CHIME to Hold Charity Event in Orlando

Ann Arbor, MI, February 8, 2008 - On Saturday, February 23, 2008, a group of 35 CHIME members, CHIME Foundation representatives, and CHIME staff will gather to provide assistance to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.


CHIME, a membership organization supporting the educational and professional development needs of healthcare Chief Information Officers (CIOs), will be in Orlando for the annual CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum on Sunday, February 24th. Last year, the CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum was held in New Orleans, where CHIME organized a community service project with Habitat for Humanity.

CHIME volunteers will work at the Food Bank on Saturday afternoon, sorting and boxing food for distribution to needy families in the central Florida area. “We are looking forward to providing assistance to this worthy organization,” said CHIME President & CEO Rich Correll. “I am grateful that CHIME members are willing to give their time and energy to this important cause.”

The Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is a private, nonprofit organization that collects, stores and distributes donated food to more than 450 nonprofit partner agencies in six Central Florida counties: Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.foodbankcentralflorida.org.

CHIME is grateful to EMC for their contribution to this event.



About CHIME

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) was formed with the dual objectives of serving the professional development needs of healthcare CIOs and advocating the more effective use of information management within healthcare. CHIME's events and activities were designed to reflect that purpose, including CIO-oriented surveys, education programs, and networking activities. With membership of over 1,200 CIOs, CHIME has established itself as the premier organization serving the needs of healthcare CIOs. CHIME's educational initiatives are supported by the CHIME Foundation, a group of 55 providers of healthcare IS products and services. To learn more about CHIME and the CHIME Foundation, see www.cio-chime.org.

Contact:

Anne Wizauer
Director of Communications
CHIME
(734)665-0000
awizauer@cio-chime.org

UPDATED: 2/21/2008 3:17:33 PM