Floyd Volunteers Make Record $285,000 Gift to Hospitals

Floyd volunteers presented a record $285,000 gift that will be shared by Floyd Medical Center, Polk Medical Center and Cherokee Medical Center. The gift was presented at the group’s annual meeting, held this year at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and represents the hard work and generosity of Floyd volunteers, who give of their time and talents every day.

“There are certain things that we budget for each year and there is always a list of things we are not able to do. Gifts like these enable us to speed up the process in putting in needed programs and services,” said Floyd President and CEO Kurt Stuenkel.

“Thank you even more for your spirit of giving and the giving of your time,” Stuenkel told the volunteers. “That, to me, is much more significant.”

Floyd will use its gift of $150,000 to help finish renovations to its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. At Cherokee Medical Center, $125,000 will be used for emergency care center improvements. Polk Medical Center officials have not yet decided how their gift will be used.  Amy Astin, Director of Volunteer Services at Floyd, said the gift is a result of sales at the hospitals’ gift shops, proceeds from newborn baby pictures and memorials.

“It’s amazing that all of the volunteers are able to put together a gift like this and top themselves year after year. The gift is a result of the hours they put in,” said Astin.

The following is a list of volunteers who received service pins for hours of work they have done on behalf of Floyd:

14,500 Hours

Betty Kirkman

11,500 Hours

Nelle Watters

11,000 Hours

Danielle Allen

7,500 Hours

Joanne Forsberg

7,000 Hours

Cathy Johnson

Ruth Wilkins

6,500 Hours

Clare Harvey

5,000 Hours

Evelyn Boatner

3,500 Hours

Janice White

3,000 Hours

Virginia Cooper

2,500 Hours

Glenda Allman

2,000 Hours

Irene Barfield

Judy Bolinger

Jessica Smith

1,500 Hours

Charlotte Earwood

Betty Ford

Jeanne Wright

1,000 Hours

Sue Davis

Linda Hatcher

Andrea Turner

Audrey Wimberly

500 Hours

Faye Fron

Linda Hanson

Diane Hughes

Dawn Lemley

Mary Lewis

Constance Roland

April Van Es

Virginia Wise