President`s Message Champagne Ball Phelps Star Awards
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President`s Message Champagne Ball Phelps Star Awards
Nov-Dec 2009 Now on the web at http://www.phelpshospital.org/auxiliary/index.php President’s Message by Rose Marie Parisi A very special volunteer, Eva Marie Dahling, has retired from her volunteer duties at the James House Mansion. We will miss you very much and wish you and Gunter all the very best. We offer our congratulations to Susan Bodansky who will be assuming the position of Chairperson of The James House Mansion. We wish Susan all the very best and know she will do a wonderful job in her new volunteer position. Thanks to all those who helped with the September bake sale and 50/50 raffle, from everyone who baked and served to all those who purchased! The next bake sale is scheduled for December 17th. The winter clothing drive will be held November 9th through the 12th. We will be accepting new or gently used coats, hats, gloves and sweaters. The bin will be located outside the hospital cafeteria. Thank you for helping those less fortunate this season. Please see the enclosed flyer. As we gather together with family and friends this season let us be thankful to those who have helped us when we needed it. Let’s show our gratitude by giving back. Please contact the Phelps Hospital Volunteer Services at 914-3663170 if you are interested in helping with the clothing drive. Thanks for your Help! EDITED by JIM REIDY Champagne Ball by Jim Goldsmith On October 1, promptly at 10 AM., Pat Makai once again determined the fate of those who submitted their entries in our annual Champagne Ball lottery for free tickets. For the past several years, your Auxiliary has taken a table and has given ten lucky winners the chance to attend for free, as long as they were paid up members of the Auxiliary at the time of submitting their entry. As is also the custom, last year’s winners were excluded from the first round of drawing, but could become alternates if their names were drawn. This year’s winners were (clockwise from the front) Helen Chanowsky, Muriel Ruchti, Pat Horner, Nancy and Victor Eichorn, Jane Forstenzer, Marguerite Klein, Jim Chalmers, Jim Reidy and his wife, Pat Jehle. The evening started with a cocktail hour including a silent auction and delicious hors d’oeuvres. After a few speeches from prominent representatives dinner was served, followed by hours of dancing to the music of a terrific band. If this sounds good to you, get your names in next year and maybe you, too, will get to attend. Anita Watson, John Rizzo, Donna Yetman, Lori Kruppenbacher and Alyssa Kruppenbacher at the Champagne Ball registration table The Development Office would like to thank Anita Watson (Infection Control), John Rizzo (Environmental Services) and Donna Yetman (Employee Health) for their help with registration, auction spotting, customer service, and other tasks in making the Champagne Ball a great success. We’d also like to give a BIG thank you to Donna and Jim Goldsmith for all of their hard work on the Ball Committee. Phelps Star Awards by Jim Reidy Congratulations to Lynne Hansen and John LeVar on being chosen for the Star Award for exceptional service to the Phelps Community. We apologize for this minimal article but we promise to expand on this in the January issue with photos and information of their contributions to Phelps. A Little Local History by Dennis Corcoran The Quadricentennial of the Hudson River - Part V The Hudson River played a major part in the Industrial Revolution. The War of 1812 was the impetus for the Hudson Valley’s industrial development as the largest and most modern iron foundry, The West Point Foundry, was established at Cold Spring in 1818. Cold Spring was an ideal choice because of its proximity to the river, being surrounded with forests, and its closeness to West Point and their military brass, an ideal resource in the making of artillery. Robert Parrott, an experienced artillery officer and graduate of the Military Academy, spent 20 years as the superintendent of the foundry and developed a cannon that bore his name and was used extensively during the Civil War. The Foundry also produced iron pipes for the New York City water supply and cast the engine for the country’s first locomotive, “The Best Friend”. A devastating fire in 1835 in New York’s financial district that destroyed most of the wooden structures increased the demand for bricks for building construction. The result was the establishment of some 83 brickyards along shoreline communities to produce bricks including local areas such as Croton, Verplanck, Montrose and Haverstraw. Eventually the twentieth century would produce new industries along the Hudson River including a General Electric plant in Hudson, a General Motors auto plant in North Tarrytown (Sleepy Hollow today) and a major IBM facility in Poughkeepsie. All this growth and industry had a negative effect as well, especially in New York City during the nineteenth century. Cholera was a major health problem for people because of polluted drinking water, which