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March 2015
Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center Join us for the WAMMC Annual Meeting & Luncheon Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Spring Brook Country Club
Honey Brunch Co-chairs Mary Courtemanche and Katie Nolle
May 1, 2015 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Fiddler's Elbow Country Club Bedminster, NJ
Beauty, Brains and Blooms Gather your friends and join us . . . Buzz through the boutiques Bid on silent auction selections Bee seated for a bountiful brunch
Guest Speaker, Ellen G. Goldman, M.Ed. will give us tips for “Taming the Daily Frenzy”. As a Professional Certified Health and Wellness Coach and a Certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach, Ms. Goldman will give us insight into the current distraction epidemic and how it contributes to daily frenzy. She will debunk the myth that multitasking is an asset and will give us insight into training our brains to focus in a productive, creative and efficient manner . . . taming the daily frenzy! In addition to the election of the 2015 – 2016 Officers, we will recognize our new members as well as those members who have achieved milestones with the Women’s Association. Awards will be presented, including the much-anticipated and highest honor, the Eleanor Award that will be given to the Association’s ‘Busy Bee’.
Watch for your invitation! News and
Announcements:
Honey Chat Raffle Drawing
President Dannette Merchant announced the following Board members will represent WAMMC:
Funds raised will go toward the purchase of the Affirm Breast Biopsy Guidance System for the Rippel Breast Screening Center at 435 South Street, Morristown
Lynne Rosenfeld Atlantic Health System Healing Culture Council Nathalie Dennis Morristown Medical Center Diversity Council Thank you for your dedication!
Watch for your invitation - seating is limited Reservation and Questions? WAMMCHoneyBrunch@gmail.com
President’s Message
400 Cups of STARBUCKS Coffee …
Dear Members, Spring is finally here and it is time to celebrate! Shake off those winter blues and join me at the 122nd Annual Meeting and Luncheon of the Women's Association. You will get great tips from Ellen Goldman, our featured speaker, on “taming the daily frenzy “. . . tips to focus your mind to be more productive, creative and efficient, whether at work or at play! Don't miss out on the FUN-raiser, The Honey Brunch! This festive occasion will be a celebration of beauty, brains and blooms - all about the benefits of honey, but more importantly, about funding for state-of-the-art equipment that will make a difference in the lives of women who are fighting and – yes, beating breast cancer! We have much to celebrate; our new partnership with Starbucks Coffee, the success of our Twigs and our most successful Mansion in May to date! In this issue of The eVoice, you have an opportunity to remember the grandeur that was Blairsden with the purchase of the Mansion in May 2014 beautiful keepsake photo book. Through all of our successes, we continue to support Morristown Medical Center in its mission to provide outstanding care to patients and their families. Thank you all for ‘Contributing with Passion’! I look forward to seeing you at our events!
Dannette Merchant
Renew Your Membership! Help us to “go green” by renewing your membership online. Just click on RENEW. Alternatively, send your $25 check to WAMMC, P.O. Box 1956 100 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07962-1956
Enjoying a cup of Starbucks Coffee are (Left to Right): John Betz, owner Starbucks License; Deborah Visconi, Director of Operations, Morristown Medical Center (MMC); Dr. David Shulkin, Vice-President, Atlantic Health System, President, MMC; Dannette Merchant, President, WAMMC; Ross Goldstein, Business Development Manager, Starbucks Coffee Company
Starbucks Coffee served more than 400 cups of coffee to Morristown Medical Center employees, volunteers and hospital guests during it’s two hour Grand Opening on March 10th. Starbucks coffee is located in Franklin 1. A percent of the proceeds goes to support our fund raising efforts. STARBUCKS COFFEE offers a place of escape along with the grab-and-go convenience needed in our busy lives. You are invited to try the hot lunches, indulge in a reinvigorating afternoon treat, or simply start your day with the perfect latte!
Apple A Day Café
features a variety of unique and nutritious soups, sandwiches, salads and snacks in a thoughtfully designed café setting. The Apple A Day Cafés proudly serve the Starbucks line of beverages.
