Auxiliary Hi-Lites September/October 2016 VOLUME 8, ISSUE 3

Letter from the President’s Desk Hello Auxiliary members, I hope you all had a most enjoyable summer. It does go by fast, however, in another month we will be seeing God’s beauty as the trees begin to change. First on the agenda is to thank you all again for the hours you give to Good Samaritan Hospital. My gratitude comes from my heart. Speaking of the heart, I want to make our volunteers aware of the “Heart Screening Special Offer.” Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is offering a $49 (self-pay) heart screening. There is no preparation, non-invasive, physician order not needed. Early detection of heart disease is so important. The cost is minimal, many could spend as much on a dinner but the difference is that the test could save your life. The screenings are offered at two facilities, Advocate Good Samaritan, 3815 Highland Ave. and 7530 S Woodward Ave., Woodridge. The phone number is 630-275-8571. I have included information in this newsletter. Place the information by your phone for a reminder to make that important CALL. This special has been extended until October 31st. Look what is happening for Festival 2016! It’s the Mad Hatter’s Ball so “Don a Mad Hat and don’t be late. Mark your calendar for a very important date.” October 15, 2016 is the date, Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort is the place. This is such an enjoyable event, decadent dinner, exciting auction, so put your Mad Hat on and take the dance floor as well. The website for tickets is advocategiving.org/festival. See you there. Included in this newsletter, Jo Amick, Vice President Development, has given us an update on the Capital Campaign, “Journey of Excellence.” I think it is especially noteworthy that no gift is too small! A gift may be spread over five years and you select the installment payment dates. This is a plus to the giving experience. Our next General Meeting will be held on September 28, 2016. You will find a flier for this event in the newsletter. I welcome everyone, bring a friend. It is always a nice way to catch up with friends, meet new ones and enjoy a great lunch. Remember, I am always open to questions or concerns. My phone and e-mail are in the handbook and I would welcome your call.

Carol Kennedy Auxiliary President

News From the Auxiliary of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

MINUTES FROM THE MAY 26, 2016 GENERAL MEETING Dorothy Paige

At 12:30 p.m. Kathleen Hennessy, 2nd Vice President, welcomed everyone to the meeting. Jo Amick gave the invocation. A buffet lunch was served. At 1:00 p.m. Carol Kennedy, President, called the business meeting to order. She recognized the past presidents in attendance: Annette Goetz, Bob Hurdle, Cheryl Kehl, Ruth Anne Unik, and Donna Wadycki. Dorothy Paige stated that the minutes of the March 23, 2016 General Meeting were printed in the May/June issue of the Auxiliary Hi-Lites newsletter. Linda Breagel made a motion to approve the minutes as printed, Steven Leonardi seconded the motion and all were in favor. Dorothy presented the Treasurer’s Report in the absence of Jean Harlow, Treasurer. As of May 25, the Checking Account balance was $7,102 and the Money Market Account balance was $66,182. Carol reported on the upcoming events at the Daisy Basket and encouraged everyone to stop by. Tiffany Gardley, Volunteer Services Manager, presented the Gingham Tree report stating they will have a 15% off sale on fur items. Carol stated that the Gingham Tree and the Daisy Basket continue to work hard to support our pledge as well as Ways and Means (Ed Ptacek and Tom Brown, co-chairs) with the shoe, scrubs, linen and book sales. She mentioned the work of ARK (Lynn Murphy and Dolores Kondrashow, co-chairs) whose ladies make the baby caps and knit baby blankets that are sold in the gift shop. She acknowledged the work of Maureen Budinger and all those involved with the Vintage Fashion Show. Carol stated that, in her new role as President, she feels blessed to be a part of the Auxiliary and Good Samaritan. She asked the group to call or email her with their suggestions or concerns and ideas for speakers or entertainment for our next two General Meetings. She closed her comments with a quote, “When you are surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible”. The next blood drive will be held on May 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Red & Black Oak Rooms. Following the business meeting, Susan Williams, partner with Faermark & Williams, made a presentation on elder law. John Holmberg from the Advocate Foundation provided a few words and handouts on gift planning through the Foundation. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m. Following the meeting, the group was divided into three groups for tours of the new bed tower and mock-up room led by Jo Amick, Laura Neiberg and Melissa Chumbley. Respectfully Submitted, Dorothy Paige Secretary

News From the Auxiliary of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS Barbara Metzl Congratulations to all volunteers who received the following award pins during the 1st Quarter of 2016. Adult Volunteers

