Auxiliary Annual Report - Kingston General Hospital

ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - 2011Laurie Day, our manager, tried new snacksand health bars but they were not a hugehit so were discontinued.Denise’s duties were expanded to includemore book keeping, head cashier andsupervisory duties. This has been a hugehelp to Laurie.Business profits have been up and down aswork on the Renal Unit on Kidd 2 disruptedthe traffic through the main lobby. We’vehad to put up with large sheets of plasticfrom ceiling to floor in the hallways andthese may have discouraged potentialcustomers from coming to the Café. Thework is almost completed on the ceiling butwork on the main lobby, hopefully to befinished by the fall, will welcome some newrenovations for us too and we are lookingforward to the changes.We’ve replaced a large refrigerator in theback of the Café thanks to a donation fromCoke, replaced some small appliances andinstalled some new tabletops this year.Our heartfelt appreciation goes to ourdedicated staff who continue to provide ourcustomers with tasty food on a daily basis.Shirley Hicks, ConvenorCOFFEE CARTThe Coffee Cart had a good year oftransition this past year successfullymanaging a new route to accommodatemoves and construction. Several problemswith getting new supplies to the storagepoint were worked out and managed withboth Toni and Gerri’s help.Many thanks to the volunteers for theirgreat work this past year and to Linda andthe Tuck Shop staff, Toni and Gerri.Mavis Fisher, ConvenorCONSTITUTIONThe Constitution committee met in April,September and March to discuss, developand enact amendments to the Constitutionand By‐Laws of the KGH Auxiliary.A concern was brought to the attention ofthis Committee, that perhaps the previousOmbudsman position should be reinstated.After consideration, this item was referredto the Policy and Procedures committee foraction and a new policy and procedure wasdeveloped for Dispute Resolution forAuxiliary members.An amendment was made for a change inBy Law Article V ‐ Expenditures‐ It wasproposed that the limit be amended from$1000 to $5000 due to the rising cost andconvenience of replacing equipment in theCafé in a timely manner.Several proposed new By‐Laws wereundertaken. The following articles wereadded: Article XIII ‐ Voting; Article XIV‐Liabilities of Directors and Officers; andArticle XV ‐ Errors of Omission in Notices ofMeetings.A change was also made to the compositionof the Café Committee. It wasrecommended that the Paymaster positionbe removed and that “or designate” beinserted after the Café Manager in event ofthe manager’s absence.All of the above changes were broughtbefore the Board of Directors and Councilfor discussion. A Notice of Motions wasplaced in the November newsletter to allAuxiliary members of record and a vote wastaken at the November General meeting.All motions were passed at that time.I would like to thank the committeemembers: Sandra Fletcher, Sandy Thomas,Annastasia Cliffe, Mary Lapeer, Teresa Taitand Kathy Wirsig for their contributions.Gloria Fitzpatrick, ChairPage 13 of 28