Torrance Memorial Medical Center Auxiliary Between Us July/August 2016 Vol. 64 Issue 7 President’s Message 2016 Now that May gray and June gloom have come and gone, July is usually the month to start one's vacation. The Auxiliary Board gets to have a little break by not having a Board meeting in July. So, we get to enjoy time with our families and our friends when we just don't have enough time to do so. However, we must always remember that we still have activities, special events and fundraisers to attend. Some of us will be attending the Hollywood Bowl Night with legendary Diana Ross on Saturday, July 16. On Wednesday, July 13, we have our Auxiliary fundraising event at Award Winning Gaetano's Restaurant, serving lunch and dinner from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Lastly, Thursday, August 4, you can catch a bus from the TMMC employee parking lot at 9:30 AM and be taken to the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center for the day. Stuart Wilson, our Special Events Chairperson has planned these events to be reasonable and varied so everyone can enjoy them throughout the year. Remember, set time aside for family and friends, enjoy a concert, enjoy the museum and have an enjoyable lunch and dinner supporting the Auxiliary and enjoy Summer 2016. Thank you and have fun. I know I will! David Sato David Sato Upcoming Events Gaetano’s Restaurant Fundraiser 2731 Pacific Coast Highway Torrance, California 90505 Wednesday, July 13, 2016 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gaetano’s will give back 15% of our purchases in support of the Auxiliary Remember to bring your flyer (valid only on July 13 th ) and inform your server that you are here to support the Torrance Memorial Auxiliary J. Paul Getty Museum Trip Thursday, August 4, 2016 The bus leaves the TMMC parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 4:30 p.m. Cost is $10.00 per person, includes transportation and a tip for the bus driver The Getty Museum general admission is FREE Sign up by July 27 th to reserve your space on the bus Toyota Automobile Museum Tour 19600 Van Ness Avenue Torrance, California 90501 Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Auxiliary
Between Us July/August 2016
Vol. 64
Issue 7
President’s Message 2016
Now that May gray and June gloom have come and gone, July is usually the month to start one's
vacation. The Auxiliary Board gets to have a little break by not having a Board meeting in
July. So, we get to enjoy time with our families and our friends when we just don't have enough
time to do so.
However, we must always remember that we still have activities, special events and fundraisers to
attend. Some of us will be attending the Hollywood Bowl Night with legendary Diana Ross on
Saturday, July 16. On Wednesday, July 13, we have our Auxiliary fundraising event at Award
Winning Gaetano's Restaurant, serving lunch and dinner from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Lastly,
Thursday, August 4, you can catch a bus from the TMMC employee parking lot at 9:30 AM and
be taken to the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center for the day.
Stuart Wilson, our Special Events Chairperson has planned these events to be reasonable and varied so everyone can
enjoy them throughout the year.
Remember, set time aside for family and friends, enjoy a concert, enjoy the museum and have an enjoyable lunch and
dinner supporting the Auxiliary and enjoy Summer 2016.
Gaetano’s will give back 15% of our purchases in support of the Auxiliary
Remember to bring your flyer (valid only on July 13th) and inform your server that you are here to support the
Torrance Memorial Auxiliary
J. Paul Getty Museum Trip
Thursday, August 4, 2016
The bus leaves the TMMC parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Cost is $10.00 per person, includes transportation and a tip for the bus driver
The Getty Museum general admission is FREE
Sign up by July 27th to reserve your space on the bus
Toyota Automobile Museum Tour
19600 Van Ness Avenue
Torrance, California 90501
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
From the Director’s Desk Mary Matson
In June I attended the annual Torrance Memorial employee service awards luncheon. This year almost 500 employees received awards ranging from five to 45 years of service. I attended for two reasons. First, I attended as a director of two employees receiving awards. Debbie Hight received her five year award and Marcela Agudelo received a 20-year service award. Congratulations, Debbie and Marcela!
I also attended as an employee receiving her 10-year service award. Joining in these festivities helped reinforce for me the importance of marking service milestones and celebrating together in events such as our volunteer recognition brunch each April. In fact, I delayed my trip to San Luis Obispo for our daughter’s graduation weekend by half a day in order to receive my 10-year pin in person!
