Smilow Cancer Hospital opening from the ground up

MESSAGEFROM THE PRESIDENTHello Friends,

Fall seems to be the busiest time for the

Auxiliary, and this past fall was no exception!

Our annual meeting in September was a great

success with 107 attendees, and a wonderful

speaker Dr. Tom Lynch. Also, having the dinner

event on the water catching the sunset was a plus. The Atrium Gift

Shop and Fitzgerald’s Florist presented a beautiful array of gifts and

arrangements for guests to peruse and purchase.

Many of our committees were very active during this time period,

also. It was exciting to see our new members becoming involved with

projects on their respective committees. Many new ideas and

processes are being discussed and it is great to feel all of the energy.

Membership renewal letters were mailed in October and we’re

trusting that everyone has sent in their renewals for this year.

The Opera and Wine Lovers Dinner was wonderful. More than 65

people attended and enjoyed the excellent food from the Opera

Lovers Cookbook. The author, Francine Sagan, spoke about Italian

opera and referenced food with the operas and composers. Who will

ever forget her description of her grandmother whipping cream to

the tempo of Figaro? The Wines from Sensi Vineyards were enjoyed

by all and the soloists from the Yale School of Music exceeded

everyone’s expectations. It was not only an exceptional evening, but

profitable as well.

The Toy Closet Committee was in full swing with their annual

holiday deliveries and the Auxiliary conference room once again

became a beehive of activity with packing and sorting.

Kicking off 2010, the Toy Closet committee teamed with the

University of New Haven on January 30 and Quinnipiac University

on February 6 to host toy drives, both of which were successful

bringing in dozens of new toy donations to the program. Additional

drives are planned over the coming months.

It is my hope to keep the momentum going strong this year with

new ideas for projects, toy drives, fundraising activities and social

events. Share your ideas for a fun, exciting and lucrative 2010!

Diane Petra

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WINTER 2010

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After years of intricate planning and painstaking preparation, SmilowCancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven was officially dedicated onOctober 21, 2009. At the ribbon-cutting event, which was attended

by more than 400 guests, including trustees, donors and communityleaders, speaker after speaker talked about the lives that would be saved andextended because patients could now receive treatment at the mostcomprehensive cancer hospital in the Northeast.

Special guests included Governor M. Jodi Rell, who told the audiencethat she was in awe of this building. “We are standing at the doorstep ofsomething great,” the governor said. “But this building won’t save lives –this is a building that will allow people to save lives. To accomplish thisduring an economic downturn is a testament to the will and vision of Yale-New Haven, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center.”

Joel E. Smilow, former chair, chief executive officer and president ofPlaytex Products, Inc., and naming benefactor for Smilow Cancer Hospital,said the contribution he and his wife, Joan, made to the hospital that nowbears his name is an investment. “It will pay dividends every year. Everyyear, thousands of patients will benefit – they will receive the dividends.”

The day before the official dedication, YNHH employees were invited topreview Smilow during employee celebrations held in the building’s soaringtwo-story lobby.

Marna Borgstrom, YNHH president and CEO, along withhospital and community leaders, officially cut the ribbondedicating the Smilow Cancer Hospital.

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Auxiliary Executive CommitteePresident

Diane Frailey Petra

First Vice President Annemarie Lindskog

Second Vice President Sylvia Greene

Recording Secretary Peggy DeZinno

Corresponding Secretary Mary Jane Miller

Treasurer Eleanor F. Jones

Ex OfficioAdministrative Liaison

Kevin Walsh

Immediate Past PresidentKathrine Neville

Toy Closet Golf Outing LiaisonDebbie Klotzer

Honorary Board MemberAnn Nyberg

Board of ManagersKaren Anderson

Marcelle Applewhaite

Lynne Bradstreet

Patricia Connolly

Heidi Coutu

David D’Agostino

Christine Dowling

Elizabeth Fearon

Carolyn Gould

Louise Grober

Lyn Howe

Sally Howell

Stephanie Jatlow

Andrew Laudano

Mary Jane Miller

Ruth Munson

Ingrid Parri

Nancy Rosenbaum

Marion Russell

Gloria Schoolfield

Gay Steinbach

Marjan Wackers

Beverly Weinberg

Lunch is provided for all Auxiliary Board meetings heldat noon. Members of the Auxiliary and guests are alsowelcome to attend by calling 203-688-5717.

