CHARITY EVENTS
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Treasure Coast Medical Report
Again on Nov. 9, the supporters of the hospital are coming
together to celebrate the Mum Ball’s silver anniversary
of successful giving. This year’s committee is made up of
the former chairwomen over the last 25 years. Headed up
by Eileen Morris and Sandra Porter, this gala promises to be
another hit.
“It’s going to be another fantastic evening,” says Morris. “Every
time that we have this event, it is absolutely wonderful.”
The ball will be held on the grounds of Cleveland Clinic
Martin South and proceeds will go towards creating a new,
comprehensive neuroscience center located at Tradition. Services
for the center are planned to include brain and spinal
surgery, stroke treatment, pain management and treatment of
neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
disease. State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging will help to diagnose
and treat neurological conditions.
“It will provide local access to care that you could only get,
generally, if you go to some renown center,” Lord points out.
“That’s what the Cleveland Clinic brings to this community
— remarkable studies, the latest in clinical trials, treatment
for all manner of neurological disorders — that in the past,
have not been available here and local residents have had to
access elsewhere, if at all.”
GENEROUS GIVING
In 1983, Martin Memorial established a foundation which
has become a vital fundraising arm of the hospital. The
foundation recognized that it needed a grand event to raise
funds to accommodate a burgeoning community, and in 1995,
created the Chrysanthemum Ball.
For the first five years, the event was planned by hospital >>
Clara and Joseph Stewart
enjoy dancing the night away
at the 2014 Mum Ball.
Sandra Porter, second from right, co-chair of the 2018 and other balls, shares a moment with Suzanne and Anthony Kissling and William Lichtenberger.