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AUXILIARY NEWS Everybody Wins! The one booth at Grace Cottage Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Fair Day that is really for little children is the fish pond. Children come forward, pay their fifty cents and get a fishing line. In the water is a wooden fish with a hook on its back. The fishing line has a ring at the end which the child puts through the hook. When the fish is brought up the child gets a prize. Every child wins. In fact, everyone wins. The parent is delighted by the dexterity of the child, and the volunteer running the booth has the pleasure of watching the delight on children’s faces when the fish is caught. Want to volunteer to run the fish pond this year? The position is vacant, and it’s a very gratifying job. Hospital Fair Day this year is August 4th. Put it on your calendar. As a matter of fact, there are quite a few other volunteer opportunities at the Fair. If you and/or anyone in your family can volunteer, even just a couple of hours in a booth, this will help us a lot. There are many winners at the Fair. At the auction last year, we auctioned art at a designated hour in the afternoon. The art -- which was donated by local artists and generous individuals sold well -- making everyone a winner. The donors have the satisfaction that their art brought a decent price, and the buyer walked off with a treasure. Three paintings by a nationally-known artist were put into a Boston auction, which resulted in a very nice donation. Please go to your studio, the attic or the closet, and select a piece of art to take to the Grace Cottage Foundation office at 74 Grafton Road in Townshend, where they will display it until Fair Day. I have to say that the biggest winners as a result of Hospital Fair Day are hospital patients and their families and friends. This fall, proceeds from Fair Day enabled the hospital to build a desperately needed 57-space parking lot for the staff and visitors. One day, you’re cruising around hoping to find an open space, and the next day you’re wondering which open spot to settle in! Each year it has been win, win, win, and working together in 2007 we will do it again with the help of so very many people including...we hope...you! Stan Holt, President RUTH W. PELSUE AUXILIAN OF THE YEAR
Don’s pleasing personality and ever-present smile always make it a delight to work with him. Although busy with his own maple sugaring business, he is a self-motivated volunteer who can always be relied upon to help wherever needed. In addition to his work with Grace Cottage, he also does volunteer work with a number of agencies in the Dummerston area. Don’s participation in Hospital Fair Day goes back many years, and his expertise has resulted in many safety and efficiency improvements. And, remarkably, he never has to be asked…..he just seems to show up when and where he is needed. In addition to his time, he has been very generous with his money and has donated thousands of dollars over the years towards tools for the hospital’s maintenance department. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE We are still receiving donations to our 2006 membership drive. As always, your loyal support and generosity are very much appreciated. Folks who made a membership contribution of $20 or more were entered
in the 2006 drawing for a “luxury weekend in the big city.”
We are pleased to announce that Eileen Fahey of Townshend was the
lucky winner. Congratulations, Eileen.
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The
Auxiliary is proud to announce that Don Hazelton received the 2006
Ruth W. Pelsue Award for Auxilian of the Year.
