Auxiliary
Since its founding in 1924, the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary has been committed to supporting Emerson Hospital and its mission of providing the highest quality medical services in a warm and personalized community setting.
Our members come from the many communities served by the hospital. We work to promote Emerson Hospital through increased community awareness, health-related education and fundraising initiatives. Auxiliary members are proud to continue the tradition of serving as ambassadors between the hospital and its communities.
For more information on joining the Auxiliary, please call 978-287-3019.
Making a Difference
Over the past decade, the Auxiliary's fundraising efforts have helped to raise more than $1.5 million for hospital equipment, facilities and services. Here is a summary of recent contributions.
- A new waiting room for oncology patients and their families
- Equipment for the breast stereotactic exam room
- A fund for cancer programs to benefit patients
- A scholarship fund for frontline caregivers
- An Advanced Life Support vehicle
- Renovation of Special Care Units
What We Do
The Auxiliary supports Emerson Hospital through a wide variety of activities ranging from more intimate members-only gatherings to large events open to the public. We organize fundraising events, make crafts, play golf, cook, coordinate art exhibits and concerts, speak in public, write articles and welcome new ideas for community involvement.
Community
Auxiliary members are an important liaison between the hospital and the community. We want to inform and increase community awareness of hospital services through local events, newsletters, media announcements and personal communications with friends, neighbors and colleagues. We also welcome feedback and input about the hospital, its services and the health interests of our constituents. We aim to be the voice of the communities serviced by Emerson Hospital.
Education
The Auxiliary educates the public about health-related issues through its community health lecture series. These seminars, held free of charge at Emerson Hospital, provide information on a wide range of medical topics. Auxiliary members contribute to the lecture series by sharing health topics of interest, arranging meetings with the health care lecturers, introducing speakers and providing feedback.
Calendar
Click here for a list of upcoming Auxiliary events.
Auxiliary Newsletter
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Summer 2007
Fall 2006
Summer 2006
Fundraising
Annual fundraising events sponsored by the Auxiliary include the Emerson Hospital Golf Tournament, the Concord Pops Concert, the Emerson 5k Run-Walk for Cancer, The Reflections in Bloom Art and Flower Show and many more. The Auxiliary's hugely successful cookbook, Revolutionary Recipes, has become a local bestseller and has contributed significantly to fundraising efforts. It was also named New England Regional Winner of the Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards. This is a national competition recognizing community cookbooks whose aim is to improve the quality of community life with the funds generated. To order a copy, e-mail your request to cookbookorder@aol.com.
Become an Auxiliary Member
Help us make our local, leading edge community health center even stronger. If you like to organize, create, cook, network, write, edit, speak in public or just contribute to your community, come join us! An Auxiliary member will contact you to discuss your interests. If you have any questions, please call us at 978.287.3019.
To become a member, print and fill out the form below and mail it with your check for $30 payable to Emerson Hospital Auxiliary, 133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, Concord, MA, 01742.
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Help Wanted
The Auxiliary Needs You
The following are some specific tasks that the Auxiliary needs help completing. Could you spare a few hours to work on one or several of the opportunities? If so, please call 978-287-3019, or email Auxiliary@emersonhosp.org and let us know which project best suits you.
1. Bulletin Board Decorator – Help decorate the bulletin board in the FOPAC lobby for the Pops. April 12, 10 AM – 12 noon. Work with Karen McCarthy. Need one person, estimated two hours.
2. Flower Arranger – Design 55 bud vase arrangements, retrieve vases from Auxiliary storage area and transport to Carlisle. April 11, time TBD. Work with Judy Lane. Need two people, estimated four hours.
3. Post Concert Clean-up Crew – Reset the FOPAC hall after the Pops concert. April 12, 10 – 10:30 PM. Need 15 – 10 people, especially men.
4. Snack Bar Host – Staff the coffee and cookie station during a break at the Pops concert. April 12, evening. Work with Wilma Johnson. Need one or two people for 20 minutes.
5. Excel Spreadsheet Manager – Enter contact information about Run/Walk participants into Excel. Estimated time is 6 hours, spread over two months.
6. Form Designer – Develop a donation form for the Tree of Lights, take to printer, order and pick up printed form. Work with Denise Haartz. Late October or early November, estimated four hours.
7. Donor Record Keeper – Keep a list of donors and honorees for the Tree of Lights. Includes a first deadline for the ceremony date and a final update three weeks later. Work with Doris Webber. Estimated time is 6 – 8 hours.
8. Program Designer – Develop the program to be used for the Tree of Lights ceremony. Obtain names for book, develop and copy program. Work with Denise Haartz. Estimated time is 3 hours.
9. Art Gallery Curator – Select artists, schedule, and help hang exhibits. Estimated three hours every other month.
10. Assistant Newsletter Editor – Generate ideas and write articles for the quarterly newsletter. No software expertise is necessary beyond Word. Sense of humor and enjoyment of writing is a plus. Work with Mimi Rutledge. Time commitment is flexible.
11. Teddy Bear Makers – Sew teddy bears for Pediatric Coping Kits, given out in the emergency room. No experience necessary – will provide instructions and pattern. Work with Wilma Johnson. Time commitment is flexible.
12. Quilters – Sew lap quilts for Bethke Cancer Center patients. Work with Rose Colosi. Time commitment is flexible.
