The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
is looking for volunteers!

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT
OPEN  HOUSE

OCTOBER 11 FROM 2 – 4 P.M.
in the Board Room, PEC Memorial Hospital

The PEC Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to extend an invitation to anyone interested in joining the Auxiliary as a volunteer. Our volunteers are involved with hospital, community and fundraising programs.

At present, we need help at the Coffee Shop, the Second Time Around Shop, the Festival of Trees, with Coffee Cart services and some in-hospital services. We are also looking for anyone with leadership abilities and for volunteers to help out with our media work : events photography, liaising with print and electronic media and preparations (editing and graphics) of our newsletters.

Representatives from the various committees will be on hand to discuss these volunteer opportunities, and to answer any questions you may have.

Refreshments will be served.

Click here to learn more!

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Upcoming fundraisers for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary:

October 6 – Creations by County Crafters – A juried sale by County artisans
Held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lipson Room, Books and Company, 289 Main St., Picton
Wheelchair accessible

November 30 – December 2 – County Festival of Trees – At Isaiah Tubbs, West Lake
Silent auction, bucket draw, Second Time Around Shop sale, bake sale

Do you wonder what we do with the money we raise?

Over the past year, the PECMH Auxiliary raised over $250,000 for work in our community. Recent contributions/donations to the Picton hospital include:

– $50,000 to the Foundation for improvements to our hospital
– New over-bed tables and visitors’ chairs for the patients’ rooms
– New furniture for the Mary Catherine Scott suite (a respite apartment for family members of seriously ill patients)
– A new television for the Endoscopy waiting room and six new chairs for the Colonoscopy clinic
– $150,000 to the Foundation’s fundraising campaign for ultrasound and mammography equipment
– $12,000 honorarium for spiritual care to patients and families
– $12,000 for scholarships for County residents pursuing post-secondary education in the health sciences field

Here’s what we’re working on:
– $23,000 towards the new Cardiac Rehabilitation unit at the Picton Clinic
– Support for Hospice Prince Edward

The Auxiliary shall support and assist Quinte Health Care Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, its patients and staff, and the local community in meeting their healthcare needs through service and fundraising.

Visit PECMH Auxiliary online

to learn more or to become a volunteer!