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St. Barnabas/Valencia Woods Auxiliary Installs Officers, Recognizes Volunteers
Volunteer group raised record-setting $185,660 during 2006

Gibsonia, Pa. - Jan. 31, 2007 - The 2007 officers for the St. Barnabas/Valencia Woods Auxiliary were installed during an Appreciation Tea on Jan. 26 at The Village at St. Barnabas. Elected for a two-year term were Lynne Rieser of Avalon as second vice president; Marti Taylor of Richland Township as recording secretary; and Renee Ruk of Mars as treasurer. The new officers join the officers entering the second year of their term. They are: Dianne Whetsell of Coraopolis, president; Ramona Henderson of Moon Township, first vice president; and Elaine Shaffer of Tarentum, corresponding secretary.

The auxiliary is a group of 150 volunteers dedicated to working at charitable events and raising funds for the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. In 2006, the auxiliary raised a record-setting $185,660 for the Free Care Fund, which supports poor and low-income patients at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas. Among the fund-raising events were two golf tournaments, the Kean Idol talent competition, a fashion gala, bake sales, a treasure sale, 50/50 raffles and flower sales.

Also during the tea, the top 11 volunteers were honored for contributing the most hours of service during 2006. They were:

• Ann Farrell of Richland Township, 128 hours
  
• Lucille Marsico of Valencia, 102 hours
  
• Teddy Esler of Valencia, 101 hours
  
• Barbara Keane of Valencia, 88 hours
  
• Judy Moore of Gibsonia, 85 hours
  
• Madge Clayton of Valencia, 79 hours
  
• Loraine C. Day of Richland Township, 70 hours
  
• Rita Gurtner of Richland Township, 65 hours
  
• Fran Sheffler of Moon Township, 61 hours
  
• Rita Foster of Richland Township, 56 hours
  
• Alice Weston of Richland Township, 56 hours
  

About St. Barnabas, St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.



Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com