March 10: Board of Managers MeetingShoreline Conference Room, Guilford, noon

March 11: Health Education LectureJoseph Schindler, MD – “Is it a Stroke? Act F.A.S.T.”Albertus Magnus College Academic Center700 Prospect Street, New Haven, 12 noon

March 20: Tour of the YNHH Operating SuitesHealth education activityMeet in the Atrium - 12 noon – 2 pm

April 14: Board of Managers MeetingBishop 1058, noon

April 15: Health Education LectureJames Tsai, MD – “Glaucoma: Can You See Me Now?”Evergreen Woods, No. Branford, 2 pm

May 12: Board of Managers MeetingShoreline Conference Room, Guilford, noon

May 13: Health Education LectureAlia Bazzy-Asaad, MD - “The ABC’s of Pediatric Asthma”Case Memorial Library, Orange, 7 pm

May 20: American Red Cross Blood DriveEast Pavilion Cafeteria, 7 am – 5:45 pm

June 9: Board of Managers MeetingBishop 1058, noon

July 15 American Red Cross Blood DriveEast Pavilion Cafeteria, 7 am – 5:45 pm

SAVE THE DATECarolyn Gould has been anAuxilian and member of its Boardof Managers for about 10 years. Forthe past five years, she has servedas chair of the Project GrantsCommittee, which evaluatesrequests from hospital departmentsfor grants to provide patient andfamily support items not included

in the hospital’s budget.The Committee, which is comprised of the Auxiliary

President, Treasurer and Auxiliary committee chairs,awarded nearly $80,000 in project grants in 2009. Inaddition to her role as Chair of Project Grants, Carolyn isalso a member of the Auxiliary’s Gift Shop Committee.

Besides her Auxiliary roles, Carolyn also lends hertalents to YNHH in other important ways. Shevolunteers weekly on the hospital’s Newborn SpecialCare Unit, cuddling tiny, fragile babies. She is also avolunteer hospital snow driver for the winter season andis on call to transport essential employees to work atYNHH during snow emergencies.

Originally from Seattle, Washington, Carolyn haslived with her family in North Haven for many years.After practicing law in New Haven for almost 40 years,Carolyn retired at the end of 2008 and has found manyways to keep busy during her new-found free time. Amusic lover, Carolyn plays violin in the Yale MedicalSymphony Orchestra at the Yale Medical School. Shealso enjoys attending musical events and the ballet, bothlocally and in New York City and is an active member ofthe Trinity Church on the Green in New Haven.

Auxiliary Profile: Carolyn Gould

“This is a special day for all of us,” said Marna P.Borgstrom, president and CEO, who personally greetedmany of the thousands of employees who visited. “Itwas a lot harder and took us longer to get here, but thishospital truly reflects our shared vision and values as anorganization. We are now ready to treat cancer patientsin a hospital totally designed with their needs in mind.”

Clinicians at Smilow Cancer Hospital began treatingoutpatients in Radiation Oncology in October. Thephased-in opening of the entire building will becompleted in May.

The Auxiliary pledged $500,000 towards the SmilowCancer Hospital which will be used for the second floorDiagnostic Ultrasound Suite.

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HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING“Twas the season…”

Six-year-old Daniel Posta of Poughkeepsie, New York,used his magic touch to light up the tree on the HunterCourtyard and officially kick off the hospital’s holidayseason at the Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary’s 23rdannual holiday tree lighting in December. MarnaBorgstrom, YNHH President and CEO, served as Master ofCeremonies for the event and the Mutual Respect HolidayChorale also performed at the event. AccompanyingDaniel were his parents Dawn and Daniel Posta.

