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2017 President’s Annual Report and Awards

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The Service League of Greenville President, Annelle West, presided over our annual May Luncheon at Rock Springs.   As we enjoyed our delicious lunch, she gave the President’s Annual Report and walked us through The Service League of Greenville year that was 2016-2017.

We welcomed those new within our ranks:

New Service League members  — Kathy Baxter and Kay Gooding

New Gift Shops Assistant Manager — Carol Frey

We gave recognition and thanks to dedicated board and committee members who make the functioning of such a large organization possible.

As we thanked board members — Beth Harman, Blanche Sullivan, and Jo Ann Jones, for completing their two year terms, President West set in motion the hands of Service League change by installing and welcoming new board members:

Sherry Pofahl as Recording Secretary
Dorothy Smith as Corresponding Secretary
Janiffer Fraizer as Treasurer

(A complete list of our 2017-2018 Service League of Greenville Board can be found by clicking HERE.)

We celebrated our many accomplishments that can only be achieved through the continued commitment of time, talent, and treasure from all our membership.  Here are just a few worthy accomplishments from our 2016-2017 service year:

79 — Years of continuous service to Vidant Medical Center and our local community by The Service League of Greenville members.

162 — Total membership (99 Active, 54 sustaining, and 9 associate).

15,536 — Total volunteer hours served by membership.

4307 — Volunteer hours served in our gift shops and snack carts.

107 — Fleece lap blankets completed and shared with Vidant Health patients.

43,643  — Net Laughinghouse Funds generated through this years Charity Ball.

101 — Volunteer hours served in support of American Red Cross Blood Drives

22 — Members with more than 35 years of volunteerism with The Service League of Greenville.

67 — Years of membership completed (longest) by Betty Lou Howard.

751 — Volunteer hours served in support of McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge.

80 — Christmas Food Boxes purchased by our members and donated to Greenville families.

120 — Christmas and Easter bags filled by our members and donated to Ronald McDonald House children.

85 — Children and adult coats donated by members and given to the Salvation Army following Hurricane Matthew.

67 — Meal items prepared by members and shared with Ronald McDonald House families during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.

1724  — Layette items donated by League members

We honored those Service League of Greenville members who display extraordinary commitment and service:

Board member Wilma Shackelford was awarded the President’s Tray.  Sustaining member Linda Osborne was honored with the Agnes Wilkerson Award.  Service League member Frances Mallison was presented with the Ormond Service Cup.

Congratulations Ladies!

For more pictures from our luncheon, click HERE.

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A Parade of Hats Luncheon — Service League Style

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Rock Springs Center was a beautiful sea of color and creativity as Service League of Greenville members “hatted up” for our May luncheon.   Of course, just any hat won’t do.  A little competition adds to the fun.  So hat categories were established — Beautiful Bloomers, Culinary Cuties, Service League Sister, and Funny & Funky.  Celebrity judges (as played by Service League members Kay Gooding, Kathy Baxter, and Bonnie Porter) were brought in.

And then each member’s imagination took over…

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Service League Officers
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A Culinary Cutie …
A Beautiful Bloomer
Pink Bloomers…
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A Service League Sister…
The “Celebrity” Judges
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It’s a Service League thing…
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Our 1963 Pinafore
SLG sisters
Judges and Winners celebrate…
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A Service League thank you to all who attended and participated, Rock Springs for a lovely and delicious meal, and Service League 2nd VP, Danette Pugh and her amazing luncheon committee for organizing such a fun and enjoyable event.

For a recap of the Service League President’s Annual Report and Service League Awards, click HERE.

The Daily Reflector’s Scene Around has more pictures of Service League May Luncheon attendees (click HERE).

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Giving Comfort and Peace Through Memory Bears

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Service League members were on hand to provide sewing assistance during a Vidant Home Health and Hospice Memory Bear Workshop on May 13, 2017.

Memory bears are a way to bring comfort and peace to grieving families.

Using fabric from a favorite garment of a beloved one who has passed away, a memory bear is stitched together during the workshop and given to the participating families as a keepsake.

Hospice House Manager Angelina Brittle with Service League members Donna Moore and Martha Watson (sitting).

Several Memory Bear workshops were held this year.  Our thanks to all the Service League members who volunteered and supported this effort to give comfort to the grieving families.

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Fifteen Years Of Volunteer Service Honored

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During the McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge annual reunion in April,  The Service League of Greenville, Inc. was honored with a group award for 15 years of volunteer service and support.  Hope Lodge manager, Katrina Combs, and Hope Lodge Regional Manager, Sundi Herring, presented the award to Becky Brittle, our Hope Lodge Chairwoman, on behalf of all our members.

