davis
Mr. & Mrs. George Davis
Ms. Diane Day
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Delany
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Delcuze
Ms. Gloria Drake
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Edmond
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Eichman
Dr. Joseph Ellis
Mrs. Inga Engstrom
Ethan Allen Hotel
Family Medical Associates
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Farrar
Mr. & Mrs. Ross L. Fenster
Ms. Sally Finger
Mr.& Mrs. Ira Joe Fisher
Ms. Alice Forrest-Peschel
Founders Hall
Mr. Kenneth Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Norman E. Gage
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gareau
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph H. Gay
Dr. & Mrs. Nelson Gelfman
General Atlantic Service Corp.
Ms. Kerri Glass
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Gore
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gorelick
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gray
Mrs. Jacquelin Gregory
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hartman
Ms. Ann Hastings
Hat City Paper & Supply Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hawkins
Hicks Construction LLC
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Hinkle Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hoban
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Hogan
Mrs. Ruth Holzthum
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Horner
Ms. Emelie Howard
Mrs. Thielo Howland
Mr. Thomas Hunter
Ms. Joan Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. David Janasek
Jane Turner & Partners, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jasminski
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Jones
Ms. Susan Pels & Joseph Sweigart
Mr. & Mrs. Irving D. Karpas Jr.
Ms. Ferne Y. Kawahara
Mr. & Mrs. John Keating
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Keefe
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Kehoe
Mr. & Mrs. Erik Keller
Mr. Allen Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney G. Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerome Kiernan
Mrs. Barbara Kirtley
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Kish
Mr. & Mrs. Kristof Kloeckner
Ms. Lisa G. Knapp
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Koppen
Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Kuebler
Ms. Karen Lambert
Mr. & Mrs. David Landers
Mrs. Mary Landon
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lapine
Laurel Ridge Health Care Center
Mr. Jack Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Leiter
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Leonard Jr.
Liberta's Spirit Shoppe, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Denis Loncto
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lowell
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert MacLaren Jr.
Mr. Frank MacManus
Ms. Jill Maguire
Mr. & Mrs. John Maher
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Main
Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo Malfitano
Mr. & Mrs. John Malloy
Rev. & Mrs. Aaron Manderbach
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew B. Mandler
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Manna
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Marra
Dr. Jay Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Martinsen
MasterCard International
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Maurer
Mr. & Mrs. James S. McChesney
Ms. Lisa McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McDonald
Media Storm LLC
Mr. Richard F. Mele
Middlesex Shoreline Assoc of Realtors, Inc.
Ms. Rosamond H. Mikkelsen
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Monroe
Mr. & Mrs. Fred P. Montanari
Mrs. Barbara Morell
Mr. & Mrs. William Morlock
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Morrow
Mr. George Mulvaney
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Murphy Jr.
Nature's Temptations of Ridgefield
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Newman
Mrs. Joanna Nichols
Ms. Christina B. Nolan
Mr. & Mrs. John Noonan
Nutmeg Livery Service
Mr. & Mrs. Richard O'Brien
Mr. James O'Bryan
Mr. & Mrs. Paul O'Connell
Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. O'Keeffe
Mr. & Mrs. William O'Rourke
Mr. & Mrs. John Olson
Palladium Global Partners, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Pannozzo
Pepsi Bottling Group Foundation, Inc.
Pepsico Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Perna
Perna Associates LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Petrozelli
Dr. & Mrs. John F. Pezzimenti
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Phelps Jr.
Mrs. Robert Pokorak
Mr. Kenneth Polverari
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Potter
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Qualey
RAC Realty, LLC
Mr & Mrs. James Rayfield
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Reardon Jr.
Ms. Constance Reich
Ms. Kathy Renda
Ridgefield Community Center
Ridgefield Family Eye Care
Ridgefield Supply Company
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Riedy
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Roche
Ms. Greta Rogg
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Rouse
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Sadow
Mr. Charles D. Safford
Mr. & Mrs. Perry R. Salvagne III
Mrs. Violet Scala
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel R. Scatterday
Mr. Jack Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. David Schneider
Ms. Lenore Schneider
Mr. F. George Schuster
Mr. & Mrs. Davis H. Selander
Mr. & Mrs. Reno Severini
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Shaughnessy
Ms. Kathryn Shelava
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Sheridan
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Shilstone
Shoe La La, LLC
Mr. Philip Sine
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Slavin
Mr. David J. Smith
Mr. Michael Smith
Mr. & Mrs. John Snakard Jr.