was resolved when the Croton Aqueduct was opened in 1842. John Jervis, an engineer we will read more about in Part VI, designed the High Bridge that helped deliver water from the aqueduct to Manhattan. It can be seen from the Cross Bronx Expressway and today they’re trying to open it as a public park. Many industrialists and other wealthy people built beautiful estates along the Hudson River because of the scenic beauty, a source of inspiration for the Hudson River artists as well. A man most people are unfamiliar with came along and helped develop an appreciation of scenic beauty for everyone to enjoy rather than just the artists and estate owners. He was A.J. Downing, a landscaper from Newburgh who wrote the book, A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. This book had a tremendous influence on many people including Frederick Law Olmstead. Downing believed that everyone should be able to enjoy nature, which would refresh their spirits and have a civilizing effect by exposing people to natural beauty. He, along with the poet, William Cullen Bryant, helped to get legislation passed in New York State that set aside 500 acres in New York City for the building of a public park. Downing was tragically killed in a fire aboard the steamship The Henry Clay before Frederick Law Olmstead submitted the winning proposal for the building of Central Park. Olmstead became the country’s leading landscape designer. In addition to Central Park he was also responsible for Yosemite Park, Riverside Park in New York City, Prospect Park in Brooklyn and the master plan for a place we’re all familiar with, Tarrytown. DONATIONS! Submitted by Nancy Eichorn We would like to recognize those members who, in 2009, not only renewed their Auxiliary membership or joined the Auxiliary but also enclosed something extra to help keep the organization in good financial health. It’s through their generosity, combined with our normal fund raising programs, that we are able to provide the basis for our contributions to the hospital. Thanks once again for your help. Marie Abramson Susan Aguado Robert and Betty Albertson Ruth Baer Florence Brown Angelina Burns Anne Caldara Marie Case Ginger Cass Joan Lyons Ceconi Helen Chanowsky Georganne Chapin Hsin Chao, MD Mariela Colon Elaine Cooney David Coulam John and Connie Curran Carol Cusick Mary Delfino Bonnie D’Emidio Martha Dugan Victor and Nancy Eichorn Barbara Epstein Ruth Fenton Joan Fiorito Sara Geyer Jim and Donna Goldsmith Andrew and Donna Grass Alice Marie Hales Lynne Hansen Joan Hartney Norma Herguth Iris Hill Helen Jones Rosalie Kavy Frances Kelly Mary Jean Keenan Joan Kent Barbara Klapkowski Marguerite Klein Ilene Kreilsheimer Sylvia Krell Mary Ann Lawlor Nancy Leddy Joan Lederman Frances MacEachron Kathy Mackie Patricia Maddalo Barbara McGrath Ellen Melvin Karen Mendelowitz Wilma Mendelowitz Maria Mussili Harold Newman Mary Kay Olson Rose Marie Parisi Jim Reidy and Pat Jehle Joan Rodenberger Janeth Rosenthal Regina Rubenstein Muriel Ruchti Keith Safian Al and Doris Saias Joan Scumaci Betty Seideman Louise Siebel Martha Staffiera Alice Stafford Lore Strauss Valerie Stimpson David Swope Ofelia Ticker Marie Timmings Drusilla Van Hengel Joyce Weiser Carol Zegarelli G IFT S H OP L O BBY S AL ES Schedule courtesy of Iris Hill Pam’s Corner by Pam Cardozo November Fri Mon Wed Fri Tues Thurs Fri Mon Tues 11/6 11/9 11/11 11/13 11/17 11/19 11/20 11/23 11/24 Exile C.D.’S Activewear Plus Classy Karat Jewelry Tupperware As Seen On T.V. Full Of Sheets A Creative Touch Leather Outlet Sock Exchange 12/3 12/4 12/9 12/10 12/11 12/14 12/18 12/22 2nd Story Interiors Lillian Wetzel Jewelry Silver Dreams Jewelry Framed Fabric Art Classy Karat Jewelry Melvia Sportswear D & D Jewelry Exile C.D.’S December Thurs Fri Wed Thurs Fri Mon Fri Tues Welcome to our newest volunteers!! Courtesy of Pat Makai Jean Blackman Victoria Bonsignore Gloria Cooper Barbara Fixler Mary Gallagher Donna Goldsmith Eva-Marie McGinnis Amy Hendler Virginia Hong Eileen McArdle Marlyn Moshier Gail Shepherd George Slocum Judith Toich Scarborough Pastoral Care Lake Carmel Pastoral Care Briarcliff Manor Pastoral Care Tarrytown Newborn Hearing Ossining Pastoral Care Ossining Cherry Door Briarcliff Manor Atrium Ambassador Elmsford Pastoral Care Scarsdale Transport Ossining Gift Shop Harrison Pastoral Care Ossining Pastoral Care Ossining Library Croton-on-Hudson Administrative Welcome to our Newest Auxilian Submitted by Nancy Eichorn Barbara Fixler Upcoming Auxiliary Board Meetings Nov 18th and Dec 16th at 9:00AM in the Board Room. News and Notes Nov-Dec 2009 Vol. XI No. 5 Editorial Staff and Contributors Jim Goldsmith Nancy Eichorn Pam Cardozo Dennis Corcoran Pat Makai Iris Hill Jim Reidy *** Photos courtesy of Jim Reidy and Jim Goldsmith *** News and Notes is published by the Phelps Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. Contributions, comments and suggestions are welcome. Please call the Volunteer Office at (914) 366-3170. Kendal-on-Hudson Health Fair - On October 15, three of our volunteers, Fran Kelly, Shirley Lobenthal, Anna Mae O’Leary, and myself