Venice Hospital Foundation Drives Fundraising and Expansion
Venice Hospital supports a major growth plan as the Venice Health Facilities Foundation, formed in 1980, raises funds for expanded ICU and new operating rooms. With a population boom, 52 beds already filled, and a proposed 1.86 million ICU project, donors and volunteers bolster high quality care while Englewood hospital plans face uncertainty.
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Venice Hospital
Venice Health Facilities Foundation
Bill Abeles
Hospital Foundation
South County
Venice
Ables
Foundations
Abeles
Englewood
Bureau of Medical Facilities
Fawcett Memorial of
Port Charlotte
Founda
Reach to Recovery Key to Rehabilitation Efforts
The American Cancer Society funds Reach to Recovery for mastectomy patients with visiting volunteers, emotional support, and rehabilitative exercises. Venice Hospital honors Louise Sucher for coordinating visits. 70 patients benefited last year. The Sarasota County unit provides loans, transport, blood funding, and education, seeking volunteers and donations to sustain programs.
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American Cancer Society
Louise Sucher
Ation
Venice Hospital
Maryann Higgins
Katie Philips
Hope Streeter
Marie Love
Mrs. Higgins
Higgins
Sarasota County Society
Sarasota
Mary Ann Higgins
Sarasota South County unit raises over twelve thousand dollars
Dorothea Smeck, residential chairman, reports more than $12,000 solicited for the American Cancer Drive in South County. Funds came from Venice East, South Venice, and Venice areas, with praise for the solicitor teams' outstanding efforts.
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Sarasota County
South County
American Cancer Drive
Dorothea Smeck
Appeal
Nokomis student earns four year merit scholarship
Eric D. Whiteside, son of Mrs. David L. Whiteside of Nokomis, named winner of a corporate sponsored four year merit scholarship. He is among about 1,500 recipients in this year’s merit program backed by over 300 corporations and foundations. His award from New England Mutual Life Insurance supports eligible finalists. Whiteside is active in National Honor Society Phi Beta Chi Science Honor Society and youth group leadership and lettered in junior varsity basketball.
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Eric D. Whiteside
David L. Whiteside
Maple Street
Nokomis
Mr. Whiteside
Pine View School
Whiteside
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
National Honor Society
Venice area music scholarships awarded to two students
Karen Buck and Vivian Veltri won all expense scholarships to Dolphin Arts Music Camp at Jacksonville University. They will study June 6 to 11 with private lessons and theory classes taught by University faculty at Jacksonville University Campus.
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Karen Buck
Phyllis Stoltz
Vivian Veltri
Joan Clayton
Venice
Karen
Riverview High School
Sarasota
Vivian
A.C. Weltri
Venice High School
Ruth Clark
Carol Raabb
Irene Miller
Tia McCoy
Sharon Kelly
Brian O’connell
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Foundation
Tion
Paul Schmidt
Dorothy Lippstretter
The
Hazen Stevens
Stevens
Funds For Cancer
Honor Society
Margaret Strong
Pauline Rayburn
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