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Hospital Auxiliary members as busy as bees

Have you by chance dropped by the Vavenby Thrift Shop lately?

Editor, The Times:

Your Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members do not quit working and spring is the start to a very busy year.

Have you by chance dropped by the Vavenby Thrift Shop lately (with its new roof and flooring) and checked out the spring items? Have you stopped by the Gift Corner at the hospital and checked out the beautiful knitted items and the array of different jewellery?

The Auxiliary is getting ready to host its fourth annual Garden Party, to be held May 5. If you have not  attended one of these functions, you are really missing a lot of fun and excitement! Tickets are going fast at $25.

Just before our Garden Party, the Auxiliary will have its annual general meeting on May 2.

Then on May 10 we will have a chance to thank the community when the Province of B.C. celebrates the annual Auxiliary Day.

In early June we will have our annual Golf Tournament and again “fun” is the main reason besides raising monies for a good cause.

This year our Hospital Auxiliary will host the Okanagan-Mainline Area Conference, to be held Oct. 4 and 5 at the Wells Gray Inn. We expect close to 140 Auxiliarians to attend.

Not too much time will be left after this conference to host our annual Dessert Extravaganza fundraiser.

With meetings at least twice a month you may ask yourself – Why? The answer is simple – we want to keep our Clearwater hospital operating. By having these fundraising events we can continue to having a medical facility in the community! The Auxiliary members continue to support this very important facility and all monies raised are for a good cause.

At our Annual General Meeting last year we were able to donate over $12,000 for a list of equipment to the hospital that it could not otherwise afford.

With our annual Garden Party just around the corner, we will be out canvassing for your support.

With the above mentioned events this year, you can see why we are as busy as bees!

Marg. Anderson, public relations

 

Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Auxiliary