So August 14th marks my 10-year anniversary as director of the Volunteer Services department at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. In some ways it seems like just yesterday that I started. Yet when I look back I see so much that we have experienced together and accomplished as a team for our organization. Coming to Torrance Memorial, which represented a shift from a corporate environment to health care, has proved to be a great move for me both personally and professionally. I thank you all so much for your ongoing support and I look forward to many more years together.
Mary
Mary Matson
Our Traveling Clowns
In early April, Priscilla “Twinkle Toes” Streisand, Joyce “J ♥ Y” Payne, and friend Cynthia “Giggles” Lewis
attended the Clowns of America International Convention at Circus Circus in Las Vegas.
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Donna Cohen
Started: 1995
Board Position: President-Elect
Volunteer Position: NICU
Donna’s volunteer career began, in 1995, as a Luminaries volunteer, along with her
two children. Donna's children continued volunteering for four years. Donna has been
an active volunteer ever since, logging over 20 years of service. Developing the baby
Cuddler volunteer program is one of the things Donna is most proud of. As she puts
it: "Cuddling the ... sick babies give[s] us more than we get! It is a very heartwarming
job. We get to see miracles happen as the babies get stronger and healthier." As the Cuddler volunteer
founder and chairperson, Donna helped develop and grow the program into one of the most popular volunteer
departments at TMMC. The baby Cuddler program is a unique service not offered by many hospitals. Cuddler
volunteers working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (“NICU”) "provide affection and simulation to infants
whose parents are unable to be at the hospital with them." (Orientation Packet for New NICU Cuddlers) The
responsibilities of a Cuddler volunteer include, "holdling, rocking and cuddling the stable premature and
newborn infants in the NICU under the guidance of the bedside nurse.” Not surprising, implementing
the Cuddler program was first met by challenges. Donna Cohen and other Cuddlers’ tenacity and
determination were instrumental in assuring the success of developing TMMC's NICU Cuddler program, along
with the support and guidance from a new nursing director who had prior experience with volunteer cuddlers at
a previous healthcare facility. Utilizing her patience and commitment Donna proved the value that the
Cuddler volunteers provide the babies, but more importantly demonstrated the value that the program provides
to the NICU staff. Over time, the NICU medical staff learned to appreciate all the help that the Baby Cuddler
volunteers provide. As the founding chair of the Cuddler Volunteer program, Donna provides orientation to all
new prospective Cuddler Volunteers. Over the many years, Cuddler shifts typically remain successfully filled
throughout the week -- three-hour shifts seven days a week over a fourteen-hour period each day. Donna's devotion to TMMC does not end with the Cuddler Volunteer program. She currently sits on the
Auxiliary Board as the President-Elect. And one of Donna's most memorable moments as a volunteer occurred
during the time she was taking baby pictures as part of the volunteer Baby Photo service area. An excited
father ran after Donna and another photographer and asked them to take a picture of his baby, while his wife
was still sleeping. A few months later, the same father asked for a baby photograph and was just as exuberant,
but this time it was for a picture of his nephew. Before committing her life to helping others, Donna was employed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as a
manager/trainer and Volunteer Coordinator for the Community Helpline. Donna was also a Foundation
Director at the Southern California Regional Occupational Center (“SCROC”) in Torrance, California.
As a fourteen-year breast cancer survivor, Donna eventually became a certified Mastectomy Fitter, helping and
supporting women with breast cancer. Along with working part-time, volunteering and raising her family,
Donna spent many years commuting to San Diego to care for her aging parents. During her down time, Donna
loves keeping busy with her craft projects as well as reading and spending time with her greatest treasures, her
family and dear friends. She is a very passionate L.A. Dodger fan and has a picture of herself with Sandy
Koufax. Donna admits becoming an avid fan, in 1969, of Days of Our Lives, while she recovered from illness. Donna, thanks for developing and continuing the Cuddler Volunteer program at TMMC as well as all of your
dedication and time you give to the community. You are truly a special angel.
Up Close and Personal with your Auxiliary Board member
by Tracy Isenberg, Auxiliary Public Relations Chairperson
Condolence
We extend our condolences to the
family and friends of Donna Stothers
on her recent passing. Donna volunteered in
the Gift Shop for 15 years and remained an Auxiliary
member after retiring from volunteering.
We send our condolences to Lisa Korn whose mother
passed away. Lisa is a volunteer in 5E/7E Med-Surg
on Fridays.
