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11/21/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/21/2022 15:30

Deborah Employees Donate 2-1/2 Tons of Food to the Christian Caring Center

Deborah Heart and Lung Center employees donated 2-1/2 tons (approximately 4900 pounds) of food in the hospital's First Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. The food was donated to the Christian Caring Center, a local non-profit which hosts programs targeting food insecurity, emergency housing, and recovery, sobriety, and job training.

According to Deborah President and CEO Joseph Chirichella, the food drive benefited both organizations equally. "We took the opportunity to make this a fun employee activity by sponsoring a contest to see which department could really 'pull its weight' and donate the most pounds of food per employee. Our employees got into the spirit of this friendly competition, making it a fun lead-in to our holiday season. On the serious side, however, I heard from more than one staff member who was so happy that we were hosting this large food drive. We are all very well aware of the tight and precarious financial situation that many of our neighbors are in right now. Deborah is invested in the health and well-being of its community and it was vitally important to us that we lend a hand this year."

"I am very proud of our team who demonstrated once again what kind and compassionate human beings they are, both in daily patient care, and in touching the lives of those less fortunate than themselves."

Deborah employees weigh in at the food collection site, while volunteers load the van for delivery.Deborah employees weigh in at the food collection site, while volunteers load the van for delivery.Volunteers at the Christian Caring Center unload, sort food, and prepare for Thanksgiving basket donations this week.Volunteers at the Christian Caring Center unload, sort food, and prepare for Thanksgiving basket donations this week.Volunteers at the Christian Caring Center unload, sort food, and prepare for Thanksgiving basket donations this week.From left, Christian Caring Center volunteers Antoine Allen, Jack Swann, Brian Burgess, Christian Caring Center Director Madelyn Sutton, Deborah President and CEO Joseph Chirichella, and Deborah Administrative Operations Director Cindy Durham.