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Show A smile and a thank you are all the payment Pink Ladies receive Next time you are in the hospital, for whatever reason, and a lady in pink walks by, show a little respect. The Pink Ladies is a service organization organiza-tion made up of ladies who are willing to give of their time to make the hospital a little better place. Among the things they do are maintain an information desk, reception desk, answer telephones, escort patients where they need to go, deliver presents, flowers, and mail, relay messages, supply patients' personal per-sonal needs, write letters, read letters, magazines and books, help in the nursery, deliver meals, feed patients who cannot feed themselves, and just about anything else someone can think of for them to do. And they do all of these things out of the goodness of their hearts, they are not paid. The purpose of the Vernal Pink Ladies is to promote and advance the welfare of the Ashley Valley Medical Center and its patients through ways approved by the hospital administrator and the elected volunteer auxiliary board. More specifically, they carry out three major ideals: (1) public relations activity which will bring greater community interest and understanding to the hospital, (2) volunteer services for and to the hospital, including services outside the hospital when necessary and applicable, and (3) to raise money for the hospital through various approved ways. Currently the Pink Ladies are 30 members strong. They provide help to the hospital 12 hours a day, seven days j. ' I ill' f irf) W V PINK LADY volunteer Verlie Stringham sees to the comfort of Frank MacKnight, a patient at Ashley Valley Medical Center. The Pink Ladies organization is committed to serving the needs of patients. They perform their services 12 hours a day, seven days a week and the only remuneration are smiles and thank yous of patients. a week. The schedule is set up in three four hour shifts each day, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. They attempt to have two or three ladies working at all times, but this is not always possible, because their numbers are limited. Pink Ladies at Ashley Valley Medical Center range from age 19 to 72 years old. Hours worked range from four hours per week to 12 hours per week in some instances. in-stances. Lonnie Hadlock, this year's Pink Lady vice-president, said anyone can help in some capacity. The variety of activities the ladies are involved in would surely fit into anyone's schedule and abilities. Besides the things already mentioned, the Pink Ladies also keep a supply of fresh drinking water on the bedside stand and get things for patients they cannot get themselves. They water and arrange flowers, relieve mothers with children for short periods of time and help with babies in the nursery. Remuneration for services rendered is the thanks of the people in the hospital and a good feeling for "helping people who can't help themselves," Mrs. Hadlock said. Not only do the volunteers not get paid, they buy their own uniforms and shoes. Pins and badges are provided. On top of this, each member pays annual dues of $5 just to belong to the organization. The local Pink Ladies is well established, establish-ed, and have a very tight internal structure. struc-ture. They work closely with hospital authorities and Mrs. Hadlock says they have a very good relationship with the hospital. The hospital requires nothing of the Pink Ladies, and the Pink Ladies always vote on any new programs suggested sug-gested by the hospital. Majority rules and there have been situations where programs have been turned down for iack of volunteers to handle the proposal in an acceptable manner. The Pink Ladies wish to extent an invitation in-vitation to any interested women. Anyone who would like to join the Pink Ladies Volunteer Auxiliary may contact Charyl Siddoway 789-0866 or Lonnie Hadlock 739-3777. |