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Election Day by Dennis Frandsen, Legislative Issues Chairperson
As your Legislative Issues Representative on the
Auxiliary Board it is my turn to say thank you to our
members who carried out the voting project for the
primary election on 06 and 07 June 2016.
The following Auxiliary members provided absentee
ballots for 27 patients: Donna Helstrom, Judy
Shoemaker, Bob Frazier, Joan Anderson, Shirley Hall,
Sandy Jackson, Bea Mantico and David Sato. Many
thanks for your time and effort. I am sure the patients
than you also.
Welcome New Volunteers! by the Volunteer Services Office
Please give a warm Auxiliary welcome to the
following forty-five new volunteers who attended the
June orientation.
Hospital Services – May 2016
Margaret Johnston
1st Vice-President of Hospital Services
Volunteer Hours: 11,834.56
Bingo: 4 Sessions with 824 Participants
Clowns: 13 Clowns 8 Hospital Visits and 1 Hospital
Event
Pet Visitation: 21Visits and 127.22 Visitation Hours
Knitting Group: 23 Items
Judy Bader
Silvana Kalasky
Dhristi Patel
Marlene Barone
Daichi Kanasugi
Pete Peraldo
Alec Borsook
Jenny Krische
Kim Perkins
Don Briggs
Ilima Kung
Cynthia Reed
Grace Chang
Karen Lent Rachelle Rodriguez
Marisela Chavez
Keith Lent
Tiffany Rone
Teresa Contreras
Natalie Leyton
Natalie Saavedra
Linda Wein
Dennis Decoster
Stephanie Lozada
Colleen Sanford
Riza Dinglas
Gilda Macias
Linda Shapiro
Julie Flannery
Stacey Macias
Savannah Staal
Amalia Georgeanne
Stephanie Macias
April Tapia
Melissa Gomez
Ann Moloian
Gaynor Trammer
Charlotte Huntoon
Ashley Munoz
Mary Angela Voce-Underwood
Sharmel Jackson
Nicole Munoz
Connie Northrop
Julie Weiner
July/August Birthdays
The following Auxiliary members have birthdays in July and August. Active volunteers receive
a one-time 20% discount on your entire purchase in the Gift Shop in honor of your birthday,
courtesy of the Gift Shop. You also get “double hours” when you volunteer on your birthday!
Be sure to write “Birthday Hours” on the time sheet. If you have a birthday in July or August
and do not see your name listed below, please contact the Volunteer Services department.
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July
*Inactive Volunteers
2 Elaine Draper
3 * Terry Chang
3 * Rosalinda Joaquin
3 Gayle Freige
3 Akiko Takenaka
3 Cheri Davis
4 * Anne Clancy
4 Peter Minn
4 Betsy Snyder
5 Marta Bailey
5 Margie Alexander
5 Kanta Oguma
6 Rasika Bharania
6 Margaret Johnston
6 Michele Stratton
6 Joanne Shultz
7 Richard Hasty
7 Leanne Dawson
7 * Wendy Conway
7 Shirley Hook
7 Julie Nwelih
9 * Dennis Bosch
9 * Wei Huang
9 Jessica Villeda
9 Jim Urwin
9 Marilyn O'Connor
10 Dina Cramer
11 * Marci Gleason
11 Judith Flaherty
11 Donna Teoli
11 * Doug Walter
12 Nathalie Jimenez
12 Peggy Bauchman
12 Janice Friedman
12 * Louise Williams
13 Nancy Salcido
14 Angelica Amini
14 Hilary Zachry
15 Mercedes Wilson
16 Viola Jackson
17 Diane Portillo
17 Betty Andersen
19 * Gloria Doering
20 Arthur Winter
20 Helen Scheck
21 Ellen Moses
21 Marilyn Harper
21 Carol Ferdows
22 Dolores Peskoff
22 Loni Dyner
23 Linda Just
24 Diana Amormino
25 * Patty Campbell
25 Claire (Jihwa) Sohn
25 Karen Miller
26 Chase Nelson
27 Mike Heffner
28 Almaz Wolde-Emanuel
28 Marian Moore
29 Judith Rickabaugh
29 Mary Rose Jeffry
29 Leona Carrington
30 Gail Orloff
30 Mardi Tobias
30 * Wanda Leon
30 * Chizuko Morimoto
31 Lisa Sheinberg
August 1 * Beverly Gift
1 Terry Lewis
2 Mary Mitchell
2 * Diana Boyce
2 Fabiola Salgado
3 Ruth Sve
3 Beryl Tilley
3 * Mildred Raper
3 Kendall Hornicek
4 Susan Lam
4 Nancy La Voise
5 Barbara Boyd
5 Herbert Clarkson
6 Zee Lo
7 * Tammi Wong
