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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.

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