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Program 8

Project Chair

Gift Shop 9

Newsletter

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2014

September 8 December 8

2014 ACHA

Fall Conference Oct. 12-15

Marriott Hotel Mobile, AL

Spring has been a busy time for our auxiliaries around the

state! In March I attended the SHVL conference in Nashville. The theme this year was In Tune with the Challenge of Excellence. I proudly carried our state flag for the opening & closing ceremonies. I also attended many excellent sessions. “Let’s Compose Our Song and Sing in Harmony” was about having vision and goals to bring focus, order, passion & motivation for our auxiliaries. “Caring for Your Cause- Creative Fundraising” informed us about different ways to increase revenue. For example, one group started selling Christmas trees & wreaths, then expanded to decorations and decorated trees; another group made $70,000 on a 2-day event when Dillard’s came into their hospital bringing a variety of things for a sale; after the $5 jewelry sale, a group had a $25 dinner with $5 wine that evening; oth-ers had Santa or the Easter Bunny photos taken which sold for $10; Game Nights were held with a charge per person and refreshments being sold. “All Stressed Up & Nowhere to Go” was a session about needing to quit letting stress take over our life and learning to turn negativity into positive things and thoughts. Other sessions were “Back to the Basics”; “Transforming Healthcare”; “Creating a Facebook Page”; and “Creating a Visitor Inpatient Program” by using former patients to help current patients know what to expect after surgery, chemo, or the loss of a child or other fami-ly member. The conference ended with a Boots and Bling Gala, where we decorated hats that Mas-querade had given us to wear. This was such a fun and informative conference! Many of our hospital administrators and staffs recognized their auxiliaries during Volunteer Appreciation Week with a luncheon or reception. At the East Alabama Medical Center I was hon-ored to attend to see Bobby Allen receive her 50 year pin. Bobby, a former ACHA chairman, still works as hard today as she did 50 years ago. I also attended Russell Medical Center’s luncheon where we learned about the new UAB Cancer Center that has partnered with RMC. I was at Coosa Valley Medical Center two days later and we were treated to a tour of the Blue Bell Plant and ice cream. Next, I traveled to Sheffield for their luncheon where I spoke to them on “Commandments for Auxiliaries.” At the American Hospital Association Conference in Washington, DC, on May 3-7, I got a better understanding of what is transpiring and the changes that all of our hospitals are having to make. We all are seeing these changes take place with hospitals cutting staff, closing marketing depart-ments, and doing everything they can to keep hospital doors open. One thing that was evident at this conference was changing the focus from waiting until the person is so sick they have to go to the hospital, to doctors and hospitals opening wellness centers for people to exercise and get wellness checkups to keep from having to go into the hospital. On May 6th, I joined Michael Hoarsely, Danne Howard, and Margaret Whatley from the Alabama Hospital Association, CEO’s and Managers from across the state to visit Senators Shelby and Sessions and their staff. On May 7th, we went to each of our House of Representative’s offices to talk with them and their staff of the importance of getting some bills passed to help all of our hospitals in Alabama. I hope you have a blessed and safe Summer and don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Fall Conference October 12-15 in Mobile at the Marriott. Don has put together an exciting program on leadership. There will be something for everyone at this conference. Please plan to attend.

Beverly Commander, ACHA Chairman

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Three CMC volunteers and the DVS joined two-steppers in Nashville for the SHVL Conference at Gaylord Opryland Resort March 23-25. Beneficial workshops and idea exchanges were held.

Crestwood volunteers hosted the District I Quarterly Meeting. Anise Black, RN, presented a talk on the heart catheteri-zation lab at the Medical Center in keeping with the State project of Heart Health. A heart-healthy luncheon including chicken Caesar salad and yogurt/granola parfaits was enjoyed by all. The annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was held at the beautiful Arbor room at Huntsville Botanical Garden. Ser-vice pens were awarded. Volunteers accumu-lated over 8500 hours in 2013. Board presi-dent Connie Thompson received the Volun-teer of the year Award for her tireless efforts and caring attitude. CMC looks forward to another summer of teen volunteers during sessions in June & July. Teens will volunteer in many parts of CMC in order to experience various

areas of health care. Rayne Jacoby, 2013 summer teen, received the Carmen Gum Memorial Junior Achievement Scholarship, while Mekenzi Esensoy, 2010-2012 summer teen volunteer, won the Madison County Alliance Scholarship. L-R: Pam Hudson, CEO; Connie Thompson, Pres. & 2014 Vol. of the Year; and Veronica Carter, DVS

Connie Thompson, President

ACHA District I met April 30 at Crestwood. Connie Thompson, President of Crestwood Auxiliary, called the

meeting to order. Veronica Carter, DVS, introduced the speaker, Anise Black, RN Manager of Cardio-vascular Services. Thought for the day was by Connie Thompson. District I Chairman Shirley Brocato was unable to attend due to illness, therefore Billy Simpson, past ACHA Chairman, conducted the meet-ing and introduced the state board members attending. The presidents gave their reports, and after an-nouncements the meeting was adjourned for lunch. The next meeting is July 29 at Huntsville Hospital.

Shirley Brocato, District 1 Chairman

District I

Crestwood Hospital

The Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary celebrated its 50th Anniversary at an event hosted by hospital

administration at Burritt on the Mountain in the new Baron

Bluff building. Auxilians mingled with friends and enjoyed mint tea & finger foods

while listening to music provided by guests playing flutes. Auxilians also received the gift

of a lapel pin that was designed to commemorate the event. Many past presidents, pic-

tured in front of the Museum Mansion, were able to attend. We were also honored that

Beverly Commander, State ACHA President, came from Wedowee to help us celebrate.

It was a beautiful mountain top experience, perfect for honoring those who had achieved

a mountain of accomplishments over the past 5 decades to benefit the patients & staff at

Huntsville Hospital.

We also kicked off the Summer Youth Volunteer Program as youth volunteers were placed in 24 departments across the

hospital’s main campus and will serve one 4 hour shift per week during the 9 week program. We were excited to learn that

many of the students serving have expressed an interest in pursuing an advanced degree in the medical field after graduat-

ing from High School.

