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Volunteer ServiceS
’Tis the Season
of Giving
A message from MGH Auxiliary president Phil Weck
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765-660-6410 to learn how you
can volunteer at MGH.
Phil Weck
We are entering a season of joy and
giving. Christmas is the one time
when people seem to enjoy giving
the most.
Hopefully, you will include shopping at the hospital
gift shop. The revenue from the sale of items gives
the Auxiliary the opportunity to help the hospital
with various needs.
During the Winter Wonderland sale Nov. 10, special
items including Christmas trees, ornaments,
wreaths, holiday jewelry and gourmet food will be
offered. It is the only time food items are offered at
the gift shop.
After celebrating Christmas, 2012 offers a blank page
that is waiting to be written. We are looking forward
to the new year with great positivity and anticipation.
Plans are being made for our annual spring luncheon,
on the second Monday of May at the Roseburg Event
Center. The Auxiliary is also planning a sale of ladies
purses on April 3–4. We hope all ladies in the community
who love purses will join us.
We always welcome suggestions for new fundraising
projects that will help us raise money for hospital and
Auxiliary needs.
At our area meeting in May, the Auxiliary turned in
its annual report, which highlighted the 97 hours we
donated as well as the astounding $50,000 we raised to
help with hospital needs.
During this time of year, may we all remember the reason
for the season. On behalf of the Auxiliary board and
volunteers, we wish each of you a merry Christmas and
a happy new year!
Volunteers of the Month
July: Herb Mohler—“I have been on the receiving end of MGH services several times, and volunteering is a
great way of showing my appreciation,” says Herb Mohler, a nine-year MGH volunteer. Mohler can be found
helping customers in materials management. Before retirement, Mohler worked in pastoral and administration
ministry. He and his wife, Marjorie, have been married 63 1 /2 years.
August: John Heavilin—When two-year MGH volunteer John Heavilin is not checking on ER patients and
making them comfortable, he can be found in his yard raising flowers and roses. He has taught the same Sunday
school class at College Wesleyan Church for nearly 20 years, and he is one of 13 Heavilin children who grew up
on 38th and Nebraska. He is a past teacher and pastor, both of which provide skills useful in the ER.
September: Jennie Carmichael—Need directions? Need to know if a friend or loved one is currently in the
hospital? Jennie Carmichael is the smiling face who offers visitors assistance as she sits behind the information
desk. “To stay active, volunteering seemed a good place to be,” she says. When not at MGH, Carmichael enjoys
playing golf and piano.
October: Jo Ann Simons—Jo Ann Simons enjoyed volunteering at MGH so much 25–30 years ago that she
decided to return and experience it again in 2009. The Marion native routinely volunteers in the volunteer office
and really likes it there. “They appreciate everything you do so much,” she says, “and you always get a lot of
thank-yous.” Between volunteering stints, she was an insurance clerk at Dana Corp. Her hobbies include reading
and travel.
Herb Mohler
John
Heavilin
Jennie
Carmichael
Jo Ann
Simons
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Vim & Vigor • WINTER 2011