Nelsons expand support for local hospital ER

Gary Nelson announced last Sunday that he and his wife Marcia had committed an additional $50,000 toward support of and an endowment for the emergency room at the Sonoma Valley Hospital, working through the Sonoma Community Foundation.
That facility has been a focus of generous support by the Nelsons for many years. In an interview on Tuesday, Gary Nelson noted that, “It’s essential for this Valley to have a functioning emergency facility for young and old alike.” He mentioned that their own son was one of those whose lives would have been lost without the local emergency room.
Marcia Nelson is optimistic that the Sonoma Valley community, as well, would rally to this need. She was quoted in a prepared statement as saying, “It is our hope that the Sonoma community will see the need and wisdom of supporting the SVH Emergency room by considering contributions throughout 2008 and the years to come.”