The heat and humidity were high, but so were spirits for the annual St. Joseph Hospital Golf Classic on June 24th at Woodside Acres in Muttontown. In spite of a midafternoon rain delay, the 75 golfers enjoyed the
top notch course on the country club’s rolling hills, a barbecue lunch and an elegant dinner sponsored by Premier Care. The event, attended by physicians, staff, vendors and friends of St. Joseph, raised more than $70,000, with the proceeds
to be used for the hospital’s telemetry unit upgrade and operations. For more information on supporting St. Joseph Hospital, call 516.520.2500 or visit http://www. stjosephhospitalny.org/ donations/#wog.
GOLF CLASSIC A SUCCESS - Pictured: Premier Care foursome and second place winners Brett Margolin, David Kim, MD, Surinder Sandhu, MD, and Russ Raskin, MD.
VIP Experience guests will have the chance to win a VIP NASCAR experience by entering the sweepstakes at Boomers Family Entertainment Center. The winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to Florida from Friday, November 15th to Monday, November 18th. The grand prize trip will include hotel stay for two, airfare, ground transportation, race tickets, access to the Pit Row Patio, pit tours,
admission to the Race Day Show with members of The Coca-Cola Racing Family, and Coca-Cola Racing souvenir gifts. For a limited time, visit boomersparks.com to get $5 off a Champ Pass. The Champ Pass includes unlimited golf, unlimited go karts, video games, and more. Visit the website for more detail and official rules for the Coca-Cola and NASCAR sweepstakes at Boomers.
FEMA TRAINING - NuHealth’s team of eight received emergency management training provided by FEMA’S Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama. The team consisted of staff from the Emergency Department, Safety Department, Administration Department, Nursing Department, Social Work Department, Ambulatory and Medicine Department. The group participated in Healthcare Leadership and Hospital Emergency Response Training.
The Rotary Club of the Moriches held its 45th annual Duck Race & BBQ at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck on July 13th. As part of the event, the club held a special duck race in which someone had the chance to win $1 million. However none of the preselected ducks finished in first or tenth place and so the prizes went to the top three winners. Part of the proceeds went to benefit Camp PaQua-Tuck. Winners of the Duck Race were as follows: • 1st Place — Donna Wish ($1,000) • 2nd Place — Deborah
Brown-Volkmann ($500) • 3rd Place — Julie Pratt ($250) The race was preceded by the Big Duck Race, which was won by Kim Stevens. She won $2,650 for first place. This year’s event served BBQ duck and chicken dinners, hamburgers, hot dogs, lobster, and Indian food. Children got to play in the bouncy houses and go on a hayride, and those in attendance were treated to live music. There were also raffles and prizes, with proceeds also going to the camp. Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck is
a resident summer camp serving children and young adults ages 6-21 with both physical and developmental special needs. Its mission is to help these children to achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence through a safe and quality program of camping, recreation, and education. Throughout the program, campers participate in many activities, such as arts and crafts, talent shows, cook-outs, swimming and boating. For more information, call 631.878.1070 or visit www.camppaquatuck.com.
Headquartered at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, Talon Air, Inc., premier provider of luxury private air transportation, worked closely with not-forprofit Patient AirLift Services (PALS) to fly seven children who have experienced traumatic burns to The Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp in Union, CT early this week. The camp, which provides services for children ages 8-18, is supported by the Connecticut Burns Care Foundation and is the only one of its kind in the Northeast. Accompanied by two adult counselors, the seven children, ages 11-16, were driven from Canada across the border to Massena, NY where they were flown by Talon Air to Bradley, CT near the camp. During their week-long stay, the children are participating
in activities focused on building self-esteem and self-confidence, overcoming anxieties, and adapting physically and socially to their injuries. Since 2011, Talon Air has partnered with PALS to assist in getting essential healthcare services to children and adults who are not able to endure commercial travel, have limited financial resources, or live in an area where toplevel care is not available. Military personnel and their families are among the many people who have benefited from this program. Talon Air Founder and CEO Adam Katz is deeply committed to combining his passion for private aviation with his unwavering dedication to humanitarian efforts. “I’m so grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this extraordinary
program,” said Katz. “It’s an honor to be part of this combined effort, working with two exceptional organizations to facilitate access to the care and support these children need,” continued Katz. “Working with Talon Air to transport these deserving children to this remarkable camp is extremely gratifying,” said Executive Director of Patient AirLift Services (PALS) Eileen Minogue. “For the past two years, Talon Air has been one of our indispensable partners in bringing the best care to patients who would either have to settle for inferior services or, as in the case of these young burn survivors, would simply have to manage without them,” explained Minogue. For more information on Patient AirLift Services, visit www.palservices.org.
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This summer, Boomers Family Entertainment Center will be partnering with NASCAR and CocaCola to give guests the chance to enter to win the VIP experience of a lifetime. One lucky winner will win a trip to Homestead Miami, Florida, for them and a guest, to see the CocaCola Racing Family in action at the 2013 NASCAR Championship Race this fall. Through August 18th,
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Golf Classic A Success