Before closing the quarter, the Auxiliary donated $200,741 to the Hospital Foundation to purchase medical equipment

and services for Huntsville Hospital Main and Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. Pat Legg, DVS

Huntsville Hospital

Marshall Medical Centers honored their volunteers with a luncheon at Guntersville State Park on April 9. Mr. Gary Gore, CEO, brought us up to date

on the latest additions to the medical staff and informed us of the many changes that are going on in the health business. In addition, he served as MC of a guessing game to see if we could identify fellow volunteers based on a questionnaire we filled out prior to the program. We learned some very interesting information about our co-workers! At the April auxiliary meeting, Mrs. Butler, DVS, presented 8 members with 5 year service pins and one member earned a 20 year pin. The Mas-querade Sale, held April 28-29 during the severe weather situation in Mar-shall County, was not quite as successful as our Christmas sale but the faithful jewelry lovers came for the bargains. The Nominating Committee chose to recommend the current officers for the 2014-2015 year. Since no other nominations were made, we will serve another term. The Scholarship Committee selected 3 well deserving Junior Volunteers to receive a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice. These students are from Arab High School, DAR High School, and Guntersville High School. Betty Hendrix, President

Marshall North

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The auxiliaries in District II are really planning some very interesting and worthwhile projects for their hospitals. I'm confident that they will include information about them in their reports.

Shelby Baptist Medical Center welcomed District II presidents and guests to their hospital for the May meeting. The room was beautifully decorated with spring flowers with a cold lunch being served. The devotion was given by a hospital chaplain who included music. She accompanied herself with her guitar, singing a couple spirituals, ending with Amazing Grace. A program on Heart Disease was presented by a SBMC cardiologist. It was very informative and questions from the group were answered. It seems like the adult volunteers slow down for the summer with teen volunteers filling in the gaps. I know the hospitals are grateful for all the volunteers. Wishing everyone a happy and safe summer with interesting travels.

The RMC Auxiliary had an active past few months, beginning by attending mandatory customer service skills training for all who work at the hospital. Some of our members attended a voluntary

training session which included the Chaplin volunteers on Palliative Care in preparation for the new upcoming unit. We held our Quarterly General Meeting in March at which the FY2015 officers were elected and will be installed in June. Members published and distributed to patients, our “it’s Contagious, Laugh Out Loud” bimonthly booklet, and made and delivered tray favors for Easter and Memorial Day. We held a Recruitment Fair at the local Mall and received 14 applications! We had a jewelry sale in April, and in May instituted a new pro-gram of attaching a picture of our auxiliary jacket on the door for any member hospitalized.

We attended an Auxiliary Appreciation Luncheon provided by RMC on May 27 and it was great as always. We recognized members who have moved to honorary status the past six months and have served the auxiliary for a minimum of 15 years. We had a total of seven. Each was presented a certificate of appreciation and a bouquet of roses. How lucky we are to have shared 15 years with them! We currently support 5 active nursing scholarships for which we give each $1000 for each semester. We committed a total of $48,270 to the hospital in support of 3 new projects;

Palliative Care, new waiting room, Health education for patients , and expansion of Vocera communication system. Virginia Harwell, Newsletter Editor

Eunice Stagner, District II

District I (cont.)

Brookwood Medical Center held its Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 10 at Vestavia Hills United

Methodist Church. Brookwood staff from various departments attended and served our volun-teers a wonderful lunch, topped off with a delicious chocolate dessert. The room and tables were decorated with an Easter theme which included baskets of flowers, colorful grass and eggs.

(R– Becki Anderson & Millie Allbright, Volunteer, with one of the beautiful centerpieces) As volunteers enjoyed their meal, a group of very talented young women entertained everyone with songs of the 1940’s, and soon the room was filled with smiles, tapping feet, and thunderous applause. The Master of Ceremonies, our own Becki Anderson, CDVS, shared inspirational stories, announcements of new volunteers, and of course, the coveted service certificates and pins. Door prizes were awarded to every-one, and no one went home with empty hands. Our annual luncheons are always a treat, but every-one agreed that this was the best one ever. The message was loud and clear: Brookwood Medical

Center appreciates each volunteer! Janis Cole, President

Brookwood Medical Center

District II

Northeast Regional

We had 12-14 Sponsors for the year for Parent’s Night Out which is a time for parents to come enjoy a couple of hours of fun with our sponsors and hospital clowns. We eat, provide a clown skit, and play bingo. We typically host 70-80 parents per month. During this time, we

have volunteers who sit with the children while the parents are out. We host a Family Fun Night once a month as well. We eat, face paint and have a Karaoke time for all who want to participate. Again, we host large groups of families and it is a lot of fun. Special Events include 10-12 Wagon Washes a year and Special Visitors such as Cat-in-the-Hat, Space Aliens, Super Heroes, etc. These events are with Child Life Services. We work closely with them to help support their special event with “visitors”, or general support.

Suzanne Reeves, M.S. CCLS, Volunteer Services/ Special Services

Children’s Hospital

1940’s Singers

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To celebrate Volunteer Week April 21st - 25th, Medical West Volunteers enjoyed a special breakfast, a game of Bingo and an Appreciation Luncheon at a favorite local restaurant, The Bright Star, where we honored their many accomplishments. In fact, Medical West volunteers do-

nated over 3600 hours in 2013! Over the past year, Volunteers also assisted with five Senior Care luncheons; sponsored hospital events such Cocktails and Cupcakes for the Cure, Cheers to Charity Gala, Red Cross Blood Drives, and Scale Back Alabama. They were able to raise over $20,000 in funds, purchased wheelchairs for Imaging Services and so much more. We have a Masquerade Jewelry Sale coming up in July and will be purchasing baby dolls for patients on our Geriatric Psychiatric Unit in the coming weeks. We would also like to welcome our newest volunteers this year – Al Galban, Rhonda McLellan and Marco Thomas.

Medical West Volunteers at The Bright Star with special guests, Keith Pennington, CEO; Sean Tinney, COO; and Gannon Davis, VP of Human Resources.

Christina Arnone, Director of Volunteer Services

In support of our state project of Heart disease, the program for our January quarterly meeting was given by the hospital’s dietitian and the director of our Well-

ness Center, who addressed heart issues involving diet and exercise. The auxiliary supplied the grand prizes for our hospital’s four winners in Scale Back Alabama. We will also be support-ing the hospital’s “Use It or Lose It” campaign by paying for advertising in two local newspapers and selling blue ribbons to encourage our community to support their hospital. We participated in the Annual Ladies Day at Highland Baptist Church in Gordo on Saturday, March 22 by displaying and selling our gift shop items and being a part of their church activities. The Masquerade $5 Jewelry and Britches and Bows sales held in March provided great profits for the auxiliary. Two of our volunteers assisted with pruning and fertiliz-ing of the hospital’s waiting room plants.

