VONS GIVES $35,000 TO BREAST CANCER.Byline: Daily News After spending the month of October collecting money at their registers and hosting book sales, firehouse dinner raffle, weekend barbecues and even a poker tournament A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time. , Vons employees saw the fruit of their labor Jan. 14 as they handed over $35,000 to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. ``Every dollar in this check represents the good will of our customers and comes from the hearts of our employees,'' said Mac McLeod, store manager at Vons in Canyon Country. ``I take great pride in offering these funds to such a deserving de·serv·ing adj. Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid. n. Merit; worthiness. de·serv  ing·ly adv. center.''
The funds earmarked for the Sheila Sheila is a common given name for a female, taken from the Gaelic name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia. Like "Cecil" or "Cecilia", the name means "Smart and Wise", from the Latin caecus. R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center were collected by employees and customers of Vons Markets in Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. and surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. areas during the month of October, which is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Darlene Mancinelli, a store supervisor and breast cancer survivor - now seven years cancer-free - was one of eight employees at the presentation. Mancinelli expressed thankfulness that her cancer was detected early and stressed the importance of regular mammograms. The Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center opened on the campus of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in December 2002. ``We know what we do is important, but it means so much to us to have confirmed that the community not only recognizes that importance but also is so willing to get directly involved,'' said Daniel Kirsch kirsch n. A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries. [French, short for German Kirschwasser; see kirschwasser. , M.D., Medical Director of the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center. Along with Kirsch, on hand to accept the check from Von's, was Greg Amsler, foundation chairman and Tom Veloz, whose wife bears the name of the center. ``It's community partners like you that have helped to make this center a jewel of the Santa Clarita Valley,'' said Veloz. ``Not only does the center offer the latest in digital mammography digital mammography Imaging The capture of mammographic images on a digital grid Pros ↑ resolution and clarity than conventional mammography; DM is of use as a screening technique, and allows faster, earlier, and more accurate detection of early breast , we also offer an atmosphere that is beautiful and designed for optimum comfort.'' For more information about the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center, visit www.henrymayo.com. To schedule a mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast. mam·mo·gram n. An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography. appointment, call (661) 253-8822. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Board Member Cheri Fleming hands a survivor snowflake award to breast cancer survivor and Vons store supervisor Darlene Mancinelli, left. Mancinelli, was one of eight employees present at the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center Jan. 14 as Vons employees handed over a check for $35,000 to the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation. The money was collected by employees and customers in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. |
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