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4 6 | PULSE Fa l l 2 0 1 7 F L A S H HERITAGE SOCIETY LUNCHEON June 15 | Palos Verdes Golf Club The Heritage Society consists of individuals who have included Torrance Memorial Medical Center with a future gi in their estate plan. Heritage Society members and donors who have made a contribution annually for 10 or more consecutive years were acknowledged and appreciated at a luncheon at Palos Verdes Golf Club. Infectious disease specialist Jamie McKinnell, MD, spoke to attendees about how Torrance Memorial is on the cutting edge in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Craig Leach, president and CEO, thanked members for their generous support and also shared highlights of recent announcements such as the Cedars-Sinai affiliation and the Lundquist's $32 million gi. For more information about the Heritage Society and how to include Torrance Memorial in your estate plan, please contact Sandy VandenBerge, director of Planned Giving, at 310-784-4843 or sandy. vandenberge@tmmc.com. You may also visit torrancememorial.org/ plannedgiving. | Photos by Deidre Davidson WOMEN OF TORRANCE MEMORIAL'S AMBASSADORS PROGRAM DISCUSS LIFE March 29 | Tin Roof Bistro, Manhattan Beach On March 29, 50 members of Women of the Ambassadors, the premier annual support group of Torrance Memorial, came together to hear Cynthia Williams, MD, explore the emotional and physical changes in women at midlife. | Photos by Deidre Davidson Front: Carolyn Snyder, Bert Stewart. Back: Michelle Rand, June Leach Donna Prysi, John Prysi Craig Leach, Phyllis Scribe, Pamela Crane, Lois Winters, Dick Winters Front: Jamie McKinnell, MD, Larry Maizlish, John Sealy, MD; back: Daniel Hovenstine, MD, Judith Maizlish Guest Speaker Cynthia Williams, MD, Judith Gassner Diane Moore, Song Klein, Laura Schenasi, Judith Gassner, Cathi Wyman Nadine Bobit, Sandy VandenBerge, Rose Feng, Sam Feng Valerie Lesser-Garside, Judith Gassner, Charlotte Lesser Ann Zimmerman, Harriet Bailiss-Sustaric, Wendy Klarik Laura Schenasi, Kerry Wallis, Laura McIntire Pam Crane, Sherry Kramer, Song Klein, Ann Zimmerman, Cindy Percz Front: Bill Gargaro, Andrea Gargaro. Back: Sam Josephson, Sally Eberhard, Sallie Josephson