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Letter: Tablecloths and smiles

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Staff

Every Tuesday evening, smiles appear on the faces of patients and their live-in caregivers on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit of N.C. Cancer Hospital, the clinical home of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

What delights everyone is the anticipated arrival of the “Dinners on Tuesday” meal donated by our area’s finest restaurants.

Community volunteers and hospital staff come together to make these nights special.

Tablecloths, flowers and homemade desserts grace the lobby area of the 4th floor suite, so that caregivers are provided a relaxing atmosphere and can chat with the families and friends of other patients.

Our restaurants deliver meals two weeks in a row to the hospital. We applaud them for their generous and delicious donations. The positive response by everyone involved has been overwhelming: owners, managers, their staff and delivery services.

The program wishes to thank Acme Restaurant, Carrboro; Daniel’s, Apex; Honeybaked Ham, Durham; Maggiano’s, Durham; PF Chang’s, Durham; Piola, Chapel Hill; Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Durham; Shula’s 347 Grill, Chapel Hill; Spice Street, Chapel Hill; and Top of the Hill, Chapel Hill.

It’s wonderful to have such committed businesses in our community to support not only this program, but all programs for patients and families undergoing treatment at UNC.

Linda Karp
Volunteer Coordinator
N.C. Cancer Hospital
BMT Buddy Program

Loretta Muss
Coordinator
N.C. Cancer Hospital
Patient and Family Advisory Board

Dianne G. Shaw
Deputy Director of Communications
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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