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T THE SHIELD MERCY HOSPITALS AUXILIARY NEWSLETTER

Mercy Volunteers, there from the start, with a helping hand and a caring heart. May 2016

Robin Hunt, Supervisor Of Volunteer Services

Well April sure did fly by but it was tons of fun too. I really hope everyone enjoyed themselves during Volunteer Appreciation Week. My favorite day besides the luncheon was Red Carpet Selfies, you all really got into that right along with the staff. Also if you haven’t had a moment to check out the video created by the Marketing team please visit the Dignity Health Facebook page and check it out. If you did not get a mug that was distributed at the luncheon I still have a few left just let me know and I’ll leave it for you in the Auxiliary office. Congratulations to Jin Yi, a two time winner at our award luncheon with the Special Service Award and Golden G.L.O.B.E! Both very well deserved honors for her. It’s time to schedule our uniform fittings to change over to the new uniforms. Now that does not mean we will start with the uniforms next week or probably not even next month but we need to get our order in ASAP. Please see the flyer in the email with additional information on uniform fittings. Also many of you have had questions about other areas as it relates to the new uniforms (ie. What should be worn under the new uniform, can a second shirt be purchased, etc.) We are working on those details but if you have a question please feel free to email me and I will add to our list. We will have a special guest at our next board meeting, Director of Security Shad Reeves. He will come to address questions some Auxilians have about security issues at the facilities and share a security update with us. Lastly, Bruce Peters mentioned in our last management meeting that if anyone has suggestions on how we can increase our bottom line please share. Due to the payer mix since the changes in health care, Dignity Health is facing some financial challenges and we all need to chip in to help where we can. If you have any suggestions please feel free to forward to me and I will pass along for our department. Thanks for all you do, if I don’t say it enough I’m grateful to work with each of you and count it as a blessing every day. As Jan always says Huge Hugs! Robin

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Alice Brown, Mercy Auxiliary President

HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE. April showers bring May flowers and everywhere you

look the flowers are in full abundance. April has come and gone and I’m still trying

to figure out where it went. The Auxiliary sure had a whirl wind month.

The first week we were busy with 4 days of our Home Décor Show. Eric always

brings a great variety of merchandise and there is always something for everyone.

We celebrated National Volunteer week from April 11th

through April 15th

.

Something was planned for every day. Robin treated us with special surprises and

treats. We had fun taking “selfies” with our employees and enjoying the “candy bar”

with lots of sweet treats. On Wednesday April 13th

Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

hosted a luncheon for our hospitals in Bakersfield. It was great seeing the Auxiliary’s from Mercy, Memorial,

San Joaquin and Kern Medical visiting and enjoying a fantastic lunch. As if we hadn’t had enough to eat this week,

on Thursday April 14th

our hospital hosted a wonderful Awards luncheon for us at the Petroleum Club. Gail Burch,

Scholarship Chairperson along with Pat Lindsay, presented scholarships to six of our graduating Junior Volunteer

students. The scholarships ranged from $500.00 to $5,000.00. Single stemmed red roses were presented to our

volunteers who became members from April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016. Robin presented a new award this

year called the G.O.L.D.E.N. Globe award. The nominations were made by the volunteers. I had the honor of

presenting the “Special Service” award. Jin Yi received both the Special Service Auxiliary award and the

G.O.L.D.E.N. Globe award. Well-deserved Jin and congratulations again!

I had the privilege of presenting a check in the amount of $101,055.00 to Bruce Peters and Misty DeLaTorre from

Friends of Mercy.

On a sad note, Barbara Bair passed away on April 8, 2016. She was our Corresponding Secretary and Chair of the

Birth Center. She will be missed by all.

Don’t forget that Mother’s Day is Sunday May 8th

. Visit our Southwest and Downtown Gift Shops to take care of

your shopping. They have a great selection! Thank you for supporting our Gift Shops. The money we give to the

hospital every year is money we make from both our shops. I would like to thank Darlene Powers and Christine

Higgins, our Gift Shop managers and all their hard workers for all they do.

