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THE SHIELD MERCY HOSPITALS AUXILIARY NEWSLETTER

Mercy Volunteers, there from the start, with a helping hand and a caring heart June 2015

Audrey Graham, Mercy Auxiliary President

Let the summer fun began! I can't believe it is already June and the year is halfway finished. I hope everyone has plans for this summer and take some time out to be with your family and friends. So much has gone on in the past six months, but through it all we are still here, and I'm grateful for each and everyone that continue volunteering each and every week. I appreciate all you do in your departments and for your commitment to support Dignity Health, Memorial and Mercy Hospital. I know some of you have had your own personal challenges, health and family issues over the past six months, but you persevered and stayed the course. And with that, I pray that these next six months are better than your last. Congratulations and best wishes to all our 2015 graduates. I celebrate with you on all of your accomplishments and wish you all the best for the future ahead as you pursue your dreams. Looking forward to seeing you at the April, May and June Birthday Celebration Luncheon,11:30a.m., Friday, June 12th at Broken Yolk on the corner of Buena Vista Rd and White Lane. Happy Father's Day, June 21, 2015. "I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love." Be Blessed Audrey

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A Message From Alice Brown, Chairperson Volunteer Services "Just a reminder to all adult and junior volunteers that we are not to be on our cell phones while working. If you receive a phone call that you must take, step away from the desk and complete the call. No face book, playing games, texting, etc." Thanks, Alice

Robin Hunt, Supervisor Of Volunteer Services

Company Picnic - Adopt A Booth request. The Recognition Committee has started to plan the annual company picnic and I have been elected as the Chairperson for our Activity Committee working along with Bobbi Priddy, Jesus Gonzales and Margaret Pyles. We are asking for assistance from each of you to help make our picnic fun for everyone. We would like for all departments to “Adopt a Booth” at the picnic. Adopting a Booth would require that you combine efforts with like departments at each of the Bakersfield Dignity Health locations and operate a booth that will host a game or activity. As an example the Radiology department could adopt a booth to do sand art for children and have a shift for all employees in Radiology from all three hospitals to help run the booth. Not only does this give us an opportunity to maximum events but it will create great synergy allowing departments to intermingle and meet each other. *Games and activities can be geared toward either adults or children. This is what we will need from you by June 15th:

Please work with your counterparts (Activities Champions) at each of the three locations to come up with an activity or event for your booth. The picnic theme this year is a Hawaiian Luau and activities / events should be centered around that.

Speak with your employees about volunteering that day to cover a shift. Shifts should be in half hour increments in order to allow for maximum employee involvement. Picnic is scheduled for 10/3 from 2 – 6 PM at Lake Ming.

Contact me with the required items you will need to make your booth successful. You will be provided with tables, tenting and draping if necessary.

After our team has the requested information from all departments we will share the schedule and booth locations with everyone. The picnic is a great time for all of us to come together and celebrate our human kindness towards each other and our families. Our committee thanks you in advance for helping us make this picnic one of the best events of the year! Mercy and Memorial Auxiliaries can team together and have an awesome Booth.

Robin

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A Reminder from Gail Burch, Uniform Chairperson

The heat is on and we are all going through our closets looking for our summer uniform! Remember, unless you are a trainee; the white collared shirt worn under the purple jacket, should not be worn by itself. You can order a purple polo $19.00 or purple scrub top $29.00. Both the purple polo and purple scrub are official uniform pieces. To order uniform pieces contact Gail at 747-9487.

NEW MEMBERS Kayla Moore,

Scott Mitchell, Minh Tang,

Nadya Abu-Khazneh,

Benjamin Lovley, Roxanne Harter

Roxanne Harter, a new Auxiliary member attended the

May Board meeting and was presented her purple

jacket by president, Audrey Graham.

Congratulations, Roxanne.

Hi: I am the editor of the Mercy Auxiliary Shield Newsletter. I volunteer in the Volunteer Services Office, Downtown. If you have a favorite recipe, poem, note of encouragement or a joke that you want to share, please forward to me at vtate95@gmail.com or drop off in the Newsletter mailbox in the Downtown Auxiliary Office. There will not be a July or August Shield published. We will resume publication in September. I want to take this opportunity to thank many of you for correspondence donations to the newsletter. Thank you, Vania Tate, Newsletter Chairperson

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2015 Junior Volunteer High School Graduates attending the May 4th graduation celebration .

Congratualtions

Janelli Pineda, Raquel Lozano, Sonam Daredia, Enrique Sedano,

Jacob Villasenor and Mariam Haddad

S P O T L I G H T O N J U N I O R V O L U N T E E R S

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 SW Shoe Sale

3 SW Shoe Sale

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8

9

10 9:30am

Board Mtg.,

16th & D St

New Location

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12

11:30am

No host

Quarterly

Birthday

Luncheon,

Broken Yolk

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14 Flag Day

15

16 DT Shoe Sale

17 DT Shoe Sale

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20

21 Father's Day

Summer Begins

22 23 24 25 26 Ar

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Doris Garrett, Ways and Means Chairperson wants to remind members that extra help is always needed during the Special Sales.

