The Valley Hospital Auxiliary Retires $2 Million Pledge to Valley
On Thursday, November 19, 2009, the Auxiliary’s Central Board members made their final donation on the $2 million pledge to The Valley Hospital. This is an impressive accomplishment that took three and a half years of perseverance by these dedicated volunteers. On behalf of the Auxiliary, Sue Kelly, Auxiliary President, presented a final check to Anastasios Kozaitis, President of The Valley Hospital Foundation, and Audrey Meyers, CEO of The Valley Hospital.
The pledge entailed the following projects:
- Support for a new Women’s Health Unit
- The purchase of a 64-slice CT Scanner – a vital tool in the diagnosis of cardiac disease
- The expansion of an Inpatient Pediatric Suite
- The successful Hospitalists Program
- Valley Home Care’s Butterflies Pediatric Hospice program – the only one of its kind in the State of New Jersey.
The Valley Hospital Auxiliary is Proud to Announce its New Pledge to The Valley Hospital
Valley’s Center for Women’s Heart Health was established to raise awareness of the cause, symptoms, and prevalence of heart disease in women. The Center’s goal is to educate women on preventing, diagnosing and treating heart disease. Part of our mission includes offering a comprehensive heart risk assessment for women. The Valley Hospital Auxiliary is proud to support this worthy cause and has pledged a donation in the amount of $500,000 to benefit this program.
Auxiliary Golf Outing
Save the date! On Monday, June 7, the 38th Annual Valley Golf Outing will be hosted at the Ridgewood Country Club, site of the 2010 Fedex Barclays PGA Tournament. Once again, Valley’s Jeff Lieto and Ron Krych are co-chairing this event. At the Golf Outing, the Auxiliary is honoring Denis Sullivan, Former Chairman of The Valley Hospital Foundation, who is retiring from serving a 13-year term on the Foundation Board. For more information, call the hotline at 201-447-8064.
Auxiliary Annual Luncheon
Join us on Wednesday, June 16, to celebrate the Auxiliary’s year-end luncheon and installation of new officers. We will celebrate all of the accomplishments throughout the year and congratulate all of the Auxiliary officers who have completed their terms. Our guest speaker is Martha MacCallum of Fox News! Join us to hear about Martha’s exciting career as a Fox News co-anchor.
 
Martha MacCallum joined FoX News Channel (FNC) in January 2004. She is currently the new co-anchor of “America’s Newsroom” with Bill Hemmer (9 AM EST). MacCallum previously co-hosted “The Live Desk,” a Monday through Friday afternoon news program (1 – 3 PM/EST).
During her tenure with FNC, MacCallum anchored major international and national stories, including: Hurricane Katrina, the funeral coverage of Pope John Paul II, and the 2004 presidential election. She also notably secured a rare interview with First Lady Laura Bush, and reported live from numerous Election 2004 events, including, the Republican National Convention in New York and the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
Prior to FNC, MacCallum served a variety of positions at NBC from 1997 to 2003. She was co-anchor of CNBC’s “Morning Call” with Martha MacCallum and Ted David, and was the anchor of CNBC’s “Checkpoint,” an evening news program focusing on the war against terror and the Iraqi war. A frequent contributor to MSNBC’s “The News” with Brian Williams, NBC’s “Today,” NBC affiliates and CNBC “World,” MacCallum also created the series “Inside the Business for Business Center.” In 1997 and 2003, MacCallum was the recipient of the American Women in Radio and Television award for her reporting.
Before joining CNBC, MacCallum was an anchor and reporter for WBIS-TV, a sports and business network in New York in 1996. Prior to that, she was a business correspondent at Wall Street Journal Television where she anchored The Wall Street Journal Report, World Market Outlook and Business USA from 1991-1996.
MacCallum began her career as a reporter for Corporate Finance magazine. She earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University.
The Valley Hospital Auxiliary Celebrated 65th Anniversary in 2009
Travel back through time to 1944, 65 years ago, seven and a half years prior to the opening of The Valley Hospital. A small group of women organized to form the Women’s Auxiliary of The Valley Hospital.
When it began, the average cost of a new house was $3,450. A loaf of bread was 10 cents and a gallon of gas was 15 cents. Average wages were $2,400 per year.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the only U.S. President to be elected to a fourth term, and a 5.9 earthquake hit central New York. “Going my Way” won the Oscar for best film and Ingrid Bergman won best actress for her memorable performance in “Gaslight”.
While all of these things were happening, this group founded an Auxiliary. The heart and soul of The Valley Hospital, the Women’s Auxiliary has a membership of over 2,000 dedicated men and women residing in the sixteen towns that the hospital primarily services.
Members staff the Kurth Cottage Café and the Gift Shop, Surgical Waiting, and many other areas. Their smiling faces and compassionate manner are seen all over Valley’s campuses.
Even the most optimistic of people back in 1944 would not have dared to predict the success of the Auxiliary, which has raised in excess of $14 million for the hospital. While the panorama has changed, the qualities of the Auxiliary have remained constant: commitment to excellence, concern for people, and a regard for the community.
As we reflect upon our founders and how things were in the “good old days,” there are even better, more challenging, more rewarding, and more exciting days to come!
Purchase a Personalized Paver!
The Valley Hospital Auxiliary is offering you the opportunity to purchase a personalized paver to be placed in the Friendship Garden outside the Phillips Wing of the Hospital.
Purchasing a paver is a great way to create a lasting tribute.
- Celebrate – births, anniversaries
- Congratulate – special achievements, staff recognitions, volunteer service
- Memorialize – a tribute to a special intention or loved one
A limited number of engraved pavers are available for purchase. Please complete the paver form (click here). We accept checks made payable to The Valley Hospital Auxiliary, or American Express, MasterCard or Visa. If you have any questions, please call 201-447-8064 or The Valley Hospital Volunteer office at 201-447-8135.
Your tax deductible donation will benefit The Valley Hospital Auxiliary's pledge to The Valley Hospital to support the Center for Women’s Heart Health.
The 2010 Valley Hospital Journal
The Valley Hospital Auxiliary is now putting together the 2010 Valley Hospital Journal. The Journal is one of our Valley Days fundraisers, worked on collectively by our 16 branches in the towns surrounding The Valley Hospital. Our journal has been done each year for over 25 years. The Journal is distributed at all of our major fund-raising events, at our annual luncheon in June, in the visitor areas of The Valley Hospital, at Kurth Cafe and Gift Shop, and given to every new trustee and volunteer.
We invite you to take advantage of this marketing opportunity to advertise in our Journal that reaches the Bergen County community. Please submit your ad by March 1.
Ad Sizes:
1/8 page $65
1/4 page $110
1/2 page $180
Full Page $350
Outside Back Cover $650
Inside Front Cover $500
Page Two $400
Centerfold Left Page $400
For more information, please contact Barbara Hymans at 201-825-8091, or Kay Yeomans at 201-327-2236.
Coming in May 2011 - The Auxiliary's Biennial Kitchen Tour
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