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<p>The Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 34th annual Valentine Ball was held February 11 at Tabby Place. More than 400 guests, many of whom had attended pre-ball dinner parties, enjoyed dessert, dancing and a silent auction while helping the Foundation raise more than $200,000 toward a dynamic workforce development program that will include a state-of-the-art, on-campus education center and a freestanding daycare center at Beaufort Memorial.</p>
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<p>“This year’s event marked a new fundraising focus that is critical to the hospital’s future,” BMH Foundation Associate Vice President and Chief Development Officer Kim Yawn said. “We’re committed to investing in our employees’ long-term growth and success, as well as training new generations of health care providers to meet the growing needs of the community,”</p>
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<p>First hosted in 1990, the Valentine Ball has raised almost $6 million for new technology, services and facility improvements for Beaufort Memorial and its patients over the past 33 years. Photos by Charlotte Berkeley.</p>
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