Naperville Exchange Club donates $50,000 to Care Center at Edward Hospital

Diane Simmons (back row, center), Naperville Exchange Club Board of Directors, presents a $50,000 check to Dr. Sangita Rangala, Medical Director, Care Center at Edward Hospital, on March 26 in one of the pediatric patient rooms at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Also in the photo (from left), Nancy Pizzurro, RN, Care Center; Nicole Berger, Development Manager, Edward Foundation; Nina Sittler, Child Life Specialist, Edward Hospital; Bob Black, President, Naperville Exchange Club; Nancy Welsh, Patient Services Representative, Edward Hospital; Janet McCants, RN, Edward Hospital; Candace Hanson, RN, Edward Hospital and Diane Blevins, Director, Children’s Services, Edward Hospital.

The Care Center at Edward Hospital was established in 1990 to provide medical services for children and special needs adults who may have been sexually abused. Physicians and staff employ a compassionate, empowering approach to deliver medical care that exceeds national standards. Community and professional education, expert testimony and state-of-the-art protocol development help to end abuse. The Care Center serves a ten-county area, the FBI and military bases. For more information, visit www.edward.org/CareCenter.

The Naperville Exchange Club was chartered in 1987 and is dedicated to the elimination of child abuse and domestic violence. Through financial contributions to more than 50 local charities, the Exchange Club has raised more than $12.5 million from its service activities at Ribfest, an annual summer festival in Naperville. For more information about the Exchange Club, visit www.exchangeclub.org. For more information about Ribfest, visit www.ribfest.net.

The Edward Foundation was established in 1990 and has raised more than $35 million in its mission to support Edward Hospital’s community healthcare initiatives, centers of excellence like Edward Heart Hospital and Edward Cancer Center; and programs that make Edward unique, like the Care Center and Ronald McDonald Family Room. To make a donation to or for more information about the Foundation, call (630) 527-3954 or visit www.edward.org/foundation.