(Utica, NY – Nov. 2013) The St. Elizabeth Medical Center Foundation will hold its 13th Annual Lights of Love Candle Lighting and Remembrance Service at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec.4 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Co-Chairs Bunny Gottuso and Christine Abbass invite the public to share in this special event at which people remember loved ones, honor individuals, say “thank you” to someone who has brightened a life through special care or service, or give one of these as a holiday gift.
Gifts may be made in memory or in honor of a loved one, in celebration of a birth or special event, in recognition of a patient, in honor and acknowledgement of MedicalCenter staff, or as a friend of the MedicalCenter. The MedicalCenter will be illuminated by holiday lights, each representing the special people acknowledged through this year’s Campaign. A minimum donation of $10 per honoree is encouraged. The deadline to be recognized in this year’s LOL Campaign is Friday, November 22.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the purchase of endobronchial ultrasound equipment for the Medical Center, replacement beds for CT/ICU, new furniture for the central admitting waiting area and the renovation and upgrade to the Mohawk Valley Sleep Disorders Center. For more information, please call the Foundation Office at (315) 734-4287, e-mail bfilletti@stemc.org or you may also contribute online by visiting www.stemc.org/foundation. All contributions are tax deductible.