Charity show rakes in over $40,000
The inaugural Charity Fashion Show, at Heritage Springs Golf & Country Club in Trinity, benefitting Gulfside Hospice, raised more than $40,000 to support patient care in Pasco County. From left: Linda Ward, president and CEO of Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care; Deiah Riley, morning anchor from ABC Action News and event emcee; and, Carla Armstrong, director of philanthropy for Gulfside.
Hospital appoints Courtney Stephenson
The Medical Center of Trinity has appointed Courtney Stephenson as assistant chief nursing officer. Stephenson was promoted to the position from her chief nursing officer position at Northside Hospital.
Stephenson has been with HCA for almost 11 years, staring her career as a registered nurse at Medical City Fort Worth in 1996.
She also has served as a director of risk management and patient safety, vice president of clinical services and interim chief nursing officer during her time in HCA.
In 2014, she entered the Executive Development Program and was promoted to associate chief nursing officer at Medical Center of McKinney.
Stephenson has a Master of Science in nursing administration from the University of Texas, Arlington, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Christian University.
Casino Night benefits hearing impaired
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation had its annual Las Vegas Casino Night at Seven Springs Golf and Country Club in New Port Richey, to benefit the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
Visitors took part in gaming, auctions, dinner, and music and dancing throughout the event.
All proceeds, more than $6,000, will benefit the hearing fund.
To contribute to the fund, drivers who are renewing a license or motor vehicle registration also can check the box to “CHHF” and add a dollar or more to their fee, which will be donated to Sertoma through the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Honor a loved one with a paper dove
Gulfside Hospice thrift shops are offering two paper doves, with a place to write the name of a loved one, for $1 donation for anyone who would like to honor a loved one’s memory during the holiday season.
One ornament can be placed on a decorated tree at the shops, and the second dove is for the donor’s tree at home.
Doves can be purchased at any Gulfside Hospice thrift shop location, as well as the three Gulfside offices.
For store locations, visit GHPPC.org.
For information about the ornaments, call Gulfside’s Philanthropy Department at (727) 845-5707.
Tax collector raises money for breast cancer
Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano’s five offices partnered with the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation to help raise funds and awareness of breast cancer, its symptoms and treatments.
The five office branches promoted the sale of the “End Breast Cancer” specialty license plates, as well as voluntary check-off donations on automobile registrations.
Forty-two plates were sold, and combined with the cash donations a total of $7,882.68 was raised to help fight the disease.
