Last week, Washington County Hospital and Medical Group hosted its annual luncheon that honored the WCH Women’s Auxiliary members for their dedication and service to the hospital.  36 members were present for the luncheon.  Nancy Newby, Chief Executive Officer, presented each member with a small gift.  The WCH Board Members were also present to support the Auxiliary members.  The WCH Women’s Auxiliary is an organization of volunteers that has been supporting and helping raise money to buy new equipment for the hospital and the members of the community.  The Auxiliary raises money by hosting a number of bake sales and craft sales throughout the year.  They also run the Gift Shop in the hospital and the Thrift Shop downtown and volunteer their time to help with the Blood Drives hosted at WCH.  During the luncheon Melodie Wilkey, President of the WCH Women’s Auxiliary presented the hospital with a donation of $6,000 to help purchase new hospital beds.  The hospital thanks all the members of the WCH Women’s Auxiliary for the dedication and hard work, each and every member gives to help the community and the hospital.  The Auxiliary consists of over 70 volunteer members and the current officers are Melodie Wilkey, President; Kathy Rue, Vice President; Helen Engele, Secretary; and Bernadine Stein, Treasurer.  If you would like more information about the WCH Women’s Auxiliary or would like to become a member, contact Melodie Wilkey at 618-314-0155.