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The Glens Falls Hospital GuildThe year was 1903. The Parks Hospital had been providing care to the sick for a little more than three years, and plans were underway to expand the role and value of the hospital in the community. But one important piece of equipment was missing — an ambulance.
The potential of the hospital so inspired one local woman, Lillian Wendall, that she brought together a group of her friends to raise the funds necessary to purchase the badly needed horse-drawn vehicle. The friends christened themselves the Hospital Guild and, in doing so, began the most enduring volunteer contribution in the hospital’s 100-year history. Since 1903, the members of the Glens Falls Hospital Guild have contributed more than 1.3 million hours of volunteer time and helped raise more than $2.2 million for patient services and equipment.
“Glens Falls Hospital would not be the institution it is today without the tremendous contributions of the Hospital Guild,” says Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer David Kruczlnicki. “And those contributions extend far beyond fundraising. The Guild brings a level of enthusiasm and a spirit of warmth to their work that simply can’t be expressed in dollars and cents.” If you would like to know more about how to become a volunteer, please call (518) 926-2780 or email Jeanette Hammel, Volunteer Director. |
