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Nov. 17 Lecture by Capt. Richard Phillips, Survivor of Somali Pirate Attack, to Benefit Winchester Hospital and Winchester High School Class of 2010
Winchester, Mass. – Capt. Richard Phillips, the American sea captain who offered himself as a hostage to save his crew from Somali pirates last spring, will be the guest speaker at a fundraiser on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m., at McCall Middle School in Winchester. Proceeds will benefit the Winchester Hospital Center for Cancer Care and the Winchester High School Class of 2010.
On April 8, 2009, Phillips and 19 crew members of the Maersk Alabama – which was carrying food aid bound for Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda – were attacked off the eastern coast of Somalia. He was tied up and held at gunpoint on an enclosed lifeboat for a $2 million ransom by four pirates, three of whom were killed by U.S. Navy SEAL snipers following a five-day standoff.
Phillips, who lives in Underhill, Vt., graduated from Winchester High School in 1973. His father, James Austin Phillips, was a longtime teacher, head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Winchester High School. Phillips said he is pleased to be supporting his alma mater as well as the fight against cancer, to which both his father and father-in-law, Arthur Anthony Coggio, succumbed.
That sentiment is shared by Cindy DeRosa, parent advisor to the Winchester High School Class of 2010 and longtime Winchester Hospital volunteer. In honor of two classmates with cancer, the Winchester High School Class of 2010 previously donated $500 raised through face painting and a used book sale at last year’s Winchester Town Day to benefit a comprehensive Winchester Hospital Center for Cancer Care, where patients will receive the treatment and support they require in one place in their local community.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming Capt. Phillips home to Winchester and thanking him for donating his time to these great causes,” said DeRosa, who is also co-chair of the Winchester Hospital Gala, which will be held on Nov. 21 in the State Room at 60 State St. in Boston to benefit the Winchester Hospital Center for Cancer Care.
Tickets to Capt. Phillip’s lecture, which cost $20, are available at Book Ends in Winchester and Winchester Hospital’s Volunteer Office. For more information, call the Volunteer Office at (781) 756-2625.
About Winchester Hospital
Winchester Hospital offers a full range of services to diagnose, treat and care for patients with cancer, including a highly skilled team of expert, board certified hematologists and oncologists, oncology certified nurses, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, urologists and radiologists. Advanced technologies include digital mammography; ultrasound; PET/CT scanning; MRI and nuclear medicine; intensity modulated and image-guided radiation therapies; radiofrequency ablation; brachytherapy; the da Vinci™ robotic surgical system; administration of infusion therapy and chemotherapy; blood and platelet transfusions; and access to clinical trials through the Winchester Hospital Radiation Oncology Center.
Services also include a full-time social worker on staff to assist in navigating the treatment process; education and preventive services including health screenings; nutrition consultations; integrative therapies including acupuncture, hypnotherapy, massage, Reiki and yoga; A Caring Place boutique offering prostheses, head coverings and clothing with personalized fittings; a child life specialist for children with a parent receiving treatment; support groups; pastoral care; and a compassionate environment that welcomes family members, friends and others who are meaningful members of our patients’ support teams. To learn more, visit www.winchesterhospital.org. |
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