MUR - MURM E M O R I A L A U X I L I A R Y

4500 Memorial Drive l Belleville, Illinois 62226 l (618) 257-5545 l auxiliary@memhosp.com

September 2014Volume 58, Issue 9

Dates to Remember

Community of Character

RespectWord for the Month

Showing regard to self, others,

property and those with authority.

Membership ReportAugust 5 - October 28 Book Collection8 - 11 a.m. Auxiliary Warehouse

Collections for the 2015 Book Bazaar will beon Tuesdays and the first Saturday in

September and October.

September 2 Blood Drive10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hospital Auditorium

September 6 Fun Run/WalkContact Human Resources at Extension 5230 to sign up!

September 18 Shoe Sale8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Hospital Auditorium

September 19 Shoe Sale7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Hospital Auditorium

September 18-19 Smart Driver Course8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Health Ed. Center You must attend both days. Call Community Relations

at 257-5649 to register.

October 12 Uniform Sale11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Hospital Auditorium

October 13 Uniform Sale

Welcome to our newest members:Larry Brown (A) – VeniceVicki Avedisian (A) – MillstadtWyatt Hespen (J) – New AthensCourtney Whitehead (A) – BellevilleHima Patel (J) – O’FallonMary Schallert (J) – BellevilleEmily Fulton (J) – MillstadtDrew Dudek (A) – LebanonCassidy Garland (J) - Belleville Angela Lewis (A) – BellevilleElissa Porath (J) – O’FallonJustin Phillips (A) – O’FallonJustin Daenzer (J) – BellevilleTodd Johnson (J) – BellevilleLindsey Cossey (J) – Belleville

Thank you to our newest active Life Member Rev. David Byer.

Membership Numbers:164 - Active108 - Active/Life45 - Junior207 - Life 63 - Sustaining

587 - Total

MagazinesG e n t l y

used current m a g a z i n e s (no older than January 2014) are needed for our waiting rooms. Please bring your donations to the Auxiliary office.

Memorial Logo Caps Brown flexfit ball caps with a white and gold Memorial logo are available in the Auxiliary Office. The caps are $18 each.

Quarterly Meeting

2015 Slate of OfficersPresident - Mary Ann SilhavyVice President - Dolores MillerRecording/Financial Secretary - Kim BredeCorresponding Secretary - Marge Giedemann

2015 Nominating CommitteeDolores Miller 2014-2015Shirley Wehrenberg 2014-2015Judy Kennedy 2015-2016Ruth Ogles 2015-2016

The Quarterly Membership Meeting is Tuesday, September 9, at 6 p.m. in the Hospital Auditorium. We will be voting on the bylaw changes as well as the new slate of officers for the 2015 Executive and Nominating Committees. Please make every effort to attend this important meeting. Call the Auxiliary Office by Friday, September 5, to make a reservation.

Gift ShopStop in and

see our new line of organic skin care by Naked Bee. Hand lotion, lip balms, and foot care are just some of the items in the product collection. A summer clearance is going on for great deals in home, garden and apparel. New fall pieces are starting to appear. Scarves, purses, and light jackets are easy ways to begin the transition to cooler weather. Don’t forget to get your Cardinal baseball merchandise to support the team. Our selection is outstanding. Our many candy, gum and snack selections are available and ready to fuel employees and visitors.

Dues for 2015 It is time to pay dues for 2015. We will start collecting your annual membership dues at the September Quarterly Membership Meeting. Dues may be paid by mailing your check to the Auxiliary Office at Memorial Hospital, 4500 Memorial Drive, Belleville, IL 62226 or by credit/debit card over the phone or in the office. • Active/Junior Volunteer Membership - $5 • Sustaining Membership - $8 • Life Membership - $100 Dues are used to maintain the Auxiliary Educational Assistance Programs.

Thursday, September 25

R.S.V.P. toevents@memhosp.com or call 618.257.5649

5 to 7 p.m.1404 Cross Street, Shiloh, IL

Celebration

GIVE LAVISHLY! LIVE ABUNDANTLY!

