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SPRING 2021 A Garnet Health Foundation Newsletter SPREAD THE JOY The power of philanthropy is profound when it spans generations... DONOR SPOTLIGHT SPREAD THE JOY FOUNDATION Chairman’s Corner Jay In the case of the Spread The Joy Foundation, founder Shalini Samtani was inspired to give back Anthony during a particularly trying time for her family. Her young daughter was diagnosed with an extremely rare immune disorder. In and out of hospitals, including Garnet Health Children’s Emergency Gratitude is always in season. Department (ED), Shalini’s son asked, “How will It just seems as spring arrives, with so many more Santa know where to find kids if they are in the family, friends, and neighbors receiving life-saving hospital on Christmas Eve?” vaccinations, that there are so many more smiling faces. You feel it in your neighborhood, finally talking with In response, the family mobilized overnight to neighbors over the last remnants of snow from a dark create holiday boxes full of activities. Within and uneasy winter. days, several boxes were delivered to their local hospital, return-addressed from the North Pole. Here at Garnet Health Medical Center, staff in the The following month they created another themed COVID-19 Vaccination Center have just completed their box, and Shalini discovered that she found joy in 30,000th vaccination and stories are abound with joy the process. and gratitude. The Center has been a point of pride for our organization, running like a well-oiled machine with everyone playing an important role. Leone Semerano’s “It became therapeutic to us as a family,” said kindness of heart to come out of retirement and away Shalini. from personal grief to come to the aid of others is truly symbolic of the times. Established in 2017, the Spread The Joy Foundation has gifted approximately 10,000 Joy Families and friends of our hospital are realizing every Boxes to Garnet Health Medical Center and 124 day that their health is important, and embracing the other medical centers. Shalini reflected on her reality that an organization that takes its responsibility time at Garnet Health Children’s ED and their visit seriously is one that you must support. from the Child Life Specialist, saying, “It takes so little to make a child happy.” You should know that our hospital is the most clean and aggressively sanitized facility around, and we To learn more, visit spreadthejoy.org. are proud to spend our days and nights within these walls. Please do not worry about seeking care either in our emergency room or through any of our medical programs and services. We all feel incredibly safe from “Thanks so much for always thinking of us. the pandemic, and so should you. The kids and the parents are really blown Finally, we hope that you are well and planning ahead for a joyous and healthy spring. away to receive such wonderful gifts.” Thanks again, Patient Access team Garnet Health Outpatient Services Jay Anthony Chair, Garnet Health Foundation On the cover: Shalini Samtani, the Chief Joy Spreader, is pictured Board of Trustees here with her daughter, who inspired everything, and her mother, Monica Melwani, whose work as Operations Manager is crucial to their efforts. THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 DONORS (New donors are italicized.) COVID-19 DONORS Anthony Abbate Maria Circelli Michael Abramson Clegg Brothers Garage Miriam Adorno Doors Ihuaku Agbaeze June A. Clinton Steven Agostini Melissa Cobuzzi Brunilda Agosto Colandrea Pizza King Albert Aldham Karen Cole Kathleen M. Aldinger Martin Collins Reynaldo & Ruth Alonte Community Foundation Zoraida Alvarez of Orange & Sullivan Victoria Alzate Carolyn Concolino Susan and Jim Foley hosted a virtual Santa’s Workshop to raise $1,200 in support of John J. Ameo Carmel Ann Connelly Marcolino Andalis Christina Connolly the Garnet Health Pediatric Center. Susan and Jim presented the check to Pediatric Erik Andersen Diane Connolly Victoria Anderson Robert Conrad Administrator Veronica Jackson and Child Life Specialist Michelle Ferguson. Brianna Andrews Kenneth Coppola Constance Andryuk Lynda Cordani John Anthony, Jr. Dolores Corio Artino Family Maria Cortes Art’s Drive-In Cleaners Pasquale Costagliola Joan Augello Bill Costello Lola Babcock John Cotov Donnell Bailey Holly Ann Covart Arthur Balogh Mary Ellen Crittenden Elizabeth Barker Carolyn Crowell Judy L. Barkley Edelmiro Cruz Paula Barnes Catherine Cullen Barone Family Senta Curran Bartha Family Josephine Currier William J. Bassett, EdD Jeannine Curry Roberta Baum Gwendolyn Czaplinski Manuel Becerra William Czarnowski David B. Bechtle Barbara Damiani Robert Bedford Daxxon Chinese Joseph Belcher Restaurant Antoinette M. Belfiglio Martha Daza Cecilia A. Bender Anonymous Alan Benson John Degnan