Be sure and sign up. Be

sure a

JUNE JULY AUGUST

9 Benjamin Lovley 9 Sharon Moore 15 Judy Feldman 15 SheliseSantore-Tovar 18 Lahlyn Gonzales 23 Monica Etcheverry 29 Nadya Abu-Khazneh 30 Minh Tang

2 Jessica Albadawi 8 Margie McDonald 13 Cadiz Prince 17 Gloria Banuelos 17 Nancy Velez-Ocasio 19 Esther Lozano 20 Valentina Ocampo 20 Jessica Anguiano 21 Spencer Denney 23 Jasmine Nunez 25 Kayla Moore

2 Karina Banuelos 8 Ruthann Marquez 9 Maria Hernandez 16 Carolina Berkshire 28 Audrey Graham 30 Ashley Lubic

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2015 Calendar Revised 06/01/15

January

14 9:00am Board Meeting

27 Gold Sale

28 Gold Sale Gold Sale

29 Gold Sale rescheduled-

August

February

11 9:00am Board Meeting

17-19 Annual Convention in

Sacramento

27 11:30am 60th Anniversary

reception, Garden Conf. DT

March

2 SSJV Area Council Meeting

Hosted by: Saint Agnes Medical

Center,Fresno, CA

11 9:30am Board Meeting

23 Home Decor Sale/ SW

24 Home Decor Sale/ SW

26 Home Decor Sale/ DT

27 Home Decor Sale/ DT

April

12-18 National Volunteer Week

8 9:30am Board Meeting

13 11:30am Auxiliary Annual

Awards and Appreciation Luncheon

Hodel's

17 All Area Volunteer

Recognition Luncheon, Doubletree

May

13 9:30am Board Meeting

June

2 Shoe Sale/SW

3 Shoe Sale/SW

10 9:30am Board Meeting

12 11:30am No host Quarterly

Birthday Luncheon, Broken Yolk

16 Shoe Sale/DT

17 Shoe Sale/DT

August

25 Gold Sale/ SW

26 Gold Sale/ DT

27 Gold Sale/ DT

September

9 9:30am Board Meeting

21 Book Sale/SW

22 Book Sale/SW

October

5 SSJV Area Council Meeting

Hosted by: Delano Regional, Delano,CA

6 Book Sale/DT

7 Book Sale/DT

14 9:30am Board Meeting

- Fall Luncheon and Executive

Board Election

November

11 9:30am Board Meeting

16 Ugh Shoe Sale/SW

17 Ugh Shoe Sale/DT

December

9 9:30am Board Meeting

- Christmas Luncheon and Board

Installation, Stockdale

Country Club

Help wanted to make our Special

Sales a success! Sign-up sheets

posted in both Auxiliary offices

prior to sale.

Take a luxury bus and shop till you

drop! Contact Robin Hunt X5613

to hold your seat.

Bus departs at 10 AM from Mercy

SW and will leave the outlet at

3PM.

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Valuing Vacation Robin Hunt

Summer is vacation time for many. Since health care is a 365-day commitment, many are in

the midst of negotiating time to be away. There is always a give and take involved in these

negotiations simply because of the need to cover for one another.

Most people now think of vacations as a means of escape. Ford Motor Company actually

named their mini SUV "Escape", billboards carry a photo of the car and seven words:

"Escape," "Your Boss,", "Your Job," "Your World." As catchy as that advertisement is,

few of us in health care take vacations solely to escape our boss, job or world.

Our attitude is closer to the Greeks. In ancient time, travel was a way to gain wisdom. Cities

would send ambassadors to faraway places to learn from others. Passage was so slow that

the village people often waited for years to hear what the traveler had learned. Nowadays

going away to another land is not simply an attempt to break free from what binds us but a

genuine desire to learn.

Vacations serve a far more important

function than merely offering us an

opportunity to relax. They have a way of

giving us a perspective on what is important

in life and they tend to strengthen our

commitment to our work.

Some healthcare professionals are so

devoted to their work that they don't take

time for themselves. That is unfortunate.

Even the most dedicated need time away.

Everyone needs a change of scenery, and I

will be doing my colleagues, my family, and myself a favor by taking time off.

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May 13, 2015 Board Meeting Highlights

SUPERVISOR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES: At this time, Robin Hunt introduced

Lori Molhook, Director, Service Excellence. Lori presented the "Dignity Way" initiative. The Dignity

Way initiative is a accumulation of patient and family centered care focusing in the Emergency Rooms.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Saundra Blankenship reported seven birthday cards and one

congratulatory card were mailed. Three thank you cards were received.

GIFT SHOPS: Margie McDonald and Darlene Powers submitted their April reports.

HOURS: JUNIOR: Robin Hunt reported 47 Juniors volunteered 463.37 hours.

