A Message From Donna Mainardi Singer, New Auxiliary President
Dear Auxiliary Members and Friends,
As we begin our Fall 2025 season, we are celebrating the completion our $3.1 million pledge to support the Pediatric Section of the Emergency Department of The Valley Hospital and Valley Home Care’s Butterflies program. We are ramping up to begin the fundraising efforts for our new $1.6 million pledge to support and enhance patient care and comfort in the treatment of cancer, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and the Butterflies program for critically ill children. For more detailed information about our new pledge, please visit our pledge page.
The mission of the Auxiliary is service, volunteering, and fundraising. If you are interested in volunteering, I’d like to invite you to our volunteer information session with Mary McHugh of Volunteer Resources, who will share the requirements and opportunities for YOU to become a Valley Volunteer! This will inform volunteers about how to effectively be a volunteer at Valley, and they will also arrange for you to get your MMR immunization and TB screening completed that day.
Join us on Wednesday, October 15 from 10 a.m. - noon, in the Ridgewood campus Boardroom on the first floor to learn how you can share your time and talents at The Valley Hospital, Valley Home Care, The Ridgewood Campus, and other Valley outpatient locations.
To register for this session or to receive additional information, contact Kathy Ambrose [email protected], 201-280-5219.
Future fundraising events include our annual Paramus Run held on Sunday, October 19, 2025, 9:00 a.m. at The Fairfield Inn & Suites near Paramus Park Mall. All ages are invited to join us to walk or run to raise funds for our pledge. Our 77th Annual Valley Ball is being held on Friday, November 7, 2025, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. at Seasons, Washington Township, NJ. Please join us!
Ongoing auxiliary activities include our No Sew sewing circle, where members make lap blankets to be given out to patients at The Valley Hospital.
Our volunteers operate a cart that brings cookies, coffee, tea, and other snacks to family members who are in waiting areas of the hospital. This cart, called the “Especially for You” cart, needs volunteers to distribute the snacks and a comforting chat. Please contact Charlotte Byrne if you are interested in being a volunteer. [email protected].
Branch events will be posted on this page, so please check to stay informed.
I look forward to seeing you at our meetings and events. Please make sure to say hello! I’d love to catch up.
With gratitude and best wishes,