Bronze – 100 Hours 1 Emerald – 1,500 Hours 2 Diamonds – 4,500 Hours Syed Ali Cecilia Filas Robert Dipisa Darlene Bella Kathleen Hennessy Lynn Murphy Mary Barbara Collins Florence Labrose Nina Newport Megan Koren Steven Leonardi Ann Rudig Charlotte Kosek Julia Kulik 2 Emeralds – 2,000 Hours 3 Diamonds – 5,000 Hours Connie Jean Livingston James Weinberger Delores Kondraschow Carolyn Minion Debra Paulsen Kirk Moore 3 Emeralds - 2,500 Hour Padmalatha Nemani Frances Miller Sara Reed Diane Renzi Chris Zoulek 4 Emeralds - 3,000 Hour Harriet Budniak Silver - 500 Hours Dorothy Wall Gail Brown Suzanne Folkman 5 Emeralds – 3,500 Hours Vladimir Kunc Jean Bahler Richard Matthies Joseph Garb Lou Jean Simmons Joyce Hill Aleena Truby Diane Weaver 1 Diamond – 4,000 Hours Elaine Berberich Gold - 1,000 Hours Betty DeRenzo Anthony Baltazar David Brockman Eileen Hang Kaylyn LoCoco Mark Pawlicki Junior Volunteers

50 Hours 100 Hours 150 Hours 200 Hours Syed Ali Anisha Atluri Namrah Mubeen Erin Malab Sayali Amin Ankush Bajaj Andrea Ohk Julia Rajan Amanda Chavez Ravneet Dhaliwai Ellee Shover John Paul Leagogo Rachel Joseph Maria Waheed Kyla Owens Sidra Khan Luis Prado Wali Rashid Paul Seo Tuba Tahseen

Special Recognition Awards

10,000 Hours

Donna Wadycki

and

7,500 Hours

Patricia McBride .

Congratulations !!

VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS Barbara Metzl Congratulations to all volunteers who received the following award pins during the 2nd Quarter of 2016.

Adult Volunteers

Bronze – 100 Hours 1 Emerald - 1,500 Hours Faith Anomachi Lois Broggi Ngozi Anumba Jean Harlow Robert Davis Gerry Maquire Carolyn Schoenbeck 2 Emeralds – 2,000 Hours Thomas Terlau Dorothy Wall William Wokas Silver -- 500 Hours 3 Emeralds – 2,500 Hours Mary Fisher Marie Flaherty Annette Hopkins Helen Marlene Jimenez Susan Krisch Edith Wong 5 Emeralds – 3,500 Hours Elizabeth Holland

Gold - 1,000 Hours Ruth Karasek Mary Koopman Kenneth Mulhall Debbie Stangarone Junior Volunteers

50 Hours 100 Hours 150 Hours 200 Hours Valerie Glazier Shalini Atluri Ravneet Dhaliwai Arbaz Chaudhry Arleth Gonzalez Aisha Baggia Veet Zaveri Hebah Hussain Chandana Kodumuri Amanda Chavez Namrah Mubeen Joel Makkil Emma Doyle Maria Waheed Nuha Mirza Tessa Lawler Ashley Simmer Destiny Payne

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Kathleen Hennessy The Auxiliary extends the warmest welcome to members who joined us during April, May and June of 2016. As of June 30, 2016, there were 1029 Auxiliary members, of which 500 were active volunteers.

Adult Members April Joanne Heroldt Marina Khatoon Courtney Pold Narissa Ramirez May Sharon Burns William Cousins Michael Feldman Stephen Gavin Kristine Johnson Nancy Monbrod Daniel Zavala June Claire Bestwina Thomas Cole Elpiniki Egan Neha Iqbal Susan Konkel Alyssa Kunsman Wing Lam Lau Barbara Maas Imran Qasim Argjira Shaipi

Young Adult Members April Shamama Ali Samantha Banyai Breanna Faber Soha Khan Vrushin Patel May Adrian Bico Tiffany Bui Rachel Ehret Salik Ghaus Carly Glunz Katie Santangelo Evangelia Tzakis June Kaitlyn Bonfield Cayley Brenk Courtney Canino Brendan Gammonley Deanna Hafenscher Melanie Hawkins Nadeen Hejja Albert Holler Rahel Kassie Rachel Kurt Michael Nguyen Emily Rex Ana Scarlati Julie Strtak Michelle To Ernestina Wiafe Tainlin Yuan

