MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2011
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Ronald A. Tomo, MPA, CCP, CAN, NuHealth System’s vice president/CIO, will be presented with the 2010 American Radio Relay League (ARRL) International Humanitarian Award. Mr. Tomo is the recipient of this award for his extraordinary public service through amateur radio.
WHO: Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System
Ronald A. Tomo, MPA, CCP, CAN, NuHealth’s vice president/CIO
Michael Lisenco, ARRL New York City/Long Island section manager
Joyce Birmingham, AARL Hudson Division director
CDR Wayne Spivak, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Special Assistant for Public Affairs, District Commodore First Coast Guard District, Southern Region
WHEN: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Nassau University Medical Center Amphitheater
First Floor, Carmen Avenue Entrance
WHY: The ARRL International Humanitarian Award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through amateur radio. The ARRL established the annual prize to recognize amateur radio operators who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others in times of crisis or disaster.
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