HOURS: ADULT: Vania Tate reported 76 Seniors volunteered 2100.04 Inside Hours, 710 Bonus Hours,

20.84 Outside Hours for a total of 2830.88 hours.

Vania reported the card scan system is working out very well.

MEMBERSHIP: Vania Tate reported 12 inactivations in the month of April. As of April 30, 2015 the

Auxiliary has a total of 78 Active Volunteers, 11 Provisional's, and 5 members on Leave of Absence.

POLICY / PARLIMENTARIAN: Jan Froehlich advised that the Policy Committee met April 8, 2015.

The committee discussed and re-evaluated monthly Bonus Hours and Outside Hours. A revised list of

Bonus hours was presented. There was some discussion regarding Bonus Hours and Outside Hours.

The revised list was voted on and approved.

PUPPETS: Alice Brown absent. In Alice Brown's absence, Doris Garrett reported 2 classes from Ronald

Reagan School attended the puppet show in April; 49 students and 14 adults for a total of 63 guests.

SCHOLARSHIP: Gail Burch reported that on April 13, 2014 scholarships were presented to the

following:

RAQUEL LOZANO received Sister Judy Morasci’s $5,000 Scholarship.

Raquel attends Stockdale High School. She is planning on attending UCLA in the fall majoring in

Biology. Her long term goal is to become an Oncologist; Raquel's aunt died of cancer.

Although Raquel was unable to attend the luncheon, "when I called her to let her know of her

award she couldn’t stop screaming."

MARIAM HADDAD was awarded a $2,500.00 Scholarship

Mariam attends Stockdale High School. She is planning on attending CSUB in the fall majoring

in Nursing. Her long term goal is be become a Nurse Practioner.

JANELLI PINEDA was awarded a $2,500.00 scholarship.

Janelli attends Independence High School. She is planning on attending CSUB or San Francisco

State in the fall majoring in Biochemistry or Chemical Engineering.

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Continued

May 13, 2015 Board Meeting Highlights

TREASURER: Deanna Barton distributed the Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet for the

month of April.

UNIFORMS: Gail Burch reported an order has been placed.

VOUNTEER SERVICE: Alice Brown absent. In Alice's absence, Doris Garrett proposed the following

provisional's for membership: Kayla Moore, Scott Mitchell, Minh Tang, Nadya Abu-Khazneh, Benjamin

Lovley, and Rosanne Harter.

VOLUNTEER SUPERVIOR-JUNIOR: Robin Hunt reported:

Junior graduation celebration was held. Three of the graduating Juniors will continue their

education at local colleges and have asked to continue volunteering as an Adult. In the next

couple of months after they turn 18, they will become Adult volunteers.

No art project was scheduled for Mother's Day. Instead, flowers were distributed at both

hospitals.

Working on monthly schedule for Huddle meetings with Juniors. Meetings will include a speaker

from the medical field and training opportunities. If you have suggestions on speakers, please let

myself or Renee Schuyler know.

Comfort Carts are back. Working with Lori Molhook on bringing the warm washcloth program

back.

VOLUNTEER SUPERVISOR – ADULT: Robin Hunt

The Volunteer Task Force / Horizon 2020 next meeting is Thursday, May 21st and we will be

working on the proposal of Corporate Leadership.

HEART Recovery Training: we are only 47% complete.

Surgery Student Program: College students will be called in for interviews over the next few

weeks to make selections for volunteering at the Information Desk between the hours of 6:00am-

8:00am M-F for patients coming in for surgery. I am working with Maryann McNutt to identify

additional responsibilities for them to have during those hours. A formal program description

will be submitted to the Policy Committee for review.

WAYS & MEANS: Doris Garrett preparing for upcoming shoe sale. Sign-up sheets are in both offices.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 5, 2015 SSJC Area Council meeting, Delano Regional, Delano, CA

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Congratulations! Alice Brown, Sue Stank. Jin Yi, and Darlene Smith

receive cards.

Submitted by a Patient:

ALICE

was so kind and made

the waiting pleasant.

Alice went out of her

way to bring me warm

blankets and it was

truly appreciated. Submitted by

Information Desk

Chairperson,

Gloria Banuelos:

SUE

fills in for me when I

am out of town or ill.

Thanks Sue for all the

hard work you do.

Great Team Work.

Submitted by

Information Desk

Chairperson,

Gloria Banuelos:

JIN

is always willing to fill

in when someone is sick

or is not available.

Thank you Jin for

always having a smile

on your face. It is a

pleasure having you at

the Information Desk.

Submitted by

Information Desk

Chairperson,

Gloria Banuelos:

DARLENE,

thanks for covering

Information when

needed. Thanks for

your hard work.

Great Team Work.

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Popular Father's Day Quotes

June 21, 2015

A father carries pictures where his money used to be.

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters how I remember he was.

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.

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August

25 Gold Sale/ SW

26 Gold Sale/ DT

27 Gold Sale/ DT