The Coleman family has donated more than $3 million to further advance cancer clinical trials at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center. In honor of her late husband, Lester, Kathleen Coleman has made a $1.5 million gift commitment to establish the Kathleen A. and Dr. Lester E. Coleman Clinical Research Suite to be built in the future Cancer Hospital at UHCMC. This gift is in addition to the $1.5 million Dr. Lester E. Coleman, Jr. Chair in Cancer Research and Therapeutics, established by Mrs. Coleman in 2003.

Thursday, March 27, from noon – 1 p.m., Michael Walker, the executive director of the Partnership For a Safer Cleveland, will present on youth violence in our city at the Rainbow Amphitheatre. He will discuss how health care professionals can respond to violence and how it can be prevented within our community. Any questions, please contact Sandy Kelly at (216) 844-4521.

Please note that 1.0 Social Work CEU will be provided.

Purchase tickets today – Friday, March 28, to enter a raffle to win a “custom photo afghan.” All raffle proceeds benefit Harvest for Hunger. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5, and are available for purchase from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Atrium, or in the Volunteer Services office anytime before 5 p.m. The afghan, donated by Hometown Threads in the North Olmsted Wal-Mart, is a 54-by-68-inch blanket which can have an image of the winner’s choice woven in (not just screen printed). Samples are on display in the Atrium this week.

On Thursday, April 3, from noon – 1 p.m., UHCMC Employee Assistance Program will present a financial education seminar entitled “Financial Blunders-Lessons We Never Learn” at Kulas Auditorium. A kick-off to a seminar series on becoming “Fiscally Fit,” the seminar will explore the area of understanding your financial options and how to preserve assets in a volatile market. For more information or RSVP, contact Karen Mooring at (216) 844-4948.

Every Tuesday through April the Nutrition Services Department will feature a specialty dessert made to order in the Atrium Café from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds for this event help support Harvest for Hunger.

Tuesday, March 25:

Physician Portal, scheduled maintenance, starting March 25 at 11 p.m. – March 26 at 5 a.m.

22750 Rockside Rd., intermittent network disruptions and network maintenance, 5 – 5:30 p.m.