Westfarms Announces that ‘It’s a Wrap’ as they present a check for $16,447 to the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute.

Submitted by Amanda May Sirica

Visitors to the Westfarms holiday gift wrap station were getting more than a pretty package, they were also making a donation to a good cause.

Westfarms, Connecticut’s premiere shopping center which is located in both West Hartford and Farmington, donated its annual gift wrap proceeds of $16,447 to Hartford HealthCare’s Cancer Institute.

Pictured above are Kevin Keenan, general manager of Westfarms, Donna Handley, vice president of operations, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute and Sarah Williams, marketing and sponsorship director of Westfarms.

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute is made up of the five cancer centers at each of the acute care hospitals within Hartford HealthCare – the William W. Backus Hospital, Hartford Hospital, MidState Medical Center, The Hospital of Central Connecticut and Windham Hospital. The mission of the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute is to ensure that cancer patients who come to any of our hospitals receive consistently excellent care built around the most advanced treatment in a compassionate and convenient setting. Through the Institute’s membership in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance, patients are also assured that their care is consistent with guidelines and standards as established by Memorial Sloan Kettering, one of the world’s premier cancer centers. For more information on the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, go to www.togetherahead.org.

About Westfarms

Westfarms, the premier shopping center of central Connecticut, features anchor stores Nordstrom, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor and JCPenney. The shopping center offers 160 stylish retailers and restaurants, many unique to the trade area, including Anthropologie, Apple, The Art of Shaving, Athleta, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Brio Tuscan Grille, California Pizza Kitchen, Coach, Free People, J.Crew, Kiehl’s Since 1851, LEGO, Louis Vuitton, LUSH, Michael Kors, Microsoft, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Tiffany & Co., True Religion Brand Jeans, Tommy Bahama, Tory Burch, Urban Outfitters and many more. The shopping center straddles the towns of Farmington and West Hartford, and is conveniently located at the intersection of I-84 and Route 9. For more information, call 860-561-3024, visitwww.ShopWestfarms.com or Like us at www.Facebook.com/WestfarmsMall.