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Allegheny County Medical Society Alliance Annual Holiday Luncheon

South Hills Country Club was the festive scene for Allegheny County Medical Society Alliance Annual Holiday Luncheon and Celebration on Saturday December 3, 2022. Patty Barnett, event chairperson, along with her committee, Tina Purpura, Sandra DaCosta and Barbara Wible, planned a memorable and charitable event. Members and their guests gathered to celebrate continued friendship, forged over several decades, to support the Alliance’s philanthropic mission. Raffles and door prizes, headed by Tina Purpura, put the FUN in FUNdraising. Barbara Wible made club arrangements. The featured entertainer was vocalist John Sarkis.

This year’s chosen recipient was Operation Safety Net, a program headed by Dr. Jim Withers at Mercy Hospital. Five hundred dollars was pledged to this valuable program that aids in clothing the homeless in the greater Pittsburgh area. Hats and socks were also collected to donate to those in need. A check for $500 was presented by Patty Barnett at Mercy Hospital to Dr. Withers and his “street medicine fellow” Dr. Eddy Egan.