Guild Food Donations Top 463 Pounds

ST. TAMMANY HOSPITAL GUILD DONATES 463 POUNDS
OF FOOD TO COVINGTON FOOD BANK IN 2014

COVINGTON - The St. Tammany Hospital Guild recently donated 141 pounds of food to the Covington Food Bank from its most recent food drive. That brings their 2014 total donation to 463 pounds.

“We are experiencing an economy where many of our friends and neighbors are unemployed and need temporary help to feed their families,” said Guild President David Brumfield. “Our Guild family of volunteers at St. Tammany Parish Hospital recognize the opportunity and responsibility to assist our local Covington Food Bank to lighten the burden.”

The St. Tammany Hospital Guild is an organization of about 100 members who donate 25,000 hours each year in 20 of the hospital’s departments. The Guild also raises money through sales in the hospital gift shop to provide nursing and allied health scholarships for fall and spring semesters. The scholarships are awarded to deserving hospital staff members who are furthering their education in medical fields.

For more information about volunteering with the Guild, contact Shirley Primes at 985-898-4008.

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PHOTO IDENTIFICATION

Front row, from left: Covington Food Bank representative Dennis Boushie from Food Bank, St. Tammany Hospital Guild volunteers Diane Boushie, Marian Nichols, Deborah Quinlan, Yvonne Cleland, Anne Hills, Karen Hysom, Liz Robinson and Pat Komitsky; and, back row, Food Bank Executive Director Terri Turner-Marse and Guild members Dennis O’Leary, Charles Stein and Charles LaRose.