Snow Ball To Turn Hall Of Springs Into Winter Wonderland
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Since 1904, The Flower and Fruit Mission has set the standard in fundraising activities on behalf of Saratoga Hospital’s maternity services.
Mission volunteers raise money to benefit the hospital’s William J. Hickey Women’s Services unit and provide scholarships for advanced nursing education. Over $1,250,000 has been raised through their efforts. New mothers, or mothers-to-be are recipients of the results of a lot of hard work by the Mission on their behalf in many ways, large and small, but all significant.
For instance, the Mission underwrites “Your Family Book,” which is given free of charge to all new parents to help answer questions about caring for their baby.
But when the hospital wants to purchase a massive piece of maternity equipment, say, a Noelle Mother and Infant Simulator - which simulates all obstetric and neonatal situations and allows the staff to practice emergency care, Flower and Fruit Mission’s volunteers raise the money. Not to mention renovating rooms, procuring heart monitors, and the like.
The cause of maternity care could not be more worthy to contribute to, and the best news is that this Mission seems to adopt as their mission to assure that you also have a great time when you attend any of their fundraising events.
And so, this year’s chairs (Michele Funiciello, Julie Johnson and Heather Straughter) take great delight in inviting you to the 2014 edition of a Saratoga holiday period highlight - The Flower and Fruit Mission of Saratoga Hospital’s annual “Snow Ball” dinner dance – wherein the Hall of Springs in Spa State Park will once again be transformed into a “Winter Wonderland.”
“A Winter Wonderland” will be held on Saturday, December 6 at the Hall of Springs from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. All the entertainment and fun is bound to be top-shelf, just like everyone connected with this effort. Dinner will be catered by Mazzone Hospitality with music by Ria Curley, Chuck Lamb and the Swingland Players. There will be raffles and a holiday cookie sale. Black tie is said to be optional; style, apparently, is not.
Tickets are $125 per person; a Junior ticket for ages $90 (35 and under) is $90. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling Heather Mabee at (518) 584-8426.
