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From left to right:
Dr. David Mutch, Head of GYN/Oncology BJC, Joanne Guerrerio, RN, TOGETHER Facilitator BJC, Dace Scudiva, Pastoral Care BJC, Cecilia A. Nadal, President, Gitana Productions, Deborah Edwards, Social Worker, Karla Bagsby, Treasurer, Gitana Productions
St. Louis, MO- On Tuesday, January 8, 2002 ¡V TOGETHER, a support group for women with gynecological cancer received a donation in the amount of $1200.00 from
Gitana
Productions, a local arts and education organization.
TOGETHER, is the only support group of its kind in the St. Louis area which assists women with gynecologic cancer and accepts patients from any hospital within the St. Louis region. Located at Barnes Jewish Hospital the TOGETHER group is facilitated by Healing Touch professional Joanne Guerrerio R.N. and supervised by Dr. David Mutch, Head of the Gyn/Oncology Department.
Cecilia Nadal, President of Gitana Productions joined by Karla Bagsby, Treasurer presented the donation to Joanne Guerrerio saying "Those of us who are in the arts know that effective healing comes from within as well as from the outside. Make no mistake about it the power of music can help heal. At Gitana it is out goal to support organizations like TOGETHER who provide a holistic response to the needs of others. The synergy that can come from a partnership of the arts with service organizations like TOGETHER is very powerful."
Gitana Productions, Inc. is a not-for-profit arts and education organization dedicated to increasing cultural awareness and appreciation by bringing
international
music, dance, and drama to the St. Louis community. In 2000, Gitana packed Powell Symphony on Labor Day weekend with a diverse audience for the rare opportunity to experience the China National Orchestra.
Faces of Love Towards The East featured 80 musicians performing traditional Chinese folk music from various regions of China. This event also marked the first major Chinese cultural event to be hosted in St. Louis, and perhaps in the country, by an African American-based arts organization. |
