Mother/Daughters Volunteers Making a Difference at Good Samaritan Hospital

John Mitty Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Six vital members of the Guilds of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center represent three of the mother/daughter teams who have collectively contributed 141 years of service in volunteer work. 

A volunteer awards luncheon that will honor these women and other dedicated volunteers will be held at Captain Bill’s Bayview House on April 8.  Dignitaries, board members, hospital leadership and guests will join Guild members to recognize outstanding service achievements. 

The Guilds are groups of individuals who work diligently for the benefit of the medical center. These volunteers organize community activities, staff the hospital gift shop, hold annual fund- raising events and operate an offsite thrift shop to support Good Samaritan.  In 2012, the Guilds raised more than $268,000, with more than 40,000 hours of service donated as well.

Guild Central Council President and Past President Vera Meinhold and her mother, Millie Mascari, joined the Lindenhurst/North Babylon Guilds in 1975. They have been instrumental in bringing valued volunteers to help raise funds to support hospital services. Rose Cappiello and her daughter, Marie Nicharico, and Ellen Fornaro and her daughter, Eileen Fornaro help to sustain the Hospital Guild Thrift Shop in Babylon since 1986.

Pictured (standing L-R): Guilds First Vice President Marie Nicharico stands behind her mother, Guild First Vice President Rose Cappiello, Guild Central Council President Vera Meinhold stands behind her mother, Guild Past President Millie Mascari and Great South Bay Guild member Eileen Fornaro stands behind her mother Great South Bay Guild member Ellen Fornaro.

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Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip.  The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012.  Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website atwww.good-samaritan-hospital.org.

Good Samaritan provided more than $43 million in community service and charity care in 2011.  The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health.  This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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