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Article from The Port Perry Star - November 30, 1952 A number of committees were established in order to ensure the smooth running of the organization and to become involved in fundraising activities. That first auxil- iary took on the job of fur- nishing the hospital with bed linens and hospital gowns. Flash forward 60 years and we find this dedicated group of volunteers has not wavered from the ideals of its found- ing members — to support and provide the services, furnish- ings and equipment required to operate the local hospital. Anne Wright, the current president of the auxiliary, expounds on her pride for the accomplishments of the auxil- iary. “Last year we raised over $74,000 to be used for hospital equipment and supplies,” she said with obvious pride. “This year the top fundraisers have been the Polar Plunge and the Tag Day. The members raised just under $18,000 at the Plunge and over $10,000 on Tag Day.” Mary Jane Inglis, the auxiliary’s treasurer added, “Our latest endeavour is Camille’s Closet, our second hand shop on Perry Street. It opened in 2010 and is well on the way to becoming a top money earner too.” When asked how the auxiliary chooses its proj- ects for the hospital, Anne explained that the hospital staff is asked each year to issue a priority list for capital equipment and the auxiliary selects from that Jeanne Dymond First President of the Port Perry Hospital Auxiliary “Last year we raised over $74,000 to be used for hospital equipment and supplies”. ... Anne Wright 09,FOCUS, SEPTEMBER.48 pgsindd 5 list projects that we can pay for. “Last year we purchased two Avalon Fetal Heart Monitors, an Avalon Transducer System (this measures fetal movement and heart rate, uterine activ- ity and the mothers’ ECG), two medication carts, four defibrillators and five ceiling lifts,” she said. Mary Jane added, “Already this year we have bought two hi-lo beds and have com- Noreen (Toots) Malcolm The longest serving member of the Hospital Auxiliary mitted ourselves to purchasing a fridge and ceiling lifts, and we will be contributing toward the purchase of a CT scanner.” Ruth Spearing is the immediate past-president and held the office from 2009 to 2011 after serving on the auxiliary for eight years. Ruth now sits on the Board of Directors for Lakeridge Health. wath She says proudly, “Being a member “The Provincial Gov- ; ernment looks upon ag) reat way to Lakeridge Healthas meet people and f the best pi health systems inthe ast the same time Provinces helping out in the Ruth moved to we Port Perry from community”. Scarborough and was Gail Kerry looking for a way to get involved with the community. Ruth explained saying, “I saw an advertisement indicating that the auxiliary was looking for mem- bers. I volunteered and quickly found out that they are such an active and well run organization. The rest is history.” She continues to work on the auxiliary by serv- ing on the fundraising committee, the nominating committee and also acts as the liaison coordinator, interviewing potential volunteers. Another long-time member is Gail Kerry, who was president at the time of the 50th anniversary. She says, “Being a member of the auxiliary is such a great way to meet people at the same time as helping out in the community. We have an amazing hospital here and we need to make sure that it continues to meet the need of our community. The auxiliary is one way to make sure that this happens.” Gail went on to say, “I have attended many meet- ings at the regional and provincial level and it is ob- vious that our hospital and its auxiliary are the envy Please turn to page 12 FOCUS - SEPTEMBER 2012 5 12-08-20 8:29AM