The simplest way to put it is thank you in advance.

When Susanna of Shelton thinks of the Stratford VNA, she smiles about the visiting nurse who enables her dad to proudly tell everyone that he still lives in the same house he bought when he was first married 55 years ago.  Susanna's dad, and others like him, get occupational therapy in the comfort of his own home, rather than in a convalescent home, since suffering a stroke.

Stratford's VNA newly launched Telemedicine program gives Jeffery of Stratford the freedom to have his congestive heart failure managed at home, thanks to a monitoring device that detects and transmits subtle changes in his blood pressure, weight, and glucose levels.  Over in Fairfield, Helen knows she can count on the Stratford VNA to make getting her annual flu shot easy.

Even in Milford, Evelyn is thankful that the Stratford VNA's Fall Prevention program helped her make her home safer to navigate.  She is a bit more unsteady on her feet than she used to be.

Since 1919, the non-profit Stratford VNA has been helping families throughout the region maintain their quality of life-and their dignity-in the comfort of their own homes.  Our staff has provided more than a half a million visits to patients from Westport through the New Haven region in the past 20 years.

"Need" does not take a break.  Stratford VNA needs your assistance.  Please consider a tax-deductible donation to your VNA.  You can be confident that 100% of your donation is used to support those who are less fortunate, as we do not use fund raising professionals.  Unlike Many other agencies, the Stratford VNA is governed by a voluntary local board, is Joint Commission accredited, Medicare-certified and licensed by the state.  Not all agencies are.  Your donation will continue to support our community and allow the Stratford VNA to develop new programs to serve you and your neighbors.

If you would like to make a donation, or help with volunteer work, please do not hesitate to contact us.  We appreciate your help and generosity.

We would like to thank the following 2009 donors for their generosity.

                         $1 to under $20                                                              $20 to under $50

Helene Aiello                             Frank J. Lesinsky                  Martha Anderson       Leo Steinerts
Michael Andrenyak                     Ronald Maslar                       Josephine Bensko     James Stewart
Flo Bailey                                  Irene Matuskowitz                John G. Bolack       Margaret Sullivan
Joseph Bartolomeo                    Mr. & Mrs. Sal Melita             Tess Broska              Alice Vadala
George C. Bartram                     Virginia Miller                      Esther Cartwright     Marilyn Vuozzo
Vincenzina Berardi                     Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Mills         Edith Cavanagh        Carole Walsh
Arthur Berkeley                         William & Marjorie Milne      Henry P. Dart, Jr.  Barbara Wilkerson
Elsie M. Bitsco                           Jo Morrissey                          Angelina DeCaro     Frederick Zorn
Marie E. Blake                           Mary Murphy                          Henry Diamond
Barbara Buxton                          Charles Nelson                       Ann Dizenzo
Jane T. Carlin                            Dolores O’Neill                      Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Chagares
Rita Champagney                       Frank A. Peason                      Susan Ciglar
Paula Clupper                            Marion Perreira                      John Dobos
Ethel Cockfield                         Gustave W. Peschell                Mr. & Mrs. C. Raymond Ekwall
Mildred Cohen                          June Evitts                             Jane B. Hansen
Howard P. Cooke                      Charles Petrino                       John & Jody Harkins
Coster Family Living Trust          Pasquale J. Petrino                  Eugene Haupler
Betty DeForest                          Lucy Pfeiffer                          Saul B. Heller
Rose M. Delos                            Josephine Poplawski              Margaret Imbro
George & Eleanor Demchak        Robert B. Porter                     Mary M. Kogut
Rita Donnelly                             Milagros C. Rodriguez              Irene and Joseph K. Koripsky
Dr. & Mrs. A. Herbert Edelson     John Rossi                              Mr. & Mrs. Albert Masek, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Peschell        Alicja Rowinska                      William Lastomirsky
Mary Flanagan                            Frances D. Russo                     Todd B. Lovell
Donna H. Fox                             Marie Sherwood                     Theresa Mancini
Janet Girardat                           John Simko, Jr.                      Mary McCreery
Virginia Guevin                          Lois H. Smith                          Virginia Michalko
Josephine Harvilchuck               William Szturma                      Joseph & Dorothy Miko
Nancy Hersch                            Margaret Tamas                       Peter P. Patusky
Frieda Howling                          Dorothy Tomasco                    Lillian Ponganis
Frederick Hulley                        Peter & Bernice Tomscheck     Helen K. Potak
Joan Hurd                                 George Vano                           Josephine Romano
Frank Katona                             Richard & Evelyn Watt             Richard Ross
P. A. Klein                                Robert Weaver                       Jean Samuelman
Irene Kelleher                           Gloria Lee                              Linnea A. Scheck
Irene Kelly                                Yolanda A. Larson                    Teckla Secord
Margaret Komenda                     Helen Kurilec                          George Somma
Paul Kupec

$50 and Up                                          

Priscilla Desrosiers
Sam Discenza
Deborah Donnelly
Richard Donnelly
Mr. & Mrs. George Dubord
Marie G. Emond
Steven Erst
Rosemary Graham
Ann M. Kulishek
Pauline Kuzmich
F. Edward Middleton
Rita Mihalko
Sophie Pepe
Donald Pittman
Dr. Robert Ragusa
Henry & Doris Sikorski
Nellie Smith
Shirley Smith
Viola Spinelli
Robert V. Tickey

 

In Memory/In Honor

In memory of her husband, Leonard Moriber by Joyce Moriber
In memory of Mary Muller by Charles Muller
In memory of Natalie Fusco by Anthony Carella
In memory of Robert S. Royal, Sr. by Esther Royal
In memory of Louis Hamel by G. Hamel
In memory of Jean M. Iracki by Thaddeus Iracki
In memory of Stanley Smith by Ethel Smith
In memory of her husband Fred Lundgren by Lilliam Lundgren
In memory of James McGurn by Mary McGurn
In memory of Leon Brzozowski by Mrs. Leon Brzozowski
In memory of Frank P. Salik by Marie Salik
In memory of his wife Fran by Alfred Tschanz
In memory of Lewis B. Hayden by Helen Hayden
In memory of John F. Bonazzo by Lucy R. Bonazzo
In memory of Edna Kehlhofer by Margaret Goetz
In memory of Shirley Halko
In memory of John McHugh by Margaret McHugh
In memory of Jessie Gustafson by Arthur Gustafson
In honor of Mae Priestly by William A. Priestley
In memory of Lois Wheeler Watson by Gene & Pat Harkins
In memory of mother and father by E. Jandro
In memory of Robert Owen by Marilyn R. Owen
In memory of Steve & Anna Klisenbauer by Mr. & Mrs. John Kelly
In honor of his mother Mary Loretta Harrington by Joseph S. Harrington
In memory of William F. O’Brien by Adrienne O’Brien
In memory of Olga Bogos by Shirley M. Ruskay
In memory of Frances Shelavage by Ruth Kunin
In memory of Louise Clanton by Charles Clanton


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