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ECMC presents donation to Good Neighbors/Harvest House
BUFFALO, NEW YORK; April 21, 2009-On behalf of ECMC Corporation, Board of Director Chair Sharon L. Hanson and CEO Jody L. Lomeo recently presented a donation of $8,673 to Good Neighbors/Harvest House. The check was accepted by Good Neighbors/Harvest House co-founders Gary Tatu and Linda Tatu and Director Kathy Armenat. The recipients expressed thanks to Ms. Hanson and Mr. Lomeo for the generous contribution to their organization from ECMC Corporation."
In 1993, Gary and Linda Tatu purchased the former South Presbyterian church and Sunday school building located at 1782 Seneca Street in Buffalo. They renovated and transformed the buildings into a Baby and Children's Ministry and Christian Retreat Center now called Harvest House. A few years later, they purchased another facility, located at 175 Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, now known as Good Neighbors Health Care, "...to help serve the people in an underserved community with all of the services that could help them build a better life." Currently, the Good Neighbors center offers educational and computer classes as well as free legal advice. The center began as a free medical clinic for the uninsured. Many generous people not only brought together Good Neighbors and Harvest House, but also captured the vision for a free health center and energetically moved it into fruition. Plans are in place to expand the services of Good Neighbors to include mental health, physical and occupational care, exercise classes and other health services. For information about Harvest House, log-on to: www.harvesthouse.ws. To learn more about Good Neighbors, see: www.GNHCBuffalo.org.
The ECMC Corporation includes an advanced academic medical center (ECMC) with 550 inpatient beds and 136 skilled-nursing-home beds, on- and off-campus health centers, over 40 outpatient specialty care clinics and the Erie County Home, a skilled nursing facility. ECMC is the regional center for trauma, burn care, rehabilitation and is a major teaching facility for the State University of New York at Buffalo. Most ECMC physicians, dentists and pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the University. More Western New York residents are choosing ECMC for exceptional patient care and customer service provided as a result of its Culture of Care.
NEWS CONTACT: Joe Cirillo at 716-898-4300 or jcirillo@ecmc.edu


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