Local Businesswomen Raise Funds for Natick Visiting Nurse Association - Donations made for organization's signature fundraiser

Natick, Mass. - (April 22, 2013) - The Natick Visiting Nurse Association (Natick VNA), the area's premier free-standing, not-for-profit home health care agency, today announced that two local businesswomen have donated more than $1,400 to the Natick VNA.

Independent Silpada Representative Arlene Taros of Hopkinton and Independent Miche Representative Carrie Jelfs of Natick each donated funds generated at a recent gathering. In addition to the donated funds, each of the women also donated goods for the silent auction held in conjunction with Natick VNA's "Fresh Taste" event.

"Fresh Taste," the Natick VNA's signature fundraising event, will be held at Elm Bank Reservation, Wellesley, on June 13, 2013. Tickets to the event start at $50, and all proceeds will benefit the Natick VNA. Event sponsorships are available. Ticket and sponsorship information can be found at www.natickvna.org.

The Natick VNA is located at 209 West Central Street, Suite 313, Natick, Mass., 01760. For additional information, call 508-653-3081 or visit www.natickvna.org.

About The Natick Visiting Nurse Association: The Natick VNA, which serves more than 20 towns in MetroWest, is the area's premier free-standing, not-for-profit home health care agency. The Natick VNA helps patients of all ages live with the fullest degree of independence in their own homes, while benefiting from the agency's state-of-the-art home telemonitoring technology, ComfortCare palliative care program, cold laser therapy, and other advanced services.