Pickens County Medical Center Auxiliary presented 5 scholarships to area students— Savannah Brooke Rye, Adeline Turner, Jazzlyn Smith, Patricia Allen, and Susan Sparks.

2014 Volunteer for the Year – Judy Halbert with

plaque and her volunteer hus-band, Tom Halbert.

L-R is Charlotte Bryant, Marga-ret Shields, and Ann Gilliam, the Volunteer of theYear Committee

Judy Halbert, President

Pickens County Medical Center

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DCH Regional Medical Center Auxiliary was able to send seven of our officers, staff and represent-atives to the SVHL Conference Following the conference, the DCH Health System volunteer team met

to discuss what new and innovative ideas were learned from the conference and how we could implement some of them to improve our local volunteer auxiliaries. We have since formed some committees to explore some of these ideas.

Otherwise, DCH RMC continues to stay busy volunteering in various areas around the hospital and with sales al-most every month to supplement our giving goals. Most recently as President of the auxiliary, I met with the scholarship committee to award ten - $1,000 scholarships to deserving students to further their personal medical educations. The decision as to which would receive the scholarships was a difficult one with 34 applicants, making the choice from all the qualified submittals. As summer fast approaches, Pam Kirkley, DCH Health System Volunteer Coordinator has been interviewing and gearing up to orient a new group of teen/Jr. Volunteers. Recently, Don was hospitalized and Megan, one of his PCA’s, told us that she had been a Jr. Volunteer for the past couple of summers and had now applied for and been hired to work at DCH to follow her dream of working at the hospital. She plans to become an RN someday. Finally, on Sunday, May 11, TheTuscaloosa News published a full page ad saluting “Our Volunteers.” The Admin-istrators, employees and physicians “Thanked” the volunteers for their hard work and dedication. The ad listed every vol-unteer from each hospital by name.

Sarajane Pugh, President

District II (cont)

DCH Regional

Medical West-UAB

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“Volunteers...our greatest natural resource” was the theme for our Annual Volunteer Luncheon in April. The volunteers were given refreshments throughout the week during National Volunteer Week and also a gift was presented to each volunteer. We had a wonderful speaker, Mr. Lew Burdette from

King’s Ranch. In May we hosted our Masquerade $5 sale and as usual it was a great success! We also held an orientation where we welcomed 2 adult volunteers and 2 college students to Princeton. On May 7th two Board Members and our Auxiliary Presi-dent attended the District II meeting at Shelby Baptist Hospital in Alabaster. They all enjoyed hearing from different hos-pitals. As we began June we had approximately 22 Youth Volunteers serving in different areas of the hospitals.

Our new Information Desk opened in June. It is wonderful! (L) Mary Cannon and Pat Roberson at the new desk.

(R) Our waiting room volunteers delivering & serving refreshments that

were donated by a local church!

Barbara McDonald, President

Princeton Baptist

Over $12,000 worth of jewelry and accessories were sold at the Spring Jewelry Sale held on

April 17-18. The auxiliary deposited $2496 in the Scholarship Fund as a result of this sale. Our next sale will be in Nov.

At the General Meeting, held on April 22, officers were installed for the coming year. The following awards were also

presented: Panda Terry-30 years; Mary Olsen-25 years; Pansy Rutledge- 5 years; Marion Frazier-3,500 hours; Charlotte

Gamble- 2,500 hours; and Virginia Gray- 250 hours. A special thank you is extended to Ponda Terry and Mary Olsen for

their combined 55 years of service.

Edna Daffron, President

District II (cont.)

We began this quarter by replacing a broken bench with a new one in our Prayer Garden, which was built several years ago by the Auxiliary and provides a tranquil place for families and visitors to meditate

or visit. We also received permission to hang several brochure/magazine racks (donated by a local church) throughout the hospital. These provide storage for all of the pamphlets and brochures made available for anyone coming into the hospital. We voted to purchase a Bili Soft Photo Therapy System and a Heat Lamp for the NICU. This crucial equipment allows mothers to hold their babies while providing continuous heat and light necessary for them. During the first week in April we began to prepare for our Annual Easter Basket Sale, which is an opportunity for employees, patients and visitors to purchase Easter Baskets while having to be at the hospital. Items were purchased, orders taken and baskets prepared. This year tickets could be bought to possibly win a 6 foot adorable Bunny! Much to our sur-prise, we were also honored this week when the Alabaster/Pelham Rotary presented the Auxiliary with a check for $3,000! We have had the privilege of working alongside this group in the past and will continue to work with them in the future. During National Volunteer Week we were delighted to be part of an Appreciation Luncheon held at Southern Magnolia in Montevallo. Our DVS, Lisa Driver, always prepares such a lovely day for us. Several awards were given to deserving Vol-unteers. We are so thankful that our hospital recognizes the contribution that we make on a daily basis. During the first week of May scholarship applications were sent out to hospital employees desiring to continue their education. We received 11 applications and our Scholarship Committee, led by Jack and Sandra Sadler, assembled their team to prepare for the interviews. We had an outstanding group of applicants and I wish we could have given a scholarship to all of them! Five recipients were chosen and they will be presented at our June Meeting. Our $5 Masquerade Sale kicked off in May and we were also thrilled to host our District II Meeting at Shelby. A huge “Thanks” to Eunice Stagner and Sara Jane Pugh for so capably leading this group for the last two years!

