Softball game raises funds for Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital

 

Pictured in back from left: Derby High Athletic Director Teg Cosgriff, Derby High Principal Jennifer Olsen, former Derby High Softball Coach Joe DiMartino, Griffin Health President and CEO Patrick Charmel, Ansonia High Softball Coach Roger Daigle, Ansonia High Softball Captain Brooke Yezik, Ansonia High Softball player Jadelynn Garrido, and Griffin Health Director of Radiology, Cardiology, and Neurology Kristi Popescu. 

Pictured in front from left: Derby High Softball players Aniyah Rogers and Sarah Danasceno, Derby High Softball Assistant Coach Jenn Moffat, Ansonia High Softball Asst. Coach Monica Fasciano and Ansonia High Softball player Brighton Ahearn.

DERBY - The Ansonia and Derby high school softball teams recently presented Griffin Health President and CEO Patrick Charmel with a donation of $3,000 to The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness Center at Griffin Hospital.

The funds were raised at Derby High School’s 11^th Annual Pink Softball Game on April 23. Organized by former Griffin Hospital employee and Derby High School Softball Coach Joe DiMartino, the fundraiser is held in honor of his wife, Lori, a breast cancer survivor.

Overall, the annual event has raised a total of more than $33,000 to help breast cancer patients in the greater Valley community.

Located at 300 Seymour Ave. The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital offers patients a comprehensive range of personalized breast care and wellness services. 

For more information about The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness, call 203-732-1300 or visit griffinhealth.org/hcbw.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.