Tea Fundraiser to Benefit Breast Health Care Fund

DERBY - Calling all tea lovers! The Women’s Health Initiative invites the community to its Annual Tea Fundraiser on Sun., April 22 from 2-4 p.m. at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., Derby.

 

The Tea is open to everyone - men and women, wives and husbands, mothers, daughters, and granddaughters. The event will feature a sophisticated assortment of teas and savory foods and participants are encouraged to wear their favorite hat for a parade where the person with the best hat will be awarded a prize. There will also be door prizes and raffles.

 

The cost is $30 per person. Proceeds will benefit the Valley Breast Health Care Fund, which aims to ensure that no person, regardless of age or socio-economic condition, is denied screening mammograms or diagnostic testing for breast cancer, or financial assistance with diagnosed breast cancer related services such as wigs, transportation and groceries.

 

Reserve your seat by contacting Nancy at 203-734-6945 or nvbv@hotmail.com or Dorothy at 203-233-7639 or dott.g@hotmail.com. Donations are also welcome.

 

The Women's Health Initiative is comprised of members of the community working toward a common goal of addressing and improving women's health issues. This year’s event is co-chaired by Patricia Tarasovic and Kate Cosgrove.

 

The Initiative also includes co-chair Dr. Stephanie Wain, Darlene Breving, Cary Carpino, Christine Cooper, Dolores Chew, Dorothy Gandy, Antoinetta Hallett, Lisa Kechijian, Peggy Marlowe, Frank Michaud, Lisa McEachern, and Nancy Valentine. Membership is open to all interested persons.

 

(This is a press release from Griffin Hospital)

 

Griffin Hospital in Derby to host tea

Annual event to benefit Valley Breast Health Care Fund

DERBY - Get a head start on Mother's Day by bringing your mother, daughter, granddaughter, and even your spouse to the Annual Valley Women's Health Initiative Tea Party from 2 to 4 p.m. April 27 in the Dining Room at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St.

“Be sure you all wear a ‘favorite’ hat,” said Tea Event Chair Patricia Tarasovic of Oxford.

Hosted by members of the Valley Women's Health Initiative and sponsored in cooperation with Griffin Hospital, the Tea Party will benefit the Griffin Hospital Valley Breast Health Care Fund. 

It is open to everyone, not just women.

The Valley Breast Health Care Fund was established in 2001 to respond to a climbing rate of breast cancer in the Valley communities.

The purpose of this effort is to ensure that no person, regardless of age or socioeconomic condition, is denied screening mammograms or diagnostic testing for breast cancer.

A special blend of tea and sophisticated assortment of savories will be served. Highlighting the event will be a “hat parade,” with a prize awarded for the hat voted “best in show” as well as a variety of door and raffle prizes.

Cost is $30 per person. Reserve your seat by contacting Mariann at 203-732-1300 ormvallillo@griffinhealth.org, or Dorothy at 203.233.7639 or dott.g@comcast.net, or send check to Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital, 350 Seymour Ave., Derby. 06418.

The Valley Women's Health Initiative is co-chaired by Kate Cosgrove, of Oxford, and Dr. Stephanie Wain of Derby. It is comprised of members of the community working toward a common goal of addressing and improving women’s health issues. 

The Initiative sponsors two major fundraisers each year: the Annual “Women Making a Difference in the Valley” event, established as a tribute to the many women who volunteer their time to improve the quality of life in the Valley, and the Annual Tea Party.

Other committee members include Daun Barrett, Cary Carpino, Connie Nunez, Robin Smith and Marianne Vallillo, all of Derby, Dolores Chew and Lauren Kazzi, of Beacon Falls, Karen Cusick and Mia Talamelli of Woodbridge, Dorothy Gandy of Naugatuck, Antonietta Hallet of Southbury, Elizabeth Johnson of Oxford, and Peggy Marlowe of Hamden.

Membership is open to all interested persons.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.