NEWS - Non-Profit Organizations

SBJ Staff Report

June 14, 2010 - The Savannah Philharmonic will present a donation of $4,500 to Memorial Health Foundation in honor of the Anderson Cancer Institute on Wednesday, June 16 at 11 a.m. 

The check presentation ceremony will be held at the Anderson Cancer Institute located at 4700 Waters Ave. with Memorial Health representatives Phil Schaengold, president and CEO of Memorial University Medical Center and Steven Brower, M.D., FACS, director of the Anderson Cancer Institute.

Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson will accept the donation from Savannah Philharmonic representatives Dick Platt, chairman, and Peter Shannon, artistic director and conductor. 

“Music can have a profound effect on our health and wellbeing.  Beyond the healing force of a Beethoven symphony, it is appropriate for us to make this donation to the Anderson Cancer Institute in a way that shows our concert goers that we are committed to making Savannah a better place to live,” said Shannon.

The donation was raised from last season’s Beethoven 9th concert at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts.  The Savannah Philharmonic is donating half of the proceeds from the premium ticket sales to the Anderson Cancer Institute as a way to give back to the community of Savannah.

This is the third time the Philharmonic has made a donation to a worthy cause in Savannah from ticket sales, according to Platt.  Other beneficiaries have been The 200 Club, The Alzheimer's Association, AWOL, Big Brother Big Sister and Social Apostolate.

Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is a two-state healthcare organization serving a 35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. The system includes its flagship hospital, a 530-bed academic medical center; Memorial primary and specialty care physician networks; a major medical education program; business and industry services; and NurseOne, a 24-hour call center.

The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra is a professional per-service symphony orchestra accessing a community-based auditioned ensemble that works regularly with the orchestra in an oratorio and opera setting, as well as performing a wide range of music from a cappella Baroque to rock and pop standards.