On Nov. 24, Elaine Canning was chosen as Volunteer of the Year by the Delta Chamber of Commerce. Elaine (pictured here at the ceremony with her husband, Dave) has been an active and valued volunteer with the Delta Hospital Auxiliary for 21 years, including six years on the executive. She has also served as Lower Mainland Area Director for the BC Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries. Congratulations, Elaine.
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he Campbell River Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce a major donation of $422,000, of which $317,000 was used to purchase a new Mammography Machine. Pictured with the new machine, which emits 30% less radiation, are (from left) Auxiliary members Patricia Penner, Shelley Morton, Dorothy Assmus and Brigitte Cudmore, and Mammography technician Shari Miller.
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- BCAHA President Lynda Avis enjoys a coffee break and conversation with Powell River Auxiliary members.
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- Special speaker Garland Coulson shares leadership training tips at the Vancouver Island Area conference.
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- Auxiliary members dig in at the Delta Hospital Expansion ceremony. The Auxiliary has committed to raise $2.4 million for equipment for the new facility.
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- A young artist, the granddaughter of Summerland Auxiliary volunteers, shows her appreciation for the Auxiliary Thrift Shop.
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- Youth gather for an Orientation session in Chemainus.
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- BCAHA President Lynda Avis helps celebrate the Life Memberships awarded to Chemainus Healthcare Auxiliary members Sally Urton (left) and Bernie McColl.
A dedicated group of Thrift Shop volunteers gets together at the Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Christmas luncheon.
Members from the Auxiliary to Fraser Canyon Hospital & Fraser Hope Lodge win first place for their float in September’s Brigade Days parade.
Carey Bornn (left), Executive Director of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation, and Karl Meadows, Administrator of Acute Care Services PRH, accept a cheque for $100,000 from the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary. The SHCA has donated $600,000 in the last three years towards a $1 Million pledge for the new Penticton Regional Hospital Tower.
BCAHA President Lynda Avis participates in a Northeast Area Presidents’ Meeting held in Prince George. From left, is Lynda with Edna Oryshchuk, past NE Area Director and current President of the St. John Hospital Auxiliary in Vanderhoof; Rosemary Landry, President of the Fort St. John Auxiliary; and Sharon Egglestone, BCAHA NE Area Director.
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- ‘Tis the Season at the Chemainus Auxiliary Thrift Shop.
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- A special holiday shopper brings a festive spirit and good cheer to the Ladysmith Auxiliary Thrift Store.
