DANSVILLE - On Saturday, September 29, the Foundation for Noyes Health, with the help of presenting sponsors LMC Industrial Contractors, Ramsey Construction and the Shay family, welcomed the community to a unique event in the hangar at Dansville Airport. The purpose: to learn more about UR Medicine | Noyes Health and the expanding healthcare services it offers in Dansville and in Geneseo, and to raise money to support Noyes’ continued growth.
The community responded, and the event raised more than $100,000 for Noyes.
In addition to the evening’s proceeds, Noyes CEO Amy Pollard announced a $1 million gift from the Saunders Foundation in honor of Phil and Carole Saunders’ son Michael. The gift will support the $4 million expansion and renovation of Noyes’ imaging and interventional radiology (IR) department. Expected to open late next year, E. Michael Saunders Imaging Services will include a PET/CT scanner and new IR suites.
“We are so grateful for the support of all of event our sponsors and the community as a whole,” says Jon Shay, chair of the Foundation for Noyes Health. “They understand how important it is for this region to have access to the highest quality healthcare available, and continue to support Noyes’ efforts to meet our patients’ healthcare needs.”
Dr. David Waldman, chairman of Imaging Sciences at UR Medicine, spoke during the evening program.
He explained that the addition of the PET/CT and additional interventional radiology services at Noyes will elevate Dansville’s Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center, making it a “more comprehensive cancer center,” offering as many of the diagnostic and surgical services cancer patients need close to where they and their caregivers live and work.
“Noyes Takes Flight!” guests had an opportunity to tour a MercyFlight Central helicopter and take a seat in a Finger Lakes Soaring Club Glider. Emmelodics and Between the Lines, student acapella groups from SUNY Geneseo, entertained before dinner as guests dropped tickets into raffle baskets and bid on silent auction items. Guests snapped selfies in the basket of a hot air balloon sculpted from balloons by the world-renowned balloon artists of Airigami.
Geneseo resident Clair Ryan crafted the dozens of paper model airplanes that sat atop the white mums in the center of each table. Mr. Ryan’s intricate model of a bald eagle in flight fetched $1000 during the live auction.
Former television news anchor and Geneseo native Rebecca Leclair emceed the evening’s program, introducing a new video, “Making Noyes,” which highlights the collaborative partnerships Noyes has with community organizations, businesses and dedicated donors across the Genesee Valley region.
Auctioneer Kyle Tracy brought in his grandfather Dick Tracy and uncle Jeff Tracy to wow the crowd and garner bids for the many live auction items, including Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres ticket packages donated by Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel. They also auctioned a small replica of a metal sculpture, “Betterflies,” commissioned by Dansville native David Smith and created by Fil Rocha of Kyle’s Metal Shop in Dansville.
The Foundation for Noyes Health supports Noyes’ mission of providing the best possible care by raising money to purchase state-of-the art equipment, grow healthcare services, and upgrade Noyes’ facilities in Dansville and Geneseo. The Foundation thanks the following sponsors and donors for their efforts in making “Noyes Takes Flight!” a success:
PRESENTING SPONSORS
LMC Industrial Contractors
Ramsey Constructors, Inc.
The Shay Family
GOLD SPONSORS
Ann and Carl Myers Foundation
Genesee Construction Services
Graham and Candy Frazer
Hasco Realty LLC
Muchler Financial Services
Valley Fuels
SILVER SPONSORS
Commodity Resource Corporation -- Matt Cole
The Pike Company
Jane Schryver and Paul Hoffman
University of Rochester Medical Center - UR Medicine
Thomas P. Wamp Real Estate
BRONZE SPONSORS
A Smile by Design -- James Vogler, D.D.S.
Louis and Dr. Jean Archer-Colella
The Baird Family
James Culbertson
Dansville Family Dental Care -- Dr. Rosemeire Santos-Teachout
Kevin Dougherty and Family
Empire Realty Group -- Robbin Smith
Helen Gray and Family
Hober Sealing & Tree Farm
Lent Hill Dairy Farm
L. Ruth Bornt-Smith Foundation
LaBella Associates
Long Agency, Inc.-- Andrew and Victoria Long
David Mapes and Cheryl Kelly
Noyes Administration
QCI Asset Management, Inc.
Quinlan's Pharmacy and Medical Supply
Rogers & Tenbrook Lumber
St. George-Stanton Funeral Home & Monuments
Stony Brook Pediatrics
TABLE SPONSORS
Dansville Collision
Genesee Regional Bank
Hindle Funeral Home -- Carl and Lisa Hindle
EVENT DONORS
Jim and Janice Blum
Cook Iron Store Company
Image Now by Mahar- Al Mahar
Tim and Dawn Costello
Regal Associates
Thomas and Barbara Slaight - In Memory of Bill and Ruth Slaight
Thomas Vogt
IN KIND DONATIONS
Indus Hospitality Group
Maddie's Motor Sports
O'Brien's Septic
Town of North Dansville
Dansville Pilots' Association
The Duke Company
Finger Lakes Cookie Co.
Elite Sweets
Double L Rentals