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Monday, 09 August 2010 11:20 |
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From left, Curtis D. Robinson, board member at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center; Dr. Ben Carson, neurosurgeon and author, Johns Hopkins Craniofacial Center; Rev. Marcus McKinney, director of community outreach and pastoral counseling at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center; Christopher M. Dadlez, president and CEO of St. Francis; Alan Kalter, announcer, David Letterman Show; Clifton Davis, actor, singer, song-writer; Dr. Jeffrey Steinberg, chief of surgery at St. Francis. (Photo submitted)
FARMINGTON – Three celebrities joined about 100 other golfers Aug. 5 at the Tunxis Plantation Country Club to take a "swing" at prostate cancer. The Curtis D. Robinson Men’s Health Institute (CDRMHI) at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center sponsored the event, the first Annual Celebrity Golf Classic.
Celebrities included singer, song-writer and actor Clifton Davis; two-time former NFL Superbowl champion Richard Blackmore; and former NBA player Chris Smith.
The event raised $56,000.
Dr. Ben Carson, a prostate cancer survivor, delivered the keynote address at the luncheon. Dr. Carson is professor of neurosurgery, oncology and plastic surgery as well as pediatrics director, division of pediatric neurosurgery and co-director, the Johns Hopkins Craniofacial Center. He also signed copies of his two books, "Gifted Hands" and "Think Big."
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