Mrs. Barbara Sobol
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Soltis
Mr. Robert Spadaccia
Mr. & Mrs. William Starbuck
Mr. Orris H. Stark
Mr. James R. Steiger Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Stone
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Sturges Brothers Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Svogun
Ms. Rose Thomason
Ms. Marjorie Tippet
Edan G. Unterman
UPS Store
Ms. Maria Victor-Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Von Kaenel Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Walczykowski
Mr. & Dr. Robert S. Walzer
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Ward
Mr. & Mrs. David Watson
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Watson
Mr. Frank Weber
Mr. Richard Weber
Webster Bank
Ms. Irene Weck
Ms. Sandra Weinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Werner
Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Whalen
Mr. & Mrs. Reed L. Whipple
Ms. Louise Williams
Mr. Anthony Willsher
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Winsor
Mrs. James Worrall
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Wylie
Mr. Robert Wyman
Mr. & Mrs. David Yolen
Mr. & Mrs. Darwin E. Yoran
Mr. & Mrs. Esterino Zarlenga
Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Zinzi
GIFTS OF SUPPORT UP TO $99
Mr. & Mrs. Art Aaronson
AARP of Ridgefield
Mr. & Mrs. Rolando Abraham
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Abrahamson
Ms. Marianna Amato
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Anderson
Mrs. Rose Antonucci
Arbonne International
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Archambault
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Asselta
Ms. Carmela Atkinson
Ms. Susan Balamaci
Mr. & Mrs. James Balcome
Mrs. Elina Baldaserini
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Baldaserini
Dr. & Mrs. Randall Baldwin
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bangert
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Barron
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Bartlett
Mrs. C. Bazydola
Mr. & Mrs. James Beardsley
Ms. Virginia Beasley
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Beck
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Bedient
Mr. & Mrs. George Beitzel
Ms. Emma L. Benedict
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Benn Sr.
Mr. Richard I. Bimonte
Mrs. Dorothy B. Bissell
Ms. Sharon Blair
Mr. & Mrs. John Boehle Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John Bogdanski
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Boggs
Mr. & Mrs. Karl R. Boldt
Ms. Amy Bondeson-Boyce
Ms. Carol Bontemps
Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Bostwick
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel X. Boucher
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Boulin
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bozzo
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Bracken
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Brady
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Brant
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Breekland
Ms. Michelle Brewster
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Briody
Mr. & Mrs. David Broadhurst
Mr. Gregory E. Brodginski
Ms. Patricia Brody
Ms. Betty Brosius
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Brown
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruno
Mr. & Mrs. C. Graham Burton
Glenys Burton
Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Busino
Ms. Sandra Calkins
Mr. & Mrs. John Camp
Camp Real Estate
Mrs. Virginia Canfield
Ms. Lorraine Cantillo
Ms. Dolores Capone
Caraluzzi’s Markets
Mrs. Yvette Carp
Paul A. & Gerry D. Carriero
Ms. Virginia Cotty Carroll
Cellar XV
CH Industries, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Christofer Christiansen
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Ciccolo
Mr. & Mrs. H. Warren Clark
Ms. Grace Clewell
Mrs. Eleanor Closter
Mr. & Mrs. James Coleman
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Corbin
Mr. & Mrs. Rocco J. Coscio
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Crane
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Creamer
Ms. Sabine Crozier
Mr. Richard Cuddeback
Ms. Frances Cudzillo
Ms. Kimberley Cunningham
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Cuny
Mr. & Mrs. Dominic D'Addario
Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Dages
Danbury News Times
Mr. & Mrs. David Daubenspeck
Ms. Meredith Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne N. Dean
Mr. James Deluca
Ms. Mildred Derst
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Dickman
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Dilisio
Mr. & Mrs. Francis T. Dolen
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Dorsio
Ms. Anne H. Doty
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Doucet
Ms. Joan M. Driscoll
Ms. Susan Dufner
Mr. Robert Duke
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunphy
Ms. Deborah Durkee
Ms. Shirley Eagle
Eastern CT Assoc of Realtors
Mr. & Mrs. William Eastman
Mr. Manheim M. Eckhaus
Beth Edwards
Effective Management Associates, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Ehinger Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Elkow
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Ellis
Ms. Naomi Emmons
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Erdtmann
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Erskine
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Essig
Mr. & Mrs. James Fagan
Fairfield Tax & Accounting Service
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Fauntleroy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Featherstone
Mr. Gregory Feely
Mr. Edward Fenwick
Ms. Mary Ann Smith Ferraro
Ms. Rosalie G. Ferrillo
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fibbe
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Field
Mr. Jonathan W. Finch
Dr. & Mrs. John K. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Fitzgerald
Mr. & Mrs. John Flavin
Mr. & Mrs. George Flynn
Mrs. Martha Forbes
Mr. & Mrs. Michael N. Forbes
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fossi
Mr. Robert Frank
Mr. & Mrs. Rene Franks
Ms. Janette Free
Ms. Laura Freed
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Gabel
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gabriele
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Gastrich
GE Foundation
General Re Corp.
