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April 23. 1986 Portland Observer, Page 3 cochairmcn Jean Rider and Clare In gleshs. and ,x*diatric volunteer Dorothy Struzmk Recent projects undertaken by the volunteers include donating $ II).(NX) to Kaiser Permanente's Adolescent Chemical Health Ptogram, funding re turbishmeni o f the hospital’ s pediatric area and twoconterence rooms, sewing several hundred special pillows to aid heart surgery patients in breathing exercises, coughing, and turning, and providing tresh carnations and poems to all mothers ol babies hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive l aie I mt Bess Kaisc i Medual Center is oik - ol two nonprofit, community hospitals providing hospital care to approxi p r t a o In r ff r e t W e d ., k p t il 23. th ru Sail , K p ril 26. uulrxw DlhrtwkM - n o lrd . matelv 2X9.u ttl members ol Kaiser Pennaneiite. a group practice prepay ment lieallh plan serving people in Port land and Salem in Oregon and Van couver and L o n g v ie w -K e ls o in .ishinc'lon A P R IL ÎNUSS »Ml »16 SAÎ 23 24 25 26 X SAVE (h attin g with patients and delivering cheer along with flower and mail are Mime of the rewarding activities of Bess Kaiser Medical t enter's A nlunleer of the A car lads Hughes. I he retired nurse has given almost 6 . INN) hours of her time to the medical center. «100 ' » ■ t w o y ew . 53311 w ith 1 7-kay rem ote Q uartz lunar sharpness control 1 Pullon 20 in Oiag meas picture Seventeen-year-old Murlon Muldrew, Bess Kaiser Medical Center's Student Volunteer of the Year, answers visitor's questions while assisting at the information desk. The Jefferson High School senior has been volunteering at the medical center for almnst a sear. Two Teens and One Adult Named Q A Z O " O H e y $ 4 4 9 99 14-day/4-avant VHS VCR with ramota 15Junction wireless mlrared remote 1 0 / Chan ,u,*‘ Intrixlu» to/y %OTvU i « t » 4 T V » • « • p t to r v o n •H » » ! • I h u a n BIG KENMORE APPLIANCE SALE Bess Kaiser Medical Center Volunteers of the Year lo is Hughes, a retired K N .and Jet ferson High School students Tamara Zuckerman and Marlon Muldrew have been named Bess Kaiser Medical Cent er's volunteers o f the year In 19X5 65 adults volunteered 2 3 .173 hours while 36 students shared 4.1)61 with the hospital Hughes is no stranger to the hospital environment A retired Registered Nurse, she is married to Lewis Hughes, M I) .w h o practices surgery at Kaiser Permancnle She began volunteering at Bess Kaiser Medical Center in 1973 and in the ensuing years has given more than 5.640 hours, assisting with every thing from patient discharges to new bahy photographs " L o is always puts the patient's wel fare firs t." comments Director o f V o l unteers Betty Perkins "She is meticul ous, detail-oriented, and docs every thing with great cheer " In addition to being named volunteer o f the year, she recently was elected secretary of the hospital's volunteer council She has also chaired the volunteer’ s budget committee Sixteen year old lamaia Zuckerman has been volunteering at the hospital lor a year and a hall, donating 479 hours According to Director o f Student V ol unteers Sarah Gitanjali, "Tammy is an especially good worker She is very en thusiastic, reliable, and has an excellent rapport with the patients and other vol unteers . " In school the junior enjoys participating in ballet, jazz, and lap classes She plans to pursue a career as an airline attendant Marlon Muldrew, 17, was selected student volunteer ol the year in recogni tion o f his w illing and cheerful altitude "D u rin g the nine months that Marlon has volunteered at the hospital he has learned and participated in all areas ot volunteer work, from giving shampoos to assisting at the Information Desk," says Gitanjali "H e is a good, quick learner and relates well with the public and patients " He has given 333 hours A senior. 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