Catering the meals served at the refreshment tent at the fall agricultural fair was a main fundraiser for the Chilliwack Auxiliary for 54 years. They started serving meals out of a 20 by 20 foot tent in 1911. The Auxiliary ladies will be at the 139th Annual Chilliwack Fair, August 5, 6, and 7, although …
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Thank you, thank you very much
The Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary Centennial Planning Committee would like to thank everyone for attending our successful Centennial Celebration, Saturday, May 14, 2011, where we celebrated 100 years of service. We enjoyed seeing Mayor Sharon Gaetz, Councilman Stewart McLean, Site Director Elma Pauls and Clinical Coordinator of Redesign Project, Elsie Duncan in attendance. The Chilliwack Hospital …
Global News Promotes 100th Celebration
Thank you to Mark Madryga for promoting the Centennial Celebration coming up this Saturday, May 14, 2011. Follow this link to watch the clip – advance to 15:24 if you want to go directly to the right spot.
Health Care Auxiliary Day
The Province of BC has declared May 10th, Health Care Auxiliary Day to acknowledge the BC Auxiliaries who volunteer so many hours and raise increasingly important funds for hospitals. The Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary will be serving tea, coffee, and cookies by the Hospital Information Booth from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm in celebration.
Centennial Celebration Brings Generations Together
On Saturday, May 14, 2011 the Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary will celebrate 100 years of service to the community. The early fundraising began in March 1908 when Carl Grossman and a group of young men organized two performances of a minstrel show to raise funds for a hospital fund. This event was followed in 1911 by …
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Gardens and Cottonwoods
Look for the red jackets at the following Chilliwack locations: Minter Country Gardens (Young Rd) and Cottonwood Mall (in front of Sears) April 28, 29, and 30 selling $2 souvenir buttons, $2 raffle tickets, 100th anniversary luncheon tickets and the Commitment to Caring book. Books are also available at the Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shoppe, …
Chilliwack history has local link
The Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary’s history is now in book form thanks to Maple Ridge writer Andrea Lister. Read more in the Maple Ridge Times: Chilliwack history has local link.
Buttons, Raffle, and Book
Look for Auxiliary members around Chilliwack locations selling $2 souvenir buttons, $2 raffle tickets, 100th anniversary luncheon tickets and the Commitment to Caring book. Raffle tickets are $2 each and prizes are: 1st prize: Noritake China ‘Carolyn’ 8 place setting, platter, cream & sugar, vegetable bowl; 2nd prize: hand crocheted tablecloth 66″ x 96″ Queen …
Announcement: New Book, Commitment to Caring: Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary’s 100 Years, 1911-2011
(Chilliwack, BC, March 15, 2011) Commitment to Caring is the story of determined women, in a time before they were considered persons under the law, who fundraised, sewed, canned, and knitted to establish Chilliwack’s first hospital. The Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary announced today the publication of a new book Commitment to Caring: Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary’s 100 …
100th Anniversary
It all began in 1908 when people of the community identified a need for a hospital in Chilliwack and got together to raise funds to build one. They held many fundraisers as well as performances at the Opera House and a Feast of Nations event which lasted two days. By 1911 they had raised $5,000 …