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Gentile
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Geraci
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gerhard
Mr. Gary Gershon
Ms. Fay Gerstenfeld
Ms. Nancy Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. George Gill
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Gilmore
Ms. Marian Gioles
Ms. Jean A. Glen
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Glicklich
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Godbout
Ms. Elizabeth Goehring
Mr. & Mrs. William Goromby
Ms. Kathy Graham
Mr. & Mrs. W. Scott Gramling
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Graziano
Mrs. Carmelita Gregory
Mr. Shawn Gregory
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Grove
Mr. & Mrs. Siegfried Gruber
Ms. Jane Guillette-Hyde
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Gunning
Mr. Jefferson Guthrie
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Gutman
Mr. & Mrs. Jay C. Haas
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Habeeb
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Halkett
Mr. & Mrs. A.W. Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Hall
Ms. Irene B. Hammler
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Hancock
Mr. Richard Hanel
Ms. Catherine O. Hannah
Ms. Linda R. Hannah
Ms. Elizabeth Hanson
Ms. Barbara J. Hanssen
Mr. R. Geoffrey Harrington
Ms. Rosalind Harris
Ms. Carolyn Hartigan
Taylor Hay
Terrel G. Hays
Ms. Doris Healey
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Heinlein
Mr. & Mrs. George Hennenfent
Julia Herlihy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hilliard
Ms. Dolores Holzbach
Ms. Anita Hornibrook
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Earle Horton
Aileen Howards
Ms. Kristen Hoyt
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Hrozenchik
Ms. Loretta Huber
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Hughes
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Hulnick
Ms. Pamela Humphries
Mr. & Mrs. Janson Hurd
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hval
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Ignatowich
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Imparato
Italian American Ladies Mutual Aid Society
Ms. Edith Jaccarino
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Jacobs
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Janick
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Jedlinsky
Mr & Mrs. Peter M. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Jones
Mrs. Mary Kaletta
Mrs. Dee Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Rolf-Achim Kaul
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kearney
Mr. & Mrs. Traug Keller
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. John Kennedy
Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Kent
Mr. Richard Kent
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Kichler
Julian M. Kien
Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Kingsbury
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Kissman
Mr. & Mrs. John Knoche
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koda
Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Koerting
Ms. Mary Kowalewski
Ms. Michelle Kowalski
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kozlark
Dr. Ramon Kranwinkel
Dr. & Mrs. Thorsten Krebs
Ms. Judy T. Krueger
Ms. Bessie Krysiewich
Mrs. Flora M. Kueppers
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Kull
Mr. & Mrs. Jack E. Kunze
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kurz
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Kwalwasser
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph LaBella Sr.
Mrs. Linda Laqueur
Mrs. Leo Lardie
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Lavatori
Ms. Zigrida Le Pow
Ms. Ada P. Leary
Mr. & Mrs. George B. Leeman Jr.
Mr. & Dr. Leonard Leib
Mr. & Mrs. John Leiphart Jr.
Ms. Donna Leitao
Ms. Lucille Leitao
Mr. James Leonard
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Lewis
Ms. Patricia Ligos
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Lipson
Ms. Virginia Lopez
Ms. Geraldine Macmanus
Ms. Dolores MacNeill
Ms. Barbara Madden
Mr. & Mrs. David Maher
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Main
Mr. & Mrs. Guido Maiolo
Ms. Carole Maisano
Ms. Barbara Manners
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Markert
Dr. Rocco Marotta
Mr. Darren Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Murray Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mayerick Jr.