Just a quick reminder about your uniform. Look in the mirror before you leave for your shift. Are you wearing a

white shirt or blouse with a collar with your jacket or your scrub top that is wrinkle free, white pants and white

rubber soled shoes with white socks. Remember, your shoes must be white and clean, cloth shoes, including denim

are not permitted. No colored or patterned shoes of any type.

May should be a much quieter month for us. Our Board meeting will be on Wednesday May 11th

at 9:30 in the

Clerou Room and is open to all our volunteers. Plan on coming and meeting your board members, meeting new

people and learning what is going on in the Auxiliary and the hospital. Plus, we have donuts.

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later”.

Og Mandino

Hugs to all,

Alice

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o 50 Hour Patch

o 100 Hour Star

o 200 Hour Gold Guard

o 300 Hour Gold Guard

o 400 Hour Gold Guard

o 500 Hour Shield

(after 500 hour Shield, there are no hourly awards until 1000 hours)

o 1000 Hour Gold Guard

o 1,500 Hour Gold Guard

o Gold Guard for each additional 500 hours

1) An Auxilian shall return the guard worn after receiving the new award, excluding the 100 Hour Star and 500 Hour Shield, you keep these) 2) Service pins are awarded every five years beginning with the 5th year of service. 3) Special Awards are plaques that are on display honoring Auxilians with many hours and years of commitment. Currently these plaques are on display in the main lobby of Mercy Southwest and in the Auxiliary Office Downtown.

Gail Burch, Awards and Recognition Chairperson

Judy Morasci, RSM, Administrative Advisor

Our Mercy Auxiliary just lost a dear member, Barbara Bair through death. She

was a beautiful, enthusiastic, lovely and faith filled woman who loved serving

our patients and family members. She was so happy because she came from a

family who dedicated their lives to Mercy as volunteers in the Auxiliary. Her

grandmother, Mary Lozano, was one of the original members of the Mercy

Auxiliary which began in 1955. Her aunt Esther Lozano, a Mercy Auxilian,

invited her niece, Barbara to become part of the Auxiliary. She was delighted

and joined about four years ago. She was so happy to carry on the family legacy

of compassionate service. We thank the Lozano Family for their commitment

and dedication to Mercy over the years. Surely Barbara was a true self-giving

person. We will always remember Barbara. Please keep her family in your

prayers.

Sr. Judy Morasci, RSM

Vice President Mission Integration

With membership in the Auxiliary awards earned are a Patch, Guard, Pin and name plates on plaques. On April 14 2016 we held our annual Awards Luncheon at the Petroleum Club. Many Auxilians were presented with awards. The criteria for award presentation is as follows:

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THE AUXILIARY IS LOOKING FOR A HISTORIAN.

THIS IS A CHAIRPERSON POSITION AND YOU EARN MONTHLY BONUS

HOURS AS A CHAIRPERSON.

PLEASE CONTACT ALICE BROWN OR ROBIN HUNT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

Board Meeting Schedule for 2016 Board meetings are open to all Auxiliary

members. Plan on attending the meetings and

become informed first hand on what is

happening at the hospitals and the Auxiliary.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of

the month in the Clerou Room, DT at 9:30a.m.

(no meetings in July and August)

May 11 October 12

June 8 November 9

September 14 December 14

Congratulations to Jin Yi! A two time winner at our Awards Luncheon with the Special Service

Award and Golden G.L.O.B.E!