BENEFACTORThe Victor Adler Family

Annette Andrews

William Aseltyne

Alyce Block

Marna Borgstrom

Lynne Bradstreet

Michael Cemeno Jr.

Carol Crespo

Paula Crombie

David & Gina D’Agostino

Richard D’Aquila

Elizabeth Demir

Michael Dimenstein

Louise DiRuccio

Marcia Dobrowski

Edward & Christine Dowling

Dr. & Mrs. John Elefteriades

Diana Ellison

Richard & Elizabeth Fearon

Leroy & Carolyn Gould

Sylvia Greene

Louise Grober

Marjorie Guglin

Rhonda Canby Gunn

Janet Hammond

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Haverstat, Sr.

Peter & Maureen Herbert

Betty Ruth Hollander

Sally Howell

Joan G. Kenna

Carl & Annemarie Lindskog

Patrick & Carol Luddy

Jane Monteith

Kathrine Neville

Ann Nyberg

Ingrid Parri

Vincent Petrini

Norman & Carolyn Roth

Hedda Rubenstein

Letha Sandweiss

George & Gloria Schoolfield

Sharon Shields

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Stahl

Gay Steinbach

Donald & Susan Waggaman

Mary-Jo Worthey Warren

Beverly Weinberg

PATRONAnne Kao AndrewsMyrna F. BaskinRichard BellDavid & Carolyn BeltDr. & Mrs. Stephen BrennerPatricia ConnollyHeidi CoutuMichella DeLuciaPeggy DeZinnoIrene DurolNatalie FeingoldHoward GoldbergDianne GoodrichDr. & Mrs. Andrew GrahamElizabeth GreeneDebbie GrossBette GruskayPhyllis HedbergMarilyn HirschCarolyn HowePeter & Stephanie JatlowEleanor F. JonesCarol JustMichael & Jean KashgarianThomas KucharikJudith LaheyTucker & Catherine LearyTheresa LedererDr. & Mrs. Herbert LewisRoberta LockhartMarcia LynchMarvin Lender Family FoundationCharles McClureRuth MunsonJames & Doris O’ConnorKatherine PatrickGuido & Diane PetraAlice PooleVicki RethyNancy RosenbaumLynda RosenfeldSarah RoumanisMarion RussellAudrey SargentCarolyn SasakiPamela ScagliariniPhyllis Z. SetonJames StatenGeorge UihleinDiane VorioMarjan WackersKevin Walsh