Mr. Richard H. Mayhew
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Mayr II
Mr. & Mrs. John McAuliffe
Mr. & Mrs. John McCluskey
Mr. Gerald McCue
Mr. & Mrs. Robert McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Edmond J. McElroy
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mcgrath
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. McKee
Ms. Barbara McMahon
Ms. Lois McManus
Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. McManus
Mr. & Mrs. Jim McNamara
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McNamara
Mr. & Mrs. Sean McNamara
Mr. & Mrs. Frank McPike Jr.
Mr. Henry Scott McQuade
Mr. & Mrs. George Meury
Ms. Barbara Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Earl J. Meyers
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Miller
Mr. Victor Mimeault
Ms. Doris Mireau
Ms. Anne P. Mitchell
MLS Graphics
Ms. Nita Mohler
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Montanari
Ms. Ghislaine Moomaw
Mr. Jeffrey R. Morell
Ms. Pauline Morena
Mr. & Mrs. John Morris Sr.
Mrs. Winifred Mullaly
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Mullen
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh A. Mulligan
Mr. Fritz Mundorff
Mr. & Mrs. Menashe Murad
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Neeson
Ms. Alice Nell
Mr. Russell Neumann
Ms. Margaret Norris
Mr. Scott Novak
Mr. & Mrs. Robert O'Brien
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy O'Connor
Ms. Susan O'Halloran
Mrs. Thomas O'Mara
Mr. & Mrs. James O'Neill
Ms. Laura Pagano
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Pagano
Ms. Gilda Pambianchi
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Panzer
Pathfinder Realty
Mr. & Mrs. Bart Pattie
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Paul
Mr. Barry Peckham
Ms. Randi Perlman
Ms. Alexis M. Peter
Ms. Eileen D. Peterson
The Pfizer Foundation Matching
Gifts Program
Tina Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pietrangelo
Ms. Linda Poulin
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Pratt
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce J. Preston
Ms. Anna Primiano
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pritchard
Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Puchall
Mrs. Mary Ellen Quick
Mr. Philip Quigg
Mr. & Mrs. Kishore Rao
Mr. & Mrs. John Reese
Patricia Ann Reese
Mr. & Mrs. Haakon Reinertsen
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Reitz
Ms. Linda A. Restifo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rettger
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Riche
Ridgefield Men's Club
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Rieke Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Rigby
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin C. Riley
Mrs. Christine Robertson
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Roche
Ms. Joanne Rodenbach
Paul Rohman Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rolseth
Mr. & Mrs. William Rossiter
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Ruhl
Mr. & Mrs. John Sanders
Saunders & Company, LLC
Mrs. Rose Sayers
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Scala
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Mr. & Mrs. John E. Scarbrough
Ms. Elinor Schell
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Schielke
Mr. John Schlegel
Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Schlichting
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Schmitt
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Schneeberger
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Schneider
Ms. Dorothy Schoenbrunn
Ms. Kay Schreiber
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Schweitzer
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Seifer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Sell
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Sementini
Senior Citizens of Ridgefield
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Serfilippi
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Sexton
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Seyba
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent L. Sganga
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Shapiro
Ms. Margaret Shaw
Ms. Shirley Shelley
Mrs. Jean Sherkey
Ms. Karen Sherwood
Mr. Jack Shiller
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Mr. & Mrs. Michael Simonelli
Mr. & Mrs. Don Slota
Ms. Carol M. Smith
Ms. Helen F. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Smith
Ms. Marilyn Smyth
Ms. Dorene L. Softley
Mrs. Joy Spellman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Sperry
Ms. Martha M. Spofford
Ms. Thea Steiner
Mrs. Patricia R. Stephens
Mr. Peter F. M. Stewart Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. W.G. Stopper
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Stotz
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stover
Ms. Joann F. Sullivan
Mrs. Mary Sullivan
Mr. & Mrs. Terence Sullivan
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Switzer
Ms. Olga Szokolay
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Tartaro
Temple Bnai Chaim
Terry E. Cigno Real Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Tessler
The Northern Fairfield County
Association of Realtors
Mr. Ronald Thelin
Ms. Margaret Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tiani
Mr. Christopher Tiber
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne H. Tinker
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Tinnon
Mrs. Yolanda Torcellini
Peter A. Torzilli Phd.