Hope Hundley, President

St. Vincent's St. Clair

Shelby Baptist

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UAB Hospital Auxiliary is enjoying a beautiful start to 2014. With volunteers serving within UAB-Kirklin, UAB-Highlands, UAB-Callahan Eye Hospital and University Hospital, our mem-

bers continuously and happily make a difference across the UAB medical community. I’m including news of a few activities below: Easter Meals- Volunteers Jerry Jones and John Hilmer served lunch to patient families on Easter Sunday, as they have done on special holidays for several years. Boxed lunches were prepared and donated by UAB Hospital Catering. Families in the hospital waiting rooms enjoyed the food and fellowship as well as the gesture. Power of the Pink- The Odenville Student Government Association selected The Angel Squad (a UAB Auxiliary group serving patients within the Breast Health Clinic) as the recipient of funds they raised while competing in a service project for the State Student Council Middle School Conference. With their campaign to raise community awareness about breast cancer through the sale of pink wristbands to other students, family, friends and faculty, their project, “Power of the Pink”, placed second in the Service Division of the competition. Students, along with their chaperones, came to the Kirklin Clinic at the University of Alabama Hospital to present a check to The Angel Squad and to receive a tour of the Breast Health Clinic. UAB Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship Update- At present, the Auxiliary is committed to supporting our 5 current scholarship recipients. As our scholarship program moves forward, the Auxiliary Scholarship Committee is proposing the establishment of an endowed scholarship fund through the UAB School of Nursing. Endowment would assure funding of scholarships in perpe-tuity for qualified UAB nursing students. Volunteer Appreciation Banquet and Awards Ceremony- On May 8th, University Hospital hosted the annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet and Awards Ceremony. Socializing and dinner were followed by the presentation of pins to commemo-rate hours and years of service. The dedication of our fellow auxiliary members is inspirational!

Members relaxing after a beautiful dinner

Maria Kearney (8500 hours) with Hospital Administrator, Charolette Beeker

Kyle Wick, President

What a wonderful time of year! It's summer and time to get outdoors. Trinity's Auxiliary has had a busy second quarter of 2014.

In March, Volunteers Cathy Maddock, Marcia Warren, Judy Tarrant, and DVS Kim Munroe attended the Southeastern Healthcare Volunteer Leadership Conference at the Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. It was an informative and in-teresting conference and we enjoyed meeting fellow volunteers from 13 other states. Our Board of Directors met in March and voted unanimously to purchase items and assemble personal essential kits for employees and visitors who unexpectedly need to remain at the hospital overnight for such things as inclement weather or medical family emergencies. Additionally, volunteers assisted in registering potential donors at the Red Cross blood drive. The $5 Masquerade Jewelry Sale, held on April 3rd & 4th was very successful and a lot of fun. In recognition of National Volunteer Week, Trinity's administration honored volunteers with a luncheon at The Club, where Mr. James Spann, Chair-man of the Board, was the guest speaker. Service award pins were given to those who earned them and Certificates of Appre-ciation presented to retired Volunteers Stella Cannon and Jo Fleishman for their many years of service. At the end of the day, all volunteers were presented with a keepsake gift. Also, every day of the week volunteers were treated to coffee and muffins. The ACHA District II meeting was held on May 7th at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster. I'd like to congratulate them on their wonderful job of hosting the meeting and serving a delicious lunch. Also in May, we held our annual general meeting of the full membership. Dr. Kyle Hudgens, neurologist, reported on his medical mission trip to Turkana, located in northwest Kenya, Africa, where he and the team treated over 1,000 patients. He thanked the auxiliary for their monetary sup-port which was used to purchase medicine and supplies, along with some travel expenses for three nurses from Trinity. Dur-ing the business portion of the meeting, officers' reports were presented covering activities for the last 12 months and the by-laws were updated. Additionally, volunteers assisted with registration at the Health Fair in Vestavia Hills on May 3rd. Hospi-tal Week was celebrated May 12-16 and employees, along with volunteers, received a gift from administration and served a barbecue plate lunch on the 13th. Once again, three $3,000 scholarships were awarded and checks were mailed to Jefferson State Community College, Samford University, and Bevill State Community College for students majoring in health careers.

Cathy Maddock, President

District II (cont.)

Trinity Medical Center

UAB Hospital Auxiliary

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Hearing about the wonderful Volunteer Appreciation

luncheons and dinners which were held this spring makes me proud to serve with you all

as a hospital volunteer in Alabama ! As the cost of medical care increases, so does the

value of each volunteer. Please accept my thanks for all that you do to create the best

medical care environment possible for the citizens of our state.

As an organization, the ACHA strives to support its individual members by providing networking

opportunities which result in the exchange of ideas. I am looking forward to the Summer district

meetings and our October Conference in Mobile.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the

burden of another. Thank you. ~Author Unknown

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. ~Maya Angelou

Help one another; there's no time like the present

and no present like the time. ~James Durst

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale

We make a living by what we get,

but we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill

ACHA Board Chairmen

As part of my duties as ACHA Historian, I have been

working to secure judges for our Fall Conference in Mobile.

This has been a tedious process, but I do feel that I am making progress. A reminder to

everyone for your submission of Yearbooks, Newsletters, Tray Favors and Special Pro-

grams at the Conference in Mobile that the category sizes have changed and if your membership is up

to and including 60 you are in the small category, 61-110 auxiliary members you are in the medium

category and 111 plus auxiliary members you are in the large category.

Keep those pictures and newsletters coming to me. I can only make the Yearbook fun and informa-

tive and let everyone know what we have been doing as a state organization if I get this from you. It is

only 126 days until Fall Conference, as I write this, so I need to get lots of pictures,

newsletters, newspaper articles, and anything else that you would like displayed in our Yearbook for

posterity! I want to make our Yearbook a wonderful memory. Please help me to do so!

Have a wonderful summer, hopefully getting out there with family and friends and enjoying this

beautiful world that God has blessed us with.

Carol Hunter, Chairman– Elect

Linda Patterson, Historian

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Don Pugh, Program Chairman

Things are going smoothly with the planning for the Fall

ACHA Educational Conference to be held at the Marriott Hotel

in Mobile on Oct. 12-15. The beautifully renovated hotel is work-

ing closely with ACHA to accommodate our group and will be a

comfortable location for all of our meetings.

At the ACHA Board meeting held on June 18th, we approved the general agenda and format of the

meeting; therefore we will be able to send out the information along with registration & hotel details very soon

(hopefully during July or early August).

The following are just a few of the things you can expect:

An exciting workshop with breakout sessions on Leadership which will help all auxiliaries to be better

equipped to organize and function in our fast moving hospital environments. The Monday workshops will

be led by DCH Regional Medical Center Organizational Development and Education Department staff.

We will have Bingo on Sunday night!

We have built in some free-time for shopping on Monday evening with TWO shopping malls adjacent to or

across the street from the Marriott hotel.

On Tuesday, we are calling that day “PRIDE DAY” and encourage everyone to wear their hospital vest,

coats, or hospital color with their name tags. This day we will have a variety of topics to fill your day along

with District meetings, and a two hour time block to view the winners of the competition for Yearbooks,

Newsletters, Tray Favors and Special Projects.