Welcome Basking Ridge Annie Sun Berkeley Heights Corina Atanase Bernardsville Gerry-Jo Cranmer Debra Lahera Jinny Petit Bloomfield Dotti Leonard Chatham Shannon Dalpe Missy Dangler
New Members Oct0ber 2014-March 2015
Jennifer Dine Melinda Donsky Susan Duff Julia Keen Abigail Maddi Diane Noelke Sue Poillucci Catherine Reddington Rania Yi Tracey Florham Park Danielle Ann Millican Madison Debbie Kerr
Mendham Gerri Horn Morristown Fran Goodman Randy Haskel Janet Keating Dale Scolnick Megan Schubiger Jennifer Nolan Morris Plains Amy Van Dyk Mt. Arlington Reignette Chilton
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Twig Corner Knitting with Love
Prom Gowns on the Town
Twig members pictured standing left to right: Jane Donegan, Rita Eoga, Paula D'Amato, Co-chair Merry LeBlond, Amy VanDyk and Fran Stauber. Seated: Joanne Kelsey
Members of the Spring Brook Twig at the Prom Gowns on the Town. From l to r: Margaret Foley, Laurie Anne Trezza, Debra Bednarski and Trish Frey
Knitting with Love Twig does just that . . . Twig members lovingly knitted 32 blankets with vibrantly colored yarns, embellished each, and after tying with beautiful ribbons, delivered them to Goryeb Children's Hospital as gifts to the pediatric patients.
Spring Brook Twig’s inaugural fundraising event kicked off on Sunday, March 8th at the Bargain Box Thrift Boutique. The weeklong sales event had such great response it has been extended for a second week. The last day of the sale is Saturday, March 21st.
Cromwell Olive Vendor Sale
Almost two hundred new and gently used gowns were collected, along with evening shoes, handbags and accessories. There is something for everyone! Couture to vintage, whatever your style, it's likely hanging on a rack in the Bargain Box for a fraction of the retail value!
The Cromwell Olive Twig hosted a Vendor Sale at Morristown Medical Center on January 30th. Back by popular demand, not just for the quality of the products and discount prices, but in time for the cold weather! Shoppers enjoyed a wide variety of coats, handbags and scarves too! Cromwell Olive Twig Members: Ana Soriano and Judy Lewis 3
Suzi's Salon, Spa and Wellness in Morristown donated complimentary "pre-prom" hair and make-up for four girls. The drawing will be held on Saturday, March 21st. All proceeds from Prom Gowns on the Town will benefit the Morristown Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit For additional information contact Debra Roos Bednarski debraroos@gmail.com or springbrooktwig@gmail.com Harding Twig continued on page 4
Mansion in May 2014 BLAIRSDEN
Keepsake Photo Book Includes before and after photos of the landscape and interior design spaces created by the Mansion in May 2014 design participants Three versions of the book are available: Premium Book - $129 Digital Press Printed Book - $59.99 E-Book - $19.98 Click Here to purchase your photo book A percentage of each sale will benefit the Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center
“There is no Friend as Loyal as a Book” … Ernest Hemingway
Women’s Association member and former President, Joan Powell uses the original cart from 1948 to deliver books that help make a patient’s stay at MMC a little easier
Founded in 1948 by the Women’s Association, the Patients’ Library at Morristown Medical Center offers a recluse for staff, patients and visitors to enjoy the comfort of a good book, possibly during a trying time.
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Harding Twig The Harding Twig held its 5th Anniversary party on January 30, 2015 at the Park Avenue Club. More than 100 members and friends joined for a festive evening of cocktails, dinner and live music by New Jersey’s party band, “The Nerds.” The event raised more than $11,000 to fund equipment and services at the Gagnon Pediatric Emergency Department at Goryeb Children’s Hospital. Dan and Nicole Lacz were the lucky winners of the Club Car XRT 1550, generously donated by Foley Inc. and raffled off to raise funds for the Gagnon Pediatric Emergency Department. 4