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80 Families Reached With Our Annual Holiday Food Box Project

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Thanks to the generosity of the Service League of Greenville members, our annual Holiday Food Box Project was a huge success.  Working closely with Mr Randy Stroud, the General Manager of Piggly Wiggly on Dickinson Avenue, we were able to purchase and donate 80 Holiday Food Boxes.  (Possibly, our best year yet!)  Mr. Stroud even added a can of cranberry sauce to each box at no cost.

Hope of Glories Ministries and the Salvation Army each delivered 40 boxes to in-need families in their community.  Cards were placed in the boxes with holiday wishes from the Service League of Greenville.

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Each box contained:

  • 1 package of rolls
  • 2 cans of green beans
  • 1 bag of sugar
  • 1 can of apple filling
  • 1 package of cookies
  • 1 jar of peanut butter
  • 1 can of evaporated milk
  • 2 packs of gravy mix
  • 1 box of mac and cheese
  • 1 can of sliced peaches
  • 1 box of crackers
  • 1 can of sweet potato
  • 1 box of rice
  • 1 canned ham
  • 1 bag of oranges or tangerines
  • 1 box of candy canes

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Huge congrats and thank you to all involved, especially Service League co-chairs Susan Little and Carol Maxon for their leadership on this successful project!

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Service League In The News: Hospice Volunteering & Provisional Members

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During November’s National Home Care and Hospice month celebrations, Dr. Tae Lee, director of Vidant Home, Health, Hospice and Palliative Care, and Theresa Warren, Service League member and hospice volunteer, were interviewed on WITN about the importance of Home Care and Hospice and the wonderful rewards of volunteering with hospice — as many of our Service League volunteers know first hand!

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Our thanks to Angelina Brittle, volunteer coordinator for Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice and Vidant Home Health and Hospice for sharing the photo and links to the article.  As she said, “Theresa did an amazing job.” We agree!  (Unfortunately  the video interview is no longer available on WITN’s website, but you can click on the photo it will take you to their on-line article.)

And, in case you missed it, The Service League of Greenville was in the Daily Reflector in December giving a warm welcome to our 2017 provisional members – Linda Brewer, Kathy Baxter, Kay Gooding and Mary Nau during our Christmas Tea.  (Please click on the highlighted words to go to the Daily Reflector’s on-line article and photo.)

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Blankets of Fellowship, Caring, and Support

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Our hand-tied fleece blankets keep building circles of fellowship, caring, and support —

Those circles build and strengthen through the making of the blankets:

Service League members came together
to create 23 hand-tied fleece blankets
at our November blanket work shop.

And through the giving and receiving of the blankets:

Doctors and staff at Vidant Health’s 3East
enthusiastically received the hand-made blankets
which they passed on to delighted patients
on Thanksgiving day.

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(l to r) Front row: Leslie Spencer, Cassie Causey, Erica Janak; Middle row: April Bullock, Annette Chaaban, Christy Harding, Samantha Jones; Back row: Michael Milligan, Wendy Smith, Katie Phillips, Dr. Sivasambu

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Sustaining Members Lead Service League Efforts In Support of Flood Victims

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The Service League of Greenville’s sustaining membership have made the support of local Hurricane Matthew flood victims and Salvation Army a focus of their service work this year with a multi-effort approach.

Money:

In response to the flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew, sustaining members of the Service League of Greenville donated $500 from their treasury to the Salvation Army.  The funds were earmarked for Pitt County residents impacted by the flooding.

Coats:

After learning of additional needs of the flood victims, sustaining members hosted a membership wide “Coat Shower” to collect new and gently used coats during our general Service League meetings in November and December.  One hundred coats were donated from active and sustaining members!   Twenty children’s coats were delivered to South Greenville school and 80 adult coats were delivered to the Salvation Army!

Fund Raising:

Taking time from the holiday rush, Sustaining members organized a Service League bell ringing On Wednesday December 14 — ten sustaining and active members rang the bell for Salvation Army in front of Belks’ home store.  Pictured below are (left to right) Laurie Charlton, Linda Harrington, Linda Seykora, Angel Mackensie, and Kim Sayers.

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Canned Goods:

Keeping the momentum going into the new year and to help the Salvation Army stock their food panty for the high demand winter months, sustaining Service League members organized a membership wide canned goods “shower” to be held at our general meeting in January.   Cash and non-perishable canned goods (especially meats) will be collected and delivered to the Salvation Army Food Pantry.

Huge thanks to all the members who participated and to the sustaining membership for their leadership in these efforts!

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What We’ve Been Up To — November 2016

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service-league-sealService League of Greenville volunteers were hard at work in the month of November.

Here are just some of the ways our members shared their Service League time and talent with their community:

 

  • Service League Gift Shops & Snack Carts —  578 hours
  • Charity Ball Fundraiser —  30 hours
  • American Red Cross Blood Drives —  14 hours
  • Vidant Medical Center Activities —   37 hours
  • Ronald McDonald House —   52 hours
  • Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice —   91 hours
  • McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge —   72 hours
  • Layettes Program —  14 hours
  • Other Projects —  212 hours
  • Meetings —  310 hours

Total Hours — 1409 

Way to go Ladies!

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Welcoming Our Provisional Members With A Christmas Tea

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Our Christmas Tea is one of the events most beloved by Service League of Greenville members.

We conduct our normal monthly meeting.

