VNA of Boston Heroes in Health Care Gala Raises More Than $200,000 Canton Resident Among Heroes Honored

Canton resident Ronald L. Walker, II, received his Hero in Health Care award presented by the Visiting Nurse Association of Boston at their Gala on October 12. Walker was one of three leaders in the community honored by the organization and was joined as a Hero by Sandra L. Fenwick, President and COO, Boston Children’s Hospital and Susan R. Windham-Bannister, PhD, President & CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

The VNA of Boston raised over $200,000 at the event. Proceeds from this event support the organization's Maternal Child Health and Free Care Programs. The Maternal Child Health Program, one of the largest in the region, provides direct care and specialized support services with 7,000 visits supporting nearly 2,500 children and their families each year and nearly 500 patients have access to home health care services with the Free Care Program. Funds raised help the VNA of Boston fulfill its commitment to the most vulnerable, socially at-risk, chronically ill, and disabled children, young parents and families, and seniors. For more information, visit www.bostonvna.org  or call (617) 886-6460.

PHOTO: Canton resident Ronald L. Walker, II (right) pictured with Visiting Nurse Association of Boston President and CEO Reynold G. Spadoni (left) and fellow Hero in Health Care honoree Sandra Fenwick, President and COO of Boston Children’s Hospital.