Junior Members April Bri Foor Zeeshan Mohammed Rohith Patel May Sarina Bales Valeria Buzinova Angelina Djordjevic Azim Khan June Ariba Abbasi Gillian Berg Drew Bolisay Samantha Breit Lauren Eboli Brianna Giese Sonya Gupta Allison Heersink Yousuf Hussaini Ellinor Jarzombek Annmary Kandakudy Lauren Karkazis Priya Kumar Chetna Landge Maria Lopez Larucci Aimee Puz Devyesh Satpathy Marie Sabio Vasav Soni Amber Syed Mohammed Syed Alexander Szymczak Sritej Vontikommu

“JOURNEY OF EXCELLENCE” As a valued volunteer with Good Samaritan Hospital, I’m sure you’ve seen the amazing transformation happening across our campus, as 3 major construction projects continue to change the way we care for our patients. Striving for continuous improvement, Good Samaritan Hospital has embarked on a $100 million dollar campus expansion project that includes:

New Private Rooms. For the first time, we will be able to provide every patient with a private room—a clear necessity for a hospital committed to excellence. Private patient rooms enhance healing by providing for infection control; privacy and a quiet environment for both the patient and their family and friends.

Cancer Care Center Expansion. Expanding our Cancer Care Center will ensure an exceptional experience for patients at every stage of their fight. The plan includes for expanded treatment options including advanced radiation therapies, outpatient chemotherapy and infusion services—all with the comfort and convenience of one centralized location.

Cardiovascular Diagnostic & Rehabilitation Suite. Completed in August 2015, the consolidation of cardiovascular diagnostics, catheterization, observation, recovery and rehabilitation ensures that patients receive higher quality and faster care through the use of new technology—all with the comfort and convenience in one centralized location. In other words, we will offer our patients one-stop heart care.

In 2014 the “Journey of Excellence” Capital Campaign was launched to raise a minimum of $10 million dollars in support of these projects. Stepping forward to give our campaign a great start, the Auxiliary generously pledged a $2 million dollars gift. Today more than $9 million has been raised and a victorious capital campaign is just around the corner. For us to be successful, however, we need all our friends to make a personal gift. Whatever your circumstance, there are a variety of ways that you can support our campaign, including:

Cash/pledge: A pledge of a cash gift can be spread over five years, giving you the option of selecting installment payment dates that best suit your circumstances.

Bequests: Through your will or living trust, you can designate a certain dollar amount, percentage or residue of your estate.

Beneficiary designation: You can make a gift by designating us as a direct or contingent beneficiary of

your retirement plan, life insurance policy or financial account. Life income gifts: Charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts allow you to make a gift and

provide an income for yourself and/or others. Lead trusts provide income first to the Advocate hospital you choose; after the agreed time the assets return to you or your loved ones

IRA Charitable Rollover: If you are over age 70 ½, you may make a charitable gift by directing a distribution from an IRA (up to $100,000) directly to Advocate Charitable Foundation in support of Good Samaritan Hospital. When you do so, the gift distribution will not count as taxable income.

Regardless of the size of your gift, your gift is important. So if you haven’t already made your gift to the “Journey of Excellence” Capital Campaign, please considering doing so today. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 630-275-1360. Thank you for your consideration, and thank you for being an important member of the Good Samaritan Hospital team. Jo Amick Vice President of Development Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

DAISY BASKET GIFT SHOP Miki Wittmer The volunteers and staff of the Daisy Basket hope you’re enjoying the last days of summer.

The gift shop is currently receiving merchandise for the Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We’ve just received some very unique pumpkins, spider scarves, LED pinecones and unusual Halloween treat bowls to name a few. The back room continues to be full of boxes with some very nice and affordable holiday items. We will have a midnight madness sale with the date to be determined.

Upcoming events include the following: August 24 & 25 – Dazzlers & Twisted Cookie in the Daisy Basket hallway

New addition: September 15 & 16 - The Nutman Co. Featuring gourmet quality nuts, candies, chocolates, snack mixes and large variety of roasted corn nuggets (crunchy but not hard) in the Daisy Basket hallway.

October 26 & 27 - Masquerade $5 Sale in the Cafeteria hallway November 9 & 10 - Dazzlers & Twisted Cookie in the Daisy Basket hallway. December 14 -16 - Just Jewelry in the Daisy Basket hallway.

We look forward to making your life easier by shopping in the gift shop. If we don’t carry what you’re looking for, let Miki know and we’ll see if we can get the item for you! Be Safe and Well, Miki, Chris & all the wonderful volunteers!