2015 Auxiliary Donations

Special Needs $3,000.00 ER Clothing $2,025.00 Scholarships $15,000.00 Charity Golf $250.00 Comfort Cart $3,600.00 Donations to FOM $77,180.00

TOTAL $101,055.00

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CONGRATULATIONS

2016 Graduates

Monica Alvarez Justice Juarez

Karla Aparicio Daniel Kim

Kayla Brame Jason Kim

Manpreet Brar Jordan Lacava

Sahib Dhillon Sunita Lewis

Harnell Gill Valeria Medina

Priya Gill Karla Medrano

Valerie Hernandez Veena Narashiman

Natalie Horvath Shivam Patel

Aaron Jacob Jennifer Pena

Shauna Jimenez Angelica Turallo

Aaron Jonson Breana Vitela

Meet Our Junior Volunteers I am excited to announce that Victoria Santore-Tovar has agreed to

submit an article from the Junior Volunteer Program for the

monthly newsletter.

Each month we will meet one of our dedicated Junior Volunteers.

This month it is Victoria Santore-Tovar

Hi! I am Victoria Santore-Tovar

I am 15 years old and a freshman from Highland high school. I am the freshman class president at my school. I play the trombone in the marching band, run cross country and track. I take private piano lessons My favorite class in school is American Sign Language. I would like to continue ASL in college. I enjoy giving back to the community and working with the customers in the gift shop. I really enjoyed this last huddle meeting. It was such a positive experience. We got to listen to the gentleman that started the random acts of kindness. I have continued this on at my school and church. Mercy volunteering allows us youth to have positive experiences and to be uplifted through the organization. My goal is to go to BYU. I have had a 4.0 every semester in high school and I am in gate classes. I want to make a difference in the world and feel volunteering is a big part of that. I look forward to volunteering many more hours in the future and becoming the leader that can continue helping others to believe in themselves. I enjoy befriending those who don't have friends and comforting those who need comfort. Mercy is a great place for me to use these skills and learn more.

Victoria at the Downtown Gift Shop

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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5 National Day of Prayer

6 3:00pm Graduation Celebration in honor of graduating Jr. Volunteers, 5th Floor Foyer, Mercy DT

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9 10 11 9:30 Board Mtg Clerou Rm. DT

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Forces Day

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29 30 Memorial Day

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Adult Auxiliary Junior Volunteers 4 IsabelTolentino 1 Sadia Koloff 26 Monar Saleh 4 Lakhi Garewal 9 Amrita Khurana 26 Aaron Johnson 9 Renee Schuyler 13 Angelica Turallo 27 Kyla Yein 14 Ariel Flowers-Goodwin 14 Valerie Hernandez 28 Nan Zhao 21 Rose Palomino 16 Sarah Hashem 26 Jin Yi 18 Jane Kim

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SAE THE DATES

Quarterly Birthday luncheon Celebrations

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

11:00am

Coconut Joe's

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Vania's house in Bear Valley

Springs. This luncheon has become a

tradition. Come and enjoy mountain air,

escape the heat of the valley and might

even see a deer or elk. Deep pit beef and all

the fixin's will be provided.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Plan on attending the Board meeting, and

after the meeting a light lunch will be

provided. Bring your favorite holiday

cookie to share.

2016 WAYS AND MEANS SPECIAL SALES

JUNE

SHOE SALE / ROXANNE'S BIRKENSTOCKS

Tuesday, June 7 Southwest

Wednesday, June 8 Southwest

Tuesday, June 21 Downtown

Wednesday, June 22 Downtown

SEPTEMBER

BOOK SALE

Monday, September 26 Southwest

Tuesday, September 27 Southwest

OCTOBER

BOOK SALE

Tuesday, October 4 Downtown

Wednesday, October 5 Downtown

NOVEMBER

UGG SALE/ROXANNE'S BIRKENSTOCKS

Tuesday, November 15 Southwest

Wednesday, November 16 Downtown

SAVE THE

DATES

Fall Luncheon and Executive Board Election

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Petroleum Club

11:30am

Christmas Luncheon and Executive Board

Installation Thursday, December 8, 2016

Doubletree

11:30am

Southern San Joaquin Valley Area Council Meeting

Monday, October 3, 2016

Registration - 9:00am-10:00am

No Cost

Meeting - 10:00am-1:30pm

Kaweah Delta Health Care District -Visalia

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Announcing New Members

Kathy Witcher Megan Little Florence Lee Arnie Malin

CONGRATULATIONS!

