The Grinnell Regional Medical Center Auxiliary launched its fundraising Challenge Drive on March 1, inviting anyone in the GRMC service area to take part. The auxiliary and its Challenge Drive support the medical center through volunteer, financial, and educational initiatives.
“Our ambition is to renew the community’s support and awareness of all the services the GRMC Auxiliary provides to hospital patients and staff as well as our financial support for healthcare scholarships and aid for specific hospital goals,” says Char Ewan, 2010 Auxiliary Challenge Drive chair. “Your involvement helps us provide this support that enhances quality healthcare. The auxiliary plans to donate $15,000 toward the hospital for equipment and renovations. Plus, the auxiliary will again provide major scholarship funds to students in healthcare fields and co-sponsor the Women’s Health Focus and Baby Fair, set for October 6, 2010.”
Beginning in 2010, the auxiliary members can celebrate their birthday with a 40 percent off coupon at The Glass Gift Box to use during their birthday month. The auxiliary is also offering a new incentive to encourage members to recruit new members.
“We encourage members to recommend the name of a friend or family member who would value the benefits of being an auxiliary member. In return, the member making the recommendation will receive a $5 gift certificate at The Glass Gift Box for each new member recruited,” Ewan says.
As part of its mission, the auxiliary has two meetings each year. The public is welcome and anyone who makes a donation to the Challenge Drive will receive an invitation to these special gatherings. The auxiliary hosts activities such as coordinating an annual trip to Legislative Day at the state capitol; fund-raising activities that financially support the medical center; supplying gifts to all newborns at GRMC; and providing car seats to needy families.
The Challenge Drive has five giving levels: Bronze - $5; Silver - $15; Gold - $25; Platinum - $50; and Lifetime - $150. To accept the Auxiliary Challenge, stop by the Glass Gift Box, inside GRMC, and complete a Challenge card. Or mail your Challenge donation to the GRMC Auxiliary, 210 4th Ave., Grinnell, IA 50112
For more information on the GRMC Auxiliary, please call 641-236-2588.
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