Lois Aitken, gift shop treasurer, presented Mark Biscone, Executive Director of Waldo County General Hospital, with two checks for the hospital’s annual campaign–$4,500 from the gift shop and $6,000 from the Aid’s general treasury.
Waldo County General Hospital Aid members ended their fiscal year in May with an annual meeting and luncheon at Penobscot Shores. A highlight of the celebration was the awarding of pins for volunteer hours by Teri Young-Hise, Director of Nursing. Total hours of service given to the hospital for the past year are 7,405 hours by 50 volunteers. Twenty-three members were recognized at a new level of volunteer hours ranging from 50 hours to 8,000 hours.
Wilma Moses of Belfast was singled out as the highest achiever with 8,071 hours in total over her 24 years of volunteering. Many years ago she was asked to help out in the hospital pharmacy by a staff member. She went on to become a licensed pharmacist technician at age 78 and works there one day a week. Wilma also volunteers on events, is a past president of the Aid and is the garden walk chair.
Special commendation was given to Ed Kelley and Marion Pride who have reached 4,000 hours of service each. Ed volunteers in the mail room and has filled many roles in the Aid. Marion is a past president who joined the Aid over 30 years ago. They each received a pin from WCGH and the U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. The lifetime achievement award is presented by the Points of Light Foundation and includes a certificate, enamel pin with an eagle and lettering “The President’s Call to Service Award” and a letter from President Barack Obama. The letter echoes a thought that the hospital extends to all of its volunteers, “Thank you for your devotion to service and for doing all you can to shape a better tomorrow for our great Nation…by addressing the most pressing needs in your community.”
Lois Aitken, gift shop treasurer, presented Mark Biscone, Executive Director, with two checks for the hospital’s annual campaign—$4,500 from the gift shop and $6,000 from the Aid’s general treasury. The Aid holds many fundraising activities throughout the year including a yard sale, silver tea, auction and gift raffles to benefit the hospital.
The Hospital Aid was established in 1901 and has 107 members.