COUNCIL Summer, 2003
volume 5 ❖ number 1
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A quarterly update from the NJHA Council on Auxiliaries
FALL AUXILIARY/VOLUNTEER INSTITUTE: in this issue
Council Corner....................2
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2003
First Lady At Money Mart ....3
B
ack by popular demand, Della Menechella will be the keynote speaker of
the Fall Leadership Conference at NJHA Nov. 6. Her theme is "Everything’s Volunteer Recruitment Tips ....3
Changing: Make it Work For You." She’ll also lead a session on Volunteer Incentives Can
"Chameleon Communication: Altering Your Communication Style" to effectively Increase Participation ........3
communicate with people of different personalities. Other sessions include:
Valley Hospital Auxiliary
■ Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships: Define the auxiliary’s changing Sucess Highlights................4
roles and responsibilities to enhance relationships with the hospital staff,
volunteers and the community. Money Mart Vendor List ..insert
■ Succession Planning: Strategies for Auxilians: Identify, cultivate and train
your successor through leadership planning. AUXILIARY
■ Excel Basics: Learn how to manage volunteer and donor lists with a simple RESOURCE CENTER
data table. Sort by activity, name, zip code, hours or dollars donated. Also Have a question?
learn how to merge this data to print labels and personalized letters. Need samples?
Call the NJHA at
■ Advocacy: Auxiliaries are increasing their advocacy role for their hospitals.
609-275-4112 or e-mail at
Learn strategies to improve your grassroots efforts and make your voice
jkozsuch@njha.com
heard.
■ Sharing Session: Share your experiences with other auxiliary leaders and Need information about
gain insights on solutions to common challenges. Bingo, Raffles or Amusement
Games? Visit
Mark your calendars now. Program materials will be mailed in September. www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/lgccc.htm
SAVE THE DATES
REGIONAL MEETINGS . . . BE THERE! Region I, II, III Meeting
"Sharing with other auxilians is extremely helpful and reassuring." That’s a fre- October 9, 2003
quently heard comment regarding the idea exchange at regional meetings. Saint Barnabas Medical Center
These meetings are just for that purpose - to share ideas, to explore solutions Livingston
or
and to hear important healthcare issue updates.
October 15, 2003
To the right you’ll see the list of fall regional meetings. They are free, close to Newton Memorial Hospital
home and offer the best chance for networking with your peers. And, there Newton
is such a thing as a free lunch! Region IV & V Meeting
Plan to bring other auxiliary members. If you are unable to attend, ask anoth- October 7, 2003
Meridian Health System
er auxiliary leader to come in your place. You can attend any regional meet-
Medical Center of Ocean
ing convenient for you.
County, Brick
Soon you’ll receive invitations with times, directions and more. In the mean- Region V & VI Meeting
time, if you have questions, contact Jacqui Kozsuch at NJHA at October 16, 2003
jkozsuch@njha.com or 609-275-4112. William B. Kessler Memorial
Hospital, Hammonton
Auxiliary/Volunteer Institute
2003 Fall Leadership Continued
November 6, 2003
NJHA, Princeton
Letter from the President
2003-2004
COUNCIL ON AUXILIARIES
MARY BETH BRENNAN, Chair
Saint Barnabas Medical Center GREETINGS EVERYONE!!
KAREN LAUB, Vice Chair
St. Francis Medical Center tees what they are today - a vibrant,
O
ver the past few months we’ve
SHARON MEOLA, Chair, Region I seen a dramatic change of energetic organization that works tire-
Overlook Hospital Auxilliary seasons— from snow, to rain, lessly to fulfill its mission of helping all
to finally sunshine. Your Council on New Jersey auxiliaries succeed.
LOU NOONAN, Chair, Region II
Saint Clare’s Hospital, Denville Auxiliary Auxiliaries and its committees are also I am heartened because many new
facing seasons of change. While I am auxilians have come forward, motivat-
KATHLEEN JONES, Chair, Region III both saddened and heartened, I
Warren Hospital Auxiliary ed by these women, ready to bring their
believe the future holds many opportu- skill and expertise to the Council and its
JEAN WALTER, Chair, Region IV nities for our auxiliaries. committees. Together we will flourish,
Capital Health System-Mercer
I am saddened because many dear honoring our past and moving forward
Campus Auxiliary
friends will be leaving the Council and into the future.
