Robert Charles reaches $20,000 fundraising goal for Baystate Children's HospitalDate: 1/15/2016 HOLYOKE – On Jan. 7, Robert Charles Photography presented a $20,000 check to Baystate Children’s Hospital at the Delaney House.
This is a result of their 10th annual holiday portrait fundraiser.
The effort began when studio founder, Robert Charles Zemba was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, Multiforme Type IV brain cancer in 2005. At the time, he was told it was a terminal condition and that he had six months to two years ahead of him. Now, more than 10 years from diagnosis, Robert will happily be attending the check presentation on Thursday. Upon learning of his condition, Robert asked that any support being offered to him be redirected to children with the same affliction. This was the beginning of their effort to help the little heroes of Baystate Children’s Hospital.
To attain the lofty goal of $20,000, Robert Charles Photography reached out to multiple local businesses and 100 percent of those contacted offered their support. Delaney House, 94.7 WMAS, Ryan James Videography, Family Bike, Kiddly Winks, Fred Marion, Pop’s Biscotti and Chocolate, Little Bear, ERC5, and The Reminder all contributed in some way.
“To say we are fortunate to be part of the Western Massachusetts community is a true understatement,” Edward Zemba, studio president, said. “With the help of local businesses and countless amazing families, we were able to bring our cumulative total to over $100,000 for Baystate Children’s Hospital. It was a wonderful team effort and demonstrated how even small businesses can make a large impact in their community.”
As the only full-service accredited children’s hospital in the region, Baystate Children’s Hospital provides a comprehensive range of children’s primary care and sub-specialty services – more than 50 inpatient and outpatient services in all, including many not found anywhere else in our region. Each year over 40,000 local children are seen at Baystate Children’s Hospital from newborn infants to adolescents.
Baystate Children’s Hospital also includes the areas only Pediatric Emergency Department and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which is the regional tertiary care facility for newborn infants delivered in Western Massachusetts who require highly specialized care.
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