In Baltimore City
$1.5 million given for medical facilities at Johns Hopkins
Steve and Mindy Geppi have given $1.5 million to benefit the Johns Hopkins Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower and Heart Institute, the planned Children's and Maternal Hospital, and programs in preventive cardiology and pediatric hematology, hospital officials announced last week.
FOR THE RECORD - An item in yesterday's City/County digest about tomorrow's Sheppard Pratt Health System program on "Raising Drug-Free Kids" incorrectly described the location of the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center. The center is on the health system's Towson campus.
A City/County digest item in yesterday's editions misspelled the name of Shelly Terranova, the new director of the Junior League of Baltimore.
The Sun regrets the errors.
Steve Geppi is president and chief executive officer of Diamond Comics, and publisher of Baltimore magazine. "We are grateful for the Geppis' gift, which will help us radically transform patient care at Johns Hopkins," said Dr. George J. Dover, director of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Given professor of pediatrics, in a statement.
The Hearth Institute and Children's and Maternal Hospital are part of the redevelopment of the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Medical Campus, which is to be complete in 2008, hospital officials said.
City Junior League hires nonprofit's first director
The Junior League of Baltimore has hired Sherry Terranova to be its first director, the group announced last week.
Terranova has worked in nonprofit management, including with an organization that served victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The decision to hire a director follows the pattern of many Junior League groups around the country.
The Junior League in Baltimore helps the community through volunteer work, primarily in education, family support services, and women's health and life skills. Information: 410- 662-0800 or www.jlbalt.org.
In Baltimore County
Program on kids and drugs to be offered Thursday
TOWSON - Sheppard Pratt Health System will offer "Raising Drug-Free Kids," a free program for parents, at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center on the Towson University campus.
The program will be presented by Michael Gimbel, Sheppard Pratt's director of substance-abuse education. Topics will include the signs of adolescent drug abuse and where parents can seek help and support.
Information: Sheppard Pratt Office of Substance Abuse Education, 410-938-3100.
Police news releases available through e-mail
TOWSON - Baltimore County residents interested in learning more about the activities of the county Police Department can sign up for a service that will allow them to receive information about the agency through e-mail subscriptions.