9 * John Crocker
9 Linda Smith
10 Dorothy Lisman
10 Heinz Barthel
11 Heinz Schneider
11 Judy Fisher
12 Janet Bill
12 Louise Locke
13 Anita Nieraeth
15 Jeri O'Donnell
15 Missy Cortez
16 Dokhy Sebastian
16 * Donna Mathwig
16 Debbie Martin
17 Bharti Sheth
17 * Ginny Snider
18 Barry Schulman
18 * Heidi Sedillos
19 Elaine Booth-Carnegis
20 Evalyn Kragh
20 Don Mickelson
20 * Joan Ohlgart
20 Jean O'Dell
20 Evelyn Wisneski
20 Alelia Villalobos
20 * Jo-Ann Hill
21 Lois Lunde
21 * Cynthia Ling
21 Lesley Hull
22 Elaine Anderson
22 Bunne Renhult
22 * Jennie T. Shitakubo
23 * Daisy Joseph
23 JoAnn Stewart
23 Kristen Alvarado
23 Sherry Grenier
24 Aurea Ahmad
25 Debra Gualano
27 Valerie Dingwall
27 Kerry Eyre
28 Jane Cantrell
28 Carla Zanino
28 Michelle DiMarco
28 Michelle Paolozzi
29 Alberta Stewart-Gill
29 Bohdan Fedoriw
30 Lindsay Imwalle
30 Bill Stoodley
31 Felicia Ortiz
*Inactive Volunteers
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Cookbook cont……...
my sisters as a Christmas present and was
thrilled to know they are being put to good use
and thought our contributors would like to know
they are remembered.
Apple Coffee Cake
Save the Date Palos Verdes Interpretive Center & Point Vicente
Lighthouse
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Marie Callender’s Restaurant & Bakery Fundraiser
September 20, 2016
Auxiliary General Meeting and Luncheon
(Come see the Elvis impersonator)
Friday, September 23, 2016
3K Pledge Walk
Laughlin, Nevada Bus Trip
October 16-18, 2016
Flyers to all Auxiliary events are available at the
Being Remembered by Judy Sipes, Past President, 1996
It is nice to be remembered. I got a call from my sister in
New Jersey wanting me to thank Margret Johnston for her
delicious recipe for an Apple Coffee Cake, published in
our Auxiliary Cookbook (2011). I sent the cookbook to
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Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You Student Volunteer Profile
By Tracy Isenberg, Auxiliary Public Relations Chairperson
Vanessa De la Torre
Started: 2010
Student: Mount St. Mary’s University
Volunteer Position: Med Surg 5 East and 7 East
Vanessa De la Torre caught the bug to volunteer after watching volunteers walking around
in their blue jackets when she would visit her mother who is a Torrance Memorial Medical
Center (“TMMC”) employee.
As a tenth grader, Vanessa thought volunteering would enable her to be able to give back to her community and
help others, Vanessa also wanted to investigate a possible medical career and receive first-hand experience on
what it would be like to work in a hospital setting.
So, Vanessa began volunteering in Escort Services and eventually transitioned onto the Registration Desk.
As college course work commitments vied for Vanessa’s attention, she took a break, but reapplied last year and
became a TMMC college student-volunteer.
After spending a short stint in Escort Services, again, Vanessa moved to a short-term assignment assisting in the
Pre-Op/PACU and surgery waiting room, which provided her most notable moment as a volunteer. One day,
during her volunteer shift, an astute six-year old girl in the waiting room asked Vanessa about herself and her
responsibilities as a volunteer. In response, Vanessa explained that she volunteers as a way to give back to her
community and to hopefully make another person’s day a little better. Before the little girl left, she let Vanessa
know that Vanessa did a good job; had made her day a better one; and hoped to be a volunteer. For most of this
year Vanessa has been an integral member of the volunteer team on Med Surg 5 East and 7 East on Mondays.