GENERALLinda Abate

Jean Ahn

Nancy Alderman

Felice M. Amore

Karen Anderson

Marcelle Applewhaite

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Balcezak

Judith Seigel Bedini

Dennis & Margaret Bekeny

James & Stephanie Bilskis

Priscilla Bowman

Janis Bozzo

Geraldine Capobianco

Courtney Chapman

Eileen Coppola

Rosemary Courtney

Ann Cowlin

Faye Cramer

Marjorie Crelin

Martha Daniels Cohen

Patricia Davitt

Marianne Dietz

Sarah Docal

Lucy Earley

Frank & Ellen Estes

Denise Fiore

Sue Fitzsimons

Bernadette Forget

Catherine Forrest

Alan & Laurie Friedler

Ellen Ginsberg

Ellen Good

Ruth Grannick

Robert & Cheryl Granucci

Cathi Greenstein

Fran Grindell

Velma Grodd

Annica Jarrett Hamblin

John & Patricia Hart

Katherine Hinic

Jeannette Hodge

Mary Rose Hoffman

Carol Hogan

Ginger Junkin

Ben & Annie Kaplan

Katherine Kenney

Rachel Kimmel

Janet Kreitler

Robert & Jean Lacamera

Andrew & Paula Laudano

Arthur Lemay

Rebecca Lennon

Barbara Loucks

Rocanne Lucian

Margaret Luecke

Cynthia Manning

Suzanne McAlpine

Phyllis Medvedow

Edith Milano

Mary Jane Miller

Eileen Mulligan

Katherine Murphy

Gail Myatt

Marcia Nye

Linda O’Hare

Delores O’Connell

Mary Lou Pellegrino

Jessie Penniman

Cyvia Peters

Shirley Pinette

Dawn Robinson

Kay Ross

Melissa Rowe

Anne Finlay Schenck

Aurea Schoonmaker

Jane Shaw

Toni Singer

Jane Snaider

Myra Stanley

Doris Stansel

Margo Sweeney

Nancy Tepping

Janet Thayer

Roberta Thornton

Pina Violano

Sandra Walgren

Vera Wardlaw

Darlene Zimmerman

Joanne Zitser

Marilyn Zolot

OTHERNadyne Capone

Ethel Kushlan

Paul & Mary Sliwinski

Marian Wexler

YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY MEMBERS 2010

1952 Dr. Albert Snoke establishes a formalWoman’s Auxiliary of Grace-New HavenCommunity Hospital at the request of theBoard of Directors.

1953 Opens Carryall Coffee and Gift Shop, fore-runner of today’s Atrium Gift Shop, as theAuxiliary’s first major fundraising venture.

1962 Pledges $90,000 towards the constructionof the Dana Clinic Building entrance.

1964 Gains a seat on the Hospital’s Board of Trustees.

1967 Helps establish, and currently support, theChild Life Program at YNHH.

Pledges $80,000 to renovate pediatric unit.

1970 Funds DART (Detection, Assessment, Referraland Treatment) program for abused children.

1976 Introduces its “Jamie Goes to the Hospital”program for elementary school children tohelp diminish the fear associated withgoing to the hospital.

1982 Introduces TGIF summer concert series,now called Notes at Noon.

1984 Completes its $250,000 pledge towardsconstruction of the 1982 “New Facility,”now the South Pavilion.

1991 Supports the construction of the Children’sHospital at Yale-New Haven Hospital witha $500,000 donation.

1993 Dedicates the Atrium, after having pledged$500,000 towards its construction.

Creates the Toy Closet Program initiallyproposed by Channel 8 anchor, Ann Nyberg.

1994 Establishes the Project Grants Committeeto foster its continuing commitment tosupport special needs and projectsrequested by hospital departments.

Joins with hospital staff to start the ToyCloset Golf Outing providing funds fortoys, recreational, educational, artistic andtherapeutic activities.

1995 Begins sponsoring health educationlectures, a series of informative talks bynoted YNHH health professionals.

Begins maintaining the pediatric gardens,an ongoing endeavor often assisted by areagarden clubs.

1996 Commits $66,000 in start-up funds tocreate a hospital archive.

Donates $140,000 to purchase amammography van for YNHH.

2002 Celebrates its 50th anniversary and pledges $250,000 for the Yale-New HavenBreast Center.

2004 Pledges $100,000 for the high techplayroom in the Children’s Hospital.

2005 Establishes and continues to fund twoscholarships to the Southern ConnecticutBlack Nurses Association.

2007 Donates $100,000 for the digitalmammography van.

Pledges $500,000 to the Smilow Cancer Center.

2008 Establishes a Toy Closet Program at theYale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center.

A TIMELINE

Since 1953 the

Yale-New Haven

Hospital Auxiliary has

contributed over $5

million to support the

hospital and its

programs. Auxiliary

Committees offer

assistance, support and

education in a variety of

ways. The Atrium Gift

Shop, managed by a

professional team,

supported by volunteers

and overseen by the Gift

Shop Committee,

generates significant

revenues that support

Auxiliary projects. The

Toy Closet program

sends children home from

their hospital stay, day

surgery or clinic visit

with a new toy. Health

education lectures

provide educational

information to the

community expertly

delivered by noted

YNHH healthcare

professionals. The Project

Grants Committee has

contributed over

$675,000 to departments

for special projects and

distinctive needs. These

projects are just some of

the ways the Auxiliary

works closely with the

hospital to continually

support the hospital’s

needs and community

outreach efforts.

