Volume 7 Issue 26 December 28, 2012

PRESBYbulletinPenn Presbyterian Medical Center

MAD PARTY

@VIE600 N . B road S t r ee t ::: Ph i l ade lph i a , Pennsy l van i a

The Board of Trustees, Administration & Faculty invite you to save the date for the 12th Annual Benefit

March 15, 2013 6 -9 PM

TO BENEFIT ThE PENN MEsOThElIOMA & PlEuRAl PROgRAM

QUESTIONS? Contact Maggie McIntosh at 484.881.1988 or Mad.Party@uphs.upenn.eduFormal invitation to follow in January.

sIlent auCtIon ::: swanky MusIC ::: ClassIC CoCktaIls ::: 1960s vIntage attIre

October Presby Stars

Congratulations to the October 2012 Presby STAR winners, who each received $100 and a certificate recognizing their Presby STAR status.

Lamarr Crenshaw – Transport

Tim Riemer – Nursing

Sandra Glasco – Behavioral Health

Andrew Reynolds – Nursing

Jamar Eaton – Nursing

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Thank you, PPMC! We’re E-lated!

MLK Day Toiletry Drive for Behavioral Health

In the spirit of Dr. King’s legacy of community service, the Cultural Diversity Committee is collecting toiletries for patients discharged from PPMC’s Behavioral Health Department. We are requesting donations of toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, combs, brushes, and other hygiene items, as well as men’s and women’s socks.

Drop-off boxes are located in Room 489 and on the Detox Unit of Wright Saunders and in Room 436 (the EP suite) of the Philadelphia Heart Institute. The Toiletry Drive runs through February 15, 2013.

When doing your holiday shopping, pick up a few extra toiletry items or socks for our patients in the Behavioral Health Department. With your generosity and kindness, we will be able to provide many more patients this year with these much-needed items.

For more information, contact Colleen.Bynum@uphs.upenn.edu or ext. 8899 or Bette.Haitsch@uphs.upenn.edu or ext. 9487 (PHI).

Between the People’s Emergency Center (PEC), Penn Presbyterian, and the community (over 20 neighbors) this months’ Community E-cycling Day collected over 2,000 pounds of electronics! PEC also raised $86 through donations at the event to help support their Digital Inclusion after-school program! This program offers free computer time/access to children in our community.

Thanks to Kevin Musselman, the PEC Manager who led the effort, and sat out in the cold to manage the event.

The event was a great success, and we look forward to partnering with PEC again in the future.

PEnn PRoGRAM foR MinDfuLnESS Winter 2013 Course offeringsThe Penn Program for Mindfulness is a Mindfulness-Based Stress Management program that teaches individuals how to use meditation as the primary tool for long-term stress management. Beginning in January:

WoRKSHoPS Introduction to Mindfulness:

Jan 21st in University City; Jan 23rd in Radnor, PA

Foundation Stress Management Program: 8-week courses starting week of Jan 28th - Locations in PA & NJ Mindfulness Meditation & Movement

Advanced Programs (Experience Recommended)

· One Day Retreats

Special Programs

· Annual Membership (New)

Coming in Spring 2013

· Healing the Heart and Mind: Mindfulness Meditation for Healthcare Professionals

· Save the date! The second annual “Living from the Heart Award” presentation to Sharon Salzberg will take place on May 10-11.

For more information on the classes or to register, go to www.pennmedicine.org/mindfulness. To join the mailing list and receive announcements of upcoming events, please email stress.management@uphs.upenn.edu .