Vol. 17, No. 2 Spring/Summer 2007 Hand and Feet - From Buttoning to Toe-tapping, they're the 'Every Day' Tools Advanced Wound Healing Comes to Winthrop Winthrop Selected as National Training Center for CyberKnife¨ Winthrop Celebrates Survivors Healthy KIDS Takes the Show on the Road Precious Purls Project Knits Memories for New Moms & Babies Volunteer Louise Mazzaro Saluted for 33,500 Hours of Service Smiles for Scott Foundation Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients Smiles for Scott Foundation Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients Golfers Raise More than $400,000 Under Sunny Skies at Winthrop’s 22nd Annual Golf Tournament 10th Annual Opera Night Hits a High Note First Annual Black & White Ball Raises More than $300,000 for CCK Sleep Disorders Center Achieves Fourth Reaccreditation Travel Smart: Visit Winthrop's Travel Center Miracle Foundation Makes Second Grant of $50,000 Research at Winthrop Addresses Vioxx Heart Attack Risk Accolades for Winthrop New Smoke-Free Campus Policy Michael Magro Foundation Donates VeinViewer Imaging System Annual Swim-a-Thon Makes a Splash for Pediatrics New Music Therapy Program Helps Patients Cope Back to Publications

(L.-R.) Joseph Castronovo, president of the Miracle Foundation, and Patty Tenaglia, co-founder of the Foundation, present a check for $50,000 to Mark Weinblatt, MD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Director of Winthrop's Cancer Center for Kids. Joining them are Nicole Pearl, Certified Child Life Specialist at the Cancer Center In March, the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop received a grant for $50,000 from the Miracle Foundation, in support of the Center's continuous efforts to address the psycho-social concerns experienced by young cancer patients and their families. The grant is the second of its kind from the Miracle Foundation. The Miracle Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those diagnosed with cancer and to finding cures for childhood cancers. The Foundation's mission is to improve patient care, increase cancer awareness and fund worthy scientific research.

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