Heroes in Health Care Heroes in Health Care, our annual fundraising event, went virtual this fall! The community “came together” online to celebrate VNA Care’s extraordinary nurses and health care workforce and raise critical funds for patient care. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our sponsors and donors, we raised nearly $200,000 to bolster our ability to care for patients and support our clinicians. The Heroes event served as a special opportunity to honor the brave frontline nurses and staff that have been caring for COVID-19 positive patients in their homes, while also providing home-based care to those with other illnesses and injuries. Dr. Mallika Marshall, Emmy-award winning journalist, physician, and health reporter at WBZ-TV in Boston, emceed the event, and Mayor Marty Walsh joined us for a special salute to our healthcare heroes. Civil rights trailblazer and recent patient Marvin Gilmore shared his experience with VNA Care and applauded the clinicians’ dedicated service to the community. You can still take part in Heroes in Health Care. Watch the video on our YouTube channel. Support VNA Care's Healthcare Heroes To make a special Fund the Mission gift in honor of our Heroes, visit our online donation page or contact Laura Wise, manager of fund development, at Laura_Wise@vnacare.org or 617-886-6460. View the 2020 Gala Program Book Click here to see the Heroes in Health Care program book. Sponsor the 2021 Heroes in Healthcare Gala For questions regarding sponsorship opportunities and leadership giving, please contact Laura Wise, manager of fund development, at Laura_Wise@vnacare.org or 617-886-6460. 2020 Sponsors Sponsorship Opportunities Our Heroes Our Committee 2019 Sponsors 2020 Sponsors Presenting Sponsors ($25,000) Trustee Sponsors ($15,000) Patron Sponsors ($10,000) Benefactors ($5,000) The Wise Family — Bob, Marni & Laura Wise Supporters ($3,000) Chris & Meggan Bailey Deborah & Ron Feinstein Atlantic Charter BMC HealthNet Plan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Byram Healthcare Hologic Health Recovery Solutions People's United Bank Suburban Homemaking and Maternity Agency Welch & Forbes Sponsorship Opportunities PRESENTING SPONSOR $25,000 Special introduction and recognition at the start of the event Gold Page virtual ad Dedicated social media posts Logo/family name on all event materials including VNA Care's home page (over 90,000 users annually), and post-event newsletter (circulation 15,000) TRUSTEE $15,000 Recognition and shout-out during the event Gold Page virtual ad Logo/family name recognition on website and newsletters Dedicated social media posts PATRON $10,000 Recognition and shout-out during the event Silver Page virtual ad Logo/family recognition on website and post-event newsletter Social media promotion BENEFACTOR $5,000 Recognition during the event Bronze Page virtual ad Social media promotion Name recognition on website and post-event newsletter SUPPORTER $3,000 Name listing during the event and post-event newsletter VIRTUAL JOURNAL ADS/TRIBUTES $1,000 Full-page $500 Half-page Our Honor Roll of Heroes Agios Sonia L. Alleyne, MPA John Auerbach, MBA Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD Diane Bergeron JudyAnn Bigby, MD Joshua Boger, PhD Tony Coles, MD Joseph Coughlin, PhD Thomas A. Croswell Sandra L. Fenwick Matthew Fishman Joanne Handy, RN, MS James W. Hunt, Jr., PhD IBM Watson Health Larry Jasinski Jackie Jenkins-Scott Paula Johnson, MD, MPH Patricia Joyce, RN Joseph Kennedy II Secretary of State John F. Kerry Cleve Killingsworth Carolyn Markey Mayor Thomas M. Menino Michael Minogue Dolores Mitchell Mutual of America National Grid Rich Rakowski Dr. Joan Y. Reede Shepard Remis, Esq. James Roosevelt, Jr. Pierantonio Russo, MD, FCPP, FAAP Jill Shah Steven Strongwater, MD Kevin Tabb, MD Henri A. Termeer Third Rock Ventures Mark Levin Kevin Starr Robert Tepper, MD Elaine Ullian Ronald L. Walker II Kate Walsh, MPH Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD Lynn Wiatrowski Robert Witzburg, MD Ellen M. Zane Meet Our 2019 Committee Fund the Mission Chairs Joshua Boger Founder & Former Chairman, President & CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Amy Boger Ceramic Artist Honorary Gala Chair Jarrett G. Bauer CEO, Health Recovery Solutions Gala Chairs John Murphy Chair, VNA of Boston Board of Directors Linda Hope-Springer Senior Consultant, Right Management Gala Committee Chairs Debra Angeloni Renee Picard Walsh Co-Founder & President, ClinLogica Mistress of Ceremonies Dr. Mallika Marshall Medical Reporter for WBZ-TV News Fund the Mission Ambassador David Brown MAB Community Services Gala Committee Barbara Belony, RN Clinical Manager, Partners Healthcare Charlotte Bolster, PT Physical Therapist, VNA Care Donna Dupee Rod Hemingway, OT Occupational Therapist, VNA Care Catherine James, RN Registered Nurse, VNA Care Jessica Piper, ACHNP Nurse Practitioner, VNA Care Susan H. Servais Michelle Sofi Maura Vitello, RN Education Specialist, Brockton VNA Laura Wise Manager of Fund Development, VNA Care Honorary Committee Mayor Martin J. Walsh City of Boston Edward J. Benz Jr, MD Retired President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Troyen A. Brennan, MD Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health Thomas A. Croswell President & CEO, Tufts Health Plan Andrew Dreyfus President & CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Sandra L. Fenwick President & CEO, Boston Children's Hospital John R. Greed Chairman, President & CEO, Mutual of America Deval Patrick Managing Director, Bain Capital & Diane Patrick Senior Counsel, Ropes & Gray Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD President, Brigham Health Richard Rakowski CEO, Medically Home Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School Emily Rooney TV Talk Show Host Kevin Tabb, MD President & CEO, Beth Israel Lahey Health Lydia Villa-Komaroff, PhD Founder & Principal, Intersections SBD Kate Walsh President & CEO, Boston Medical Center Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD President & CEO, Biomedical Growth Strategies & Gordon Bannister 2019 Sponsors Thank you to all our sponsors and friends whose support of the 2019 Heroes in Health Gala raised $340,000 for patient care. We congratulate our 2019 Heroes Dr. Tony Coles, Dr. Steven Strongwater, and Patricia Joyce, RN, for their contributions to the health of our community. Amy and Joshua Boger served as Fund the Mission Chairs for this very special evening. We are grateful to the following businesses and individuals for their generosity: Presenting Sponsors ($25,000) Trustee Sponsors ($15,000) Patron Sponsors ($10,000) Benefactors ($5,000) Chris & Mary Beth Gordon Elaine & Steven Strongwater, MD Bank of America Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Boston Children's Hospital Byram Healthcare Forcura Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Marsh & McLennan Companies McBee Medline Morgan Stanley Suburban Homemaking & Maternity Agency Supporters ($3,000) Deborah & Ron Feinstein John & Denise Murphy The Wise Family - Bob, Marni & Laura Wise Atlantic Charter BMC HealthNet Plan Canon Cataldo Ambulance Service Enclara Pharmacia Fidelity Investments Goulston & Storrs Hologic Intercontinental Real Estate McDermott Will & Emery People's United Bank Ropes & Gray Simione Healthcare Consultants Solomon McCown & Co. 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