81R33538 CBE-D
By: Bonnen H.R. No. 2227
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Angleton Danbury Medical Center
Auxiliary are celebrating the organization's 40th anniversary
during 2009; and
WHEREAS, Six women from the Second Baptist Church founded the
auxiliary in 1969, after hearing of plans to build a local hospital;
members of the original all-female group, known as the "Ladies in
Blue" for their blue pinstripe pinafores and matching caps, were
responsible for staffing the information desk, operating the
switchboard, and working as floor hostesses; and
WHEREAS, Today more than 300 men and women belong to the
auxiliary, with at least half of them serving as regular
volunteers; they work in all areas of the hospital and also offer
rides to and from the parking lot by golf cart; and
WHEREAS, In addition to carrying out their day-to-day work,
members raise money to help pay for hospital equipment and other
items; over the last four decades, they have collected more than $1
million through gift shop sales, hospital vending machines, bake
sales, and an annual benefit concert; moreover, the auxiliary
provides six college scholarships for local youth; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to the health of the community, the
auxiliary works with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center to
sponsor monthly blood drives; these events have been recognized
numerous times for the high numbers of donations they are able to
collect, averaging 100 each month; and
WHEREAS, Special recognition is due for charter members who
have maintained their affiliation with the group since the
beginning; these include Helen Brittian, Lula Clark, Wanda DuBose,
Beth Duncan, Jackie Fletcher, Patsy Lawson, Sara McDaniel, Frances
McDuff, Jean Mottesheard, Dorothy Jane Neal, Gayle Parsons, Bobbye
Peltier, Frances Tomlin, Betty Rose Wollam, and Gina Wollam; and
WHEREAS, For 40 years, the Angleton Danbury Medical Center
Auxiliary has exemplified the hospital's motto, "Friends and
neighbors caring for friends and neighbors," and the outstanding
efforts of its members, both past and present, are indeed worthy of
commendation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor the 40th anniversary of the Angleton
Danbury Medical Center Auxiliary and extend to all those associated
with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the auxiliary as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.