More than 275 golfers and guests participated in the North Shore University Hospital Auxiliary Golf Classic, turning it into the most successful charitable experience in the event’s 44-year history. The Golf Classic raised a record $440,000, which will go to support the renovation of the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.
The all-volunteer Auxiliary of North Shore University Hospital, now celebrating its 70th anniversary, has supported the hospital and community through various fundraising programs through the decades.
This year’s event, which took place at the Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury on July 31, honored James Dussich, CEO of Mint-X, a College Point, NY-based leader in the plastic manufacturing of bespoke consumer products.
“We are beyond appreciative to the many supporters of this year’s event for their generosity and friendship,” said Jon Sendach, the hospital’s executive director. “This hospital opened 70 years ago with community-raised funds and that tradition has become no less important to its future.”
This year’s event brought in $60,000 more than in 2022, a new record. The Auxiliary made a 10-year pledge to raise $2 million toward the renovation of NICU in 2016, which it completed ahead of schedule in 2021. The volunteer organization then embarked on a second $2 million pledge to support the NICU.
“I was so thrilled that this year’s outing raised over $440,000 to benefit North Shore Hospital’s NICU,” said Dussich. “As a father raising three young children in Manhasset, my wife Cara and I felt it was such an important opportunity to support the families as well as the doctors and nurses in our community who do amazing work every day.”
North Shore University Hospital is a Level I trauma center and teaching hospital that treats more than 90,000 patients each year. It is home to the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital, the Katz Women’s Hospital, neurosurgery, multi-organ transplant services and one of the busiest emergency departments in the New York Metropolitan area.
“The Auxiliary is so grateful for the generosity of everyone who supported this golf outing,” said Lori Ballen, president of the Auxiliary of North Shore University Hospital. “With the help of the community, we have been able to ensure that our tiniest patients and their families continue to receive superior care in our updated NICU.”
To learn more about supporting the Auxiliary of North Shore University Hospital, call the Volunteer Experience Department at 516-562-4947.