Tuesday evening we will install our newly elected ACHA officers for the coming year and we ask that every-

one wear their SUNDAY Dress, since following the installation we will have the “Officers Reception” with

dessert & coffee being served. You will have an opportunity to meet and talk with the new officers.

Once again we are asking that each auxiliary provide two gifts to be used for prizes for Bingo and door

prizes at the end of the meeting. And if your hospital has any goodies which they would share for the

“goodie bags” we would like to have them as early as possible on Sunday to be put into the bags. We

normally prepare for 225 bags, but the items do not have to all be the same.

Lastly, we will have another silent auction with gifts provided by the ACHA Board for you to bid-on. The

winning bids will be announced on Tuesday following lunch. ALL PROCEEDS GENERATED FROM

THE SILENT AUCITON, BINGO, ETC. WILL BE PUT INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF ACHA TO BE

USED FOR CONFERENCE EXPENSES.

So get excited, share this information and look for the registration packets to be in the mail soon, then

plan to be at the conference, or you will miss out on all the great programs, fun and fellowship along with the

opportunity to network and learn from other auxiliaries. See you there!

Leadership - 2014 Oct. 12-15

Marriott Hotel Mobile, AL

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This article will deviate from Adult Heart problems and will

discuss Heart problems in children.

Children can suffer from high blood pressure too. It’s a grown-up affliction but an alarming

number of children are beginning to feel its effect: hypertension or high blood pressure.

The typical person suffering from high blood pressure is middle aged, stressed out and over-

weight. However, the average age of people with hypertension is steadily declining.

More than 50 million Americans are now believed to suffer from hypertension, putting them at increased

risk for cardiovascular disease, end-stage renal disease, and cerebrovascular accidents.

And now doctors estimate that nearly 5% of the pediatric population has unhealthy levels of blood pressure.

American Heart Association/Consumer Affairs , Mark Huffman, Author

Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the

more it will elude. But if you turn your attention to other

things, it comes and softly sits on your shoulder.

As we sat and were entertained with a video “Happy” by Pherrell Williams presented by the

Russell County Medical Administrative staff and all other hospital sections while attending

District III Quarterly Meeting on May 21, my tenure as chairperson flashed before me. Sure, there have been

some obstacles, some unfinished business, but there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way, so treasure

every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one.

Flo McIntyre, District II Chairman, Cheryl Webb and other members of the Host

Auxiliary were very hospitable.

On May 7, I traveled to Shelby Baptist Medical Center to attend District II Quarter-

ly Meeting. Eunice Stagner and the hosting auxiliary have the art of making people feel

so comfortable while in their company. I enjoyed a very wholesome lunch as we dined

together.

After lunch, Lisa Diver, Gift Shop Manager, (pictured here) gave me a tour of one of

the gift shops. This shop is closest to the Labor/Delivery Unit, therefore their inventory

caters to that department. Additionally, the beautiful Blue Luster Jewelry is another best

seller.

ACHA Board Chairmen (cont.)

Fay Burns, Project Chairman

Johnnie Knott, Gift Shop Chairman

President Roosevelt (FDR) speaking about volunteers during WWII once said, "Nothing is stronger than the heart of a Volunteer!"

This was based upon the huge effort put forth by all Americans to build war planes and tanks, etc. for the war being fought.

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T H E C O M M U N I C A T O R

Beverly Commander Chairman (256) 276-0839 bevcommander@gmail.com

Carol Hunter Chairman-Elect (205) 879-2015 clairol55@aol.com

Billie Simpson Past Chairman (256) 486-3389 billie743@charter.net

Linda Patterson Historian (251) 634-1278 jppandlfp@att.net

Betty Hendrix Newsletter Chairman (256) 586-6394 bwhendrix@gmail.com

Johnnie Knott Gift Shop Chairman (334) 289-2495 johnneknott@yahoo.com

Don Pugh Program Chairman (205) 242-3667 ezzzlife@peoplepc.com

Fay Burns Project Chairman (334) 821-0577 fburns1119@charter.net

Linda Reynolds DVS Liaison (251) 460-5223 linda.reynolds@springhill.org

Teresa Stubblefield ACHA State Office (334) 272-8781 tstubblefield@alaha.org (800) 489-2542

Shirley Brocato District I Chairman (256) 381-0964 shirlbro@bellsouth.net

Jean Glisson District I Vice Chairman (256) 881-0858 jeanglisson@knology.net

Eunice Stagner District II Chairman (205) 664-2490 eunicestagner@att.net

Sarajane Pugh District II Vice Chairman (205) 242-3667 ezzzlife@peoplepc.com

Flo Mcintyre District III Chairman (256) 234-4462 flobud@charter.net

Cheryl Webb District III Vice Chairman (256) 846-5007 ccwebb1@hotmail.com

Elinor Ott District IV Chairman (334) 636-2091 elinoro@bellsouth.net

Constance Taylor District IV Vice Chairman (251)4 56-5951 brandci@bellsouth.net

I attended the April District 1 meeting at Crestwood

Medical Center. I was sorry that Shirley Brocato was not able to make it due to illness, but

Billie Simpson and Connie Thompson filled in and the meeting went very well. It was good to

attend this meeting and meet several auxilians that I had not met before.

On the way to Fayette for my husband’s class reunion on May 23, we passed by Fayette

Medical Center. I noticed they were having a Masquerade Jewelry Sale so I decided to stop for a few minutes. I

did purchase a few items and met some really nice members. Since my husband was waiting for me in the car, I

couldn’t stay and visit as much as I wanted to, but everyone was so friendly. I visited the gift shop and I was

very impressed. I really enjoyed this stop!

I have received many excellent articles and pictures for this issue. Thanks so much for all of the great partici-

pation from so many auxiliaries! My term as The Communicator Editor will be over in October and I am going

to miss hearing from all of you. Keep up the good work and submit your articles by September 8!

ACHA Board Chairmen 2013-2014

ACHA Board Chairmen (cont.)

Betty Hendrix, Newsletter Chairman

This past quarter our hospitals in District III have done a great job! Donations

were outstanding! One auxiliary donated over $37,000 to their hospital, others are

planting flower gardens, adding Swing-bed units, giving out scholarships and some are remodeling different are-

as of their hospitals.

