NOBLE BALL CHAIRS ANNOUNCED
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| Bill and Jan Parks |
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| Bo and Kristin Sullivan |
WESTFIELD, MA–Bill and Jan Parks and Bo and Kristin Sullivan will serve as co-chairs for the 46th Annual Noble Hospital Ball, the signature annual fundraising event for the Hospital. The Ball will take place Saturday, November 20, from 7 p.m. to midnight, at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The black-tie gala provides financial support to enhance the outstanding level of care our community has come to expect from Noble Hospital. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the Diagnostic Imaging Department toward the purchase of an X-ray Image Intensifier (XRII). Sometimes referred to as a C-arm or fluoroscope in medical settings, it is an imaging device which uses X-rays and produces a live image feed which is displayed on a television screen. The C-arm, with its variety of movements, is used in a variety of surgical procedures such as orthopedics and urology. A portion of the proceeds will also be directed to the establishment of a scholarship benefiting students enrolled in the first class of the new Westfield State University Nursing Program.
Bills Parks is the executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield. Jan Parks is a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Enfield, Connecticut. Bo Sullivan is the program producer and co-host of the morning program on WHYN-AM in Springfield, Massachusetts and president of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield. Kristin Sullivan is the Section Chief for Planning & Workforce Development at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and she was also elected to the Board of Trustees for the Westfield Athenaeum.
“We are very pleased and excited to have the Parks and the Sullivans lead our Ball this year,” said Roger Butler, chair of the Noble Hospital Board of Trustees. “Our community deserves an outstanding healthcare facility with state of the art equipment. Our students, too, deserve access to an affordable education that will prepare them to enter the healthcare field. The community's financial support is a critical element that allows Noble to invest in technology and services that are vital to our ability to meet the healthcare needs of the greater Westfield area."
With more than 600 employees, Noble Hospital serves more than 150,000 patients annually through many inpatient, outpatient, and specialty services. The Hospital also provided more than $2 million in charity and uncompensated care in 2009.
Corporate sponsorship opportunities and individual tickets are available for the Ball, which includes a gourmet dinner, music and dancing, as well as silent and live auctions.
For more information, please visit:
• www.noblehospital.org
• http://Nobleball.blogspot.com
• www.facebook.com/NobleHospital
For sponsorship and ticket information, contact the Community Development Office at community@noblehealth.org, or call 413-568-2811 x 5520.