AWARDS AND RECOCNITION

50 Hour Patch to:

Yaqui Del Rio, Carolyn Kim, and

Charlotte Nguyen

Congratulations!

Golden G.L.O.B.E.

Gotta Love Our Best Employees

Golden Globe nominees were selected based on the following

criteria.

Supports change to accomplish improvements

Seeks solutions to issues: doesn't just complain about

them.

Effective team player

Compassionate

Inspirational

Positive

The winner was announced during Volunteer Appreciation Week.

The Auxiliary had two nominees: Shauna Rucker and Jin Yi

Junior Volunteers

Shaunna Rucker ER She’s hardworking, kind and committed to what she does! Every time I see her, she is always talking to patients and running errands for the nurses. A true Golden Globe winner for sure in my eyes.

Jin Yi Birth Center, ER, Information Desk Jin volunteers in three departments and serves for more than 16 hours a week. Whenever she is asked to call for coverage in an area she is willing to offer assistance. Last year she became a part of the Puppet Team in addition to taking on a leadership role as Co-Chair of the Birth Center. Her dedication should be applauded.

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Mercy Hospital Auxiliary

2016 Recognition and Award Presentations

April 14, 2016

Petroleum Club

100 Hour Star 1,000 Hour Guard 35,000 Hour Guard Carol Toms Manprit Deol Alice Brown

Christine Higgins Vivian Gonzales 36,000 Hour Guard Eva Gallegos Casey Klawikowski Darlene Powers

Kayla Moore 1,500 Hour Guard

Service Pins Awarded to:

Deanna Barton 10 years

Lillian Maloney 20 years

Colleen Sherman 35 years

Laurie Donnelly Gloria Banuelos

Michelle Garewal 2,000 Hour Guard Monica Etcheverry Carolina Berkshire

Nadya Abu-Khazneh 2,500 Hour Guard Renee Schuyler Kathleen Hall Rose Palomino Isabel Tolentino

Roxanne Harter 3,500 Hour Guard Scott Mitchell Vania Tate

200 Hour Guard 4,000 Hour Guard Carol Marsh Jin Yi

Monica Etcheverry 5,000 Hour Guard Renee Schuyler Judy Feldman

Scott Mitchell 6,500 Hour Guard Shaunna Rucker Lillian Maloney

300 Hour Guard Lupe Negrete

Irene Chan 13,000 Hour Guard Jasleen Mander Deanna Barton

Kimberly Potter Louis Peltier

Maricarmen Camacho 14,000 Hour Guard

400 Hour Guard Gail Burch

Nancy Velez-Ocasio Marion Cole

500 Hour Shield Pin 16,500 Hour Guard Christine Higgins Colleen Sherman

Darlene Smith 22,500 Hour Guard Shelise Santore-Tovar Doris Garrett

Valentina Ocampo Jan Froehlich

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Photo Gallery of Volunteer Appreciation Week All Area Volunteer Luncheon, Memorial Hospital

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Volunteers from San Joaquin, Kern Medical,

Memorial, and Mercy Hospitals gathered together and

enjoyed a time of camaraderie, even a volunteer of the

4 legged type.

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Photo Gallery of Volunteer Appreciation Week Volunteer Appreciation Lunch and Awards Presentation

Thursday, April 14, 2016 Petroleum Club

Rosanne and Carol - 100 Hour Star

Carolina-2,000 Hour Guard

Casey- 1,000-Hour Guard

Scott - 200 Hour Guard

Louis and Deanna - 13,000 Hour Guard

Jan and Doris - 22,500 Hour Guard

A long stemmed red rose was

presented to our volunteers who

became members from

April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.

Congratulations!

Scott, Christine, Monica, Kathy,

Renee, Arnie and Carol.

