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Auxiliary
Both the Madison County Hospital Auxiliary and the Foundation are
made up of hundreds of men and women who organize special fund raising
activities to benefit the hospital.
Their combined efforts over the years have provided the hospital
with almost two million dollars in charitable gifts and pledges
to use for capital projects.
If you enjoy special events and fund raising activities, click on
the icons for Auxiliary and Charitable Gifts. Learn how you can
share your skills to help improve patient care services.
Here at Madison County Hospital, every volunteer is an important
part of our hospital family. We encourage you to join us!
In 1961, voters approved an operating levy to build Madison
County Hospital the first time it appeared on the ballot.
Soon after, Frances Helmick was hired as the hospital's
first administrator.
One of her first acts was contacting London resident Virginia
Hume to talk about organizing a women's Auxiliary. Their
talk paid huge dividends for Madison County Hospital that
year and every year since.
The Auxiliary's first official meeting was held January
25, 1962, at the Madison County Courthouse at 8 p.m. with
200 in attendance. Officers and committee members who served
that first year included:
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Mary
Snyder, President
Mary Bohyer, Vice President
Doris Berry, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Robert Harper, Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Robert Ryan, Treasurer
Jane Peck, Vivian Brewer, Helen Meade and Mary Hankins,
Gift Shop
Virginia Hume, Reception Desk
Sue Chaney, Central Supply
Sue Nichols, Patient Care
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With
the hospital's opening just nine months away, membership quickly
swelled to over 500 women. Their three initial fundraisers
- Telephone Bridge, the Stethoscope Stomp and Key Days - netted
$2,330. Since that time, the Madison County Hospital Auxiliary
has held countless other fund raising events, earning over
$500,000 and making it the hospital's most generous benefactor.
We are especially grateful to the charter members who are
still a vital part of today's Madison County Hospital Auxiliary:
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Barbara
Amling
Mary Ellen Ardrey
Jean Bacon
Nancy Beathard
Sue Chaney
Bambi Hackett
Joyce Hildebrand
Norma Markley
Helen Meade
Jean Sanders
Mildred Trehearne
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