• Restoring the "Sound of Music"
  Film and stage star Julie Andrews wants her singing voice back — and she has found hope through a collaborative research project involving the MGH. After an unsuccessful
  operation on her vocal cords in the 1990s, Andrews' singing career came to an abrupt halt because of vocal cord scarring. But now she has hope that she and others with similar damage may have their voices restored someday thanks to a group of researchers from the MGH, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
  

• Fun in the sun: MGH community enjoys annual summer picnic
  The high-energy rhythms of the Volume II Steel Band filled the air as MGHers gathered on the Bulfinch Lawn June 25 to enjoy the annual Summer Lunch and Diversity Celebration, hosted by James J. Mongan, MD, president of the MGH.
  

• Gifts take many forms: New fund-raising campaign launched
  MGHers give to the hospital and its patients in many ways every day. From saving a child's life to providing comfort to a grieving family to giving a warm smile to a visitor, MGH staff and employees make a difference in the lives of the thousands of patients and visitors who come to the hospital. For many years, MGH employees and physicians also have expressed their interest in giving to the hospital in another way — by donating a monetary gift. Now, there is a special campaign through which employees and physicians can contribute to the hospital — the Kresge Challenge.

• MGH and MBTA partnership right on track
  At a special ceremony June 20, James J. Mongan, MD, president of the MGH, presented a check for $2.5 million to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to assist with the modernization of the Charles Street/MGH T Station. The reconstruction will make the T stop accessible to all and provide a more convenient and comfortable means of transportation for patients, employees and the general public.
  

• Celebrating 25 years of education and research
  The 25th anniversary of the MGH Institute of Health Professions recently was recognized with two special events for Institute faculty, staff, alumni and MGH guests. The celebrations began with a black-tie dinner June 14 in the Institute's new building – the Catherine Filene Shouse Building — located in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The new building is named after Shouse, who was a noted philanthropist and activist.

• The many faces of the MGH: Murals on display
  The responsibility of ensuring that every aspect of the MGH operates smoothly on a daily basis falls on the shoulders of its many employees — more than 18,000 MGHers in all. With such a large number — the size of a small city — the MGH employs people from all walks of life, representing different races, ages, religions, gender and socioeconomic status. To help celebrate the diversity of the MGH, three new murals now are on display at locations on the first floor of the hospital.
  

• Blood Donor Center offers sweet treats
  The MGH Blood Donor Center will offer a free ice cream sundaes buffet July 3 and
  5 to all employees who donate blood or platelets that day. Donors will be able to make their own sundaes from 11 am to 4:30 pm both days.
  

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