From Far And Wide

Once again our supporters helped make our annual Christmas Tea a big success!  We raised over $2,700 to support Stewart Memorial Hospital.  Almost $900 of that total came from our bake table alone!  And no wonder, with delicious goodies like this to tempt shoppers:

We had so many wonderful volunteers in the kitchen, serving guests, and selling at our bake, craft and raffle tables.  Thank you for your great work.

Tyne Valley's Shelly Campbell is a decorating genius, and she once again created a beautiful setting for our tea.  It's a lot of work for Shelly to transport everything to the fire hall, arrange it all so elegantly and then take it all down after the tea and take it home.  Shelly will always say that decorating for special events is something she loves, and doing something you love is never work, so she is happy to help.  Her cheerful generosity is just further proof of what a wonderful woman she is!

Our fellow PEI Association of Healthcare Auxiliary members did us proud as we had guests from each of the other four Island auxiliaries!  It was so good of them to make the drive to Tyne Valley.

From left to right, SMH Member Kit Loschiuk, PEIAHA President Norma Getson (Western Hospital, Alberton) and PEIAHA Past-President Linda Patterson-Gibson (Kings County Memorial Hospital, Montague)

We were especially pleased to have Her Honour Mrs. Dorothy Lewis, wife of Prince Edward Island's Lieutenant Governor Frank Lewis, in attendance.  Mrs. Lewis, who is originally from the Tyne Valley area and is the sister of our present treasurer Janice Trowsdale, is also a member of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Auxiliary.  We were proud that she found the time in her very busy schedule to join our festivities.

Although yours truly tried to get out of the kitchen to take more photos, I wasn't successful, as the meagre selection in the Picasa photo album in the right sidebar proves.  You'll have to take my word that it was a great afternoon - fun and profitable, which is what makes Auxilians happy!  The weather was sunny and warm, as was the cheery atmosphere in the hall.

See you all in 2012!

Tea Time

A group of our Auxiliary members were reminiscing recently about our Christmas teas.  We tried to remember how long we had been holding them and no one really knew, though we guessed it was probably 50 years or more.  The teas were once held in the Stewart Memorial Hospital itself, but when the Tyne Valley Fire Hall came along, we moved there, and that is where we have stayed.

This year the tea will be held on Wednesday, November 16 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.  Enjoy delicious sandwiches and sweets, tea or coffee, and the pleasure of seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Our popular bake and craft tables will be overflowing with tempting treats for you to purchase and take home. Our very talented decorator Shelly Campbell will once again transform the fire hall into a Christmas wonderland.  We'll have raffle tickets available on a lovely afghan and we'll draw for a Christmas centerpiece donated by Kelly's Flower Shoppe in Summerside.

All this for $7.00 for adults, $3.00 for students and free for children 6 year and under.

The best part is that all proceeds will go towards the care and comfort of patients at Stewart Memorial Hospital.  Hope to see you there!