The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida Elects New Board Members

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ — The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida’s (BCBSF) philanthropic affiliate, recently elected four new members and re-elected two members to its 11-member board of directors.

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New board members are: Tony Benevento, Becky Gay, Dr. Robert Mirsky, and Mark Swink. Re-elected to the board are Michael Cascone, Jr., and Dr. Melvyn Fletcher.

The Blue Foundation officers are: Randy Kammer, president; Tony Jenkins, vice president; Deanna McDonald, treasurer; Chip Kenyon, secretary and Daniel Beck, assistant secretary.

Through strategic grant making, The Blue Foundation supports programs that increase access to quality health-related services for uninsured and underserved Floridians. Since its inception in 2001, The Blue Foundation has awarded more than 100 grants totaling nearly $5.5 million.

The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida is a separate, philanthropic affiliate of BCBSF, incorporated in the state of Florida. The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, and its parent, BCBSF, are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information concerning The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, please visit its website at http://www.bluefoundationfl.org/ .

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The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida

CONTACT: Susan Wildes, The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida,+1-904-905-3045, or susan.wildes@bcbsfl.com

Web site: http://www.bluefoundationfl.org/