Charlestown Resident Behind VNA of Boston’s 11th Annual Heroes in Health Care Benefit

Maura Everett of Charlestown is serving on the Host Committee for the 11th annual Heroes in Health Care Gala on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Mandarin Oriental, 776 Boylston St., Boston, to benefit VNA of Boston’s Maternal Child Health Program and Charitable Care Fund.

Everett, most recently a marketing executive with BNY Mellon, is lending her expertise to the VNA of Boston’s Host Committee. VNA of Boston, the oldest organized visiting nurse association in the United States, is celebrating 130 years of caring for the community. The nonprofit provides vital, home-based health care to Greater Boston residents, including infants with acute, chronic or terminal illnesses and mothers with at-risk pregnancies.

The Host Committee focuses on philanthropy and to date the event has benefit has raised nearly $2.5 million in funding for VNA of Boston’s direct patient care and support for vulnerable, underserved populations through the nonprofit’s Maternal Child Health Program and Charitable Care Fund.

“We are most grateful to our sponsors who generously support these Gala efforts and look forward to seeing familiar faces as we continue to fulfil these great needs, said Laura Wise, manager of fund development. Thanks to new supporters, like Maura, who advocate for our organization, the Gala continues to grow each year.”

Each year, the VNA of Boston celebrates the work of a few very special honorees. This year’s Heroes in Health Care are Diane Bergeron, RN, former vice president of hospice and advanced illness management for VNA Hospice & Palliative Care; Michael Minogue, CEO, president and chairman of Abiomed; and Mutual of America (to be accepted by John R. Greed, president and CEO).

For sponsorship inquiries and more information, please contact Laura Wise, manager of fund development, at 617-886-6460 or visit http://www.vnacare.org/gala.