Hospital Auxiliary

By Pam Gaskill

Publicity

June 2022

April was a big month for the Fairfield Harbour Satellite Auxiliary of CarolinaEast Medical Center. In the past the hospital has held a Volunteer Appreciation luncheon in April to honor the volunteers who contribute so much to the effectiveness of patient care. This year, to celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week, three hospital coordinators came to the Harbour and created a special meeting for us. Assistant of Volunteer Services Tiffany Caraway, Volunteer Services Manager Shaellen Thompson, and Director of Public and Patient Relations Leslie Pittman came laden with refreshments, gifts, and annual awards to present to our members who have given so much all year long. 

Each year CarolinaEast presents three elite awards to volunteers who are nominated by hospital staff. Our Auxiliary is extremely proud of our own chairperson, Janell Ringuette, who received one of the three Volunteer of the Year awards given to outstanding hospital volunteers. Janell received the highly esteemed “We Serve” Award. Congratulations, Janell. 

The following members received their hourly awards for 2021 and 2022: 100 hours: 

Ruth Blackwell, Marty Cavins, Mary Florence, Jennifer Nebe, Linda Neylan, Linda Olkowski, Joyce Stull; 500 hours: Mary Florence, Julia Lloyd-deNijs, Edith Merino, Jennifer Nebe, Linda Neylan; 1000 hours: Donna Calliari, Nancy Hausman, Henry (Roland) Hoekman, Jennifer Nebe, Cindy Scalion, Betty Simensen; 1500 hours: Lila Gillespie, Clare Ostrosky, Janell Ringuette, Cynthia Scallion; 2000 hours: Barbara Abey, Betty-Lou Krasenics, Andrea Ostar, Janell Ringuette, Patricia Roark; 2500 hours: Barbara Abey, Jo Ann Bradley, Carol Cavins, Janell Ringuette, Patricia Roark; 3000 hours: Jo Ann Bradley, Carol Cavins, Margaret Heberlein, Olwen Jarvis, Doris Marotti, Holly Woodcock; 3500 hours: Carol Cavins, Margaret Heberlein; 4000 hours: Margaret Navratil; 4500 hours: Pam Gaskill, Jane Moore, Margaret Navratil, Joan 

Smith; 5000 hours: Pam Gaskill, Margaret Navratil; 5500 hours: Pam Gaskill, Margaret Navratil; 

6000 hours: Jane Montesi; 6500 hours: Sue Bischoff, Morag Cheesman; 7000 hours: Sue Bischoff, Morag Cheesman; 7500 hours: Sue Bischoff, Audrey Carson, Morag Cheesman; 8000 hours: Audrey Carson, Morag Cheesman; 13,500 hours: Lucille Durst; 14,000 hours: Lucille Durst; 14,500 hours: Lucille Durst; 15,000 hours: Lucille Durst; 28,000 hours: Chris Albers; 30,000 hours: Chris Albers.

The following information was shared at the April meeting. Members volunteered a total of 1064 hours in March, according to Betty Lou Krasenics. The Bake Sale and raffle raised $905 last month. On May 18 volunteers will gather in the Community Center to cut out 200 Christmas stockings. Our potluck is scheduled for next October. 

The Auxiliary will meet again on Monday, June 20, at 9:30 am at the Community Center, then takes a hiatus from meetings in July and August. However, members typically continue to create their handmade items all summer long. 

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