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Security officers at Botsford Hospital bring holiday dinner to needy cancer patients
A story of Christmas good cheer
The security officers of Botsford Hospital established a new annual giving tradition last year to bring good cheer and much-needed nourishment to disadvantaged patients of the Botsford Cancer Center. Director of Security Michael Geldmacher, working in conjunction with the social worker staff at the center, identified two patients and their families who will receive a complete holiday dinner delivered to their homes on Christmas Eve.
“My staff of 37 officers and I forgo personal gifts, so we may give a meaningful gift that makes possible a decent nutritious meal for a few patients who would not otherwise have one,” Geldmacher says.
The Whole Foods Market in the city of West Bloomfield on Orchard Lake Road is getting involved by giving the officers a break on cost of the food to assist in this charitable gift. The two patients and their families will receive turkey dinners. Both meals will be rounded out with vegetable and potato side dishes.
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- Adopting local indigent families identified by the Salvation Army church in Farmington Hills
- Giving new coats and clothes to the Salvation Army to distribute to the needy
- Donating blood at Red Cross blood drives held at Botsford Hospital
- Contributing nonperishable food to Gleaners Community Food Bank
- Donating pet food and other wish-list items to the Michigan Humane Society
- Providing new unwrapped toys to Toys For Tots to distribute to less fortunate children in metropolitan Detroit.
Beaumont Health is a not-for-profit organization formed by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide high-quality, efficient, accessible services in a caring environment for southeastern Michigan residents and beyond. As one of Beaumont Health’s eight hospitals, Botsford Hospital is a multi-specialty 330-bed hospital and verified trauma center located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The campus also houses an imaging center, a comprehensive care cancer center and an extensive medical education program---part of Michigan State University’s Statewide Campus System. Annually, Botsford cares for about 16,000 inpatients and more than 60,000 emergency and trauma patients with a team of approximately 2,500 employees, 300 volunteers and 600 physicians.
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