In addition, some hospital auxiliaries are visiting Assisted Living facilities weekly to play Bingo with the resi-

dents, others are working blood drives, while others are purchasing equipment, participating in Health Fairs,

and civic organizations. They are great!

District III P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 2 6 I S S U E 3

Beginning in April, the Auxiliary hosted weekly Bingo sessions for the residents at Southern Oaks, a local retirement home. Charlotte Criswell is

serving as chairman for this project. Several members received pins at the April meeting; Carol Glass – 1500 hours; Rebecca Culpepper and Georgette Griffith- 2000 hours; Bibbo Webb – 3000 hours. On April 22, BWWMH hosted a luncheon for volunteers at historic Lyon Hall in downtown Demopolis. Auxiliary members were presented Presidential Volunteer Service award pins in gold, bronze, or silver depending on the number of hours served. Carolyn Bell was voted the Volunteer of the Year, 2013-14, and was presented an original oil painting by noted local artist, Kirk Brooker. Also attending the luncheon were the six students selected to receive $1500 scholarships awarded by the auxiliary. These students are currently enrolled in studies leading to a career in the health field or they are planning to enroll this Fall. During National Hospital Week, auxiliary members were invited to special activities planned for hospital employees. These included a pancake breakfast, a day with free ice cream, free health screenings, and a hospital-wide cook out with all the trimmings. Auxiliary members will sponsor a United Blood Services blood drive on June 9 and a uniform sale June 26-27. It is with sadness that we report the death of a former member, Aubrey Randall, who died on April 29. Aubrey was a true people-person, always smiling and helpful. He and his wife were both members for several years and are truly missed.

Kathy Patterson, Secretary

Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital

Spring has come and Summer is swiftly approaching. Our volunteers are, as usual, “busy as bees.” We are in the process of getting our prayer garden beautifully

decorated with summer flowers. The flowers, along with the sounds of the chimes, make the garden a place of comfort for employees, as well as patients and visitors. We had only one senior to apply for our scholarship. She was awarded a $1500 scholarship to attend the college of her choice and pursue further studies in a medical field. Our teen volunteers went through orientation on June 2nd and have gotten off to a great start. We only have four volunteers this summer and we thank God for them. In observance of volunteer’s appreciation week, our volunteers were treated to a luncheon and movie outing. We were also presented gift cards by the hospital. If you have never been to “Classic on Nobles” in Anniston, it is a must for fine dining and scrumptious food. Four volunteers, along with our DVS, were in attendance during the District III meeting at Russell Medical Center on May 21st. It was a very good meeting and we enjoyed seeing everyone. We look forward to seeing all the beautiful, friendly faces at our next meeting.

Chaplain Barbara Embry is our new Director of Volunteer Services and we had our first regular monthly meeting with her and everything went very well. We look forward to working with her. Shown in the picture is Chaplain Barbara Embry, DVS, speaking during our monthly meeting.

Yvonne Estell-McElderry, Recording Secretary

Flo Mcintyre, Chairman

Citizens Baptist Medical Center

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The CVMC Auxilians have had a busy couple of months. Some of our auxilians at-tended the Community Links, a monthly education symposium, sponsored by CVMC and B.B. Comer Memorial Library. In March, Dr. Kennieth McCollough, Jr., Coosa

Valley Sports Medicine Primary Care, made a presentation on Sprains, Strains, and Joint Pain. The program in April was on Mental Health, and May’s program was presented by Hospice. We helped with the open house for Dr. McCullough's office in March by welcoming and directing guests. At our March general membership meeting CVMC CEO Glenn Sisk, guest speaker, talked about the impact the Medicaid expansion is having on hospitals in our state. We had a special training session for our Day Surgery volunteers with our DVS and Day Surgery Supervisor. We discussed a new detail monitoring form, communication, and general procedures for the volunteers. April was our fun month with a reception for the volunteers hosted by the CVMC Board of Directors, administration, and staff. A collage (R)of pictures of the auxilians was unveiled and is displayed in the lobby. It was a very special reception and a very appreciative presentation for us. At our Volunteer Appreciation picnic at Blue Bell Park, we were entertained with music from the 60’s, lunch was served by the hospital staff, dessert was a visit to the Blue Bell Parlor for ice cream, and goodies were given to everyone. The Marble Fest sculptors were in the park so we could view their amazing work. The District III Quarterly Meeting was held at Russell Medical Center in Alexander City on May 21. President Jerri Thomas, 1st Vice President Cheryl Webb, 2nd Vice President Helen Pheiffer, Treasurer Montine Webb, Reporting Secretary Mildred McKinney, and Parliamentarian Helen White attended this meeting. Each month in our Newsletter we feature an article focusing on our state project – Heart Disease and Health, sharing information from the American Heart Association on diet and lifestyle recommendations, stress management, and

cholesterol and how it affects our body. A Masquerade Jewelry Sale was held in March and another sale will be in July. Volunteers helping with the sale had 2 good days visiting and assisting shoppers. Pictured at Left - Patrick, Shirley Treace, and Maria Griffitt. We made donations to the hospital in March totaling $39,000 and we have had one new volunteer join us.

Cheryl Webb, 1st Vice President

EAMC Auxiliary members had a very busy and eventful March and April. On

March 11th &12th the Auxiliary held a two-day fundraiser with Jessie Mae Bags. Profits

from this sale will be added to the Scholarship Fund, State Project and the General

Fund. A special thanks to all the volunteers who contributed to this project and helped make it a great success!

On April 4th, members of the Auxiliary were honored for National Volunteer Week with the Annual Spring Luncheon

which was held at the Marriott Grand National Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s theme was “Volunteers are Pre-

cious Jewels.” The tables were decorated with glass vases filled with pink camellias and adorned with colored jewels. A de-

lightful and entertaining program was provided by the Mystic Order of East Alabama Fiction Writers and a delicious

lunch was enjoyed by all.

The highlight of the luncheon was the recognition of those who have given exemplary service to the EAMC Auxiliary.

This year, Mrs. Bobbie Allen was honored with her 50-Year Service Pin along with 30, 20 and 10 year pins being awarded.

By vote of the Auxiliary membership, Herschel Rowland was awarded Volunteer of the Year and Searam Park was chosen

as Teenage Volunteer of the Year. In March and April the Auxiliary recruited four new members for various service areas.

District III (cont.)

