Atrium Fall 2003 - Yale-New Haven Hospital

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page 4 Jamie goes to the Hospital For many years Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Auxiliary has sponsored a program called “Jamie goes to the Hospital.” This program introduces first graders to hospitals in a nonthreatening way. The program uses a video, a doll named Jamie and interactive activity for the children. At the end of the session, each child gets a coloring book. The presentation lasts about an hour, and is conducted by trained Yale-New Haven Hospital volunteers from the community, as well as members of the YNHH Auxiliary. Many volunteers have, or have had, elementary school-aged children who understand the importance of a proper introduction to the hospital for children. The goal is to visit every first grade classroom in the greater New Haven area once a year. “Visiting the hospital can be frightening for children, and their experience is made easier through play and group activities,” said Beverly Weinberg, who is an Auxiliary member who volunteers for Jamie program. “Jamie is a fun program and very rewarding too! Children need to know about the hospital so it doesn’t frighten them. These kids are amazed and intrigued with Jamie.” Because she finds it so enjoyable and personally rewarding, Weinberg encourages other members of the Auxiliary to consider Bev Weinberg “comforts” Jamie while presenting “Jamie Goes to the Hospital” to a class of first graders. volunteering with the Jamie program. To find out more about the Jamie program, please contact Yale-New Haven Hospital Volunteer Office, 203-688-2297 or Auxiliary Office, 203-688-5717. You may also contact us by email: AUXIL@ynhh.org. Birthday girl supports Toy Closets Molly Teplitzky, a third-grade student at Ezra Academy in Woodbridge, celebrated her birthday and asked her friends to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital Toy Closets. She and her family recently delivered the toys to the Children’s Hospital. From left to right are: Robert Serow, vice president of Development at Yale-New Haven Hospital; Molly; Molly’s 6-year-old brother, Jacob; her mother Robyn Teplitzky; Janice Ronkowitz, Auxiliary administrative assistant; and Molly’s father Jeffrey Teplitzky, a board member of the Friends of the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.
Carolyn P. Gould & && concerts were victims of the rainy spring. The bad An attorney with the firm of Mulvey, Oliver, Gould & Crotta in New Haven, Carolyn is a member of the American Bar Association, New Haven County Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association, for which she serves as a member of the Estates and Probate Section Executive Committee and the Elderlaw Section Executive Committee. She is also a former editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Bar Journal. A fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Ms. Gould serves as the Connecticut state chair for that organization and is also a member of its Board of Editors and State Laws Committee. In addition, she is a fact finder and arbitrator for the Superior Court in New Haven. An honors graduate of Wellesley College, Carolyn holds a J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is a former warden and clerk of Trinity Church-on-the-Green, New Haven, and current treasurer of Trinity Home Board, which supports the needs of older citizens. In her very little free time, Carolyn is an avid concertgoer, particularly enjoying chamber music. A supporter of the fine and performing arts, she is a sustaining member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and a subscriber to the New York City Ballet and New York Philharmonic. Carolyn and husband Leroy have resided in North Haven for 39 years. They have three daughters and three grandchildren. Katherine Patrick Notes at Noon dodges the rain One of the Auxiliary’s ongoing activities was not so ongoing this year. Two of the five Notes at Noon weather did not dampen the Auxiliary’s enthusiasm and it was possible to reschedule the postponed concerts to later in the season. The Auxiliary has presented these free concerts for hospital employees and friends since 1982. Notes at Noon are emceed by hospital administrators and held in the hospital court-yard on York Street. Music varies from rock to folk, from country to jazz. Among the 2003 entertainers was High Lonesome Plains, which included YNHH nurse Ian Alsgard (sitting at far left). A financial services professional, Ms. Patrick has held various administrative positions in credit unions. For the past 13 years, prior to her retirement, Katherine served as Chief Executive Officer of Bristol Group, FCU, whose membership was composed of employees of a subsidiary of General Motors. As CEO, Ms. Patrick, along with Bristol Group’s Board of Directors, incorporated community service as a part of the corporate responsibility of the credit union. To that end, she personally “gave back” to the Bristol community, as a volunteer for such organizations as the Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Central Connecticut and the Bristol Boys and Girls Club. In addition, she played an active role in several of the fundraising campaigns for Bristol Hospital. Enthusiastic travelers, Katherine and her husband have four grown daughters and nine grandchildren, from 21 years to 6 months of age. In her retirement, she looks forward to dedicating her time to volunteer service in the community where she lives. PROFILES page 5
Page 1 and 2: AUXILIARY Annual Meeting of the Aux
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