FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT: Theresa Mulkins, Director of Public Relations
OFFICE: (845) 483-6418
MOBILE: (845) 416-0377
tmulkins@health-quest.org

Poughkeepsie, NY – March 9, 2012 –  Need a dress for a special event, prom, wedding or gala? The Mothers Club of VBMC is holding a special "Pretty 4 Prom" dress and evening wear sale on Saturday, March 24, 2012 to raise money to support mother and child services at the hospital. Hundreds of new and "gently used" dresses in all styles and colors can be yours starting at $40. The event will be held in the hospital’s Joseph Tower Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Donations of new and gently used prom and cocktail dresses are still being collected. Contact Amy Kivus Rouleau at 845- 437- 2905 or send an email to vbmcmc@health-quest.org for more information.

VBMC's Mothers' Club is the oldest established Mothers' Club in the country. Their efforts have helped support a variety of programs at the hospital including toys and equipment for our Pediatric Unit as well as a gift in support of Noelle, the region’s most advanced labor and delivery simulation robot.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

Vassar Brothers Medical Center is a 365-bed facility that has been serving New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley since 1887. Located on the banks of the Hudson River, Vassar Brothers has established centers of excellence in cardiac services, cancer care and women and children’s health services. As a regional medical center, Vassar houses the area’s first and only cardiothoracic surgery center between Westchester and Albany and delivers more babies than any other hospital between Manhattan and Montreal.

Vassar Brothers is an affiliate of the Health Quest hospital system, which also includes Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck and Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel.

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