Coosa Valley Medical Center

East Alabama Medical Center

Fay Burns, President; Herschel Rowland, VOL of Year; Mary Weaver, Volunteer Advisor

EAMC

Bobbie Allen honored with her 50-Year Service

Pin (with her daughter & grandson)

Michelle Park (Scholarship) and Searam Park (Teenage Volunteer

of the Year) with Johann Kucik, TAV Chairman

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On April 7, the members of the RMC Auxiliary were honored at the Annual Appreciation Lunch-eon. Jim Peace, President and CEO of Russell Medical Center, along with Sarah Newman, Coordina-

tor of RMC Auxiliary, both expressed their gratitude to all members for the selfless giving of their time and talents. Several Department Heads came by to show their appreciation as well. The month of May was a very busy time for us. During the May General Meeting, the new Officers for 2014-15 term were installed during a moving ceremony conducted by Amanda Foshee. The gavel was transferred from the current Presi-dent, Sarah Dunham to Harry Cowhick, the incoming President. We were very excited to participate in Relay for Life again this year. Thousands of dollars were raised for the American Cancer Society during this annual event in our community, which is sponsored by Russell Medical Center.

Russell Medical Center Auxiliary was pleased and honored to host the 2nd Quarter District 3 meeting. Twelve hospital Auxiliaries were represented with 57 members in attendance. Beverly Commander, State Chairman, introduced Danne Howard, Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Emergency Preparedness of the Alabama Hospi-tal Association. Ms. Howard (pictured at right) presented a very informative

program on Medicaid expansion. Everyone enjoyed fresh baked breakfast items brought by the members of RMC Auxilia-ry and a delicious lunch prepared by the staff of RMC Cafeteria. Florene McIntire, District 3 Chairman, did a masterful job of organizing and overseeing the event with the help of fellow members.

Helen Walton, Secretary

District III (cont.)

After an unpredictable Fall and Winter Season, it’s great to welcome the Spring and Summer

Seasons. Fellow auxilians are very busy working with the hospital grounds crew, pruning, repotting and

doing all that is necessary to enhance the beauty of the Residential Care

Center, as well as the hospital.

The Green Team, as we are so fondly called, celebrated Volunteer Week

with a Luncheon on April 29. Ms. Geraldine Walton was selected by her

peers as the “Volunteer of the Year.” She exemplifies what volunteerism is all

about. On any given day, you will find her dedicating her time and talent at

the newly named Greene County Residential Care Center, formerly the

Greene County Nursing Home.

A “Spring Fling” for the residents and their families was held with live

music provided by a local DJ (Birdman). This was an enjoyable afternoon.

Ten members attended the District 3 Meeting in Alexander City. It was

great to sit among our fellow auxilians and share successful fund raising ideas.

Dorothy Weaver, President

Vaughan Regional Medical Center’s annual Auxiliary Appreciation Luncheon was held on April 8,

2014 during National Volunteer Week. Each year, members of the Auxiliary vote on whom they feel

has earned the title and honor of Volunteer of the Year. This year, two volunteers, Darla Barton and Jackie Patrick, were

chosen for their many years of service working together to make tray favors for the patients. In fact, this mother/daughter

team has been recognized twice by the Alabama Council of Hospital Auxiliaries.

VRMC Auxiliary will be participating in several community projects to include: SABRE Sanctuary, Selma Food Bank

and Integrity Worldwide.

The Auxiliary’s hospital project for this year is to assist the Radiology De-

partment with renovations to their department.

Pictured from left to right: Auxiliary President, Martha Plummer, Darla Bar-ton, Jackie Patrick and Vice President, Linda Hobson.

Kay Davidson, DVS

Vaughn Regional

Greene County

Russell Medical

Greene Team’s Annual Luncheon

at Ruby’s Restaurant

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T H E C O M M U N I C A T O R

We are moving on at a very fast pace this year. Wedowee Hospital honored all staff and volunteers during National Hospital Week with an Ice Cream Social on May 13th and a luncheon on

May 15th. The hospital provided “Hearts 4 Hospital” shirts for everyone. This project is an effort to create awareness in the community of the importance in keeping our hospital to serve Randolph County.

On May 19th we had our annual luncheon and installation of officers for 2014-15. Jeanette Wheeler, Director of Volunteer Services for Tanner Health in Car-rolton, Georgia, did the installation. Pictured are the officers that were present- Katie Rampy, Corresponding Secretary; Jo Kicker, President; Jeanette Wheeler, DVS; Beverly Bishop, Treasurer; Lucille Burns and Irene McManus, At Large Members; and Martha Crawford, Parliamen-tarian.

We were honored to have 3 ACHA officers present – Beverly Commander, Florene McIntyre, and Cheryl Webb. Lunch was catered by WM Deli and enjoyed by everyone. Two $500 scholarships were presented this year to Nicolas McKenney and Suzanne Brown by Donna Duncan. Both are attending Auburn University and are enrolled in the medical program. Service hour pins were awarded to members ranging from 100 hours to 1500 hours. Congratula-tions to everyone! We appreciate you and wish you a great summer. Martha Crawford, President

Providence Hospital Auxiliary of Mobile hosted the District IV Meeting on April 9.

Attendance was great and we had a great time learning what each auxiliary has been

doing. Past District IV Chairman, Kay Weiss, brought the Thought for the Day and everyone enjoyed seeing her again.

Mr. Todd Kennedy, COO of Providence Hospital, welcomed us. The meeting place was excellent and the food was delicious.

Sarajane Pugh, District II Vice Chairman, and Don Pugh, ACHA Pro-

gram Chairman, attended the meeting along with our own ACHA Board

members, Constance Taylor, District IV Vice Chairman, and Linda Pat-

terson, ACHA Historian and also President of Providence Hospital Auxil-

iary. We are looking forward to meeting July 9 at North Baldwin Infir-

mary in Bay Minette.

Elinor, Linda, Connie, Sarajane and Don

Elinor Ott, District IV Chairman

District III (cont.)

Wedowee Hospital

District IV

In April , following a delicious salad luncheon, we installed the new officers for 2014– 15. Following the luncheon, we presented the hospital with a check for 2012 & 2013. The money will be used to buy

much needed items requested by the nurses and Home Health, as well as a new television in the lobby and patients' rooms. The balance will be used to prepare the mammography room for a digital mammography machine. May was a very busy month. We presented all the nurses with a package of note cards for Nurses' Appreciation Week. We also conducted our annual kindergarten tours and had a very successful Mother's Day flower sale. The flowers were arranged by some of our volunteers. June was kicked off with lunch at a local Mexican restaurant where we honored our volunteers who had birthdays during April, May and June,

and enjoyed birthday cake for dessert.

