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Crouse Honors Ed Green by Willie Kiernan
As printed in: Eagle Newspapers Syracuse, NY – April 17, 2007 – The Crouse Health Foundation’s 31st annual Tribute Evening gala will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday Sept. 28 in the Convention Center at Oncenter. ‘Celebrate Syracuse’ is the theme this year. The 2007 honoree will be Edward Green, a long-time community leader known for his dedication to a variety of causes in and around the Syracuse area. “People take hospitals for granted, like a school. It’s there and it’s always going to be there,” Green said. “It’s hard not to be drawn to wanting to work with an institution that is so important to our lives from beginning to end. I’ve been there a great number of years and I’ve seen many come and go, but everyone cared. You feel the vitality and the caring; there’s a spirit, a feeling.”
Green has been a board member/officer of Glimmerglass Opera, YMCA, Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce, Metropolitan Development Association, Syracuse Stage, Cazenovia Lake Association, Stone Quarry Art Park, Cazenovia College, and Cazenovia Preservation Foundation. A founding member of Green & Seifter Attorneys, PLLC and Green & Seifter, CPAs, Green is also a principal of Green & Seifter, Investment Advisers, LLC. A former Adjunct Professor at the Syracuse University College of Law, he is a member of the New York State and Onondaga County Bar Associations, and the American Institute and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Green’s community involvement includes serving as Chair of the Everson Museum of Art, WCNY, Central New York Community Foundation and Cultural Resources Council, and as Co-Chair of InterFaith Works’ Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism Advisory Board. He currently serves as a board member/officer of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees, Syracuse International Film & Video Festival, Gifford Foundation, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, The Jewish Community Foundation of CNY, and Syracuse 20/20. The Foundation has chosen to honor Green at the autumn event because he was instrumental in establishing the Foundation’s Endowment Fund, which reached a milestone this year by distributing $1 million in investment income to fund various projects at the hospital. Green has served on the Crouse Health Foundation Board since 1975, serving on its Finance Committee, Campaign Cabinet for the Harry and Lillian Marley Education Center and as President from 1981 to 1983. “I was there when the foundation began, then I was the chairman of the board,” Green said. “We had a target of $5 million to raise, now it’s up to about $24 million. That sort of self-sustaining fund is quite a legacy. It just seems natural to be a part of those people and that sort of environment.” Proceeds from Tribute Evening will further the Crouse Health Foundation’s mission to promote, solicit, accept and provide stewardship for all voluntary dollars given in support of Crouse health initiatives benefiting the health and wellness of the community. Tribute Evening features a social hour, gourmet dinner, nationally-recognized entertainment and dancing. General tickets are $300 per person, and patron opportunities are available by contacting the Foundation. Tables of 10 and individual attendees are welcome. For more information, contact the Foundation office at 470-7702.

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