THE GINGHAM TREE RESALE SHOP Aus Paronis, Carolyn Streit & DeEtte Frankel Well, we sure had a summer that sizzled! The hot weather and the hot deals continue at the GT. Something fun and new at the GT…we started a Silent Bidding Program. The first items we had up for Silent Bidding were Erte artwork, a Beatles poster and a new Vera Bradley briefcase. The Silent Bidding program is easy and fun. Bidding for these items continues until there are no more bids for seven days. The final bidder is guaranteed the item. Stop by or call to see what amazing items are up for bid and sign up for your own bidding number. We have also introduced mini classes. Our first class was on tips and tricks of pastry sticks and cookie dough. The customers loved it! More classes to follow. Save the date for a cafeteria hallway sale on November 16 & 17.

We continue to receive wonderful and unusual donations. Thank you very much!

COMMUNITY HEALTH Jim Weinberger

VOLUNTEER SERVICES Tiffany Gardley

Hand Hygiene – Let’s Keep Everyone Safe….

Why is hand hygiene so important? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hand hygiene is the most important measure to prevent the transmission of harmful germs. What is the proper procedure to use when using alcohol-based hand rub? Apply product to palm of one hand. Rub hands together, covering all surfaces of hands and fingers. Continue rubbing hands together until hands are dry. What is the proper procedure to use when washing with soap and water? Wet hands first with warm water. Apply soap, and rub hands together vigorously for at least 20 seconds, covering all surfaces of the hands and fingers. Rinse hands with water and dry thoroughly with a disposable towel. Use towel to turn off the faucet.

ARK Lynn Murphy We make baby caps for our Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital newborn babies. We are in need of ladies who like to sew. We’ll supply everything to make the baby caps.

The group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 9:00 AM. to 11:00 A.M. usually at the Cancer Care Conference Center. If interested, please leave your information at the volunteer office and I will get back to you. Thank you. Lynn

WAYS AND MEANS Ed Ptacek & Tom Brown There are two sales left for Ways & Means. The next sale is September 22-23 and is the linen sale. There will be a wide assortment of luxurious sheets, pillow cases and blankets. Many different colors will be available. Bamboo pillows will also be featured. The last sale is November 2, 3 & 4. This is the book sale, which includes a wide assortment of unique items. We will be located right outside the cafeteria. Stop by and check us out. Many of the items in each sale would make wonderful gifts for the upcoming holiday season. For the year, we are running slightly behind last year regarding total sales. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any business.

Mark your calendars for the last Blood Drive to be held on Wednesday, December 14th. Blood donation times are from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Your participation is appreciated.

The Auxiliary of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital cordially invites you to the Wednesday, September 28, 2016

General Meeting Luncheon We are pleased to have as our guest speaker Jenny Riddle, a dramatic book reviewer. Jenny brings books to life in her unique one-woman shows, telling the real-life stories of her subjects from current, contemporary books. Jenny will be presenting a dramatic portrayal of the book Find a Way by Diana Nyad. In 2013, at the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, Cuba to Florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will.

Find a Way is a unique, passionate story of Nyad’s heroic adventure and the extraordinary life experiences that have served to carve her unwavering spirit. Please join Jenny for this inspiring dramatization.

General Meeting Luncheon

Wednesday, September 28th Noon – 12:30 pm (social)

12:30 pm – 1 pm (luncheon) 1 pm (program)

Oak Rooms Luncheon $10: Hot Buffet: Build your own Pasta!!

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Guest Name______________________ Amount Enclosed $_____________

(checks payable to: The Auxiliary of Good Samaritan Hospital)

Please RSVP by: September 21st Please return this reservation form including dietary restrictions to: Volunteer Office (Kathleen Hennessy’s inbox) or mail to Kathleen Hennessy, 7319 Selig PL, Downers Grove, IL 60516, or phone Kathleen at (630) 542-1971.

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UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Save the Dates! September 11-12 Ways & Means – “Linens Sale” September 15-16 Daisy Basket – “The Nutman Co.” September 28 Auxiliary General Meeting October 26-27 Daisy Basket “Masquerade Sale” $5.00 Jewelry/Accessories November 2-4 Ways and Means – “Books R Fun Sale” November 9-10 Daisy Basket – “Dazzlers & Twisted Cookie Sale” November 10 Auxiliary General Meeting November 16-17 Gingham Tree – “Hallway Sale” December 14 Community Health Blood Drive December 14-16 Daisy Basket – “Just Jewelry Sale” December 15-16 Gingham Tree – “Hallway Sale”

Please Support Our Auxiliary!