NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., December 19, 2019 – More than 300 community members helped raise $68,000 for AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach during the Foundation’s 23rd annual Holiday Charity Ball at the Brannon Community Center on Nov. 23.
Hosted by the AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Foundation, the black-tie event featured an evening of dinner and dancing, as well as a silent auction.
This years’ proceeds will support the purchase of new 3D mammography equipment for the AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach.
“Every year at the Holiday Charity Ball, we have the opportunity to celebrate the season with friends and colleagues while giving back to our local community,” said Bob Demers, co-chair for the AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Foundation Holiday Charity Ball. “That’s what I believe the holiday spirit is all about.”
“At AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, we know that we are truly greater as a whole,” said Pat Driver, AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Foundation chair and co-chair of the Holiday Charity Ball.
The Holiday Charity Ball is a New Smyrna Beach tradition that began in 1996. New Smyrna Beach philanthropist and business owner Kaye Walker planned the first event with the goal to support various local charities.
About AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach has 109-beds and is one of the six hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the AdventHealth Central Florida Division - North Region. Formerly known as Florida Hospital New Smyrna, the organization’s parent company changed the name of all wholly-owned entities to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, 2019. Based in Altamonte Springs, AdventHealth is a connected system of care. With more than 80,000 team members, AdventHealth is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems with nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in nearly a dozen states. With the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach provides whole person care to heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information about AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, visit AdventHealthNewSmyrnaBeach.com.
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AHNSB Holiday Charity Ball: More than 300 community members helped raise $68,000 for AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach during the Foundation’s 23rd annual Holiday Charity Ball at the Brannon Community Center on Nov. 23.