Mrs. Shirley Leake Tower
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Tracy
Ms. Karen Ann Tracy
Mr. Julius Robert Tulipani
Mr. & Mrs. George Turkington
Ms. Barbara Ullmann
Mr. Thomas Underwood
Mr. & Mrs. Al Ungar
UST, Inc.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Utell
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Vallerie
Ms. Florence P. Van Loan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Winkle
Mr. & Mrs. George Vasil
Mr. Charles Vasoll
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Vaughn
Mr. Richard H. Von Ohlsen
Mr & Mrs. H. Parker Ward
Ms. Betty Washicko
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Webb
Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Weber
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Weber
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Weber
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Weinstein
L. N. Wells
Mrs. Julie Welsch
Mr. & Mrs. Bryn Welton
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wexelbaum
Ms. Joyce Wigler
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Willi Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Williams II
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Williams
Mr. & Mrs. David Willis
Mrs. Helen Wilson
Joan O. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Witte
Mr. & Mrs. Allan M. Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. Werner Woschetzky
Ms. Edith Yake
Ms. Nancy Yonkers
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Young
Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Yurman
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Zandri
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Zilinskas
Ms. Carolyn Zygmont
IN HONOR OF
Beth Becker
~ Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Whalen
Winifred Bradt
~ Mrs. Winifred Mullaly
Vencenzia Buccitti
~ Mrs. Dina Casavecchia
~ Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Hancock
~ Mr. & Mrs. Dante Ligi
E. J. Carfi
~ Mr. & Mrs. Edward Delany
Sandy, Amy & Helen Community Programs
~ Mrs. Christine Robertson
Judith Dann
~ Mr. Charles D. Safford
Melanie Edmond
~ Mr. & Mrs. Howard Edmond
Nellie Ferraris
~ Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Pannozzo
Mary Fortuno
~ Ms. Janette Free
Ann Gastrich
~ Ms. Greta Rogg
RVNA Good Works
~ Dr. & Mrs. David Pazer
Mrs. J. Hebert
~ Temple Bnai Chaim
Larry Hoyt
~ Ms. Kristen Hoyt
Claire Kirby
~ Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rettger
Barbara Kirtley
~ Mr. & Mrs. James Kirtley
Robert A. Law, Jr.
~ Mr. & Mrs. Denis Loncto
Greta Rogg
~ Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gastrich
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ryer
~ Mr. & Mrs. Frederick V. Ernst
Hansel Scherwenik
~ Ms. Linda Poulin
Lynn Schneider
~ Ms. Diana Caracciolo
RVNA & Staff
~ Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Neligan
Florinda Victor
~ Ms. Maria Victor-Smith
IN MEMORY OF
Vivianne
~ Ms. Emma L. Benedict
Nazzareno J. Ancona
~ Mrs. Carol Gartrell Ancona
Robert Anderson
~ Mr & Mrs Thomas F Leonard, Jr.
Dominic Antonucci
~ Mrs. Rose Antonucci
Joan Baldaserini
~ Mr. & Mrs. Gene Baldaserini
Zella Maude Beck, Nurse US Army
~ Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Beck
Dino Bellagamba
~ Mr. & Mrs. John P. Marra
Lottie Bielicki
~ Mr. Lucian Bielicki
Margaret Brady
~ Ms. Margaret Shaw
Bernard Brandes
~ Ms. Helen Brandes
Gloria Branker
~ Mr. & Mrs. Louis Panzer
Gerald Brown
~ AARP of Ridgefield
~ Mr. & Mrs. George Gill
~ Ms. Anita Hornibrook
~ Ms. Nancy Yonkers
Jerry Brown
~ Ridgefield Men's Club
Alice B. Camp
~ Mr. & Mrs. John Camp
Helen D. Cannon
~ CH Industries, Inc.
