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Show Times Newspaper Wednesday, May 20, 1998 Page 3 Local volunteers honored at RSVP banquet Anderson named hospital COO I V) n f - -m ,W ,v - t- . 1 T v 5 '11 Kimball S. Andeson has been named chief operations officer for Mountain View Hospital and ' Timpanogos Regional Hospital. Anderson joined MVH more than 10 years ago as the hospital's dietary director. Subsequently, Sub-sequently, Anderson has worked in a variety of roles including director di-rector of physician relations, director di-rector of business development & marketing and assistant administrator. admin-istrator. As chief operations officer, Anderson will oversee physician relations, business development, managed care and four depart- Magician Paul Brewer introduces his audience at the Retired Re-tired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) recognition banquet to his "killer bunny" Stew. Local senior volunteers volun-teers were honored at the event. Approximately 1,000 volunteers volun-teers in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) from Utah, Summit, and Wasatch Counties were honored recently at a banquet held at the Utah State Hospital. 1 Gayla Muir, RSVP director, assured volunteers gathered at the event that they are appreciated appreci-ated in the community and that they touch lives. Local volunteers in the program pro-gram performed an estimated 175,000 hours of service in 1997. Projects have included: Serving as tutors or mentors to youth struggling with academic aca-demic skills and linguistic challenges chal-lenges at all school levels; I Quilting to provide money for exams, eyeglasses, and dental services for children at the Utah State Hospital; Assisting in senior centers; Enriching the lives of those in isolation in nursingcare facilities; facili-ties; Organizing residents in nursingcare nurs-ingcare facilities to provide service ser-vice to each other; Manning information desks at government buildings, national na-tional parks, hospitals, and museums; mu-seums; Providing free Medicare counseling; and Performing at senior centers and nursingcare facilities. Reg Tadd, chairman of the RSVP Advisory Council, served as the master of ceremonies at the recognition banquet and said he could see "thousands and thousands of hours of volunteering" volunteer-ing" represented by those in attendance. Captivating Radio Dramas for the Whole Family! 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Anderson and his wife, Sheila, live in Payson and have three daughters and two granddaughters. .1 'r f - & ; . -.. t -m? rii I, a rl tfit iW IgMMtMfcaa CRbronzeworks Give the gift of bronze to your loved one this Memorial Day , t- I'M, CR BranntMNta It local Utah tuppUw of bronz immortal irarlm. umt, monumnti ttc. Call 785-6461 or visit our website at: www.crbronzeworks.com Darrell Cook, Mountainlands Association of Governments director, di-rector, estimated the economic impact of the program's local volunteers vol-unteers to be at $2-3 million. Cook related a personal experience expe-rience he had in traveling to Denver Den-ver last October as part of his job. He was able to fly into the airport, air-port, although it had a rare shutdown, shut-down, caused by a major storm. Snow was coming in horizontally with the wind, and at midnight, cars ground to a halt. He spent the night stormbound in a car. The next afternoon, it was back to the airport for another wait. 1 The busy airport services, accustomed ac-customed to helping thousands of people, were overwhelmed with the demand and ran out of food, blankets, pillows, etc. For 48 hours, volunteers from the Red Cross came to assist. Cook said that as a recipient of this type of service, it was hard to put a price tag on the value. Cook told the volunteers that they can create memories for a lifetime thoughts and impressions impres-sions that the recipients of their service will never forget. A number of individuals were cited for volunteerism that was outstanding because of impact, hours, andor dedication. These included: Marjorie Higginson, Orem; Vance Calder, Orem; Grace Krebs, Provo; Mignon Young, Spanish Fork; Lugean Walpole, Spanish Fork; Doris and Faye Parker, Orem; Camilla Lyberger, Pleasant Grove, and Mary and Glen Smith, Kamas. Recipients of 25-year (and longer) service pins were: Merle Gillespie, Orem; Marguerite Miller, Heber; Erma Wade, Heber; Moneita Hair, Lindon; . and Bobbie Jean Duvall, Pleas-' ant Grove. In keeping with the event's theme of "You Are the Magic", professional magician Paul Brewer entertained and delighted de-lighted the crowd. Entertainment Entertain-ment was also provided by the Willey Family. For more information on RSVP, contact Gayla Muir, 377-2262. Lindon Girl Scout earns prestigious award Melanie Joy Peterson of Lindon is one of 31 Girl Scouts from throughout the state to receive re-ceive the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award in 1998. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. It symbolizes outstanding outstand-ing accomplishments in the areas ar-eas of leadership, community service, ser-vice, career planning, and personal per-sonal development. . 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