Marion and Gail - 14,000 Hour Guard

Louis and Deanna

13,000 Hour Guard

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2016 Scholarship Winners Scholarships Announced Thursday, April 14, 2016

Natalie Horvath

High School: Frontier

University: CA. State Monterey

Major:

Sustainable Business

Scholarship: $500.00

Valerie Hernandez

High School: BHS

University: Chico State or CSUB

Major:

English Literature

Scholarship:

$500.00

Sunita Lewis

High School: Stockdale

University: CSUB

Major:

Nursing

Scholarship: $3,500.00

Harnell Gill

High School: Stockdale

University: BC

Major:

Biology

Scholarship: $3,000.00

Angelica Turallo

High School: Stockdale

University:

CA. State Fresno

Major:

Nursing

Scholarship: $500.00

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Priya Gill

High School: Independence

University:

Irvine

Major:

Biology

Scholarship: $3000.00

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Robin Hunt, Sister Judy Morasci and Gail Burch presenting the

2016 Sister Judy Morasci Scholarship to

2016 Scholarship Winners - Congratulations to Shivam, Sunita, Harnell, Valerie, Angelica and Natalie

Shivam Patel

High School: Highland

University:

Has been

accepted to

Cal Tec, UCLA

and on the wait

list for Stanford

Major:

Biochemistry

Scholarship: $5,000.00

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Photo Gallery of Volunteer Appreciation Week

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Auxiliary Donation $101,055.00 Presented April 14, 2016

Alice Brown, President (far right) presents the annual donation to Mercy Hospitals. Attending from left to right

are Misty DeLaTorre, Friends of Mercy, Sister Judy Morasci, Steve Chen (CFO), Bruce Peters(President/CEO),

Tyler Hedden (COO) and Robin Hunt, Supervisor Volunteer Services.

This money was presented with happy hearts to benefit Mercy Hospitals and the community.

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April 13, 2016 Board Meeting Highlights

The monthly board meeting was held in the Clerou Room, Mercy Hospital, Truxtun Ave. President Alice Brown called

the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m. The Auxiliary Prayer was said in unison and Vivian Gonzales lead the flag salute.

At this point in the meeting Alice asked for a moment of silence in remembrance of Barbara Bair, Corresponding

Secretary and Chairperson of the Birth Center. Barbara passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016. The service will be held

at St. Francis, Friday, April 15, 2016 with 8:30a.m. rosary and mass following.

ADVISOR: Sister Judy thanked the Auxiliary and the Board for all of their time and dedication.

Sister stated our thoughts and prayers are with Barbara Bair's family and Sister has been in contact with Esther

Lozano, Barbara's aunt. Esther has known the Sisters of Mercy for a very long time. Esther is in her 80's and was

taught by the Sisters of Mercy at Guadalupe School. Esther's mother was in the Auxiliary and Esther introduced

Barbara to the Auxiliary.

We are continuing to be cautious with our spending. California has the lowest Medical reimbursement in the United

States. We have many more Medical patients because many doctors are declining Medical patients. We are receiving a

lot of these folks for healthcare.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Judy Feldman reports a disaster team has been formed. It is a fourteen member team,

seven Auxilians from Downtown and seven Auxilians from Southwest. A disaster drill was called on Tuesday, April 5th

at 7:15p.m. The scenario was a 6.8 earthquake centered in Maricopa.

Before the next drill, Judy will contact the Disaster team via e-mail regarding details as to the "what and why" of doing

these drills.

At this time, Robin discussed the possibility of the auxiliary being added to the hospital's emergency notification system.

HOURS: JUNIOR: Robin Hunt reports 692.18 hours for 68 Juniors in March.

HOURS: SENIOR: Vania Tate reports 57 Adult Volunteers and 6 Provisional's posted 1772.22 Inside Hours and

1,155.00 Bonus Hours for a total of 2,927.22 hours volunteered in March.

