Meet Kathryn McCaney, Celebrate Caring Honoree

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Independence senior vice president and chief marketing executive Paula Sunshine presents Kathryn McCaney with a Celebrate Caring finalist award. Caring is in all of us, and nurses truly embody that spirit. Independence Blue Cross received nearly 700 submissions for its Celebrate Caring campaign. We are honored to share the stories of our top ten 10 finalists,...
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Beyond Giving Back: How Volunteering Can Help Boost Your Career

Michael Allen boxing up food at a volunteer event
If you ask Michael Allen, he will tell you that volunteering is contagious; that’s how he got his start with the Blue Crew and volunteering in 2011. He had just joined Independence Blue Cross when an enthusiastic associate (and passionate Blue Crew member) told him about the company’s volunteer program and encouraged him to sign up....
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Get #FearlessFit with Independence Blue Cross Member Discounts and Savings

A couple enjoys historic buildings from atop bicycles.
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like saving money, do you? As an Independence Blue Cross (Independence) member, save when you take advantage of free or discounted #FearlessFit activities throughout Philadelphia. Whether you want to go on a family outing, take a staycation in Philadelphia, or treat your sweetheart to date night without breaking the bank,...
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Meet Cecilia Bermudez: Celebrating Caring Honoree

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Caring is in all of us, and nurses truly embody that spirit. Independence Blue Cross received nearly 700 submissions for its Celebrate Caring campaign. We are honored to share the stories of our top 10 finalists, including Cecilia Bermudez, oncology nurse at Reading Hospital-Tower Health.  Cecilia Bermudez used to be a chemistry tutor at a private liberal arts college....
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Meet Evelyn Cannon-Dingle, Celebrate Caring Honoree

Nurse Evelyn Cannon-Dingle, in a hospital room
Caring is in all of us, and nurses truly embody that spirit. Independence Blue Cross received nearly 700 submissions for its Celebrate Caring campaign. We are honored to share the stories of our top 10 finalists, including Evelyn Cannon-Dingle, a nurse at Inspira Medical Center Vineland.

Learning the Value of Community

Evelyn Cannon-Dingle decided she was destined to become a nurse when she was in the second grade....
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Meet Megan Vennalil, Celebrate Caring Honoree

Nurse Megan Vennalil talks to another woman
Caring is in all of us, and nurses truly embody that spirit. Independence Blue Cross received nearly 700 submissions for its Celebrate Caring campaign. We are honored to share the stories of our top 10 finalists, including Megan Vennalil, a nurse at Einstein Medical Center.

Inspired by Nurses at a Young Age

Nurses make a difference in people’s lives every day,...
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Providence Center: 25 Years of Inspiring Futures Full of Possibility

Juan Lopez (left) and David Chiles (right) right at the Providence Center 25th anniversary event
Juan Lopez (left) and David Chiles (right) at the Providence Center 25th anniversary event. While it may be known as the City of Brotherly Love, poverty and high crime rates are major problems in some parts of Philadelphia. In the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia, young people are surrounded by some of the highest poverty and violent crime rates,...
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Addressing the Growing Issue of Malnutrition in Older Adults

A senior woman receives a delivery of food from MANNA
Philadelphia-based MANNA delivers healthy meals and provides nutritional counseling to seriously ill people in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. Should you eat a different diet if you’re sick? Do you have the same nutritional needs when you’re 80 as you do when you’re 30? I ask these questions because nutrition is such a hot topic in our culture....
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CHOP’s Youth Heart Watch: Creating a Culture of Responsiveness in Philadelphia Schools

People holding a banner, celebrating a school's certification as a Youth Heart Watch school
Zane Schultz (right), of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, presents the Youth Heart Watch award to Philadelphia’s first Heart Safe school. At age 16, Zane Schultz witnessed his friend and teammate, Rafe Maccarone, collapse on the soccer field during a routine warmup in their hometown of Cocoa Beach, Florida. The minutes after Rafe’s collapse were marked by chaos and fear....
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Independence Blue Cross: Our Investment in Community Health

Lorina Marshall-Blake planting something at a volunteer event
Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, volunteering with the Independence Blue Cross Blue Crew at Share Food Program For more than 80 years, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has enhanced the health and well-being of the communities we serve. We have a responsibility as the leading health insurance company in Philadelphia to make quality health care accessible and affordable and to ensure good health is in reach for everyone....
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