Dorothy Carlson
~ Mr. Brad Carlson
Ann Dann Compton
~ ABC Foundation
James Connelly III
~ Mr. & Mrs. James Connelly
Eleonora Deluca
~ Mr. James Deluca
Richard Emmons
~ Ms. Naomi Emmons
Mary Alice Fortino
~ Ms. Janette Free
Josina Franceschini
~ Patricia Ann Reese
Dale M. Friedman
~ Mr. Kenneth Friedman
Dino & Jean Giardini
~ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Riedy
John Gregory
~ Mrs. Carmelita Gregory
Richard Heller
~ Ms. Emelie Howard
Robert Jones
~ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Graziano
Walter Kichler
~ Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Koerting
Mary Lavatori
~ Mr. & Mrs. James Balcome
~ Mr. & Mrs. James Coleman
~ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fossi
~ Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Kissman
~ Mr. Scott Novak
~ Senior Citizens of Ridgefield
~ Mr. Thomas Underwood
Andrew Lecher
~ Mr. & Mrs. William Starbuck
Orin Leslie
~ Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jasminski
Harold Lockwood
~ Mr. & Mrs. John Knoche
Nicholas Macris
~ Ms. Mary J. Macris
Richard C. Marra
~ Mr. & Mrs. John P. Marra
Stanley Miller
~ The Groom Room
John P. Morgan
~ Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Brady
~ Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Jones
~ Mr. & Mrs. Wayne H. Tinker
Paul J. Morganti
~ Ms. Connie M Morganti
Mother
~ Ms. Dorene L. Softley
Michael Mucaria
~ Ms. Fay Gerstenfeld
MIchael Mucaria
~ Ms. Randi Perlman
~ Ms. Linda A. Restifo
Kevin Naughton
~ Ms. Barbara Madden
Edith Newman
~ Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Newman
Edwin Nichols
~ Mrs. Joanna Nichols
Mae Lavatori O'Keefe
~ Italian American Ladies
Mutual Aid Society
~ Mr. & Mrs. Frank Montanari
~ Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. O'Keeffe
My Parents
~ Ms. Diane Day
Lucille Piasecki
~ Senior Citizens of Ridgefield
Robert Pokorak
~ Mrs Robert Pokorak
Gino & Alda Polverari
~ Mr. Kenneth Polverari
Dorothy Ronnholm
~ Ms. Shirley Shelley
Doris Shapiro
~ Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Shapiro
Jeanne Spader
~ Ms. Lisa McCormick
Roberta Steiger
~ Mr. James R. Steiger, Jr.
Mary Sullivan
~ Mr. Dirk Bollenback
~ Ms. Ada P. Leary
~ Mr. & Mrs. James E. Mullen
~ Ms. Margaret Norris
~ Mr. Barry Peckham
~ Senior Citizens of Ridgefield
~ Mr. & Mrs. Don Slota
Anna Tarantino
~ Mr & Mr Thomas W Kwalwasser
Sarah Tison
~ Mr. & Mrs. Nahum Bachrach
~ Ms. Lynn Brindell
~ Mr. & Mrs. John Contegni
~ CT Assoc of Realtors
~ Ms. Mildred Derst
~ Mr. & Mrs. Frank Dorsio
~ Eastern CT Assoc of Realtors
~ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Geraci
~ Mr. & Mrs. Mark Habeeb
~ Mr & Mrs Michael Jaykus
~ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Macmahon
~ Mr. & Mrs. Murray Marshall
~ Media Storm LLC
~ Middlesex Shoreline Association
of Realtors, Inc.
~ Mr. & Mrs. Steven Ruhl
~ Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Schwartz
~ Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Sexron
~ The Northern Fairfield County
Association of Realtors
~ L. N. Wells
Georgine Tulipani
~ Mr. Julius Robert Tulipani
Jerrold C. Unterman
~ Edan G. Unterman
David Webb
~ Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Webb
Ruta Weber
~ Mr. & Mrs. John Bogdanski
~ Beth Edwards
~ Mr. & Mrs. George Hennenfent
~ Mr. & Mrs. Jon Earle Horton
~ Ms. Pamela Humphries
~ Ms. Mary Kowalewski
~ Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Markert
~ Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Reitz
~ Mr. Richard Weber
Ursula Weber
~ Mr. Frank Weber
Milton Williams
~ Ms. Lori March Williams
Kenneth A. Wright
~ Mrs. Dorothy Wright
Angelo Zandri
~ Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Zandri
Many anonymous donations were
made and we thank you for your
generosity. We would like to thank
all those who have made in-kind
donations to the Ridgefield VNA.
Please accept our apology for any
omissions or errors.
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Photo credits: Kyle Perler, Helen Carli,
Scott Mullin and Kevin Robinson
Editor: Helen Carli
making a difference in the future:
calendar of events:
Quality Living at Home empowers individuals of all ages to remain
independent in a safe, healthy & socially connected environment.