Total hours volunteered from 1955: 2,188,418.5

MEMBERSHIP: Vania Tate reports 4 inactivation's in the month of March. As of March 31, 2016, the Auxiliary had a

total of 75 volunteers, 61 active, 9 provisional's, and 5 members on leave of absence.

PUPPETS: Doris Garrett reported one school had booked the month of March with approximately 200 students. They

cancelled at the last minute and it was too late to get another school scheduled for March. The puppet show is booked

through May and letters of invitation for the 2016-17 school year will be mailed in August.

SCHOLARSHIP: Gail Burch reports the Scholarship committee met on March 16, 2016. The first order of business

was to define the Delores Johnson's Memorial Scholarship.

The March 2015 minutes indicated the monies would be allocated to the BHS Athletic Department in the form of a

scholarship to a deserving student. Contact was made to BHS and the school did not respond. From the non-action of

BHS , the Board voted to deposit the $1,100.00 to the Friends of Mercy Scholarship fund. From last month's

Scholarship Committee meeting, I contacted the Executive Board and it was voted on and approved to bequeath this

donation to a qualifying Junior Volunteer that happens to be a student at BHS. This one time scholarship is given in

memory of Delores Johnson.

A motion was made by Gail Burch to reallocate this one time donation. The motion was seconded and all were in favor.

The committee made their selections and spent $15,500.00 on scholarships. Scholarship awardees have been invited to

the Awards Luncheon on April 14, 2016.

I want to thank the Scholarship Committee: Deanna Barton, Pat Lindsay, Alice Brown, Christine Higgins and Vania

Tate.

UNIFORMS: Gail Burch stated there is no March report.

At this time Robin did report there will be uniform fittings within the next two weeks.

VOLUNTEER SERVICES: Alice introduced Provisional, Kathy Witcher to the Board.

Alice reported four Provisional's for membership, Kathy Witcher, Megan Little, Florence Lee, and Arnie Malin.

Alice Brown made a motion to accept Kathy, Megan, Florence and Arnie into membership. The motion was seconded

and all were in favor. Kathy was presented her purple membership jacket. Congratulations!

Alice reported there were two new applicants who attended orientation in March.

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April 13, 2016 Board Meeting Highlights Continued

VOLUNTEER SUPERVIOR-JUNIOR: Robin Hunt reports:

Last month's huddle was a small attendance. A new service project was discussed: Hug Patrol. The Juniors are on

board with the project. Robin will contact the nursing staff to discuss details.

Graduation celebration is on May 6 on the 5th floor foyer.

VOLUNTEER SUPERVISOR – ADULT: Robin Hunt reports:

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week!

Golden Globe winner has been selected and will be announced at the luncheon.

Thank you to Alice, Doris and Louis for assisting with the McFarland High School hospital visit. We took them on the

traditional MASH tour, E.R., Laboratory, Radiology and the Birth Center. The school staff and students were so in awe

and amazed with the receptiveness of the hospital staff .

WAYS & MEANS: Doris Garrett reports the Home Decor was a success and wants to thank Judy Feldman, Isabel

Tolentino, Colleen Sherman and Alice Brown for your help at the sale!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 9:30 a.m., Board Meeting, Clerou Room, Mercy Downtown

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CORPORATE UNIFORM INFORMATION

”It’s time to schedule our uniform fittings to change over to the new uniforms. Now that does not mean we will start with the uniforms next week or probably not even next month but we need to get our order in ASAP." Robin

"Just a quick reminder about your uniform. Look in the

mirror before you leave for your shift. Are you wearing a

white shirt or blouse with a collar with your jacket or your

scrub top that is wrinkle free, white pants and white rubber

soled shoes with white socks. Remember, your shoes must

be white and clean, cloth shoes, including denim are not

permitted. No colored or patterned shoes of any type."

Alice

"...many of you have had questions about other areas as it relates to the new uniforms (ie. What should be worn under the new uniform, can a second shirt be purchased, etc.) We are working on those details but if you have a question please feel free to email me and I will add to our list." Robin