Trolly donation for hospital magazine appeal

| 10/10/2012

WAITING FOR JOSEPHINE CART HANDOVER 008.jpg(CNS): The ‘Waiting for Josephine’ hospital magazine appeal that was launched earlier this year has received a much needed shot in the arm with the donation of a sturdy magazine delivery trolley. In August Heather Haines read about the appeal and wanted to help.  When she heard that volunteers were having a strenuous task delivering the heavy magazines throughout hospital halls, she kindly offered to sponsor a delivery cart.  The cart was sourced by Tanya Foster of Fosters Food Fair who brought it in with one of the supermarket’s shipments.  From there it went to artist Jim Lochner of Vision Marketing/Signs of Paradise to receive signage. (Photo: L-R Heather Haines, Jim Lochner and HSA Information Manager Sharaine Chin)

Lochner was the original creator of the Waiting for Josephine logo and Vision Marketing donated all the artwork and signs.

The ‘Waiting for Josephine’ magazine appeal is an on-going drive that supplies the George Town Hospital waiting rooms and auxiliary services with magazines. As well as supplying the reading materials for the patients, their families and friends, the drive is also a means for people to recycle their magazines, rather than throw them in the garbage when they’ve read them.  Because people take the magazines, it is important that they receive a constant and plentiful supply.

The public is encouraged to drop off their magazines in assigned bins at Books & Books and the Cancer Society. From there they are taken to the hospital and sorted into piles for weekly distribution. There are over 15 wait areas in the George Town Hospital alone. Add the district clinics, the dental and vision centre and this amounts to a lot of waiting areas that benefit from a constant supply of reading material.  Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac also receives magazines on a regular basis.

Related article: Waiting for Josephine hospital magazine appeal

To learn more about this charitable magazine campaign or to get involved contact:

Carol Hay: chay@britthay.com or 526-6932

Health Services Authority: sharaine.chin@hsa.ky or 244-2857

Cancer Society: info@cics.ky                                                      

Megan@booksandbooks.com

Connie Godet (Cayman Brac): connie.godet@gov.ky

 

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