Grace Cottage Hospital | Otis Health Care Center | Townshend, Vermont

Grace Cottage Hospital and Otis Health Care Center

Newsletter - Summer 2003

FOUNDATION NEWS

KATHLEEN SHEDD WRIGHT TRUST
A generous gift was received by Grace Cottage from the estate of Kathleen "Katie" Shedd Wright after her death. The following letter was received from Katie’s daughter, Mimi:
"As the wife of a very dedicated doctor, Katie regretted the loss of connection between doctor and patient, which seems to be more and more the norm today. In Grace Cottage and Dr. Moss Linder, she was able to feel that relationship at the end of her life. Her gift to Grace Cottage represents sacrifice on her part, and a respect for the quality and importance of what you do for our community. It is her 'thank you', spend it wisely."

A VERY SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY GIFT

Ruth Lamprey’s daughters, Sharon Tierra (l.) and Faith Lamprey (r.), surprised their mother on Mother’s Day with a plaque on the Bone Densitometer Room, in honor of Ruth and Jerry Lamprey. Jerry died in 1999; Ruth is a volunteer in the Grace Cottage Purchasing Department. Ruth and Jerry became known to many in the community when they ran "My Brother’s Place" restaurant in Harmonyville, now the site of Dr. Timothy Shafer’s practice.

JOSEPH HELLER ROOM DEDICATED

On May 13, the Joseph Heller Room at the Inez & Sidney Bock EMS Training Center was dedicated. Scott Heller, president of Communication Industries Corporation in Grafton, who made a generous donation of audio-visual and training equipment, shared memories of his father at the event. A power point presentation about the EMS Training Center was produced and donated by Howell Martin Advertising and Marketing in Brattleboro.

WOLFF TRUST DONATION MADE

(l. to r.) Wolff Trust Trustee Elton McCausland, Grace Cottage Foundation Director Andrea Seaton, Trustee Chuck Cummings, and Gerald Chapski and Augusta Haydock of Fleet Bank with the annual distribution of the Harry Wolff Trust, outside the Wolff Outpatient Clinic at Grace Cottage. This year’s income to Grace Cottage from the trust, $45,815, has been used to purchase a new (and greatly needed) hematology analyzer for the laboratory.

WOOD'S TEA COMPANY CONCERT
The ever-popular Wood’s Tea Company will be performing in celebration of Grace Cottage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 9th on the Townshend Common. This free concert is held in memory of Jack Benson who sponsored these concerts until his death last year - his wife, Shirley, is continuing the wonderful tradition.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and, if you wish, a picnic supper. In case of rain, the concert will be held in the Townshend Congregational Church, on the Common.

HAPPY 250TH BIRTHDAY, TOWNSHEND!

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