January 2015 Volume 59, Issue 1

Membership Report Dates to Remember Mur Mur Welcome to our newest members: January 6 Mississippi Valley 4500 Memorial Drive - • Belleville, IL 62226 • (618) 257-5545 • [email protected] Jennifer Hood (A)-Belleville Regional Blood Drive 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Auditorium Nancy Baldus (A)- O’Fallon Gift Shop Holds Quilts We have a new baby quilt in the Rachael Fulton (J)- Freeburg January 18 Uniform Sale Midnight Sale Allison Dukavas (J)- O’Fallon 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Auditorium Auxiliary Office. It is light blue and white On Thursday December 11 from With our condolences to the with bears embroidered on the top and a January 19 Uniform Sale 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Friday morning family and friends, we acknowledge the light blue print back. 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Auditorium December 12, the Gift Shop held a Midnight passing of Charter Life member and Past It is priced at $75. Sale for night shift employees. Employees President, Nell Fincke on December 7, Please stop by the January 20 Book Collection Resumes really enjoyed the festive atmosphere 2014 as well as Life members, Norm 8 - 11 a.m. Warehouse office to take a look as they proceeded to do some of their Hake and Florence Agne. and make a purchase. February 18 Shoe Sale Christmas shopping. For every $10 spent, Thanks to all who 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Auditorium the employees received a chance to win the Thank you to our newest Life member have purchased our life-sized Frosty the Snowman. Volunteers Esau Tolson and Sandy Jaskowiak. February 19 Shoe Sale beautiful quilts. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Auditorium that worked that evening were, Kim Brede, Janice Dorris, Judie Louden, Joan Green, Membership Numbers: Tree Jean Joseph and Mari Fritz. Bill Fritz Active 164 Activity Boxes ITEMS NEEDED: provided violin music for the employees as Trimming Active/Life 112 Items are still being accepted for they entered the Gift Shop. Cookies and On Thursday, Junior 49 use in the Activity Boxes located on the popcorn treats were served as they left. It December 11, Life 208 nursing floors for patients who might be was truly a special event. the departments Sustaining 60 confused from illness, dementia etc. If throughout the Total 593 you have any of these items new and wish hospital created an to donate them to the Auxiliary Office, ornament illustrating one of Memorial’s they would be very much appreciated. Magazines Service Standards to trim the Christmas Gently used Regular decks of cards tree in the Main Lobby. current magazines no Go Fish or Old Maid cards Community of Character older than September Coloring Books Word for the Month 2014 are needed Tissue Paper for our waiting rooms. Please do not Books Integrity include catalogs. Please bring your Scissors Doing what is right even when donations to the Auxiliary Office. Matching picture cards it is difficult From the President... Gift Shop Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, great people. And you get to see all the The winner of the Frosty Give A 23, the MCC Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa. I new items firsthand. I have bought many Way from December was Krista Mitchell, volunteers know all of these holidays have passed by a present there! Occupational Therapy. Congratulations! presented now but wouldn’t it be nice if the spirit I thank you all for allowing me to He will be a fun festive fellow to share your each MCC and love they bring with them would stay serve as your President for 2015 and I just holidays for years to come. patient with with us all year round! I think we would know it’s going to be a good year because The Gift Shop is closing out Christmas a crochet lap have a much better world to live in. And of all of you. You all are what makes and ready with new merchandise for you blanket. who doesn’t enjoy giving and receiving the Auxiliary work and makes it such a to see. Cats, dogs, chickens and other presents! success. assorted animal themes will be fun novelty I would like to introduce myself to I don’t know who said this but it is decor to add a touch of whimsy to your all of you who do not know me or don’t so true: home. Wine themes are also available and 2015 Executive Board know me well. I grew up here in Belleville There is nothing stronger than the always popular. Executive Committee: and, although I now live in Collinsville, I heart of a volunteer. With it beats the spirit still have many, many ties to Belleville. I of service, generosity, and compassion… There’s still a lot of cold weather to President, Mary Ann Silhavy am here a lot. and the health and well-being of our come so shop the Gift Shop for cozy gloves, Vice President, Dolores Miller I am a Registered Nurse who worked community, our country and our world. hats, scarfs, sweaters, and capes to keep Recording Financial Secretary, Kim Brede here at Memorial Hospital in the Operating you warm and stylish. Corresponding Secretary, Marge Room for 35 years and retired from there Mary Ann Silhavy Giedeman several years ago. I loved my work, loved Auxiliary President Chairpersons: the people I worked with and loved taking Patient Christmas care of the folks who came to us for our Bylaws, Shirley Wehrenberg Forget! Gifts services. As you can probably tell, I have After the December Board Meeting Care Center, Judie Louden Don’t very strong feelings for Memorial. on Friday, December 19, members of the Clerical Services, Fran Davitz Personally, I have a wonderful Auxiliary Executive Board set out to visit Community Services, Janice Dorris husband George, who has put up with Fundraising our patients and their families here at the Educational Assistance, Judy Kennedy me for 51 years. We are the proud Continue collecting hospital, OPS and ER. With red baskets Fundraising, Rena Murphy parents of 6 children, 2 girls and 4 boys. your books for donation to the 2015 in hand, they distributed a mini duffle My oldest son, Joe and his wife Melody Gift Shop, Chris Hubert coin purse are pediatricians on staff here so I am Book Bazaar. Collection at the Auxiliary Immediate Past President, Sandy key chain very personally interested in everything Warehouse will start Tuesday, January Jaskowiak (from the Memorial. We also have 10 beautiful 20, 2015 from 8 to 11 am. Junior Volunteer, Becky Olroyd grandchildren. Auxiliary) Coming Events are: Newsletter, Jean Joseph I joined the Auxiliary shortly after to each Uniform Sale retirement and worked OPS for a while patient. On Patient Services, Joan Green but my first love is the Gift Shop. Itis January 18 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesday, Support Services, Mari Fritz so much fun and you get to see so many January 19 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. December Visitor Assistance, Lynn Blomberg