HRH recognizes volunteers

    In recognition of the many hours and contributions devoted throughout the year by hospital volunteers, the Volunteer Department of Houlton Regional recently held its 27th annual volunteer luncheon.
    The theme was “HRH Volunteers Have That Magic Touch”. Over the past year, 13,593 hours have been donated by volunteers at the hospital. Since the department began in 1984, volunteers have donated 288,837 hours of service at the hospital.
    There are currently 85 volunteers providing services at Houlton Regional Hospital with over 30 different departments utilizing their services. Some of the jobs done by volunteers include spending quality time with residents, reading to patients as well as entertaining them, helping to put supplies away, assisting in laundry or ringing up a sale in our gift shop, as well as many clerical duties, special projects and greeting our patients and visitors at the information desk.
    Hospital volunteers play a very important role in our hospital team. “It’s so nice to work with people that enjoy giving back to their community hospital.  They are truly appreciated by all”, said Patrice Lunnie, Volunteer Manager.
    Among the volunteers and honored for their hours of service were: Elizabeth Childers RSVP 14,000 hours, Jane Hughes 12,000 hours, Al McCluskey 11,000 hours, Gary Tidd 8,400 hours, Joan Logan 8,000 hours, Glynn Porter 5,200 hours, Lavona Varney 2,800 hours, Arlene Bean RSVP 2,500 hours, Rita McDade 2,400 hours, Virginia McLaughlin 2,100 hours, Fran Dunn 1,900 hours, Nancy Bridgham 1,600 hours, Arlene Burton 1,400 hours, Ruth Levesque, Lois Jeffery and Betty Hutchinson all had 1,300 hours, Pat Chase 1,200 hours, William Dunn 1,100 hours, Nicole Hannigan and Barbara Grant both had 1,000 hours, John Cleary 900 hours, Janet Leavitt 800 hours, Donna Tracy and Beverly Moody both had 700 hours, Helen Blois RSVP 600 hours, Debbie Bell 600 hours, Kelly Irish, Louise Hamilton, Connie Davidson and Brenda Chambers all had 500 hours, Jane Kuk 400 hours, Elinor Harvey 300 hours, Robert Kervin 250 hours, Mary Hatfield 200 hours, Sharon Lyons 150 hours, Joyce Hughes RSVP 100 hours, Cecil Williams RSVP 100 hours and Abby Moody 100 hours as well as Ron Bragg.
    50 hour pins were awarded to Verconia Stauffer, Patti Hines, Marissa Drake and Aurelia Lemerise.
    Honorable mention was given to  Janet Bates, Ardella Bennett RSVP, Eldon Bennett RSVP, Ida Bradley RSVP, Connie Barry RSVP, Wayne Reid, Sandra Buzzell, Sandra Grant, Andrew Dorr, Barbara Fairfield, Dixie Grant, Larry Hutchinson, Floris Williams RSVP, Betty Ivey RSVP,  Chelsea Kervin, Bridgette King, Robert Kuk, Darren Lyons, Katie McCarthy, Chris Michaud, Mildred Reese RSVP, Sara Regent, Peggy Robinson, Alaina Stewart, Lewis Webber, Paul Porter, MacKenzie York, Wendell Harvey, Lavina Byron RSVP, Bernie Jordan RSVP, Barbara Spellman, Carlene Hayes, Elaine Jordan RSVP Betty McGary, Lois Ward, Arlene Dickison, Sandi Brennan and Helen Levesque.
    For more information, contact Patrice Lunnie at 521-2252.