Flower & Fruit Mission Pledges $225,000 for Mother/Baby Unit at Saratoga Hospital
Annual Snow Ball Raises $30,000 for Women’s Health Services
The Flower & Fruit Mission’s annual Snow Ball helped kick off the holiday season and continued the organization’s tradition of support for Women’s Health Services at Saratoga Hospital.
From left: Mary Solomons, Saratoga Hospital Foundation executive director; Heather Mabee, Snow Ball co-chair; Stephanie Collins, Flower & Fruit Mission president; Jill VanKuren, Saratoga Hospital president and CEO; Carly Connors, Snow Ball co-chair; Sarah Bunzey, RN, Saratoga Hospital director of Women’s Health Services; and Klare Ingram, Saratoga Hospital Foundation manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Photo provided.
SARATOGA SPRINGS —The Flower & Fruit Mission of Saratoga Hospital will donate $225,000 to buy new labor and delivery beds to enhance the childbirth experience at the Hospital’s Mother/Baby Unit.
Flower & Fruit Mission President Stephanie Collins announced the gift Dec. 3 at the annual Snow Ball, the organization’s signature holiday party. This year’s event netted $30,000 and honored recently retired Saratoga Hospital President and CEO Angelo Calbone for his 16 years of extraordinary service to the Hospital and the community.
The new beds will put the finishing touches on a $2.7 million unit renovation, which created a modern, comfortable birthing environment rooted in best practices for maternity care. The $225,000 is in addition to a previous Flower & Fruit Mission gift of $250,000 for the renovation.
The Flower & Fruit Mission was founded in 1904 to support maternity care at Saratoga Hospital. At first, the Mission provided flowers and fruit for new mothers and blankets, caps, and clothing for infants born at the Hospital. More recently, the organization has focused primarily on fundraising and has donated more than $1.5 million for women’s health-related services.
Major sponsors of this year’s Snow Ball include the Adirondack Trust Company and Stewart’s Shops/the Dake family.
For more information visit www.SaratogaHospitalFoundation.org or www.facebook.com/SaratogaHospitalFoundation1.