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Diabetes dollars decorate Xmas tree

The DC 37 Hospitals and Blue Collar divisions combined efforts to raise $400 during the holiday season to fight diabetes.

Every Christmas since 2004, Secretary Marlene Nurse of Hospitals and Clerk/Typist III Irene Adams of Blue Collar have set up a Christmas tree between their fourth-floor offices and invited everyone who passes by to decorate the tree with dollar bills.

The money always goes to a good cause. The 2009 proceeds are being donated to the American Diabetes Association, which funds research to prevent and cure diabetes, provides information and delivers services to improve the lives of people with the disease.

“We wanted to make a difference,” said Nurse.

“I’m so proud of our Hospitals and Blue Collar Division staffs,” said DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts. “They’re busy working hard for their members, and they have their own families too, but they still make this effort to help others during the holidays.”