Sergeant James Lynch (third

from left) and officers of

Troop G, Connecticut State

Police based in Bridgeport,

recently donated several

dozen toys for the Toy Closet

Program. The officers

collected the toys by

conducting toy drives at

several Bridgeport area

locations. Troop G has been

donating to YNHCH for

more than 10 years.

ToyClosetAward Winners2009CAROLINE CHAPLIN

DEB MALCHIODIThe Hartford

W.R. BERKLEYCORPORATIONCHARITABLEFOUNDATION

JONATHAN DROSTWest Haven ProfessionalFirefighters Local 1198

Thomas J. Lynch, Jr., MD, physician-in-chief of the new SmilowCancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven and director of Yale Cancer

Center, served as the guest speaker for the 57th annual meeting of theYale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary in September.

At the dinner, held at Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club inBranford, Dr. Lynch discussed his vision for the Smilow CancerHospital in his address “Cancer at Smilow 2016,” explaining that 2016will begin the year marking the 75th anniversary of the firstchemotherapy treatment which was given by Yale physicians in 1942at what was then called New Haven Hospital.

“Smilow physicians and staff will provide uncompromising clinicalexcellence focusing on patient and family centered care,” said Dr.Lynch. “Our goal is to make Smilow Cancer Hospital the top hospital-based cancer program in the country.”

Also at the 2009 annual meeting, which had the highest attendancein recent history, WTNH-TV News Channel 8 news anchor AnnNyberg, a founder of the Toy Closet program, recognized the 2009 Toy Closet award winners.

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(L-R) Kevin Walsh, administrative liaison to the Auxiliary, speaks withDr. Tom Lynch prior to his keynote address at the annual meeting.

Smilow Top Doc guest speaker at annual meeting

More than 60 guests enjoyed anevening of fine wine, food and

fellowship at the Auxiliary’s Opera andWine Lovers Dinner held on Halloweenevening at the New Haven Lawn Club.The event featured a sampling anddiscussion of menu items from theOpera Lover’s Cookbook by Francine

Segan, a selection offine wines donated bySensi Vineyards andNew England Winesand opera arias byvocalists from the YaleSchool of Music.

Segan, a notedculinary historian andfood writer, hasappeared on FoodNetwork, Discoveryand History Channelsand NPR. SensiVineyards has morethan 100 yearsexperience in theproduction andmarketing of qualityTuscan wines. NewEngland Wines, aregional distributor ofwines, also had a wine

expert on hand sharing information about the finest of wines.A perfect accompaniment to the fine wine and cuisine, vocalists and

musicians from the Yale School of Music entertained guests with an arrayof musical renditions.

Diane Petra, Auxiliary president, said, “We were thrilled to bringtogether these fine artists representing the best in opera, food and wine foran incredibly enlightening and entertaining evening. Many guests haveshared what an extraordinary time they had that evening.”

The event, a major fundraiser for the Auxiliary, was coordinated by theSpecial Events committee chaired by Rocanne Lucian. Proceeds from theOpera and Wine Lovers Dinner will benefit special projects of Yale-NewHaven Hospital.

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Adorned for the occasion are Auxilian Sally Howell and her guest Richard Kenney.

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Auxiliary members came out to celebrate the unveiling of a mural on display in the MRI Center in the basement of the Dana Clinic building recently. The picturesque,

colorful, multi-panel mural of underwater sea life was designed and painted by renownedartist Vladimir Shpitalnik and his students from the Paier College of Art in Hamden.

The mural project was funded by the Auxiliary through a project grant. The grant alsofunded a new live fish tank and play area for children in the MRI Center’s waiting room.

Pictured in front

of the mural are

Auxilians (l-r)

Peggy DeZinno,

Ellen Good,

Karen Anderson,

Sally Howell &

Carolyn Gould,

chair of the

Project Grants

committee.

Thanks to Auxiliary,SOMETHING’S FISHY in the MRI Center