AUXILIAN OF THE YEAR At Grace Cottage Auxiliary’s Annual Meeting this fall, Betty Coleman of Jamaica, VT was presented with the annual Auxilian of the Year Award, much to her surprise. The Auxiliary also paid tribute to Betty in their 2004 Annual Report: “A special thanks to a special lady for 54 years of dedicated service with Fair Day’s ‘White Elephant’ booth. Betty’s creativity, boundless energy and enthusiasm, topped off with an endless smile, have touched us all. It has been a real privilege working with you, Betty.”

Betty Coleman and Auxiliary Vice President Barb Barber

SEEKING ARTWORK FOR FAIR DAY

As we approach the 55th Grace Cottage Hospital Fair Day, we need your help to build the auction inventory. Last year, a few art pieces did very well. Wolf Kahn, a nationallyknown landscape artist, donated a painting that raised over $2,000. Less noticed was a painting that sold for $300. This painting had been left in my barn along with other items last winter; I don’t remember who put it there.

The thought occurred to a number of us that there must be works of art that no longer hang in our homes, but are stored in attics and closets. It is said that ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.’ At the auction we have lots of beholders. Now all we need is the art.

It is our understanding that the price art sells for at an auction qualifies as a tax-deductible contribution. The Hospital Auxiliary would be pleased to gather art work from your home, store it until the Fair, and give you a statement of its value based on what it brings at the auction. With more art to auction, advance publicity will bring more art buyers to the Fair.

If you have any interest in this opportunity, please call me at (802) 365-4455 or e-mail me at spenholt@sover.net, or call Andrea and Mary at Grace Cottage Foundation, (802) 365-9109.

IN MEMORIAM

Jean Pratt Fisher, a long time West River Valley resident, passed away in the hospice suite at Grace Cottage in January. An avid supporter of the hospital, Jean donated her beautiful oil paintings to the employee Fair Day raffle and to the Fair Day Auction during many decades. Jean was beloved by the Grace Cottage staff and is greatly missed.