Foundation News

2006

Johnny's Holliday Raises Money for University of Maryland Hospital for Children - 12/11/06
On Monday, October 16, 2006, the 1st Johnny's Holliday Golf Classic was held at the Musket Ridge Golf Course in Frederick, Maryland.

FAIRWAY TO LIFE Committed to Fighting Breast Cancer - 11/14/06
On September 25, 2006 the 9th annual FAIRWAY TO LIFE golf tournament, dinner, and auction was held at the Hunt Valley Golf Club.
Golf Tournament for Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Raises $55,000! - 11/3/06
The annual golf tournament to benefit Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation took place at the Woodlands Golf Course on September 12.

Brian's Baseball Bash Hits a Home Run! - 10/27/06
On August 20, 2006, over 450 eager children and adults arrived at the ESPN Zone in Baltimore, MD to meet Orioles 2nd baseman, Brian Roberts, along with 12 of his teammates, manager, and two former players.

Golf Tournament Raises $22,000 for Greenebaum Cancer Center - 7/13/06
On June 9 the 3rd Annual Round for Robin: Robin Knight Memorial Golf Tournament was held at South River Golf Course in Edgewater, MD.

Ferris, Baker Watts gives $50,000 to Shock Trauma - 6/22/06
On June 15, Adrian Teel, Senior Vice President of Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated, presented the Vice President of Shock Trauma, John Spearman with a $50,000 check.
Local Foundation Raises Over $200,000 for Cancer Programs - 6/12/06
Founded in 2002, the Dr. Michael Feinglass Cancer Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization established in the loving memory of Dr. Michael Feinglass who was terminally stricken with colon cancer at the young age of twenty-eight.

Family Commits over $200K to Shock Trauma - 5/25/06
The UMMS Foundation is pleased to announce the new Boragno Marketplace, named in memory of Jim Boragno as a result of generous contributions from his family and friends.
Over $575,000 raised for Shock Trauma - 5/11/06
On Saturday April 22, over 1,850 supporters of the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center attended the Shock Trauma Gala at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Dr. Adrian Park Talks About Minimally Invasive Surgery - 5/2/06
On Monday, April 10, Dr. Adrian Park Chief of General Surgery at the University of Maryland Minimally Invasive Therapy Center and Campbell & Jeanette Plugge Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine spoke about minimally invasive surgery at a lunch for invited guests.

Weinberg Building Nears Completion and Get Fit MD Kicks Off - 3/31/06
Information about Get Fit Maryland, The Weinberg Building, how to donate stocks and bonds, upcoming events and more...
Family Gives $100,000 to Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center - 3/20/06
Steve and Karis Colnitis's generous pledge has created a tribute to both their mothers with a commemorative plaque in the newly named, Steve and Karis Colnitis Phlebotomy Area. Their gift will touch many lives and will be a lasting tribute to their loved ones.

UM Hospital for Children Celebrates the Year of the Dog - 2/14/06
To celebrate the Chinese New Year, the University of Maryland Hospital for Children (UMHC) has undertaken a fortune cookie project.

Swirnow Videoscopic Surgical Center Renovations - 1/31/06
Thanks to a generous gift from the Swirnow Charitable Foundation, the Swirnow Videoscopic Surgical Center is transforming into a high visibility, advanced technologies board/conference room that can be easily adapted into a classroom.
UMMS Foundation Announces $1 Million Gift to Shock Trauma Center - 1/18/06
The UMMS Foundation is pleased to announce Fred F. Mirmiran, a member of the Shock Trauma Board of Visitors, has donated $1 million to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Happy New Year from the UMMS Foundation! - 1/3/06
Thanks to a generous donation provided by Mark Kolman, who sits on the Board of Advisors for the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, we are proud to announce CaringBridge.