The more you give, the more you get— The more you laugh, the less you fret— The more you do unselfishly, The more you live abundantly… The more of everything you share, The more you’ll always have to spare— The more you love, the more you’ll find That life is good and friends are kind…

For only what we give away, Enriches us from day to day. --Helen Steiner Rice

I would like to remind you of the Capital Campaign that is being held to fund the building of our brand new hospital in Shiloh. As you know, our Auxiliary had a very important part in the building of Memorial Hospital over 50 years ago. We are very proud of our hospital and the excellent care our physicians, nurses and technicians provide. This time it is your opportunity to take part in the Capital Campaign for Memorial East. Won’t you please join me and others in pledging, what you are able, to help build this new hospital that will bring additional physicians, nurses and technicians to the Metro East.

How many people can say, “I had a part in funding this new hospital.” Take a leisurely drive by the site and watch it become a reality!

Belleville’s Memorial Hospital will also be renovating their rooms, making each room private, after the completion and opening of Memorial East. The Capital Campaign will also accept donations to be used toward the renovation of our main campus.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Sandy JaskowiakAuxiliary President

From the President...

You are invited...

Memorial Hospital was named the BEST HOSPITAL by the Belleville News Democrat Readers’ Choice Awards. Congratulations to all of you – it is because of your dedication to providing exceptional healthcare and compassionate service that consumers chose us as #1! Thank you! In addition, three Memorial Medical Group physicians were named among the TOP PHYSICIANS in the Readers’ Choice voting. Congratulations to Dr. Beatriz-Ramos Pardo for coming in FIRST PLACE and to Dr. David Rawdon and Dr. James Wade, who tied for THIRD PLACE.

Reader’s Choice Awards QuiltsTwo new baby

quilts are for sale in the Auxiliary Office. One is an embroidered teddy bear and bunny on a quilt with butterflies fluttering around. It is white with pastel points and is priced at $75. The other has an embroidered “BABY” in four of the blocks and other baby items in the other blocks. It is white and light green and is also priced at $75.

A new baby afghan is also available in the Auxiliary Office. It is crochet in a yellow, green, blue and pink chevron design and is priced at $50. Thanks to all who have purchased our beautiful quilts.

There are two other quilt/wall hangings still available. Please stop by the office to take a look and make a purchase.

Memorial Care Center

The Care Center is still in need of BINGO prizes for men. They especially like food items, aftershave and “new” Hot Wheels and Match box cars.

CARE CENTER

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I am that life is 10

percent what happens to us and 90 percent

how we respond to it.

Charles R. SwindollAmerican Clergyman

Fundraising On September 18 and 19 a shoe sale will be held in the auditorium by Shoe Roads Productions. Come see the fall line and try some on.

Pecans are coming soon. We are calling to get availability and cost. On October 12 and 13 we will have a uniform sale. Loads of books have been coming in for the 2015 Book Bazaar and are currently being priced, boxed and categorized. We are collecting items at the warehouse on Tuesdays until October 28 and on the first Saturday in September and October. Collection will open again in late January. Our next Book Bazaar will be held April 29 and 30 and May 1 and 2. We have cards with the 2015 dates available in the Auxiliary Office. Thank you to all who volunteer to work and to those who support the Auxiliary. We appreciate all of you.Gold Coast Jewelry Sale Book Bazaar donations.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed at the Care Center reception desk - both morning and afternoon shifts are available. We also need volunteers to

take the book cart out in the afternoon, which takes approximately one hour.

The Gift Shop would love to have volunteers trained to take out the candy cart and to volunteer in the Gift Shop

who have the ability and desire to work in a retail operation.

There are a variety of other clerical opportunities available throughout the week. Call Carole in the Auxiliary Office for details.

Disposal of Expired Medications

Memorial Hospital is continuing to

collect your unused or expired drugs or

health supplements and dispose of them

according to Illinois

EPA regulations.

You can bring them

to the Auxiliary

Office during office

hours.

The time cards have a new look. They are now all white with a box at the top to identify yourself as an adult, junior or student volunteer. Be certain to check the appropriate box and print your name at the top of the card, then list the service in which you are working. If you work in more than one service, designate each service and time. Sign out after completing your assigned shift. You may have timecards at multiple locations throughout the hospital during the month.

It is important that you do not sign in and out at the same time.

Sign in at a volunteer time card box when reporting for duty.

Locations of Time Card Boxes:• Auxiliary Office• Auxiliary Warehouse• Emergency Room• Gift Shop• Memorial Care Center • Outpatient Surgery Volunteer DeskTime cards are not to be removed by

anyone other than the timekeepers. (The time cards are totaled and removed on the first day of each month. You must start a new card each month.)

New Time Cards

A patient may forget your name, but they will

never forget how you made them feel.