Grateful for our caring and generous neighbors - SoutheastHEALTH
Grateful for our caring and generous neighbors - SoutheastHEALTH
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volunteers<br />
Doris McMillan<br />
Margaret Cain<br />
a new era of helping<br />
Doris McMillan Honored<br />
For Volunteerism<br />
Many elements encompass the art of quilt making. Besides the<br />
materials <strong>and</strong> the know-how, quilt making requires much<br />
time, love <strong>and</strong> dedication. Doris McMillan of Jackson has<br />
made <strong>and</strong> donated numerous quilts to the Hospital Foundation.<br />
Her involvement in the Quilt Program has affected the lives of<br />
parents <strong>and</strong> children throughout the region.<br />
Doris worked at Southeast Hospital <strong>for</strong> 29 years. She is a member<br />
of the Quarter Century Society, a group of past <strong>and</strong> present<br />
Southeast employees who have met or exceeded 25 years of<br />
service to Southeast. She is a Bronze Arrow Partner in the<br />
<strong>SoutheastHEALTH</strong> Foundation Million Dollar Club <strong>and</strong> a<br />
<strong>for</strong>mer 4-H volunteer.<br />
Doris is a member of the Southeast Hospital Auxiliary <strong>and</strong> has<br />
given 1,937 h<strong>our</strong>s since early 2000. In addition, Doris has worked<br />
11 years helping organize <strong>and</strong> coordinate the annual Pennies<br />
from Heaven Auction. Doris has also made <strong>and</strong> donated quilts <strong>for</strong><br />
the annual Horse Show which benefits the Southeast Youth<br />
Diabetes program <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> the auction which benefits the We Can<br />
Weekend, a retreat <strong>for</strong> cancer patients <strong>and</strong> families. Her volunteerism<br />
doesn’t stop there, but continues at HealthPoint Fitness<br />
in Jackson.<br />
Doris is a valued volunteer <strong>and</strong> Southeast deeply appreciates her<br />
gifts of time <strong>and</strong> talent.<br />
Foundation Is One of Many Benefits<br />
<strong>for</strong> Employees of <strong>SoutheastHEALTH</strong><br />
On December 26, 2009 <strong>SoutheastHEALTH</strong> employee Margaret<br />
Cain suffered a stroke which left her with more than her<br />
health problems. It left her without the ability to work <strong>and</strong><br />
provide <strong>for</strong> her family. Margaret was contacted by Southeast Social<br />
Services to offer her a grant from the Foundation. Margaret<br />
gratefully accepted the Foundation grant <strong>and</strong> used it to pay her<br />
health insurance premium to retain her ability to receive the<br />
medical care she so desperately needed.<br />
Margaret comments that “giving to employees in a time of crisis<br />
helps them to succeed. The Foundation is one of the benefits that<br />
is available to the employees of SoutheasHEALTH. When someone<br />
experiences a crisis in his or her life, you can pull the<br />
cornerstone out from under them, or ensure that it is solidly in<br />
place to support them. The Foundation was my cornerstone. They<br />
helped save my life.”<br />
Margaret is happily back at work at Southeast today <strong>and</strong> is doing<br />
well. She has recovered from her stroke <strong>and</strong> feels blessed to be<br />
part of the Southeast family.