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PHOTO GALLERY: Sally and Sam Shapiro Babies and Children's Medical Center Ribbon Cutting


  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • | 4:00 a.m. June 29, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sally and Sam Shapiro Babies and Children's Medical Center Ribbon Cutting
Sally Shaprio cuts the ribbon of the center.
Sally Shaprio cuts the ribbon of the center.
Glasser/Shoenbaum Human Services Executive Director Jay Berman with former Executive Director Phil King
Glasser/Shoenbaum Human Services Executive Director Jay Berman with former Executive Director Phil King
Sam and Sally Shapiro
Sam and Sally Shapiro
Vice Mayor Susan Chapman and Susan Morin tour the facility.
Vice Mayor Susan Chapman and Susan Morin tour the facility.
Casey Colburn, Robyn LaPorta, Glasser/Shoenbaum Human Services Executive Director Jay Berman and Mayor Willie Shaw
Casey Colburn, Robyn LaPorta, Glasser/Shoenbaum Human Services Executive Director Jay Berman and Mayor Willie Shaw
Dr. Muni Rizkallah shows visitors the pediatric rooms.
Dr. Muni Rizkallah shows visitors the pediatric rooms.
Shirley Fein, Florence Katz and Mimi Edlin
Shirley Fein, Florence Katz and Mimi Edlin
Dr. Francine Gross gives Tom Shapiro a tour.
Dr. Francine Gross gives Tom Shapiro a tour. "I love it," she says of the new center.
Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County Director Chuck Henry
Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County Director Chuck Henry
Joan Armour Mendell with Board of Directors President Elect Robert Coppenrath
Joan Armour Mendell with Board of Directors President Elect Robert Coppenrath
Betty Schoenbaum receives a special ‘thank you’ from Jay Berman.
Betty Schoenbaum receives a special ‘thank you’ from Jay Berman.
Sam Shapiro thanked the community for its support.
Sam Shapiro thanked the community for its support.
Mayor Willie Shaw learns more about the center from nurse Heather Campbell.
Mayor Willie Shaw learns more about the center from nurse Heather Campbell.
Abby Wolf and Jenna Norwood
Abby Wolf and Jenna Norwood
Alex Quarles, president and CEO of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation with County Commissioner Carolyn Mason
Alex Quarles, president and CEO of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation with County Commissioner Carolyn Mason

 

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