participated in the Kendal Health Fair at Kendal-on-Hudson. It gave us a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and explain our volunteer services. Several people stopped by our table and may be joining our volunteer team. New York Life has designed a beautiful poster “A Gift from Us to You” which will be placed over the book bin in the Emergency Department. This continues to be a wonderful collaboration and our young patients really appreciate leaving the Hospital with a book specially selected for their age group. Flu Vaccine – A big Thank You to all our volunteers who responded so quickly in getting their seasonal flu shot. We have almost completed our mission of making sure all volunteers are vaccinated. In Memoriam LUCY RUSH Lucy, a long-time employee and volunteer here at Phelps, passed away on October 12th after a courageous battle with cancer. Lucy was a nurse at Phelps for 17 years, a member of the Auxiliary and served as Assistant Secretary on the Auxiliary Board. She was a volunteer for a total of 20 years, working in Hospice and doing special administrative projects for the Hospital. Lucy’s smile and warm and caring manner will be sorely missed. PATRICIA (PAT) LANE Pat quietly slipped away in her sleep at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne on August 30th after a year long fight with her cancer. She was 72 years old, born in NYC to Frank and Camille Stella on May 2,1937. She was a schoolteacher in NYC and then worked as manager of a credit union until retirement. After retirement she worked at the Information Desk as a volunteer at Phelps Hospital. We will miss her smiling face and warm greetings. HARRIET SAFIAN Harriet, the mother of Phelps President and CEO, Keith Safian, passed away on Saturday, October 17th. Our sympathies are with the family during their time of grief. FIRST CLASS MAIL PLACE MAILING LABEL HERE PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY 10591 Our Grateful Appreciation to a True Phelps Volunteer and Auxilian by Pam Cardozo Phelps Memorial Hospital Center recently said “Goodbye” to a long, long-time volunteer, Eva-Marie Dahling, who resigned in June of this year after having completed 23,882 hours of volunteer service. Eva-Marie has been a volunteer at Phelps for over 34 years, serving in many different capacities. Her roles included Tour Chairperson, Special Services Chairperson, Care Chairperson, Emergency Room Chairperson, Golf Classic Chairperson, Cherry Door Thrift Shop Chairperson, 1 st VP of the Auxiliary, Asst. Treasurer, Coordinator of the Phelps Fair and, perhaps as most of you knew her best, Chairperson of the James House Mansion. She guided many clients from start to finish and worked with numerous nervous brides as they planned their special event, ensuring that no stone was left unturned. Eva-Marie’s artistic talents are second-to-none. We are all wondering how we will manage without her, especially when it’s time for the Auxiliary Board Meeting, the Volunteer Supper and Auxiliary Holiday Party. Every year, she prepared afternoon tea for the annual Auxiliary Board Meeting and we always looked forward to her special cream cheese and chutney sandwiches, not to mention her beautiful floral arrangements, designed for the occasion. Many of you have commented on the shadow box displayed outside the Volunteer Office. Eva-Marie has always created exquisite themes for various special occasions throughout the year, all reflected in the shadow box. After our Volunteer Supper every summer, a beautiful photograph gallery of our volunteers enjoying the festivities of the evening has been displayed in the box, carefully arranged by Eva-Marie. Eva-Marie’s generous contributions to Phelps over the years, in many, many different ways, have done so much for our Hospital – too much to put into simple words. It will definitely not be an easy task finding a replacement for her as a valued Board member of the Auxiliary and Chairperson of The James House Mansion. Thank you for everything, Eva-Marie! You have left a truly indelible legacy! Another Successful Sale by Jim Goldsmith We added a new wrinkle to the latest bake sale, a 50/50 lottery that proved to be popular. Advertisements will be added to our posters at the next bake sale and hope to make even more money. We were also aided by the generosity of Ann Palm Reibel who graciously donated ten copies of her latest children’s book “How Pearl Discovered Henry Hudson’s Shoe” for us to sell at the bake sale. We sold seven of them. We were extremely shorthanded, both with help and baked items to sell. I sound like a broken record on this, but we really need the Auxiliary to step up and help. It is always the same 10 or 12 people who help. Other Auxilians think they have sent their $20 dollars of dues and need not bother to do anything else. That is so wrong and “Un-Auxilian”. The Auxiliary continually needs your help, so baking an item or two four times a year can’t be a great imposition. Our next bake sale will be on December 17th. Please start thinking now about how you can help!!
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