Tribute gifts extend the positive impact made by extraordinary people in our lives, observed WMHF Treasurer Christine Adams, CPA, who looks over a list of memorials and honorariums given to the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation in support of our community hospital with Foundation Executive Director, Patricia Gaughan DiPalma. Submitted photo

WESTFIELD – Tribute gifts offer an opportunity to recognize someone who has memorably touched someone’s life. Remembering a family member, a dear friend, or a colleague (in life or in death) is something that many members in the community customarily do at the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation (WMHF).

Many are familiar with the hospital foundation’s mission and how it helps the hospital remain on the cutting edge of patient care. Having celebrated its 45th anniversary this year, the foundation, through its donors, continues its philanthropy.

Gifts received in 2023 include:

MEMORIALS

Barbara Boltz from Westfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

Brenda Eno from Lorraine, John, and David Dickinson

David Gembala from Beth Patri and Westfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

Wilmer and Ethel McDonald from the McDonald Family

Elizabeth Peters from Jim and Rose Van Volkenburg

Cindy Scott from Helen Baran

Dan Snow from Tracy and Linda Bennett and Alan and Lisa Holbrook

HONORARIUMS

In Honor of Dr. Russell and Fran Elwell’s Birthdays from Helen Baran

In Honor of Rebecca Wood from Marilyn Ferree

Other ways to make a tribute gift to the hospital foundation include celebrating the birth of a child, birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, retirement, or other important events; making a gift in the name of someone who has made a difference in someone’s life; honoring an essential healthcare worker; or becoming a member of the Spencer Legacy Society by leaving a portion of one’s estate to the foundation.

For more information, contact Patty DiPalma at patricia.dipalma@ahn.org or call 716-793-2338 or visit the foundation’s website at: www.westfieldhospitalfoundation.org.