Patients and families again will be greeted at three UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health facilities this holiday season by beautiful holiday trees, adorned in twinkly lights and ornaments, as Finger Lakes Health’s Auxiliaries continue their annual remembrance tree traditions.
The Geneva General Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a Pinecone Remembrance Tree. For a $10 donation, the Auxiliary will add a special tag to a gold-tinted pinecone on the tree in the lobby of GGH. New this year: you may purchase a commemorative ornament for $30, featuring an etching of the original Geneva General Hospital building on the front with your loved one’s name on the back. It’s yours to keep after the holidays.
To participate, send $10 per cone or $30 per ornament with the name of the person you would like to honor or commemorate to Geneva General Hospital Auxiliary, C/O Finger Lakes Health Foundation, 196 North Street, Geneva, NY 14456. Checks should be made out to Geneva General Hospital Auxiliary. If desired, an acknowledgment will be sent. Geneva General Hospital Auxiliary supports the Hospital and the two adult Living Centers in Geneva.
The “That Their Lights May Shine” project is sponsored by the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. For a donation of $10 or more, an ornament will be hung on the Hospital tree as a special gift for friends or family, in honor or memory of a loved one, in celebration of a birth or just as a “thinking of you” message. The tree is situated in the lobby by the main entrance of the Hospital, 418 North Main Street, Penn Yan. Ornament orders may be sent to Susan Eisenhart, 309 Elm St., Penn Yan, NY 14527. Please make checks payable to ‘Soldiers & Sailors Auxiliary’ and include the name and message for your ornament tag.
The Taylor Brown Auxiliary’s annual “Festival of Stars” project supports Huntington Living Center in Waterloo. For a donation of $5 or more, a light will be placed on the holiday tree in front of the Living Center in memory of or in honor of individuals or special events. In addition, a crystal star will be placed on a special holiday tree in the main lobby at Huntington. To participate, please send $5 per star to Taylor-Brown Auxiliary, Huntington Living Center, 369 East Main Street, Waterloo, NY 13165. All donations will be used to benefit residents of the Huntington Living Center. Donations will be accepted throughout the holiday season.
Finger Lakes Health Auxiliaries volunteer to raise money in support of patients and projects at their local UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health affiliate. If you are interested in becoming an Auxiliary member, please call Mary Sue Dehn, Director of Development at the Finger Lakes Health Foundation, (315)787-4074.