Vanessa’s duties include supporting the medical staff; maintaining patient and waiting rooms; helping patients
and their family members with special needs; and chatting with patients.
Vanessa graduated in May from Mount St. Mary’s University with a degree in Sociology with an emphasis in
Medical Sociology. Vanessa will be continuing her studies, this fall, at USC’s Graduate School of Social Work,
aspiring to become a licensed medical social worker.
After reflecting on her past course work, Sociology 189 – Gerontology turns out to be Vanessa’s favorite. The
class probed the issue of ageism, analyzed the societal biases of the elderly and studied the aging process from
both an individual prospective as well as from a social economic level. Vanessa was intrigued on how various
cultures respond to handling the aging process. Throughout the class, Vanessa was presented with avenues in
which to become a proponent for seniors by bringing more sensitivity and awareness about aging to the public.
For the last six years, Vanessa has been dancing Ballet Folklorico de Mexico as a means of releasing the stress
from studying. Ballet Folklorico de Mexico consists of ballet works and musical pieces reflective of various
regions and folk music genres of Mexico.
In addition to cultural dance, Vanessa is a huge Disney fan. So huge that she holds an annual pass and enjoys
spending time at the happiest place on earth. Like many of us Angelinos, Vanessa prides herself as a Lakers and
Dodgers fan.
Vanessa plans to continue her education this fall at USC in pursuit of becoming a medical social worker.
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Thank Yous
Thank you so much for the flowers. It is always
nice to be remembered. I think you take such good
care of the volunteers. Sincerely,
Sallie Josephson
To the Auxiliary & Volunteer Staff:
Thank you for the beautiful flowers in the passing
of my beloved husband Bob. Thanks again,
Christa Poole
Dear David, President of the Torrance Memorial
Medical Center Auxiliary, On behalf of Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Foundation, thank you for your donation of $25
“In Memory of Dorothy Newkirk.” Your gift
will benefit the programs and services offered at
Torrance Memorial Medical Center. This donation
will play an important role in maintaining the
medical center’s ability to provide high quality
health care in a cost-effective manner. Your caring
support is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Laura L. Schenasi
Executive Vice President
Ice Cream Social by Tracy Isenberg, Public Relations Chairperson
TMMC held its annual Ice Cream Social, for its
employees and volunteers, on the Patio of the Yang
Café during the afternoon
on Thursday, May 12th.
Lots of delicious ice cream
and an assortment of top-
pings were enjoyed by all!
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Tour
by Stuart Wilson, Special Events Chairperson
Fifty-three volunteers and their guests took the bus trip
up to the Reagan Presidential Library
in Simi Valley on May 19th. While most had been to the Reagan before, this trip
also included a bonus exhibit called Vatican Splendors
- A journey through Faith and Art. It included artifacts from the Vatican, former Popes,
and fabulous artwork which has never been seen by the
public before. Valley weather was a nice 80 degrees and the group
raved about seeing this beautiful display of history
from the past.
Chili’s Restaurant Fundraiser
by Tracy Isenberg, Public Relations Chairperson
The Auxiliary’s fundraiser held on Wednesday,
May 25th at the Chili’s Restaurant located at 21835
Hawthorne Boulevard, in Torrance, California, netted
$120.00.
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June Auxiliary General Meeting, Buffet Luncheon and Painting Party by Tracy Isenberg, Public Relations Chairperson
The Auxiliary held its general meeting and summer buffet luncheon during a beautiful, sunny afternoon on
Wednesday, June 15th at the Health Conference Center. The delicious buffet lunch began with a vegetarian three-bean chili with shredded cheese and diced onions
as accompaniments, as well as a crudité and cheese platter. There were three tasty salads, baby kale with
almond, figs and Gorgonzola; farro and cauliflower; and black-eyed peas and kale. The sandwiches included
a five-spiced chicken Bahn Mi, Portobello and onion marmalade and turkey and avocado club. For dessert,
we had a beautiful and healthy fresh fruit platter and freshly baked assorted cookies. After lunch, about eleven Auxiliary members and friends participated in a painting class lead by Rosemary
Brandes of Destination Art. The participants showed off their unique artistic talents and created colorful
works of art.
3330 Lomita Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505
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