Volunteers Raise Funds for Local Home Health Care Services

The following press release and included photo were submitted to Patch. Photo caption: (L to R) Jim Nye, president of Marblehead’s National Grand Bank, with Jane Woodbury, vice president of Fund Development for VNA Care Network & Hospice, Victoria Davis, and Robert Woodbury

The North Shore Community Cabinet of VNA Care Network & Hospice recently raised over $37,000 for home health care services during its third annual spring benefit at a private home.

Maximiliaan Kaulbach, MD, of Marblehead, contributed to the success of the event as a volunteer on the North Shore Community Cabinet. VNA Care Network began caring for Marblehead residents in 1896 as the Marblehead/Swampscott Visiting Nurse Association.

“We’ve seen an enormous increase in the number of patients in need,” said Jane Woodbury, vice president of fund development for VNA Care Network & Hospice. “We are grateful to our North Shore Community Cabinet volunteers, guests, auction donors, and corporate sponsors for helping us make a difference in the lives of people facing COPD, cardiac disease, diabetes, and many other health concerns.”

Charitable gifts also enable VNA Care Network & Hospice to develop new programs like behavioral health, purchase technology and equipment, and provide state-of-the-art training for staff.

The evening featured music by Just In Time and pianistNathan Johnson. Dance demonstrations in salsa, waltz, rhumba, and cha-cha inspired guests to get on the dance floor, where they received informal lessons from the evening’s performers.

The third annual spring benefit for VNA Care Network & Hospice was generously supported by Gold Sponsors, Byram Healthcare, Mutual of America and TD Bank, and Silver Sponsors, the Institution for Savings and Ropes & Gray. Bronze Sponsors are Donald E. Kowalski, DDS; Mohr Partners; National Grand Bank; and Windstream. Friends were Melick & Porter, LLP; Salem Five; and Senior Helpers.

For more information about making a donation or volunteering on VNA Care Network’s community cabinet, contact Jane Woodbury at 888-663-3688, ext. 1360 or jwoodbury@vnacarenetwork.org<mailto:jwoodbury@vnacarenetwork.org>. To learn about home health and hospice care, visitwww.vnacarenetwork.org<http://www.vnacarenetwork.org> or call 800-521-5539.