Ann Bergamo Delaware Valley Farm & Nicolo Biasi Garden Center William Bingham Maryann Delrio Terri Blaikner Raymond & Elizabeth Howard Bloom Dembeck Tommie Copper donated 900 pairs Five years ago, Lindsey Gaudreau James A. Blust Tina DeSmedt-Wells Jamie A. Bolivar Ariza Nimisha Dholakia of socks to the Spagnoli Family asked her parents for their help to buy Carl R. Bonitz, Sr. Naruara Dieguez Carole Boyd Patricia Diness Cancer Center for our patients to stay toys for children in the hospital. Since Deana Brennan Rachel Diness-Tourtellott comfortable and feel at home during then, every year at the holiday, Lindsey James Brereton Greg Dinunzio Verna Brigman Baran Diana Ditalia their visits. Darrigan DeMattos (right) organizes toys to be delivered. Every Allan J. Brinckerhoff Frank Dodd, Jr. accepted the donation from Sabrina year, we take a photo of her with her Elaine Brown Anonymous Henry Brown John Doro Shortall, Marketing Coordinator for toys in front of the hospital’s lobby Karen Brown Barbara Driscoll Phyllis S. Brown Jeffrey Duban Tommie Copper’s Westchester office. tree. This year, her little brother helped Debra Brueckner Edward Dubin her choose the toys. Antonina Bruno Warren Dubois Josephine Buccheri Doug Dulgarian Jacqueline E. Budakowski Thuy Duong Mary-Jo Budd Gloria Durgee Christina M. Buonamano Nelson Durland Tatjana Burburan Mary Ann Dzierzek Frank Burgoyne Marilyn Eigen Gavin B. Burt Katherine Ettinger Jeffrey Buteau Leslie Eyster Ellen Butler F. G. Galassi Moulding Edwin Cable Co., Inc. Mari Cabrera Arthur Farrar Anonymous Dennis Fassler Paul Camaratta Lynn Felice Irwin Cantor Stephen Felter Anita Capochino Faith Ferguson Gloria Carey Phyllis Ferry Jeffrey J. Carey Fidelity Charitable Anthony L. Carminati, Jr. Vickie Fiedler Frederic Carney Theresa Fields Arlene Carson Santia Figueroa Cynthia Cartaya Annette Filippini Billie Mae Case Joe Finneran Francisco Castano First Federal Savings of Tim McCarey and McCarey Landscaping donated labor and materials including Central Orange County Middletown days of tilling the East Main Street side of the Garnet Health Medical Center to Italian Association Richard Fischer Joseph Chavez Carey Francis Fitzpatrick create a wildflower garden. They sprayed the wildflower mixture in March. Ronald Chielli Flanagan Chiropractic, PC COVID-19 DONORS (cont.) Charlene Fleming Grout Enterprises, Ltd. Margaret Kashuba Theodore Lewandowsky Lawrence Menkens Nitesh Patel Michael Flynn Norys Guttari Edward J. Katt, Sr. Marvalyn Lewis Middletown Elks Lodge Dianne Pauselius Christopher Focarile Alyson Haas Anne W. Kelly Teresa Lewis No.1097 Carol L. Pawlick Maureen Foley G. Steven Hadden Margaret Kelly Carl D. Lindsley Mid-Hudson Forensic William Pekera Laura Fonda John Hall William J. Kelly, Jr. Debbie Linken Psychiatric Center People For People Fund, Inc Stella Forbes Theresa Hallock Scott T. Kendrick Thomas E. Littner, DDS Richard Mills Jose Perez, DDS, PC Janet M. Formisano Gordon Hall-Wurst Abigail Kennedy Ruth Lockwood Robert J. Mills John A. Perrino Barbara Fornal Doris M. Hamel Karen Lee Kennedy Michael Lord Eileen Miloff Robert K. Peters Irene Fox Chase Hamilton Sironis Khahaifa Samuel Louie, MD Devra & Dave Mistretta Linda Petromilli Esther M. Frank Anonymous Farouk Khalil Marie Lown Richard Mistretta Carol A. Phillips Linda Franklin Mary Anne M. Harding Martha Kirkcaldy Mary Ann Lubniewski Kim & Paul Mita Michael P. Phillips Stuart Frummer Kathleen M. Harrison Kristine Kirkwood Sarah MacDonald Catherine Mitchell Mel Pierpoint Stanley Fuller Corinne Hassler Lester Kleinman Rebecca A. Mactas-Smith Sarah Mitchell Barbara Pinder Jill Furman Raymond Hemstreet, Jr. Anonymous Thomas Mahoney William H. Mitchell Diane Pioli Carol K. Gabella Linda Hendon Marie Knibbs Richard Malarski Emil J. Moglia Lester Pleeter Debbie Gaito Celia Herman Donald J. Knight Jacquelyn Manhertz Dianne M. Moore Leonard Pleva Linda Gaito Christine Herschel Kurt Knoll June Maniaci Michael Moore Joseph Poletynski Aldo Galazzo Margie Hidalgo Robert Koff Dominique Marcial Milagros Morales Linda Ponte John Gamboni Sharon Higbie-Jarose Ronald Kossar, Esq. Paul Marcus Bonny Lou Mueller Roger Portner Nadezhda Ganapolsky Frances Higgins Tiffany Kostoff Matthew Mariella Barbara Mutino Beth Post, RN Lisa Garcia Elsia Hill Patricia Kowalczyk Mark Fox & Jean Fox Rev Ramish Nasir Potenza Old World Pizza Lynda Garcia Paula Hill Arthur D. Kowaloff Trust U/A Shimon Neiman Propinquity Associates Jessica Gardner Deborah A. Holmes Jacob Kriney Flor Marrero Mark Nevole Linda Quesada Garnet Health Medical George Hossann Eileen Krinke Regina Martin Nancy C. Newton Quinn Oil Center Auxiliary Charlayne Hughes Charles W. Krogslund Eric L. Martin, MD Terence Nickelson Raina Rabinowitz Michael Garofalo Paula Hunt Dori B. Krolick Richard Martine Donna Nizolek John Rafferty