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News from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Bank of
America Gives to Arkansas CARES
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JAN.
18, 2002 | The Bank of America Foundation recently
presented a contribution of $22,500 to Arkansas CARES,
a program for women who have substance abuse problems
and their children.
Donald J. Cook, city president with Bank of
America, presented the check to Cindy Crone, R.N.,
A.P.N., executive director of Arkansas CARES,
Jan. 16.
Arkansas
CARES, the Arkansas
Center for Addictions Research, Education and
Services, provides a home and a variety of treatment
services for women who are pregnant or have young
children and who are struggling with drug addiction.
It is a program of the Department of Psychiatry in the
College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences (UAMS).
”Bank
of America is pleased to support Arkansas CARES. The
new recreational playground will provide a fun and
stimulating environment where mothers and their young
children can interact,” Cook said.
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Left
to right: Donald J. Cook, Cindy Crone, LeeLee Doyle, and Cathy
Hall
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The gift will support construction of the Bank of America
Recreational Playground at Arkansas CARES Eastgate in North
Little Rock.
UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.; G. Richard Smith, M.D.,
chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of
Medicine; and LeeLee Doyle, Ph.D., associate dean for continuing
medical education in the College of Medicine, were present to
thank Cook for the contribution.
Bank of America Foundation has been a strong supporter of UAMS
programs, including the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, and is
a member of the UAMS Society
of the Double Helix, an honorary society for
philanthropists who have made gifts of $100,000 or more to UAMS.
Links on This Page
Arkansas CARES Opens: http://www.uams.edu/today/100401/cares.htm
Arkansas CARES: http://www.arcares.uams.edu/
Society of the Double Helix: http://www.uams.edu/advancement/societies.htm
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