While thanking everyone for attending the Kamsack Hospital auxiliary tea on May 6, auxiliary members are eager to impress upon members of the community how essential it is to have a full complement of members to do the valuable work of the auxiliary.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The tea helped raise funds towards the purchase of hospital equipment for the emergency room and public wards, said information from the auxiliary.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Members originally worked to provide such comforts as bedding, quilts and magazines for in-patients, the information said. 鈥淣ow things have changed. We work to make the palliative care patient and family unit available and most recently on another quiet room for day use consulting or for overflow families of palliative patients.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hese rooms have been used on a constant basis,鈥� it said. 鈥淲e also provided funding for kitchen utensils, food carts and in-patient insulated food plate covers.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎ll this, and more, is made possible by fundraising efforts of the auxiliary and from donations from the public.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淩ecently we have been asked to provide funds for the purchase of emergency room equipment, which is used by our doctors and nurses in treating all patients, including us and you,鈥� the information said. 鈥淭hankfully, we are in a position to do it now.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This all takes a considerable amount of money at a time when the number of auxiliary members is dwindling, it said. Fewer members may not be able to meet these ongoing needs.
鈥淚f our community cannot show its commitment to health care, what will happen to our hospital?鈥�
The auxiliary currently has about 12 active members and members claim that the auxiliary would be better able to do its job with about 20 active members.
鈥淧lease consider helping in a way most suitable to you, either as a member or non-member of the auxiliary,鈥� the information said, urging persons to contact Darlene Brown, Diana Belovanoff or Marj Orr for more information.
鈥淭he Kamsack Hospital Auxiliary needs more members, more ideas and able bodies.鈥�
Several prizes were won at the May 6 tea. Door prizes were won by Ernie Welykholowa, Betty Fedorak, Norma Woodward and Sylvia Boychuk. The winner of the 50/50 draw was Betty Salahub. Winners of other draws were: Ophelia Sakundiak, Judy Green, Pauline Bear, Judy Burwash, Diane Lemire, Al Makowsky, Marj Orr, Audrey Horkoff, Ev Banks, Marge Popoff and Sylvia Boychuk. 聽
