National Volunteer Week celebrates ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. This one week highlights the enormous contributions that volunteers make every day. The volunteers at North Country Hospital are anything but ordinary! They show up rain or shine and work tirelessly to serve the patients and visitors in a multitude of different jobs.
To celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 21-27), North Country Hospital honored its volunteers by presenting Certificates of Appreciation and gifts at a dinner prepared by the Food & Nutrition Department at the hospital. Rhonda Bullis prepared the meal and served along with Ida Davio and Gary Hebert.
Presentations were made by Merrilyn Barry, Director of Volunteers, and words of thanks were extended by VPs Bill Perket and Sheryl Washburn. A moment was taken to recognize the loss of 4 faithful volunteers who died in recent months: Bill & Phyllis Armstrong, Pat Place and Dick Dudley. Thanks were expressed to Elwin Brewer and Win & Lu Hammond who have retired from volunteer duties. They will be missed.
Special awards were given to volunteers shown in picture:
Top row (L to R): Jack Farrington (3000 hours); Howie Geisel (1000 hours); Jim Mastroianni (1000 hours); Sharon Omar (1000 hours); Fred Wilson (2000 hours).
1st row (L to R) Win Hammond (3000 hours); Janet Fontaine (6000 hours); Betty Lahar (1000 hours); Mel Fortin (4000 hours).
North Country Hospital volunteers attending dinner celebrating National Volunteer Week are pictured: 1st row (L to R) Reg Alexander, Howie Geisel, Marie Nielsen, Connie Daigle, Janet Fontaine, Betty Lahar, Joyce Brigham. 2nd row (l to R) Win Hammond, Mel Fortin, Dianne Wilson, Kate Kostanski, Rita Nye, Fay Valley, Pauline Turcotte, Judy Magoon. 3rd row (L to R) Jack Farrington, Elwin Brewer, Woody Guyette, Joe Queenin, Carol Pepyne, Jim Mastroianni, Lu Hammond, Sharon Omar, Laurie Cain, Darrel Ayles, Fred Wilson, Juanita Fugere, Dennis Liddy.