BRIGITTE BUIE, Chair, Region V I will miss being able to work with them
Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation I cannot thank all our Council and com-
so closely. Winston Churchill once mittee members enough, both sea-
VICKI VAFIADES, Chair, Region VI said, "We make a living by what we soned and new, for their unselfish devo-
South Jersey Hospital-Newcomb Auxiliary get, but we make a life by what we tion to our state’s auxiliaries. We are
KATHLEEN KILLION
give." By all accounts these women community ambassadors for our hospi-
Saint Peter’s University Hospital Auxiliary have made a grand life. Their time and tals and the healthcare system at large.
dedication have been a constant Together we are making a difference!
CONNIE NORDSTROM source of inspiration for me, as I know
Muhlenberg Regional Medical it is for their own auxiliaries and all the Mary Beth Brennan
Center Auxiliary Chair, Council on Auxiliaries
auxiliaries they serve around the state.
BEA RUSH These women have been instrumental
Newton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary in making the Council and its commit-
NANCY SCHADE
Meridian Hospitals Corp., MCOC Guild
JACQUI KOZSUCH, Secretary
NJHA, Director, Community Leadership
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Ex-Officio: Memorial Hospital Burlington Co.;
N
JHA extends a sincere thank
NANCY SCHLITTER Marjorie Westerman, Capital Health
you to the many outstanding
N.J. Assoc. of Directors of Volunteer Services System; Fran Yorey, JFK Medical
auxiliary leaders who have
SALLY ROSLOW completed their terms on the Council Center.
NJHA, VP, Development & Trustee Relations on Auxiliaries and its committees. We FUND RAISING AND PUBLIC
applaud these individuals for their RELATIONS COMMITTEE
UPCOMING MEETING DATES: many years of leadership and service
Joyce Busch, JFK Medical Center; Trish
Sept. 17, 2003 to enhance the success of New
DeRose, St. Mary Hospital; Liz
Consumer Health Advocacy & Jersey’s auxiliaries:
Weishapl, Trinitas Hospital; Mary
Education Committee COUNCIL ON AUXILIARIES Helen Wiley, Capital Health System.
Fund Raising & Public Relations J. Delores Baker, St. Francis Medical CONSUMER HEALTH ADVOCACY &
Committee Center; Catherine Bevers, The EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Memorial Hospital of Salem County,
Council on Auxiliaries Mary Ann Roper, CentraState
Inc.; Annette Calabrese, Saint
Healthcare System; Kathy Volpi,
Nov. 20, 2003 Barnabas Medical Center; Gloria
William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital;
Consumer Health Advocacy & Piserchia, Trinitas Hospital; Kathleen
Sally Wilson, Shore Memorial Hospital.
Education Committee Schultes, Underwood-Memorial
Hospital; Gloria Senno, Virtua
Council on Auxiliaries
Jan. 22, 2004
Fund Raising & Public Relations
Committee Council on Auxiliaries
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NEW JERSEY ’S FIRST LADY JOINS VOLUNTEER
HOSPITAL SUPPORTERS AT NJHA’S RECRUITMENT TIPS
MONEY MART
N
ew Jersey First Lady Dina HERE ARE TWO HANDY TIPS:
McGreevey was among about
1. When you meet a potential volunteer
100 hospital auxilians, develop-
have recruitment tools handy such as
ment and foundation management staff
preprinted postcards that say:
who gathered at NJHA for the annual
Money Mart conference April 1. "You’ll make a great volunteer with the
McGreevey, wife of New Jersey Gov. Jim ______ hospital/auxiliary," or
McGreevey, attended as senior director
"I’ve had a wonderful day volunteering at the
of the Columbus Hospital Foundation.
