During a special volunteer appreciation open house held on Thursday, April 28, Twin City Hospital honored 140 members of one or more of the following hospital volunteer groups: Board of Trustees, Employee Auxiliary, Ministerial Association, Twin City Hospital Foundation and the Twin City Hospital United Volunteer Auxiliary. Additionally, 17 volunteers were awarded service pins in recognition of their years of dedicated service to the hospital.
Volunteers who received service pins for anniversary milestones earned in 2009 and 2010 included Pat Bente of Dennison and Shirley Gowins of Uhrichsville for five years of service; Nancy Dupper of Dennison and Nita McDermott of Gnadenhutten for 15 years of service; Betty Colvin of Uhrichsville and Marsha Henderson of Scio for 20 years of service; Evelyn Dooley of Uhrichsville, Barb Besozzi of Scio and Martha Rolli of Tuscarawas for 25 years of service; Arline Norris and Iris Kerschbaumer of Uhrichsville for 30 years of service; Jane Henderson and Margie Zanon of Uhrichsville, Sharon Kohler and Rena Roseberry of Dennison, and Shirley Kleski of Gnadenhutten for 35 years of service; and Mary Russon of Uhrichsville for 40 years of service.
Emillie Blackwood, Twin City Hospital United Volunteer Auxiliary president, of Gnadenhutten, was elected to receive the Volunteer of the Year award. Now in her 18th year as a volunteer at Twin City Hospital, Blackwood was surprised and humbled by the award, and said, All the volunteers should get this award. Volunteerism is the heart of Twin City Hospital. After all, the hospital was founded by volunteers, and were certainly thankful for the tireless work and dedication of all of the volunteers.
Lauren Castello, Twin City Hospital director of human resources and volunteer services, agreed, We are tremendously grateful to our volunteers for making so much of what we do here possible. They do everything from transporting patients in wheelchairs to raising money for hospital equipment, and Twin City Hospital couldnt thrive without their support.
Community members of all ages are welcome to join the Twin City Hospital United Volunteer Auxiliary. Opportunities are available to volunteer for as little as one shift a month to several shifts a month. Officers of the United Volunteer Auxiliary include president Emillie Blackwood of Gnadenhutten, co-vice presidents Barb Besozzi of Scio and Jan Thomas of Gnadenhutten, treasurer Betty Colvin of Uhrichsville and co-secretaries Helen Gordon of Tippecanoe and Dorothy Lint of Tuscarawas.