From the McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge facebook page:

The members of the Service League of Greenville, Inc. are dedicated volunteers who have served the McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge since we opened our doors in 2002. Members have generously given of their time and talents at the front desk each day of the week for the past 15 years. They bake tasty desserts for our annual reunions and look for ways to serve the cancer patients and caregivers of Hope Lodge on a daily basis. This year, they helped us spruce up our outdoor seating areas by sponsoring the making of beautiful teal colored cushions.

Hope Lodge
Working the front desk…
Serving refreshments…
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A huge Service League thank you to the Hope Lodge organization for the much appreciated recognition of our work, to McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge staff for all they do for the community and to our many Service League members who give willing of their time and effort to such a worthy cause.

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A Wonder Women Luncheon

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Service League of Greenville President Annelle West gave thanks and praise to her WONDER WOMEN team for their hard work and many accomplishments during our annual board luncheon at the Hilton.  Special recognition was given to outgoing board members — Recording Secretary, Beth Harman; Corresponding Secretary, Blanche Sullivan; and Treasurer, Jo Ann Jones.  Thank you Ladies!

And we would like to thank you, Madam President, for your Wonder Woman leadership!

4 Workshops — 104 Blankets — Unlimited Love & Compassion

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The Easter Bunny made blanket deliveries to Vidant Cancer patients on Easter morning — with a little help from Service League members.

In April, Hospital Activities Co-chairs Cassie Causey and Cathy Marsh made a final blanket delivery to Vidant Hospital.  30 hand-tied, fleece blankets were entrusted to Leslie Spencer’s capable hands.  She, in turn, organized their special delivery to enliven Easter Sunday for Vidant cancer patients.  (Santa’s elves could take some pointers from these ladies.)

Additional blankets will be gifted as other cancer patients finish with their infusion treatments.

All told, 104 blankets were made during 4 workshops by many nimble and willing Service League hands (supported, of course, by plenty of lively conversations) and gifted with love and compassion to patient throughout Vidant Health.

Huge thanks to all the Service League members and Vidant staff who helped make these blanket gifts so special.

And, of course, Cassie, Cathy and Leslie — You ladies are awesome!

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Service In Support of Hospice House

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Service League of Greenville members were among those honored during Vidant Home Health and Hospice’s annual volunteer appreciation luncheon on April 6th.   Our members share their volunteer time and talent at Hospice House through general patient and family interactions, administrative tasks, bereavement calls, home visits, home cooked meals, and assistance during special events.

To all who volunteer at Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice House, we join Vidant Home Health and Hospice in saying “thank you for your selflessness and dedication to serving hospice patients and families.”

Hospice volunteers at 2017 annual luncheon

You can see more pictures at Vidant Health’s Facebook page. Click HERE.
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What We’ve Been Up To — March 2017

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service-league-sealService League of Greenville volunteers were hard at work in the month of — March 2017.

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 — 602 hours
  • Charity Ball Fundraiser — 30 hours
  • American Red Cross Blood Drives — 3 hours
  • Vidant Medical Center Activities — 56 hours
  • Ronald McDonald House — 55 hours
  • Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice — 81 hours
  • McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge — 74 hours
  • Layettes Program — 38 hours
  • Other Projects — 182 hours
  • Meetings — 336 hours

Total Hours for March 2017 — 1458

Way to go Ladies!

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Spring Meet & Greet

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Spring is the time for welcoming new.  So what better time for the Service League of Greenville to reach out to other service minded women in our community by hosting our first ever Meet & Greet.  In a wonderfully attended, invitation only event at the Firefly Wine Shop, we shared great food and fellowship, awareness about the Service League, our commitment to our community, and the start of our biggest ever pledge — $2 million for a healing garden in the soon (2018) to be completed Cancer Center at Vidant Medical Center.

Our thanks to all our wonderful guests for making this delightful evening a memorable first.   It is our hope that this will be the start of something new for them too!

Meet & Greet

We also thank all the Service League members who contributed time, talent, and food to the success of this event.  And a special thanks to Susan Thornton, an organizer extraordinaire — you rock!

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Reaching Out To Patients With Blankets Of Warmth and Cheer

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Service League of Greenville members came together for a third blanket workshop on February 16th.  Twenty-Three hand-tied fleece blankets were made.

Hospital activities co-chairs  Cathy Marsh & Cassie Causey delivered the blankets to Vidant Hospital on February 27th.   Leslie Spencer, Office of Patient and Family Experience, and Erica Janak will share the blankets with patients in need of some special love and care.

Our thanks to the many Service League members who reach out to patients through the making of these blankets and Vidant staff for making sure they get to those in need of a little extra warmth and cheer!

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