A free 24/7 non-emergency Call Center
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS | No Charge
1st Monday of each month at Ballard Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:30
1st Thursday of each month at Founders Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:00
3rd Monday of each month at Parks and Rec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00
3rd Wednesday of each month at RVNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00
Access to a comprehensive Resource Directory of:
~ property & home maintenance
~ social networking
~ transportation information
~ financial & legal resources
~ spiritual connections
~ volunteer network
President & CEO
11:00am
1:30pm
3:00pm
2:00pm
FLU & PNEUMONIA VACCINATION CLINICS | Medicare B accepted
Held in the fall and winter months at RVNA and at local businesses & organizations
Dates and times listed in local papers, on the RVNA website, or call 203.438.5555,
press 3 for flu information
Pneumonia vaccine available year round and at all flu clinics
For an up to the minute schedule go to www.ridgefieldvna.org
Educational and Wellness Programs
“ When a person feels valued
and independent, they live
a longer & healthier life.”
~Theresa Santoro, BSN, RN, CHCA
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Fostering Community Partnerships such as:
~ storm alert, safe step & winter preparedness
~ home safety evaluations
TRAVEL WISE CLINIC | $50/consultation + price of vaccinations | By Appointment
Personalized travel consultations and immunizations
Together we can leverage the resources & harness the spirit and good
will in our communities. Planning for tomorrow begins today!
WELL CHILD CLINIC | $50 (with a sliding scale available) | By Appointment
Well Child, school, camp, and sports physicals and immunizations for ages
birth to 18 years old
Call RVNA office for dates
www.ridgefieldvna.org
quality living at home
LYME, CHRONIC FATIGUE, FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP | No Charge
2nd Thursday of every month from 12noon to 1pm
Held at the RVNA office
For additional information, please contact Jennifer Reid at 203.431.0462
SHINGLES VACCINE | $200 | By Appointment
Available to people ages 60 and over with a prescription from their doctor
HPV VACCINE | $180/dose | By Appointment
Available to girls ages 9-17 at our Well Child Clinic.
Women ages 18-26 may get the vaccine during our regular business hours.
WELLNESS SEMINARS | No Charge
Held September through April
At Ballard Green
Dates/Topics published in the Ridgefield Press and on the RVNA website
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR | Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 9:00am - 1:00pm
Dozens of free medical screenings and informational booths
SPRING BREAKFAST | Friday, May 7, 2010 from 7:30am - 9:00am
90 East Ridge
Ridgefield, CT 06877
203.438.5555
203.938.3300
ridgefieldvna.org
RVNA provides remarkable home healthcare, fosters community
based wellness and promotes public health and safety.
RVNA Circle of Giving:
Our special friends allow RVNA to expand
coverage of health care services within your
community and to respond to your public
health and safety needs.
President’s Society | $30,000 and Up
Personal Flu clinic at location of choice for 25 family
members, friends, fellow employees, or another favorite
charity of choice.
TravelWise consultation for two, once annually.
Invitation to special reception at Annual Meeting.
Inclusion in Annual Report.
Community benefit of helping to expand our flu clinics and
overall health services for a growing aging population.
1914 Society | $15,000 - $29,999
Personal Flu clinic at location of choice for 10 family
members, friends or fellow employees.
TravelWise consultation
Invitation to special reception at Annual Meeting
Inclusion in Annual Report
Community benefit to ensure RVNA nurses and aides
will always receive the best training possible to meet
the needs of our community.
Irene Hoyt Society | $7,500 - $14,999
Advance notice of Flu Clinic with four free vaccines
TravelWise consultation
Invitation to special reception at Annual Meeting.
Inclusion in Annual Report
Community benefit to ensure that every child will have
the opportunity to be vaccinated.
Wellness Society | $3,000 - $7,499
Advance notice of Flu Clinic with two free vaccines
TravelWise consultation
Invitation to special reception at Annual Meeting.
Inclusion in Annual Report
Community benefit of helping to fund Well Child Clinics
and Monthly Visit Program for the elderly.
Quality Circle | $1,500 - $2,999
Advance notice of Flu Clinic with two free vaccines
Invitation to special reception at Annual Meeting.
Inclusion in Annual Report
Community benefit of ensuring that none of our seniors
will be without the health care they need.
Caring Circle | $750 - $1,499
Invitation to special reception at Annual Meeting.
Inclusion in Annual Report
Community benefit of helping to fund training for
nurses and aides to best serve the community.
Helping Hands | $250 - $749
Invitation to special reception at Annual Meeting.
Inclusion in Annual Report
Community benefit of helping to fund free health
screenings and vaccinations for residents.
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