Right- Christi Dunn, PR Director,

Barbara Harned, Director of Nurses, Nancy Ziebach, Auxiliary President.

Left-Bobbie Stabler with kindergarten

students

Nancy Ziebach, President

Monroe County

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Our Auxiliary members celebrated the end of the fiscal year with an Awards Luncheon held on May 19. Mr. Clark Christianson, CEO of Providence Hos-

pital, installed officers for 2014-15, following a delicious steak luncheon. Two $1,000 scholarships were given out to Samantha Majunder and Catherine G. Andersen, former Teenage Volunteers at Provi-dence Hospital. A Rose Ceremony honoring the 7 Auxiliary members that we lost during the year was held. Linda Patterson, out- going President, is shown receiving a gift for her two years of service. For the fiscal year May 2013 - April 2014, an average of 176 volunteers worked a total of 35,846 hours. Our fundraisers for 2013/2014 netted $34,640. Contributions to the hospital from our Auxiliary this year totaled $70,604.

Volunteer Appreciation was hosted the week of April 14 by DVS Mary Ann Townson and Volun-teer Coordinator Karen Dixon. A catered lunch was served every day from Sonny’s Barbeque and a special gift was given out to each volunteer. Vice President, Peggy Mattison, is shown preparing for the luncheon. The theme was “We are Blooming with Apprecia-tion for our Volunteers.” Providence Hospital Auxiliary hosted the Spring District IV meeting. There was a large crowd in attendance and Todd Ken-

nedy, COO of Providence, welcomed everyone to the hospital. We have 114 bright and energetic Teenage Volunteers who began working June 4. We are always so happy to see them helping out around the hospital. They are definitely an asset and everyone looks for-ward to seeing them each year.

Linda Patterson, President 2012/2014

Spring was ushered in with the annual National Volunteer Week awards luncheon held at Wintzell’s on April 22. In addition to great food our members received their pins

for years and hours of service. Mary Cleveland ran the Jewelry sale in March and a very successful Uniform Sale at the end of April. Our next sale event will be a Linen Sale at the end of June. Heavy rains in early May brought flash flooding to several areas in Mobile. In line with the newly created ‘river’ was Springhill Memorial Hospital and our Volunteer office, causing several inches of water to accumulate on the floor. Boxes with files and other documents got wet and Linda Reynolds was operating with no electricity, as well as a squishy floor. This is worse than living out of a suitcase, and will continue to be so until sometime in June. On a brighter note, May 6 & 15 brought our annual Color by Kids Art Competitions in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. We never cease to be amazed at the wonderful artwork produced by the two counties’ K-12 students. The installation of officers was held on May 19th with a maritime theme. Officers for 2014-15 are: President- Ed Serba; 1st VP- Mary Cleveland; 2nd VP-Clara Damp; Recording Secretary-Gerri Creighton; Treasurer-Susan Maddox; and Corresponding Secretary: Annette Williams.

A standing ovation was given

to all. (see picture at right)

The expertise of Past Pres-ident, Dorothy Davis, will be missed, most of all by Ed.

Ed Serba, President

Springhill Memorial Hospital

District IV (cont.)

Providence Hospital

Southwest Alabama Medical Center Auxiliary in Thomasville held its May meet-

ing at The Hill House. Members were treated to a buffet provided by individual members. All enjoyed the delicious meal &

fellowship. Hour pins were awarded to individual members receiving a minimum of 100 hours of service for the year. Pins

ranging from 100 hours to 2200 hours were awarded.

Members receiving pins: Elinor Ott, Lena Bishop, Maedelle Springfield,

Liz Patrick, Bobbie Overstreet, Linda Privett, Mary Francez Murray, Audrey

Evans, Rachel Ingram, Juanita O'Bryant, Sherian Bewton & Janet Anderson

Linda Privett, President

Southwest Alabama Medical Center

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The Summer Teenage Volunteer Program begins June 9 with adult volunteers serving as mentors for the 67 teenagers participating in this 8-week experience.

Congratulations to the Volunteer Connections Committee, led by Keri

Mallicoat, for creating such a great Volunteer Week celebration. Volun-

teers enjoyed a special gift tote and reception held at the Ronald McDonald

House in conjunction with volunteers from that program. A display at the

hospital during the week, showcased the many volun-

teers and their contributions to the hospital.

We had 254 volunteers (traditional & special pro-jects) during 2013, with 13,919 service hours given from April ‘13 – March ‘14 with an estimated value of $308,167. Current Volunteers: 154 A 2-day Masquerade Jewelry Sale was held in April. A Mother’s Day Bake Sale was also held to

benefit breastfeeding awareness initiatives at the hospital. The teenage volunteers will be offering

book, popcorn and rummage sales during the summer to provide art in the hospital. The next big

fundraising event is the volunteers’ signature silent auction- “A Cause for Celebration.” This will be the 2nd annual event

with funds raised to provide birthday and other celebrations for patients.

Office of Volunteer Services

The USA Auxiliary has purchased brochures on “Healthy Heart” information to be distributed to/by employees of the hospital, the volunteers and community prior to the Heart Walk.

Students from Mattie T. Blount High School that were a part of the HCAP were assigned to work in various depart-ments of the hospital though mid-April. This program gives the students the opportunity to have hands-on in the area they will choose to further their Health Education. Applications for the Teen's Summer Program were received in late March, orientation will take place in mid-June, and the program will last through late July. We are proud of Teen Volunteer, Kayla Reiss, Salutatorian of the Class of 2014 at Blount High School, who received a $5,000 scholarship from the 100 Coalition of Black Men of Mobile. She will attend Xavier University in Louisiana, majoring in Biology and Pre-Med. Orientation for Pre-Med students of the University of South Alabama was conducted through the Office of Volunteers. Also, the Office of Volunteers co-sponsored the Annual Employees Fun Outing (picnic) for the employees of the hospital. The Auxiliary has held the following fundraisers during the spring of the year: Masquerade $5.00 Jewelry and Accesso-ries, Precious Treasures Clothes and Accessories, and Touch of Jade. Constance Taylor, President

USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital

USA Medical Center

District IV (cont.)