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Then, we set a joyful holiday tone.  This year we enjoyed the heartwarming and uplifting sounds of R. Michael Stephenson on Sax and Steve Creech on guitar.

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We give a warm welcome to our new provisional Service League members.  This year we have (left to right) Linda Brewer, Kay Gooding, Mary Nau and Kathy Baxter joining our ranks and embarking on their provisional year of service.

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And, finally — we savor plenty of great food, great cheer and awesome fellowship.

Our thanks to all who brought food and helped with this years Christmas Tea.  And a special thanks to the organizers (left to right) — Emmie Newton, Helen Parrott, and Paula Nelson.

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Making A Difference With 28 Blankets

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During our October Blanket Workshop, Service League members had all the fun of making 28 hand tied fleece lap blankets for Vidant patients.  Little did they suspect the powerful impact the blankets would have when workshop co-chairs Cathy Marsh and Cassie Causey delivered them to Vidant’s Medical Intermediate Unit.

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In the picture, (left to right) Cathy Marsh, Leslie Spencer (Office of Patient and Family Experience), Maria  Locklear (Nurse Manager MICU), Wendy Stevens  (Assistant Nurse Manager MICU), Chloe Linton (Staff Nurse III MICU), and Cassie Causey.

The impact of those 28 blankets can best told by two thank you notes to the Service League:

Cassie and Cathy,

I sent the two of you a written thank you but just wanted to make sure that you saw the impact your visit to MICU made – not only on the patients – but also on the staff. Below you will find Maria Locklear (MIU Nurse Manager’s) message that she wanted me to share with the two of you and the team that came together to make those beautiful blankets. I think the MIU team came to the conclusion that the best word to describe what had taken place was compassion…

Leslie Spencer
Program Manager
Vidant Medical Center
Office of Patient and Family Experience

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Please thank the service league team again for their kind donation of the handmade blankets for our patients.  This was a humbling experience for our team. The smiles, thanks and nonverbal responses were so touching. Patients who have been on our unit for a long time with traches smiled and showed emotions that just warmed our hearts. Everyone appreciated the gift and expressed how beautiful they were.  Again, Thanks to the Service League team for all their hard work and dedication to our organization.

Maria H. Locklear, MHA, BSN, RN, CNML
Patient Care Services Manager
Medical Intermediate Unit

Could you ask for a response any better than this?

Huge thanks to everyone involved!  This is what the Service League of Greenville NC is all about – serving the community!
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A Preview of Vidant Health’s New Cancer Center

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In 2015 Service League of Greenville members pledged $2 million for a Healing Garden as part of the new Cancer Center located adjacent to the East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center.  Once completed, the new facility will provide both inpatient and outpatient cancer services.

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Last month, all Service League members were invited to attend a preview presentation by Vidant Medical Center and Vidant Health Foundation to update us on what has been happening with the cancer center and what our money will be helping to achieve.

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Here are a few highlights from the comprehensive and thoughtful presentations by Phyllis DeAntonio, System Service Line Administrator of Cancer Care for Vidant Medical Center; Elaine Cunningham, Director of Development, Vidant Health Foundation; Varessa Wall, Director of Development, Vidant Health Foundation; Eva Marie Dyba, Major Gifts Officer, Vidant Health Foundation; and, Blair Vick, Event Coordinator, Vidant Health Foundation:

  • The importance of a cancer care center to Eastern North Carolina.

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  • An artist rendering of the beautiful healing garden with meditation labyrinth (lower left).
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Although the exterior of the cancer center is looking to be near completion these day, the doors won’t officially open until 2018.  (You can watch the Cancer Center’s progression on Vidant’s construction cam video.)

Service League members and Vidant team ride a bus past the construction zone on their way to touring an actual mock-up of both an infusion treatment suite and care room.  bus-ride-past-vidant-cancer-center-construction

  • In this mock infusion suite, league members see how patients will be able to view the healing garden provided by their pledge.

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In all, four groups from the Service League attended presentations by hospital and foundation staff.  Our thanks to the dedicated team of ladies who answered our many questions and who share our passion and commitment to the well-being of Eastern North Carolina.

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What We’ve Been Up To: OCTOBER 2016

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service-league-sealService League volunteers were hard at work in the month of October.

Here are just some of the ways we shared our time and talent:

  • Service League Gift Shops & Snack Carts — 670 hours
  • Charity Ball — 86 hours
  • Hope Lodge —  68 hours
  • Hospice House —  88 hours
  • Hospital Activities —  46 hours
  • Layettes — 21 hours
  • Ronald McDonald House —  14 hours
  • Bloodmobile — 19 hours
  • Meetings — 280 hours
  • Other Projects — 337 hours

Total Hours — 1683

Way to go Ladies!

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A Thank You Note To Service League Members

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During Vidant Home Health and Hospice’s Annual Celebration of Life Memorial Service on November 1st, Service League members were on hand volunteering their service with set-up, refreshments and clean-up.

From Angelina Brittle, a note of appreciation and pictures:

Thank you to those who volunteered for the November 2016 Celebration of Life event. The event was well-attended, and it was a beautiful evening with many family and friends, live music, delicious food and camaraderie. Hosting an event with many helping hands makes it much easier, and we so appreciate your willingness to give your time, energy and help setting up the food for all!

 

Sincerely, 

 

Angelina Brittle, BSW
Hospice Social Worker and Volunteer Coordinator
Services League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice
Vidant Home Health and Hospice

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Well done ladies!

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