AUXILIARY DONATES ADDITIONAL $40,000 TO HOSPITAL STUDY AT ANNUAL RECOGNITION BANQUET

Dearborn County Hospital recently recognized its Auxiliary at a banquet held in their honor at the Hollywood Casino Party Room.  The yearly event featured a buffet dinner followed by the organization’s annual meeting and special entertainment.

Highlighting this year’s banquet was the Auxiliary’s donation of an additional $40,000 to the hospital’s Screening Breast MRI Clinical Trial.  This brings the Auxiliary’s total contribution for the study to $100,000.  Since its founding in 1958, the DCH Auxiliary has donated more than $1.71 million to the hospital.

“Regardless of the challenges we set before them, the DCH Auxiliary always comes through for the hospital, its patients and the community at large.  This donation is just the most recent example of how the Auxiliary goes above and beyond to assist the hospital in providing the latest technology and services for its patients,” stated Peter V. Resnick, DCH Executive Director.

Following the dinner, Auxiliary President Betty Fulton presented her annual report summarizing the Auxiliary’s accomplishments.  Special mention was made of the Auxiliary’s contribution of 25,686 hours of volunteer service to the hospital this year.

The meeting continued with the election of officers.  Re-elected to their current positions were Marita Cizek as Second Vice President; Marjorie Waldon as Recording Secretary; and Sue Haskett as Treasurer.  Officers continuing in their posts were Mrs. Fulton, President; Nancy DeWees, First Vice President; Jackie Johnston, Corresponding Secretary; Marjorie Eisenshank, Gift Shop Treasurer; and Betty Swales, Snack Bar Treasurer.

A high point of the evening was the recognition of members who had reached milestones in their number of service hours to the hospital.  All those honored were awarded a pin and/or a guard recognizing their hours of volunteer service.

This year’s honorees were:

• 500 hours—Dorris Bourquein, Jackie Campbell, Jack Jerger, Helen Peters and John Vincent

• 1,000 hours—Sandra Johnson, Mary McCann, Laura Spaulding and Connie Webb

• 2,000 hours—Bonnie Knox and Vicki Shroyer

• 3,000 hours—Jean Benning

• 4,000 hours—Karen Luers, Mary Ramey and Luella Ropers

• 6,000 hours—Mary Crague, Nancy DeWees and Jackie Johnston

• 8,000 hours—Wilma Holden

• 9,000 hours—Betty Swales, Marjorie Waldon and Ruth Wilson

• 17,000 hours—Betty Fulton

• 20,000 hours—Marjorie Eisenshank.

In 2002, the hospital began recognizing volunteers who had reached milestones in age and volunteer service by honoring them as Life Members.  This year, Dorris Bourquein was awarded Life Member status.

DCH Executive Director Peter V. Resnick continued the program by expressing his most sincere gratitude to the Auxiliary for their tremendous support of the hospital and its services.  In his address, Mr. Resnick noted the Auxiliary’s many hours of service and their ongoing monetary gifts to the hospital.  He was especially grateful for their generosity and support of the Screening Breast MRI Clinical Trial.

Concluding the evening was a performance by the CincinNatalies.  Vocalists Liz Comstock and Lesley Hitch, accompanied by pianist Greg Lee, performed a variety of songs made famous by former Cincinnatians such as Andy Williams and Doris Day.

The DCH Auxiliary is comprised of approximately 125 active volunteers.  Sixteen new members were welcomed to the organization in the past year. Auxilians serve the hospital by volunteering in the following hospital areas:  Gift Shop, Health Information Management, Hospice, Information Desk, Lifeline, Outpatient Services, Rehabilitation Services, Sewing Room, Snack Bar, Subacute Unit and Community Relations and as Messengers. 

For more information about the Dearborn County Hospital Auxiliary, please call Mrs. Fulton at (812) 537-8217 or (800) 676-5572, ext. 8217.