______ hospital/auxiliary. Let me tell you."
The keynote speaker, Bill Plowman of
You can also mail these postcards to
New Jersey Games of Chance Control
Annette Calabrese (from left) posed with Dina McGreevey potential volunteers. Be sure your con-
and Mary Beth Brennan. tact information is on the card and write
Commission, explained bingo and raffle a personal note on it too.
regulations. Other sessions covered 2. Want to recruit more men? Develop
obtaining sponsorships, negotiating with projects geared toward their interests
vendors, financial management and such as a wheelchair repair program.
record keeping, merchandising and pro-
moting your shop and Excel computer
training. A vendor arcade also offered
attendees a wealth of new ideas for
fund-raising products and services. VOLUNTEER
Leaders accepting the Fund Raising Achievement Award on
behalf of their auxiliaries are (from left) Jean Walter, Eleanor
Parker, Elaine Graves, Susan Pasternack, Karolyn Sklar,
If you’d like more information about the
programs, please contact NJHA at
INCENTIVES CAN
Pearl Hawthorne, Patricia Crowley and Gloria Piserchia. 609-275-4112. INCREASE
PARTICIPATION
KEEP GOOD DOCTORS FROM LEAVING:
S
ometimes tangible incentives can
DIAL 1-877-KEEP-MDS boost volunteer morale and
involvement. First develop a list of
cap on jackpot jury pain-and-suffering the places you can ask for free incen-
W
e need your help! Runaway
claims are driving up the cost awards to help reduce malpractice insur- tives for volunteers who meet minimum
of malpractice insurance and ance premiums and keep good doctors hourly requirements, such as discount or
good doctors are closing their practices from leaving the state. free coupons to hair salons, restaurants,
or fleeing the state. The malpractice retail store, theaters, etc. Then set the
Remember: legislators count how many
reform “phone your legislator campaign” required hours and deadline needed to
calls they receive on an issue. Call as
needs you to call 1-877-KEEP-MDs. earn the incentive, based upon its per-
soon as possible. It only takes a few
ceived value. Last, have fun promoting
By dialing 1-877-KEEP-MDs an operator minutes. Please share this message with
the incentives.
will connect you directly to your state your friends and colleagues ASAP. For
Assembly representative. Your message? details, visit
For the Assembly to pass the Senate ver- www.njha.com/legaff/pdf/MedMalAd.pdf
sion of bill A-50, which would place a
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PO Box 1
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0001
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HIGHLIGHT OF VALLEY HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Comments
THE KITCHEN TOUR – A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
Netting $115,000, the Valley Hospital Auxiliary’s Kitchen Tour 2003 was its most COUNCIL COMMENTS
successful ever. That’s in spite of rain. The event offered tours of 14 recently remod- is a publication of the
eled kitchens of homes in northern New Jersey. New Jersey Hospital Association.
The auxiliary collected $46,000 in sponsorship income including $20,000 from For questions or comments contact:
Pepsi, the major underwriter. It also charged $250 per decorator. The auxiliary sold
1,350 tickets at $40 each to people from across the state. About 500 of the tick- NEW JERSEY
ets were sold at four regional stores. The remaining tickets were sold over the phone HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
accepting only American Express. 760 Alexander Road
Princeton, NJ 08543
The event has two co-chairs who established a strong committee with each member
assigned specific instructions, to which the success is credited. 609-275-4112
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
jkozsuch@njha.com
Two years ago, the 50-year-old Mahwah Branch of Valley Hospital Auxiliary had www.njha.com
only five active members. Under the leadership of a new branch president, it now
has more than 100 members!
Most of the recruits came from new housing developments, consisting mostly of new-
comers to town. The auxiliary snagged the potential members before they joined
other organizations.
The recruitment efforts included distributing auxiliary flyers at newcomer meetings,
school events, libraries and other public places where young moms gathered.
Branch members met last summer to develop potential member lists of neighbors and
friends. Then they distributed a newsletter to these potential members and called
them to attend a "get to know you meeting" in the fall.
The new members were immediately given fun and simple tasks such as vendor sales
in homes and at the hospital. They held a Christmas luncheon as well as home recipe
testings for an upcoming auxiliary cookbook, providing them with a fun social gather-
ing. Many of the new auxilians now help lead large fund-raising events for the auxiliary.
The Mahwah branch is one of 17 branches of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary. The
branch leaders have two-year maximum terms.