Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Sixth Annual Big Change Roundup Nets $204,000
April 1, 2011
Michael Carrese
Marketing and Communications
802-847-2886
BURLINGTON, VT – The Big Change Roundup for Kids raised $204,215.97 for Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen, which was a new record, significantly up from $135,000 in 2010. In March, thousands of people from the Champlain Valley area and Fletcher Allen came together to show their support, donating in excess of two tons of change. This was the sixth year for the event, hosted by WOKO radio and Fletcher Allen Health Care.
About Fletcher Allen
Fletcher Allen Health Care, together with our partners at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is Vermont’s academic medical center. Our mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve by integrating patient care, education and research in a caring environment. Fletcher Allen serves as a regional referral center -- providing advanced care to approximately one million people in Vermont and northern New York -- and as a community hospital for approximately 150,000 residents in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties. For more information about Fletcher Allen, find us online at http://www.fletcherallen.org or on our Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blog sites at www.fletcherallen.org/socialmedia.
