I want to thank the person who took my 57-year-old wedding ring to the information desk at Raleigh-Durham airport recently at the Southwest Airlines section. I dropped it and never saw it again. I was worried about telling my husband. It was his design.
Thank you so much.
Sara Harris
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The Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Committee wishes to express our gratitude to the over 40,000 people who celebrated the parade and Wearn’ O’ Green Festival on March 21. We wish to say special thanks to Doug Grissom and his staff at the Raleigh Convention Center as well as to Sgt. Medlin and outstanding officers of the Raleigh Police Department for their incredible assistance.
We are pleased to have provided several local charities with assistance, including The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina; the Helping Hand Mission, The NC Special Olympics and Project Healing Waters.
We look forward to seeing everyone next year!
Meg Lavoie
Raleigh
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Dear members of the Research Triangle community:
On
behalf of the children and families we serve at Duke Children’s
Hospital, I wish to express my gratitude for your remarkable generosity during the MIX 101.5 Radiothon that aired from Feb. 10 though Feb. 12. I also wish to acknowledge publically the herculean efforts of the Radiothon hosts and staff who brought you the courageous stories of our patients and described the miracles that happen at Duke Children's Hospital on a daily basis.
For the third year in a row, the Radiothon raised over $1 million to support our patient care, child advocacy, and research programs. This outpouring of charity in the current economic climate is exemplary and reflects the faith that you
have in the healthcare services we provide to pediatric patients across the age spectrum.
As always, we promise to be good stewards of your gifts and will continue our pursuit of excellence in order to provide our patients with the best possible healthcare available in the world, because nothing matters more than our children and their families.
Joseph W. St. Geme III, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center
Durham
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We’re grateful to Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center supporters who help us fulfill our promise to provide nonclinical cancer support services free of charge to anyone affected by any type of cancer — patients, survivors, families and friends.
Nearly 500 people opened their hearts and wallets at this year’s A Chocolate Affaire, helping us raise nearly $60,000 that goes toward our myriad services including peer-to-peer and group support, yoga classes, massage therapy, educational forums, lending library and more.
We thank our honorary co-chairs Dr. H. Shelton Earp, director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; Dr. H. Kim Lyerly, director of Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center; and our presenting sponsor, GlaxoSmithKline. Appreciation also goes to the volunteer planning committee: Joy Bryde, chair; Sara Baligh, Joan Boone, Sally Burke, Dale Flexner and Amy Leiser.
And here are so many others: 34 individuals and organizations contributed event sponsorships, 44 restaurants gave scrumptious desserts and beverages, 168 companies and
individuals donated items for our auction; and 120 event volunteers worked tirelessly over several months. We’re grateful to our new and long-time supporters for assisting many individuals who struggle with cancer’s impact every day.
Information about our programs and services is available at www.cornucopiahouse.org and 919/401-9333.
Mary Lawrence
President and CEO, Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center
Chapel Hill
